Laurie O'Kelly is a member of the St. Andrews Woman’s Club in Columbia, South Carolina. She served as the GFWC-SC State President 2010 -2012 and has been a member of the Southern Region Board of Directors since 2010. She served on the GFWC Board of Directors on the Resolutions Committee and as Committee Chairman, and Convention and Meetings Chairman. 

Laurie is a National Board Certified Teacher and teaches 6th grade. She is married to David and they have two sons, daughters-in-law, and two granddaughters.

Tammie McCoy joined the Pontotoc Woman’s Club (MS) in 1997, and has served as an officer for her club, district, and state. She has been a member of the GFWC Mississippi board since 2000 and the GFWC board since 2010. Currently Tammie is serving as GFWC Mississippi Finance Committee Chairman, Southern Region Secretary, and GFWC Bylaws Committee Member.  Tammie loves volunteering in her state and beyond. Her passion is to assist others, supporting health, literacy, education, food insecurities, advocacy, and safety. Tammie loves living the volunteer spirit and realizes that through the work of GFWC, we can experience great unity in our diversity. 

Shari Carter began her GFWC club work in 1979 when she joined the GFWC Stone Mountain Woman’s Club in Georgia.  She has since held many leadership roles including Club President, District  President, 2010-2012 State President, and many GFWC Board of Directors positions. Currently, she serves as her Club, District, and State Parliamentary Advisor, GFWC Southern Region Treasurer and a member of the GFWC Strategic Planning Committee. She has enjoyed developing leadership skills through her association with GFWC, and making a difference in her community.

Outside of GFWC club work, Shari enjoys playing tennis, walking, attending her local Bible Study, and watching her grandsons play baseball. She has been married to Steve Carter for 45 years.

Roberta Atkinson is a member of GFWC Shades Mountain Woman’s Club. She served as GFWC Alabama President from 2012-14. She served on the GFWC BOD on the Elections committee 2014-16. She served as the GFWC Alabama Parliamentary Advisor for 2020-24.

Roberta has been married for 56 years to James and has two children and six grandchildren. She retired from the Hoover Public Library.

Marian St. Clair served as GFWC International President 2020-2022. She served on the GFWC Executive Committee from 2010-2022, and the GFWC Board of Directors since 2002.

Marian has been recognized for efforts in gardening education by the South Carolina Wildlife Federation and the South Carolina Association of County Agricultural Agents.  She was honored by the State of South Carolina with the Order of the Palmetto in 2022.

Marian is a member of the St. Andrews Woman's Club and Greenville Woman's Club, Carolina Foothills Garden Club (Garden Club of America), Greater Greenville Master Gardeners Association, and the Upstate Master Naturalists Association.