Seahorse Past Presidents
At the October 2011 Committee Meeting, our Founder, Rosemary raised the question about a register of former Presidents of the Seahorse Society.
Here are the results of Rosemary's research:
It seems no one had kept such a list. Many of these people had contributed so much to keeping the Seahorse Society of NSW a vibrant and active outlet for cross-dressers to meet and gain confidence from participating in this activity.
Penny sent some photo albums of past meetings and pictures sent in by members. There was also a minutes book covering 20 years of the Society's Annual General meetings. From this minute book, Rosemary was able to get a list of some of the past Presidents.
This list is not complete and may not be totally accurate. You will notice that some years show that there were more than one President. We can only assume that for some reasons there was a change occurring in the leadership of the group during that year.
Unfortunately, there are only a few of these former Presidents still active members of the Society and we are unable to confirm their tenure of office.
President's Name |
Period of Tenure |
Rosemary (Founding President) |
1971-1973 |
Jill |
1973-1974 |
Trina |
1974-1975 |
Wendy |
1976 |
No record |
1977-1983 |
Dorothy Sellwood |
1984-1987 |
Kim Seabourne |
1987 |
Wendy |
1987-1988 |
Julie |
1988-1989 |
Cass |
1989-1990 |
Joyce |
1990-1991 |
Kim |
1991-1993 |
April |
1993-1995 |
Leslie |
1995-1999 |
Lynne |
1999-2005 |
Penny |
2005-2006 |
Julia |
2006-2011 |
Christine Parker |
2011-2012 |
To all these people and any that have been missed from this list, we thank them, as it is only through their hard work, at times in very difficult conditions, that Seahorse has been able to grow from the very humble beginning to the healthy society we are today.
Rosemary has said that the initial meeting comprised of just 3 people and today we have over 130 financial members and up to 40 members, partners and guests attend the social meeting each month.
If you can fill any of the gaps (1977-1983) on this list, please tell the Secretary, Rosemary, or the President, Christine, so that the list can be amended.
