Our organization has been in existence for 27 years and we need member help to keep it going into the future. During the 27 years the work of running the organization has been done exclusively on a volunteer basis. Three elected officers and four appointed board chairs are stepping down at the end of their terms in March 2023. We are so very grateful for all these members hours of service. Elected Officers and Board Members that are stepping down:

•      President, Catherine Geyer, served three years.

•      Vice-President, Nancy Pierson, served five years.

•      Treasure, Wendy Walsh, served twelve years. Wendy has also served in other capacities.

•      Scholarship Committee, Deborrah Daher and Lanie Kodner served fifteen years and have also served in other capacities. Both are founding members.

•      Art Show Chair, Lisa Koenig, served five years.

•      Website Administration, Kathryn Bowman, served six years, past President five years, and twice Vice-President.

•      Social Media Coordinator, NEW POSITION. To keep up with our ever-evolving world we are adding this Chair position. To be able to meet member’s various means of communicating and getting our message out, this person would be communicating via, Instagram, Facebook, emails, and the MM website.

We need your help. It is fun, you learn a lot, you get a chance to make friends with some very talented artists and move the world of metalsmithing into the future. Every person stepping down has enthusiastically said they will support and help train any volunteer coming in. Please do not jump to any conclusions that there has been a big blow up, because there has not been. These members have served long and well and deserve to be able to move on to pursue new horizons.

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Nomination of the four officers begins in January 2023. Voting will take place at our annual March meeting. The chair positions will be filled by the new elected board. Think about how you can serve and where your skills would best fit in and let Catherine Geyer know of your interest. Midwest Metalsmiths serves the Midwest region, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa. Any member that is interested and wishes to perform their job remotely is welcome. We have operated remotely throughout the pandemic and welcome volunteers from any of the above locations. Any questions ask Catherine Geyer.

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Very important, if there is no response to our plea, Midwest Metalsmiths may be dissolved on or around March 2023. We will dissolve the non-for-profit status with the State of Missouri. What monies we have at that time will be distributed per our letters of incorporation.