A Wyoming transplant and three-year Cheyenne resident, Carma previously lived in Green River, Rock Springs, and Kemmerer. At the age of 52, she graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in communications and was Public Information Officer and adjunct instructor at Western Wyoming Community College for nine years. She is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Wyoming and a 2009 graduate of JustFaith. 

Carma also serves on the Wyoming Humanities Council, is President-Elect and Program Chair for the Cheyenne Bishop's Guild, and teaches a Bible study class for St. Mary's. She recently co-facilitated the tri-parish JustFaith and Engaging Spirituality programs. 

The mother of four and grandmother of seven, Carma spends considerable time embarrassing them in the bleachers. She also loves to read, listen to music, and golf and is obsessed with the Colorado Rockies. Carma is married to John Corra, Director of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. She retired in 2007 after five years of weekend commuting to join him in Cheyenne.

A Wyoming native raised in eastern Laramie County, Pamela attended the University of Wyoming, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology with a minor in finance and a master's degree in business administration. She is Operations Director for CLIMB Wyoming, a non-profit organization whose mission is to train and place low-income single mothers in careers that successfully support their families. Pamela is a passionate volunteer in the community, most recently serving as Chair for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Wyoming Race for the Cure and as Educational Chair for the Komen Board. She chairs WCWI's Employment Practices Committee.

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Maureen is also a Wyoming native and is fortunate to be surrounded by most of her extended family in Sheridan. She received a double bachelor's degree in criminal justice and social science from the University of Wyoming (a combination of political science and communication) and is working toward a master's degree in social work. She is a Flexible Learning Specialist for Sheridan College. Maureen and her husband are the parents of two children.

 Wendy works in the University of Wyoming's Gender and Women's Studies Program and considers herself a community activist. During the last 20 years, she has served on the Laramie City Council, as a Laramie Area Chamber of Commerce volunteer, and as a Governor's Child Care Certification Board member. She is now or has been involved with the Dead Dog Classic Bike Race Board, Naughty Pines Derby Dames, the Social Justice Research Center, Laramie Swim Club, and Laramie Bike Net.

Wendy's work history also includes coordinating a statewide program providing dental care to the disabled and elderly and managing a retirement facility. Recently appointed, Wendy is "very excited about this opportunity to serve on the WCWI" and looks "forward to the challenges of the next six years."

Raised on a dairy farm in northern Colorado and a graduate of Colorado State University with a degree in soils, Laurel has lived in Gillette since 1980, working in the field of environmental science. She is a Senior Environmental Engineer for Alpha Coal West at the Belle Ayr Mine; she has collaborated with and is actively working on research projects and papers on the subject of mine land reclamation in Wyoming.

Laurel is a 2007 Leadership Wyoming graduate, an active participant in the Wyoming States Partnership with Tunisia, and a lifelong learner who enjoys diverse classes as well as hunting, gardening, quilting, cooking and woodworking. She is married to Brigadier General Olin Oedekoven, Assistant Adjutant General, Army, Wyoming National Guard, and President of the Peregrine Leadership Institute.

Suzey is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, the Nursing Coordinator for Natrona County School District No. 1, and the Wyoming Director for the National School Nurses Association. She graduated from the University of Wyoming as a registered nurse in 1975 and received her master's degree in nursing in 1983. She is a 2006 Leadership Wyoming graduate who credits that experience and her group project for sparking her interest in the topic of gender wage disparity.

Suzey is WCWI's Education Committee Chair. She has presented at numerous national conferences for school nurses, recently gave a presentation in Frankfurt, Germany, and has been invited to Paris, France next year.

Married with two grown daughters, Suzey also takes pride in her dogs: two Scotties, one Westie, and one Weenie!

Sherrill recently retired as an elementary special education teacher and re-upped for a second WCWI term as Home and Community Chair. She earned her bachelor's degree in special education from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., with graduate work at the University of Wyoming. She is the Goshen County Democratic Central Committee Treasurer and is married with three children.

A fourth generation Star Valley native now residing in Laramie, Suzan is an attorney and the Public Policy Director for the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. She earned her undergraduate degree in English and secondary education from Utah State University and her law degree from the University of Wyoming. She was previously Executive Director of the Wyoming Association of Risk Management and a partner in the law firm of Schaefer and Pauling, PC.

A 2010 graduate of Leadership Wyoming, Suzan was also a member of the first Leadership Laramie class. She is an Equality State Policy Center Board member, and her history of service includes Laramie Area Chamber of Commerce committee work, SAFE Project Board President, Laramie Hockey Association Secretary, PTO President, and various church callings. Freshly appointed to WCWI, Suzan looks forward to serving on the Legal Rights and Responsibilities Committee. She is the proud mother of three equally proud Wyoming residents.

A Central Wyoming College employee in Riverton, Donna presents Job Search Workshops, facilitates at National Secondary Transition Team planning meetings, does commercial painting, travels, and keeps up with her "eight wonderful grandchildren." This year, she began a three-year term on the Fremont County Planning Commission and, after several years, has returned to WCWI for a second term.

A Wyoming native, Donna grew up in Albany County where her family was involved in livestock marketing and ranching. She is a University of Wyoming graduate who raised her three children on an eastern Wyoming ranch, was the broker-owner of a real estate business in Niobrara County, and was elected to the Niobrara County School Board.

Donna's State of Wyoming employment history includes working for the Department of Employment in Cheyenne, the Department of Workforce Services in Riverton, and the Department of Education as a Special Education Program Consultant. She retired in 2009.

A 1992 Leadership Cheyenne graduate, Donna is a past president and past Region III director for Soroptimist International of Riverton. She recently served on the State Rehabilitation Council, WINDS Advisory Board, and Ellbogen Foundation Leadership and Advocacy Group.

Except for five years in Rock Springs and three in Omaha, Linda is a lifelong Cheyenne resident. She has studied at Laramie County Community College, Bellevue Junior College in Washington, and the University of Wyoming, with an emphasis in public administration.

A State of Wyoming employee for more than 30 years who retired in 2009, Linda worked for the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, the Attorney General, Game and Fish, Governor's Office, and State Parks and Cultural Resources, traveling extensively throughout Wyoming. Until September, she is employed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, completing the 2010 Census count.

In addition to her recent appointment to WCWI, Linda's organizational involvement includes Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cowgirls of the West, Wyoming Women's Foundation, and many wildlife organizations. "I love reading about Wyoming history and want to see Wyoming continue to be a place where people can live, work, prosper, and at all times, respect each other for who they are," she says. Her husband Robert is a retired school teacher.

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Phone: 307.777.2844

If you are interested in becoming a member, contact Patti Burns, Boards and Commissions at (307) 777-5647, or pburns@state.wy.us. You may also visit the Governor’s website at http://www.state.wy.us/governor/boards.