2020 - 2022 Chapter Officers
LA PUERTA DE ORO-SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER, NSDAR
Our Regent, Annette Litle, hopes to expand areas of service to the community, encompassing the broad interests of the chapter membership as a whole.
Annette Litle - Regent
Annette has been a member of the La Puerta de Oro - San Francisco Chapter for 16 years and has served on the board in many capacities throughout the years. She has also served for nearly a decade as the defense committee chair. Her passion for service to the community and support of Veterans and ROTC programs have been the primary focus of her devotion to chapter efforts. She enjoys gardening, reading historical fiction and working as an interior designer for an architecture firm in San Francisco.
Meaghan Shanahan - 1st Vice Regent
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Alice Watts - 2nd Vice Regent
Alice became interested in genealogy some years ago when her son joined Ancestry.com and began asking questions about the family tree. Alice’s family goes back to the late 1600’s in Pennsylvania, and had ancestors that fought in both the Revolutionary War and Civil War. The following year while sailing aboard one of the many Tall Ships she has crewed, she learned about DAR from a member and accepted an invitation to visit the next meeting. Alice enjoys the many aspects of DAR meetings and outings. She has become the “barista”, providing the tea and coffee during meetings.
Jane Perry - Chaplain
Proud San Francisco native, graduate of San Francisco State University and mother of three sons, 6 granddaughters and 5 granddoggies. Jane was the National Representative to the Veterans Hospital for 12 years and is serving her 3rd term as the LPDOSF Chapter Chaplain. She enjoys knitting and cooking for family and friends and will be celebrating 50 years of marriage in 2021.
Kelly Easter - Recording Secretary
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Terry Lynn Marks - Corresponding Secretary
Terry’s interest in genealogy was sparked by a photo of her 3rd great-grandfather who fought for the north in the Civil War and after hours of research with her father, she eventually made the link to join DAR in 2019. Terry graduated from SFSU with a BS in Civil Engineering. She currently works in Noe Valley as a Realtor at Corcoran. When she’s not working, you might find her gardening, researching her family genealogy, at a baseball game (Go Giants!) or practicing yoga.
Sara Zachary - Treasurer
Sara has a passion for travel. In 2018 her big trip was her two week honeymoon in Japan. Their plans to view the next solar eclipse from the Mendoza wine region in Argentina may have not happened this year, but that won’t stop them from visiting soon. Sara served as the chapter Regent until 2020 and is looking forward to her new role as Treasurer.
Kathie Heller - Registrar
Kathie is an avid genealogist and quilter. She currently makes quilts for Operation Dignity (service organization for homeless veterans), and for the Social Justice Sewing Academy. She has made over 100 COVID masks for the San Francisco-based Homeless Prenatal Project. Kathie has been a member of LPDOSF Chapter for the past 8 years, and Registrar for the last four years. She enjoys spending time with her two granddaughters, taking genealogy trips around the country, and visiting her family.
Cathy McCausland - Historian
Cathy is enjoying retirement and her many interests. Cathy's pursuits include volunteer work, spending time with family and friends, genealogy and working on her award-winning embroidery projects.
Debra Levin - Librarian
Since hearing of her Puritan descendant’s escape from England and arrival in Cape Cod in 1639, Debra has enjoyed researching and learning about her family’s storied past. Her interest in DAR and her family’s participation in the American Revolution peaked when reading a book to her son, A Patriot Lad of Old Cape Cod, that included tales about her patriot. A history buff, Debra enjoys adventures with her husband and two adult children, reading nonfiction, gardening and trying recipes from her family heirloom cookbooks.
Photos on this page courtesy: 2020-2022 Chapter Officers & Annette Litle