Published June 27. 2026 08:48AM
The Carbon/Lehigh/Monroe/Northampton 4-County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary elected officers for the 2026-27 administrative year at a meeting held June 13 at Unit 927 in Gilbert.
Those elected were: president, Trudy Baker, Unit 470-Bath; 1st vice president, Georgeann Herling, Unit 360-Weatherly; 2nd vice president, Cathy Gallagher, Unit 009-Palmer Twp.; and secretary, Amy Mertz, Unit 470-Bath.
Also elected were: treasurer, Kay Kondash, Unit 009- Palmer Twp.; chaplain, Betty Rush, Unit 588-Easton; senior sergeant at arms, Adrianna McKenna, Unit 470-Bath; junior sergeant at arms, Wendy Bell, Unit 314-Lehighton.
Representatives include: Debbie Smith, Unit 346-East Stroudsburg; Penny Pulse, Unit 414- Pocono Pines; Cathy Olker, Unit 922-Canadensis, and Kirsten Krpata, Unit 927-Gilbert.
Newly elected officers of the 4-County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary include, front row, from left: Georgeann Herling, 1st vice president-Unit 360; Debbie Smith, representative-Unit 346; Trudy Baker, president-Unit 470; Betty Rush, chaplain-Unit 588; Wendy Bell, junior sergeant at arms-Unit 314; and back row: Kirsten Krpata, representative-Unit 927; Penny Pulse, representative-Unit 413; Cathy Gallagher, 2nd vice president-Unit 009; Adrianna McKenna, senior sergeant at arms-Unit 470; Cathy Olker, representative-Unit 922; and Amy Mertz, secretary-Unit 470. Missing from photo was Wendy Bell, junior sergeant at arms-Unit-314. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO