Officers of Clan Guthrie-USA
PRESIDENT,
HARRY GUTHRIE – Harry has been the President of Clan Guthrie-USA,
Inc. since it was founded in 1982. Harry attended the worldwide meeting
of Guthries at Guthrie Castle in 1980 and played an instrumental role
in the creation of both Friends of Guthrie Castle and Clan Guthrie.
Harry led the effort to incorporate Clan Guthrie in 1987 and served
continuously on its Board of Directors until 2003. He has participated
directly, or indirectly, in setting up the operations of all of Clan
Guthrie’s services and activities. He and his wife, Patricia,
live in Pittsfield, MA, which is located in The Berkshires of Western
Massachusetts.
VICE PRESIDENT, WALLACE N. GUTHRIE, JR.- Wallace N Guthrie (Wally) is recently retired from the navy. Most of his sea duty was in submarines. He was also asigned at the Pentagon as the Deputy Director, Naval Reserve, during Operation Desert Storm (1989-1991). After 38 years in the Navy, he retired as a Rear Admiral, but continued to work in Washington as the Superintendent, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD. Wally assumed the role of Vice President in 2008 with the duties of providing advice and counsel to the President and to fill in as President in an emergency situation.
TREASURER, CARRIE GUTHRIE-WHITLOW – Carrie Guthrie
Whitlow has been the Treasurer of Clan Guthrie-USA, Inc. since 1995.
As Treasurer, Carrie is responsible for maintaining the Clan’s
bank accounts and tracking the financial transactions of Clan Guthrie.
Carrie is a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with a BA degree in
Psychology and MA degree in Rehabilitation Counseling. Carrie and her
husband Jerry live on a 5-acre ranch in Port Orchard, WA where they
have 3 horses, 4 dogs, and 2 cats. In addition to being Treasurer, Carrie
was responsible for coordinating the planning and execution of the very
successful Clan Guthrie trip to Scotland in 1996. (Oh yes, she is also
the daughter of Clan President – Harry Guthrie)
SECRETARY,
TINA WINK– Tina became Clan Secretary in October 2008. She graduated from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business in May of 2008 and is currently a Business Technology Analyst with Deloitte Consulting. Tina has an impressive record of honors and achievements in her academic endeavors. She is excited about her new involvement in Clan Guthrie and we, as a Clan, can't wait to be infected by her youthful enthusiasm. As Clan Secretary, Tina is responsible for maintaining the business archives of the Clan and is currently responsible for receiving, reviewing and interpreting Membership Interest Survey inputs for the BOD.
Operations
Leaders of Clan Guthrie-USA
MEMBERSHIP, LARRY GUTHRIE -- As Membership Coordinator, Larry is responsible for membership recruitment, providing membership information to prospective new members, and for membership retention. Larry retired from the Board of Directors in 2006 after serving one full 5-year term and returned to the Board in 2008 replacing Bill Guthrie of Chicago. He and his wife Jeanne, who serves as the Clan Travel Coordinator, live in Cedar Rapids, IA where Larry's is employed by AAA.
GENEALOGY,
LOLITA GUTHRIE – Lolita has been Genealogy Coordinator since 1997.
Lolita and her husband Mearl Guthrie, who is a retired college professor,
live in Bowling Green, OH. Lolita also writes the genealogy insert that is included in
each issue of the Clan Guthrie News. Since taking over the Genealogy Coordinator’s position, Lolita has been busy building a network of Guthrie researchers by appointing Family Representatives. She recently absorbed the responsibility of maintenance of the Guthrie genealogy database with assistance from others she has recruited for data input. As Genealogy Administrator, Lolita also maintains a close working relationship with the DNA Testing Administrator and is deeply involved in the subject
of genealogy through the Ohio Genealogical Society and other affiliations
dealing with ancestral research.
WEBMASTER LARRY JOE GUTHRIE -- Larry Joe Guthrie is responsible for technical oversight and maintenance of the Clan Guthrie Genealogy web site using TheNextGeneration Genealogy Software. In his role as Guthie Project Leader for FamilyTreeDNA, Inc. (An independent organization specializing in Genealogy DNA Testing), Larry is in a unique position to help Clan Guthrie integrate DNA results with conventional genealogy research to find new leads and to validate existing claims concerning ancestral relationships. Larry Joe is a retired History teacher. He lives in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Genealogy is his hobby and his passion.
CATALOG
SALES, PATTI GUTHRIE – Patti and her husband Lew live in Chalfont, PA where they own an antiques business. Patti assumed the position of Catalog Administrator
in 1993. Her position is responsible for providing merchandise that
promotes the name and traditions of the Guthrie Family/Clan: 1) In a
market where Guthrie merchandise is hard to find, and 2) At an attractive
price. Through Patti’s efforts, Guthrie merchandise is available
through mail order and on the Clan Guthrie web site.
GAMES,
WILLIAM 'JACK' MOORE - Jack recently succeeded Marjory Cherry as the Clan Guthrie Games
Coordinator. As Games Coordinator Jack plans the schedule of Games that
Clan Guthrie will participate in each year, assigns Games Tent Hosts
to represent Clan Guthrie at each scheduled event, and oversees distribution of Games Props and routing of the Traveling Games Kits. Jack has been the Clan Guthrie Games Commissioner for California, hosting Guthrie participation in several regional Games each year since 2001. Jack and his wife Judie live in Concord, CA. Both participated in the 1996 Clan Tour of Scotland. Jack heads his own architectural firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. His interests include genealogy and speaking Gaelic.

NEWSLETTER EDITOR, PEGGY GUTHRIE WINK – Peggy has been responsible for the Clan Guthrie News since its first issue was created in 1982. Today she continues to coordinate the layout and publication of this quarterly newsletter, featuring articles and news of significant interest to our membership while maintaining the high standards of quality we have become accustomed to. She and her husband, Dick Wink, live on Lake of the Ozarks in Stover, MO where Peggy continues to manage her Kansas City located graphic arts business virtually. Peggy was the founder of Friends of Guthrie Castle, Inc. after the worldwide meeting of Guthries at Guthrie Castle in 1980 and played a principle role in the creation of Clan Guthrie as a split-off of FOGC in 1982.
TRAVEL, JEANNE GUTHRIE – Jeanne is the wife of Clan
Director, Larry Guthrie of Cedar Rapids, IA. Jeanne plans and customizes
the tours offered by Clan Guthrie-USA, Inc. through her personally-owned
business, GuthrieStyle Tours. Clan sponsored tours that Jeanne has organized and run include the excellent Millennium Extravaganza
Tour of Scotland in 2000 and the recently completed 2005 Tour of Scotland. Through special arrangement,
Jeanne provides discounts to Clan Guthrie members for all her other
annual tours that are listed on the Clan Guthrie web site. Jeanne also
assists in the operations of the Clan Guthrie web site by monitoring
and answering all messages received in the site’s guest book.
WEBSITE
ADMINISTRATOR, GARY P. GUTHRIE – The Clan Guthrie web site was
designed and created by Gary in 1997 to meet the need for Clan Guthrie
to communicate with Guthries globally and to provide an Internet resource
to its membership. Gary’s background includes radio program direction
and commercial ad creation for major corporate clients. Gary has been
a member of Clan Guthrie since its early beginning and has participated
in several Board Meetings, providing valuable technical advice and recommendations.

NEW MEMBER RECRUITING, MARGIE GUTHRIE CHERRY - Marjory is retired and living in El Paso, TX. She served as Games Administrator for the Clan between 1998 and 2010 and has served 2 terms as a Director on the Board. Her 1st term was to serve out the remaining 2 years of office as successor to Blaine Guthrie. In her new Member Recruiting position, Marjory will coordinate closely with the Games Coordinator and the Membership Coordinator to identify new member prospects and initiate recruitment contact. In this capacity she will monitor and maintain tracking data for Guthrie Clan members and non-members visiting Clan-hosted Guthrie tents.

DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR, JERRY A. GUTHRIE – Jerry was appointed by the Board to serve as the Clan's Database Administrator. This is a new position being created to oversee the implementation and user support for the new on-line Access Database that will replace the Clan's aging and obsolete DOS Database. Jerry is the brother of Marjory Guthrie Cherry (ex-BOD member); he lives in Raleigh, NC. Jerry conducts leadership seminars and training programs throughout the world, including the Middle East, Australia, Taiwan, Spain, Puerto Rico and Europe. He has developed and conducted Business Management Seminars for Range Rover, Harley Davidson, General Motors and Nissan. Jerry and his son will be participating in the Clan trip to Scotland this year.
Board of Directors

WALLACE N. GUTHRIE, JR.(Term 2005-2010) -- RADM Wallace N Guthrie (Wally) is recently retired from the navy. Most of his sea duty was in submarines. He was also asigned at the Pentagon as the Deputy Director, Naval Reserve, during Operation Desert Storm (1989-1991). After 38 years in the Navy, he retired as a Rear Admiral, but continued to work in Washington as the Superintendent, Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD. He and his wife Ginny have 3 children and 10 grandchildren. They now live in St. Petersburg, FL. Wally is a recent Life Member of Clan Guthrie and is looking forward to help guide the future of the Clan through his position on the Board of Directors. This is Wally's 1st term as a Director.

LARRY G. GUTHRIE (Term 2008-2011 replacing seat vacated by William N. Guthrie 2006-2008) - Larry retired from the Board of Directors in 2006 after serving one full 5-year term, but is now returning to the Board to serve out the remainder of the term vacated by William N. Guthrie. Larry is the Membership Coordinator for Clan Guthrie where he is responsible or membership recruitment, providing membership information to prospective new members, and for membership retention. He and his wife Jeanne, who serves as the Clan Travel Coordinator, live in Cedar Rapids, IA where Larry's has been employed by AAA Travel for 25 years.

JOHN S. GUTHRIE, JR. (Term 2007-2012) – As Chairman of the Board, John coordinates
the Board’s agenda, discussions, and decisions of the Board. He spent much of his career in the Active Army and the Army Reserves, retiring as a Major General. His civilian career included two years as a member of the White House Staff, with subsequent service at the US Department of Energy and The Department of Defense. Since retiring, John has held a number of leadership positions in Veteran’s Service Organizations and also flew as a Command Pilot for the Coast Guard Auxiliary and for Angel Flight, USA. He and his wife Elaine, live in Bradenton, FL.
WILLIAM "JACK" MOORE (Balance of term vacated by Dr. Herb Guthrie 2009-2013) – Jack has been the Clan Guthrie Games Commissioner for California, hosting Guthrie participation in several regional Games each year since 2001. Jack and his wife Judie live in Concord, CA. Both participated in the 1996 Clan Tour of Scotland. Jack heads his own architectural firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. His interests include genealogy and speaking Gaelic.
JERRY A. GUTHRIE (Term 2009-2014) – Serving his first term as Director, Jerry lives in Raleigh, NC. Jerry conducts leadership seminars and training programs throughout the world, including the Middle East, Australia, Taiwan, Spain, Puerto Rico and Europe. He has developed and conducted Business Management Seminars for Range Rover, Harley Davidson, General Motors and Nissan. Jerry and his son will be participating in the Clan trip to Scotland this year.
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