Directors' Circle
Dedicated and select. That describes what the WNIT Directors' Circle stands for.
Individuals like you who, by your commitment, contribute to the total annual support that is the foundation of WNIT's operations. Your very important contribution makes possible the outstanding programs and services that everyone in Michiana enjoys.
We are grateful to members of the WNIT Directors' Circle for their annual financial support and commitment to WNIT, now and in the future. To demonstrate our appreciation, we are pleased to make available the following benefits when you become a member of the WNIT Directors' Circle.
Begin or Renew Your Directors' Circle Membership
Diamond Level - Annual Contribution: $10,000+
- All the Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze benefits
- Preferred seating at WNIT special events
Platinum Level - Annual Contribution: $5,000+
- All the Gold, Silver, and Bronze benefits, plus
- An Opportunity to host a PBS personality at a WNIT special event
Gold Level - Annual Contribution: $2,500-$4,999
- All of the Silver and Bronze benefits, plus
- An Invitation to "Lunch with the President" of WNIT for you and a guest
Silver Level - Annual Contribution: $1,000-$2,499
- All of the Bronze benefits, plus
- An Invitation to all WNIT special programs and events
- Opportunity to attend celebrity appearances during in-studio productions
Bronze Level - Annual Contribution: $500-$999
- Invitations to all Directors' Circle receptions
- Advance notice of special programs and events
- An annual subscription to the WNIT bimonthly programming guide, The Planner
- Recognition of your Directors' Circle support in The Planner
- A Subscription to The Director , WNIT's quarterly Directors' Circle newsletter
Current WNIT Directors' Circle Members
Updated June 29, 2026
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Diamond Level ($10,000 +)
- Anonymous Foundation (2)
- Hari and Seema Agarwal
- Billie and David Bankoff
- Marijke M Brown
- Arthur J. Decio*
- Roger and Joyce Foley
- The Frank Family Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Steven and Ann Herendeen
- Mrs. Sue Hiler
- Joan Hofman
- Michael and Janice Imgrund
- Brian and Melinda Inniger
- James and Christine Kelly
- Bob and Pat Kill
- Ralph Komasinski and Katherine Humphreys
- Michael Leep
- Don and Joan Lyons
- Ursula and Daniel Madejczyk
- William and Linda Meyer
- Barb and John Phair
- Carol Purdy
- Ernestine M. Raclin*
- Robby and Pamela Rask
- Donna and Mark Richter
- June Rollinger
- Pat and Sue Ruszkowski
- Lorrie and Bill Schmuhl
- Maria Slager
- Craig D. Sullivan and Cynthia L. Harris
- Sonny* and Dee* Tepe
- Janet and Larry Thompson
- Thomas F. and Anita J. Veldman
- Scott and Kimberlee Welch
- Barbara Wind
- Wen and Susan Wu
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Platinum Level ($5,000 +)
- Anonymous Foundation
- Louise and Stephan Anella
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antonovitz
- Dr. James Barnes
- Marianne Corr
- David Crothers and Richard Threet
- Katy and Tim Demarais
- Richard and Jean Dennen
- Bipin and Linda Doshi
- Margaret Drevs
- Paul Levett and Judith Eck
- Martha Foreman
- Van Gates
- Gates Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Dave and Ginny Gibson
- William and Leslie Gitlin
- Hillman Family Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Howard and Marie Goodhew Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Janice and Larry** Harding
- Carol and Craig Kapson
- Mike and Dianne Kelbel
- Michael and Rebecca Kubacki
- Lake City Bank Foundation
- Drs. Gail English and Nels Leininger
- Jill Long Thompson
- Ashley Martin
- Wade H. Mayberry
- Chris Maziar
- Max and Lydia Mertz
- Chris and Carmi Murphy
- Michael and Amy Phend
- The Honorable James W. Rieckhoff
- Rob and Lee Riley
- Gerald H. Shaffer
- Robert and Christine Smith
- Michael and Colleen Thomas
- Rich and Donna Vavra-Musser
- Barbara Williams
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Gold Level ($2,500 +)
- Anonymous (2)
- Julie and Thomas Brenner
- Donna Brown
- Discavage Charitable Fund
- Neil and Lori Donahoe
- Jan Farron
- Robert and Sharon Froschauer
- Mary Beth and Greg Giczi
- Hand Family Foundation, Inc.
- Robert and Elizabeth Harkness
- Dan Hektor and Tela Schulman-Hektor
- Janet Holderbaum
- Thomas Hudak
- Linda and Karl Kincade
- Timothy and Sue Liddell
- Sara Marcus
- Wade Mayberry
- Dr. Debra and Rodney McClain
- Judith McDowell
- Robert and Jane Miller
- Thomas and Marlene Nowak
- Susan Ohmer and Donald Crafton
- Jeff and RaeLee Rea
- Thomas Richardson
- Douglas and Nancy Sakaguchi
- Kenton and Sally Schreck
- Nicholas Timm and Deborah Longworth
- Tom and Margie Yarger
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Silver Level ($1,000 +)
- Audrey Alderfer
- Joan E Aldrich
- Rex and Nancy Allman
- David and Toni Annis
- Anonymous (3)
- Susan and David Bailey
- Dean and Suzanne Baker
- Stephen and Nancy Ball
- Linda Bancroft
- Metta & Roger Barbour Charitable Gift Fund
- Joseph and Marzy Bauer
- Kathy Malone Beeler
- Donald and Susan Bell
- Janice Beutter
- Jo Ann and Joe Blazek
- Glen Blinn
- Kathleen Bondi
- Kimberley D. Bow Sundy
- Charles Bower
- Gina and Jim Bremner
- George and Patricia Burgoyne
- Janette Burkhart-Miller
- Mrs. James Butler
- Terri Calkins
- Dirkus Callahan
- David and Kirsten Campbell
- Edward L. Carrico
- Dominic Chaloner
- Theadore and Faye Chamberlain
- Geoff and Kathie Church
- Jack and Karen Cittadine
- Peg Claeys
- Barbara Clausen
- Ken Clayborn
- Dr. Robert E Clemency
- Julie Coyle
- Robert and Ruth Craft
- Dale and Mary Lou Deardorff
- Janet Deaton
- Drs. A Philip and Mary Depauw
- Jim and Helen Desenberg
- Barbara Dillon
- Louella Dilts
- Nancy Dunbar
- Joyce Erickson
- Brian Esch
- Diane Eskridge
- Nancy and Bill Everett
- Dorothy Feigl
- Faith Fleming and Dan Stowe
- Frank and Wendy Folk
- Chris and Patty Fowler
- Dianne and Don Frandsen
- Stephen and Barbara Fredman
- Jody and Mike Freid
- Mrs. L. Craig Fulmer
- Timothy and Katherine Fulnecky
- Richard and Kathy Gadson
- Victor Gamble
- Rodney and Carol Ganey
- Michael and Helen Geglio
- Maggie and Steve Goldberg
- Margaret Goldsmith
- Frank Greene
- Anne Gruenig
- Richard and Judy Gschwind
- Dr. and Mrs. Paul Guentert
- Charles Hackensmith
- Lynn Haller
- Mary Hamm
- Joan Hardesty
- Edward and Joan Hardig
- Joseph and Julie Harmon
- Drs. James and Holly Harris
- Sharee and Frank Hartman
- Jennifer and Frederick Helmen
- Donna Hill
- Dennis G. Hoffer
- Philip and Adelle Holdread
- Keim and Sylvia Houser
- Ilene Howard
- James W. and Sally F. Hubbard
- Duane and Beth Huffer
- Hollis E. Hughes
- Dr. and Mrs. Tom Hughes
- Jane Hunter
- Nelson Hurt
- Interstate Asphalt
- Nancy Johnson
- Sharon L Jones
- Deborah and Allan Kayler
- Marijo and Kevin Kelly
- Janet King
- Peggy King and Richard Mock
- Sandra and Rod King
- Donna Kirby
- Richard and Susan Klepinger
- Susan K. Kratz
- James and Nancy Krzyzewski
- Richard Lamanna
- Joel and Christine Lehmann
- Michael and Karen Lemmon
- Charles Leone
- Richard and Linda Letherman
- Norma Lou
- Steve and Peg Luecke
- Robert and Nancy Lute
- Paul and Jessica Maich
- Helen and Richard Mao
- Jason and Kirsten Marker
- Thomas and Laura Marnocha
- Sharon Mast
- John Mastrojohn and Mike Davids
- Eugene and Linda Matzat
- Debra and Thomas McArthur
- Scott McCann
- Kara McClure
- Carolyn McDonald and Michael Coppedge
- Stephen and Connie McTigue
- David and Renee Millar
- Jane K. Miller
- Marilyn Miller-Ortiz
- Robert Mitsch
- Dr. and Mrs. Brian Moloney
- Anila and James Mondabaugh
- Pat and Carol Moody
- Carol A. Moore
- Leigh and Marcia Morris
- Vicki and Bill Morton
- Edward and Ruth Ann Mosher
- Tony and Jill Mroczkiewicz
- Sue Neeb
- Ilene Nemitz
- Richard Niemi
- Paul and Carol Nye
- Ed and Mary Evelyn O'Dell
- Neil and Diane Orians
- Daniel and Julie Ormsby
- Anne Petelle
- Kathy and Thomas Platt
- William Ponko
- Howard and Charlotte Poole
- Dr. Yupadi Prasertwanitch
- Richard Rabbers
- Anne Reel
- Mary Renshaw
- Karin and Hugh Rettinger
- Ruth J Retzke
- Charles Rizzo
- Gabrielle Robinson
- Jane H. Robinson
- David and Susan Rowley
- The Paul Saltzgaber Memorial Fund for Reading, Writing and the Arts
- Dr. William and Diane Sarnat
- Richard and Nancy Saunders
- Joyce Schalliol
- Rhoda Schrag
- Ruth Schrock
- Martha Selle
- Marilyn Shaul
- James and Patricia Short
- Mary T. Short
- Pat and Fred Siefert
- Ben and Judith Smith
- Byron and Eloise Smith
- Jennifer and Mark Smith
- Ellyn Stecker and Peter Smith
- Rosemary Spalding
- William and Jennifer Squiers
- Perry Stow and Andrea Mather-Stow
- Beth and Greg Suderman
- Andika Suhardjo
- Donald and Mary Swift
- Patricia Taplick
- Linda Toth
- Richard Treckelo
- Susan Vanek
- Richard and Jane Wallace
- Fred and Mary Wassilak
- Timothy and Beth Weber
- David Wemhoff
- Cynthia Wendzonka
- Robert F. Werner Jr. and Kathleen A. Werner
- John and Mary Wiley
- Martyn and Kathleen Wills
- Sarah Wisthuff
- Pam and Don Wycliff
- Sharon Yeager and Henry Veldman
- Mary Lehman Yoder
- Richard and Joy Yoder
- John D. and Carol Zeglis
- Kathryn and Lorenzo Zeugner
- Robert and Frances Zielsdorf
- Jerome and Barb Ziliak
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Bronze Level ($500 +)
- Anonymous (8)
- Mary Liechty Adams
- Hary and Roberta Alfrey
- Eric and Sandy Amt
- Keri and Donald Anderson
- Curtis Badger
- Orrin and Gwen Bailey
- Tim and Mary Baker
- Stuart and Paula Barb
- David Bartkus and Carolyn Woo
- James Beatty
- Cynthia and Matt Benedict
- Alice and John Bentley
- David and Teresa Betz
- Anne Birky
- Mabel and Henry Blunk
- Jeffery Boes
- Hayley Boling
- Kenneth Boyd
- Elizabeth Naquin Borger
- James Bowman
- Brian and Jeannelle Brady
- William and Shannon Brewster
- George and Martha Buckingham
- Heidi Beidinger-Burnett and Bruce Burnett
- Emily Neufeld and Drew Buscareno
- Chasten and Pete Buttigieg Family Fund (PT) of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Jeffrey and Angela Buysse
- Lynn Carbone
- Ian and Barbara Carmichael
- James and Patty Carr
- James Causey
- Edward and Carla Chester
- Leslie Choitz
- Donald and Marianne Christenson
- Kyra Clark
- Mary Lou Cotton
- Teri S. Crabill
- Douglas D. Cripe
- Frank and Patricia Criniti
- Culver Family Foundation
- Debra Dailey
- E. Marlene Davidson
- Douglas and Patricia Davis
- Tom and Debbie Davisson
- Laura Dawald
- Marianne Day
- Rhonda De Vreese
- Robert Deputy
- Jeff and Jamie Diller
- Ann and Paul Divine
- Stephen Donndelinger
- Susan and John Doster
- Robin and Lisa Douglass
- Elizabeth Dowd
- Greg and Mary Downes
- John and Priscilla Duman
- Joel and Amy Duthie
- Fernand and Brigid Dutile
- Elaine Egging
- Bruno and Rosary Eidietis
- Cathy Emmel
- Georges Enderle
- Jill and Chris Erb
- Jane Eslick
- Anne Feferman
- Sarah Feldbaum
- Thomas Felger
- Sallee and James Field
- Nancy Filley
- Larry and Jan Fisher
- James A. Freel and Kathryn Waltz-Freel
- Dianna Fox
- George and Kathy Freese
- Michael Friedland and Elisabeth Fagen
- Thomas and Cinthia Fuja
- Betsy Fulnecky
- Susan L Ganser
- Steven and Susan Garboden
- Mary Beth Good
- Nancy and Jim Goodhew
- Jonathan and Joelyn Gosse
- Richard Gottwald
- Marilyn Graber and Peter Miller
- James Groves
- Christine and Robert Guth
- Lowell and Judy Hamel
- Christopher and Fern Hamlin
- Earl and Barbara Hansen
- Lyle and Carolyn Hardman
- Lee Harman
- William Harman and Vicki Sue Burley
- Deborah Harris
- Robert and Cheryl Hastings
- Charles S. Hayes
- Alice Henry
- Owen and Joy Hess
- Mary Hesser
- Timothy Hippensteel
- Jane Hoffman
- Martha and Scott Hollett
- Edna and Robert Homan
- Elaine Hooley
- Charles Horswell and Judy Wenig-Horswell
- Laddie and Charron Hudson
- James D. Hudson
- Huizenga Family Foundation
- Davis and Cynthia Illingworth
- Doug and Janice Irvine
- Jane and Calvin Jackson
- Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jacobson
- John and Jan Jenkins
- Rowan Kelley and Amanda Miller Kelley
- Dale and Judith Keltner
- Charles and Debra Kent
- Maggie Kernan
- Vernon King
- Marjorie Kinsey
- Jonathan and Edwina Kintner
- Charles and Celia Kirk
- Scott Kirner and Karen Schneider Kirner
- Gretchen Koerting
- Kathy Koleszar
- Sandra and Bruce Korenstra
- Thomas E Kowieski
- Mollie Krider
- Stephen and Hillary Lagattuta
- Karen Lant
- Alexander and Nancy Lappin
- Robert and Margaret Laven
- Linda and Robert Leliaert
- Ann and Gary Linley
- Drs. Carlos and Katherine Lisoni
- John Lloyd
- Nancy Loewen
- Barb and Greg Lorch
- Merlyn and Susan Lucas
- Denise and George Lynch
- Adah M. Lynn
- Kent Maden
- Dave and Beth Mahar
- Jonathan and Deirdre Makielski
- Sara Marbach
- William A. and Luann Mashke
- Sherry and Robert Mason
- Gerald Mast
- Nathan and Sonya Mateer Rempel
- Linda and Lowell May
- Kevin and Marianne McCarthy
- Janet and Jeff McGowan
- Barbara McHugh
- Gary and Carol McKean
- Joann and Brian McMahon
- Sharon McManus
- Shari and Tom Mellin
- Joyce Metras
- Brad and Mickey Miller
- Daniel and Nadine Miller
- Phillip Mirowski
- Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell
- Janis L. Monteith
- Linda A Moore
- Christine and David Morrow
- Janice R. Muhr
- Elizabeth Mundy
- Mary Naquin
- Lewis and Belle Naylor
- Mark and Kathleen Neal
- Lawrence and Dru Neice
- Alan and Barbara Neidlinger
- Northern Indiana Hearing Center
- Donald E. Nuner, Jr.
- Beverly O'Brien
- John and Janice O'Leary
- David Lee and Jackie Overton
- Steve and Teresa Palmitier
- J Wayne and Lori Parsons
- Mary M Perron
- Katherine Perry
- Scott and Patricia Pier
- Bill Piggot
- Jean Wright Pilot
- Michael Pound
- Nadine and Floyd Quiggle
- Judith Racht
- Tami and Randall Raciti
- Jennifer and Tyler Ream
- Mary and Jan R. Reineke
- Margaret C Reverman
- Dennis Richard and Frances Sipocz Richardson
- Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
- Brenda and Rick Roberts
- Jeff and Susan Robinson
- Gerald and Roberta Rohan
- Carol and Michael Rolfs
- Paul and Melinda Romanetz
- Mary Ann and Randolph Rompola
- Brenda Ropp
- John W Rosenthal
- Harvey and Janet Ross
- Elizabeth Rowe
- G Keith and Julie Rudolph
- Rosemary and Larry Rupp
- David and Mitzi Sabato
- Margaret and John Scanlan
- Darlene Scherer
- Edward and Nancy Schultz
- Jane Sears
- Tania Shaum
- Jane and Tim Short
- Dr. and Mrs. Stan Showalter
- Lucy Branson Smith
- Barbara and George Smucker
- Mark and Vicki Smucker
- Oliver Songlingco
- Tom and Joyce Sopko
- Dorothy Sproule
- Timothy Stabosz
- Nancy and Charles Stanton
- Laurie Starr and Patrick Flynn
- Elizabeth Stauffer
- Kathleen Stegmaier
- Jolene and Kurt Stiver
- Rebecca Stoltzfus and Kevin Miller
- Janice Stork
- Thomas H Story
- Robert Tatina
- Darrel Tidaback and Laurel Thomas
- Mary Tulchinsky
- Garry and Margot Tutorow
- James and Susan Van Fleit
- Betsy Vanderburg
- Jim and Lorraine Veldman
- Joyce and William Veldman
- Ted and Nancy Waggoner
- Denise Wagner
- Joni Walter
- Jack Wardman
- Anthony Warning and Martha Peterson
- Charles and Mary Weber
- John and Hannelore Weber
- Phid and Jeff Wells
- Nila and Walter Wells
- Dorothy and Dar Wiekamp*
- Michael Wiescher
- Jeff and Kelly Wilcoxson
- Marcus Winchester
- Greg and Pam Wingstrom
- Jody Wiseman
- James and Joann Wittenbach
- Melvin and Elaine Wright
- Thad Wright
- Anita and Paul Yoder
- Douglas and Janette Yoder
- Robert and Dorothy Yoder
- Linda Yoder
- Elizabeth Zapf
- Susan Zook and Kevin Gross
* Deceased Charter Director
** Deceased
