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 January 2, 2026
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Diamond Level ($10,000 +)
- Anonymous Foundation (2)
- Hari and Seema Agarwal
- Estate of Jack and Shirley Appleton
- Billie and David Bankoff
- Marijke M Brown
- Arthur J. Decio*
- Roger and Joyce Foley
- 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
- 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
- Dr. James Barnes
- Marianne Corr
- 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
- Michael and Connie Joines
- Mike and Dianne Kelbel
- Marijo and Kevin Kelly
- Michael and Rebecca Kubacki
- Lake City Bank Foundation
- Jill Long Thompson
- Ashley Martin
- Chris Maziar
- Max and Lydia Mertz
- Chris and Carmi Murphy
- Michael and Amy Phend
- Donna and Mark Richter
- Rob and Lee Riley
- Gerald H. Shaffer
- Robert and Christine Smith
- Michael and Colleen Thomas
- Barbara Williams
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Gold Level ($2,500 +)
- Anonymous (2)
- Julie and Thomas Brenner
- Donna Brown
- Candy Discavage
- Neil and Lori Donahoe
- Jan Farron
- Mary Beth and Greg Giczi
- Hand Family Foundation, Inc.
- Thomas Hudak
- Carol and Craig Kapson
- Timothy and Sue Liddell
- Sara Marcus
- Wade Mayberry
- Judith McDowell
- Robert and Jane Miller
- Susan Ohmer and Donald Crafton
- Jeff and RaeLee Rea
- Thomas Richardson
- Douglas and Nancy Sakaguchi
- Rich and Donna Vavra-Musser
- Tom and Margie Yarger
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Silver Level ($1,000 +)
- Audrey Alderfer
- Joan E Aldrich
- 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
- Janice Beutter
- Jo Ann and Joe Blazek
- Glen Blinn
- Kathleen Bondi
- Kimberley D. Bow Sundy
- 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
- David Crothers and Richard Threet
- Dale and Mary Lou Deardorff
- Janet Deaton
- Drs. A Philip and Mary Depauw
- Jim and Helen Desenberg
- Barbara Dillon
- Nancy Dunbar
- Brian Esch
- Diane Eskridge
- Dorothy Feigl
- Faith Fleming and Dan Stowe
- Chris and Patty Fowler
- Dianne and Don Frandsen
- Stephen and Barbara Fredman
- Jody and Mike Freid
- Mrs. L. Craig Fulmer
- Victor Gamble
- Rodney and Carol Ganey
- Maggie and Steve Goldberg
- Frank Greene
- Trent Grocock
- Charles Hackensmith
- Lynn Haller
- Loren and Ann Hamel
- Mary Hamm
- Joan Hardesty
- Edward and Joan Hardig
- Joseph and Julie Harmon
- Drs. James and Holly Harris
- Sharee and Frank Hartman
- Dan Hektor and Tela Schulman-Hektor
- Jennifer and Frederick Helmen
- Donna Hill
- Dennis G. Hoffer
- Philip and Adelle Holdread
- Keim and Sylvia Houser
- James W. and Sally F. Hubbard
- Duane and Beth Huffer
- Hollis E. Hughes
- Dr. and Mrs. Tom Hughes
- Nelson Hurt
- Interstate Asphalt
- Nancy Johnson
- Sharon L Jones
- Deborah and Allan Kayler
- Linda and Karl Kincade
- Peggy King and Richard Mock
- Sandra and Rod King
- Donna Kirby
- Susan K. Kratz
- James and Nancy Krzyzewski
- Richard Lamanna
- Philip and Becky Laney
- Drs. Gail English and Nels Leininger
- Michael and Karen Lemmon
- Charles Leone
- Dr. Robert D Lerch
- Richard and Linda Letherman
- Rebecca and Timothy Link
- John Lloyd
- 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
- Debra and Thomas McArthur
- Scott McCann
- Dr. Debra and Rodney McClain
- Kara McClure
- Carolyn McDonald and Michael Coppedge
- Stephen and Connie McTigue
- 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
- Thomas and Marlene Nowak
- Paul and Carol Nye
- Ed and Mary Evelyn O'Dell
- Neil and Diane Orians
- Kathy and Thomas Platt
- Howard and Charlotte Poole
- Dr. Yupadi Prasertwanitch
- Anne Reel
- Claude and Mary Renshaw
- Karin and Hugh Rettinger
- Ruth J Retzke
- The Honorable James W. Rieckhoff
- Charles Rizzo
- Gabrielle Robinson
- June Rollinger
- The Paul Saltzgaber Memorial Fund for Reading, Writing and the Arts
- Dr. William and Diane Sarnat
- Rhoda Schrag
- Kenton and Sally Schreck
- Marilyn Shaul
- James and Patricia Short
- Mary T. Short
- Ben and Judith Smith
- Byron and Eloise Smith
- Jennifer and Mark Smith
- Ellyn Stecker and Peter Smith
- Rosemary Spalding
- William and Jennifer Squiers
- Thomas H Story
- 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
- 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
- Rex and Nancy Allman
- Eric and Sandy Amt
- Keri and Donald Anderson
- David and Toni Annis
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antonovitz
- Orrin and Gwen Bailey
- Reginald F. Bain
- 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
- 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
- Deborah Cafiero
- Lynn Carbone
- Ian and Barbara Carmichael
- Cristeen and James Causey
- Edward and Carla Chester
- Leslie Choitz
- Donald and Marianne Christenson
- Kyra Clark
- Mary Lou Cotton
- Douglas D. Cripe
- Frank and Patricia Criniti
- Julia A. Crume
- Debra Dailey
- E. Marlene Davidson
- Douglas and Patricia Davis
- Tom and Debbie Davisson
- Marianne Day
- Rhonda De Vreese
- Jeff and Jamie Diller
- Louella Dilts
- Ann and Paul Divine
- Stephen Donndelinger
- Robin and Lisa Douglass
- Elizabeth Dowd
- Greg and Mary Downes
- Joel and Amy Duthie
- Fernand and Brigid Dutile
- Elaine Egging
- Bruno and Rosary Eidietis
- Cathy Emmel
- Georges Enderle
- Jill and Chris Erb
- Jane Eslick
- Nancy and Bill Everett
- Anne Feferman
- Thomas Felger
- Sallee and James Field
- Nancy Filley
- Frank and Wendy Folk
- James A. Freel and Kathryn Waltz-Freel
- Dianna Fox
- George and Kathy Freese
- Michael Friedland and Elisabeth Fagen
- Robert and Sharon Froschauer
- Betsy Fulnecky
- Timothy and Katherine Fulnecky
- Susan L Ganser
- Steven and Susan Garboden
- Beverly Gillespie
- Jonathan and Joelyn Gosse
- Richard Gottwald
- Marilyn Graber and Peter Miller
- Dr. and Mrs. Paul Guentert
- Christine and Robert Guth
- Lowell and Judy Hamel
- Christopher and Fern Hamlin
- Earl and Barbara Hansen
- Lyle and Carolyn Hardman
- Robert and Elizabeth Harkness
- Lee Harman
- William Harman and Vicki Sue Burley
- Deborah Harris
- Charles S. Hayes
- Timothy Hippensteel
- Jane Hoffman
- Martha and Scott Hollett
- Edna and Robert Homan
- Charles Horswell and Judy Wenig-Horswell
- Laddie and Charron Hudson
- James D. Hudson
- Huizenga Family Foundation
- Jane Hunter
- Doug and Janice Irvine
- Jane and Calvin Jackson
- John and Jan Jenkins
- Thomas and Nondas Lynn Joyner
- Rowan Kelley and Amanda Miller Kelley
- Dale and Judith Keltner
- Charles and Debra Kent
- Maggie Kernan
- Vernon King
- Jonathan and Edwina Kintner
- Charles and Celia Kirk
- Scott Kirner and Karen Schneider Kirner
- Richard and Susan Klepinger
- Gretchen and Richard Koerting
- Sandra and Bruce Korenstra
- Mollie Krider
- Lavonne Kroncke
- Stephen and Hillary Lagattuta
- Karen Lant
- Alexander and Nancy Lappin
- Robert and Margaret Laven
- Linda and Robert Leliaert
- Ann and Gary Linley
- 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
- Gerald Mast
- Nathan and Sonya Mateer Rempel
- Eugene and Linda Matzat
- 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
- David and Renee Millar
- Brad and Mickey Miller
- Douglas Miller
- Phillip Mirowski
- Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell
- Janis L. Monteith
- Linda A Moore
- Christine and David Morrow
- Elizabeth Mundy
- Mary Naquin
- Lewis and Belle Naylor
- Mark and Kathleen Neal
- Lawrence and Dru Neice
- Alan and Barbara Neidlinger
- Ruth Nieboer
- Northern Indiana Hearing Center
- Donald E. Nuner, Jr.
- Beverly O'Brien
- John and Janice O'Leary
- Daniel Ormsby
- David Lee and Jackie Overton
- Steve and Teresa Palmitier
- Sue and Philip Panzica
- J Wayne and Lori Parsons
- Mary M Perron
- Katherine Perry
- Anne Petelle
- Scott and Patricia Pier
- Bill Piggot
- Suzanne Plummer
- Michael Pound
- Nadine and Floyd Quiggle
- Judith Racht
- Tami and Randall Raciti
- Jennifer and Tyler Ream
- Mary and Jan R. Reineke
- Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
- Jane H. Robinson
- Jeff and Susan Robinson
- Gerald and Roberta Rohan
- Carol and Michael Rolfs
- Paul and Melinda Romanetz
- Mary Ann and Randolph Rompola
- Brenda Ropp
- Carol and Charles Rosenberg
- John W Rosenthal
- Harvey and Janet Ross
- Elizabeth Rowe
- David and Mitzi Sabato
- Margaret and John Scanlan
- Darlene Scherer
- Edward and Nancy Schultz
- Marilyne and William Scully
- Jane Sears
- Tania Shaum
- Dr. and Mrs. Stan Showalter
- Barbara and George Smucker
- Mark and Vicki Smucker
- Beth Snider
- Richard and Sharon Sommers
- Oliver Songlingco
- Tom and Joyce Sopko
- 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
- Darrel Tidaback and Laurel Thomas
- Mary Tulchinsky
- Garry and Margot Tutorow
- James and Susan Van Fleit
- Betsy Vanderburg
- Joyce and William Veldman
- Ted and Nancy Waggoner
- Denise Wagner
- Robert and Kathleen Wall
- Joni Walter
- Anthony Warning and Martha Peterson
- Charles and Mary Weber
- John and Hannelore Weber
- Phid and Jeff Wells
- Nila and Walter Wells
- David Wemhoff
- 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
- Linda Yoder
- Elizabeth Zapf
- Susan Zook and Kevin Gross
* Deceased Charter Director
** Deceased
