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 August 14, 2024

• Diamond Level ($10,000 +)
  • Anonymous Foundation (2)
  • Hari and Seema Agarwal
  • Estate of Jack and Shirley Appleton
  • Billie and David Bankoff
  • Arthur J. Decio*
  • Mrs. Sue Hiler
  • James and Jill Hillman
  • Brian and Melinda Inniger
  • James and Christine Kelly
  • Michael Leep
  • Don and Joan Lyons
  • Barb and John Phair
  • Ernestine M. Raclin*
  • Robby and Pamela Rask
  • Pat and Sue Ruszkowski
  • Lorrie and Bill Schmuhl
  • James F. Shea
  • Craig D. Sullivan and Cynthia L. Harris
  • Sonny* and Dee* Tepe
  • Janet and Larry Thompson
  • Thomas F. and Anita J. Veldman
  • Barbara Wind
  • Wen and Susan Wu
• Platinum Level ($5,000 +)
  • Anonymous Foundation
  • Estephan R. Awad
  • Edward L. Carrico
  • Katy and Tim Demarais
  • Bipin and Linda Doshi
  • Paul Levett and Judith Eck
  • Roger and Joyce Foley
  • Dave and Ginny Gibson
  • Howard and Marie Goodhew Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
  • Eleanor Keb
  • Mike and Dianne Kelbel
  • Marijo and Kevin Kelly
  • Ralph Komasinski and Katherine Humphreys
  • Michael and Rebecca Kubacki
  • Jill Long Thompson
  • Chris Maziar
  • Chris and Carmi Murphy
  • Gerald H. Shaffer
  • Robert and Christine Smith
  • Michael and Colleen Thomas
  • Welter Foundation
  • Barbara Williams
• Gold Level ($2,500 +)
  • Anonymous (2)
  • Kevin Barker
  • Julie and Thomas Brenner
  • Richard and Jean Dennen
  • Mr and Mrs Robert Elick
  • Joseph and Noreen Faulkner
  • Mary Beth and Greg Giczi
  • Hand Family Foundation, Inc.
  • James W. and Sally F. Hubbard
  • Edward M. Jordanich**
  • Timothy and Sue Liddell
  • Sara and Abraham** Marcus
  • Susan Ohmer and Donald Crafton
  • Michael and Amy Phend
  • Jeff and RaeLee Rea
  • William Richey
  • Dr. and Mrs. Mark A Richter
  • John D. and Carol Zeglis
• Silver Level ($1,000 +)
  • Jeannine and Nafe Alick, Sr.
  • Nafe S. Alick
  • Shirley M. Anderson
  • Anonymous (3)
  • Louise and Stephan Anella
  • Bruce and Linda Bancroft
  • Kathy Malone Beeler
  • George and Janice Beutter
  • Jo Ann and Joe Blazek
  • James Bowman
  • Kimberley D. Bow Sundy
  • Gina and Jim Bremner
  • Janette Burkhart-Miller
  • Mrs. James Butler
  • Dirkus Callahan
  • Jack and Karen Cittadine
  • Peg Claeys
  • Barbara Clausen
  • Marianne Corr
  • Fred Dean
  • Barbara Dillon
  • Candy Discavage
  • Nancy Dunbar
  • Jan Farron
  • Fred and Mary Jane Ferlic
  • Tony Fitts and Ramona Payne
  • Martha Foreman
  • Stephen and Barbara Fredman
  • Jody and Mike Freid
  • Mrs. L. Craig Fulmer
  • Rodney and Carol Ganey
  • Van Gates
  • Gates Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
  • William and Leslie Gitlin
  • Maggie and Steve Goldberg
  • Frank Greene
  • Trent Grocock
  • Loren and Ann Hamel
  • Janice and Larry Harding
  • Drs. James and Holly Harris
  • Dan Hektor and Tela Schulman-Hektor
  • Jennifer and Frederick Helmen
  • Steven and Ann Herendeen
  • Linda Higbee
  • Mary Suzanne Horan
  • Keim and Sylvia Houser
  • Duane and Beth Huffer
  • Dr. and Mrs. Tom Hughes
  • Interstate Asphalt
  • Nancy Johnson
  • Thomas and Nondas Lynn Joyner
  • Carol and Craig Kapson
  • Bob and Pat Kill
  • Richard and Susan Klepinger
  • Susan K. Kratz
  • Trevor and Kim Kubatzke
  • Richard Lamanna
  • Philip and Becky Laney
  • Drs. Gail English and Nels Leininger
  • John Lloyd
  • Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lux
  • Ursula and Daniel Madejczyk
  • Paul and Jessica Maich
  • Jason and Kirsten Marker
  • John Mastrojohn and Mike Davids
  • Wade Mayberry
  • Dr. Debra and Rodney McClain
  • Judith McDowell
  • William and Linda Meyer
  • Jane K. Miller
  • Robert Mitsch
  • Dr. and Mrs. Brian Moloney
  • Pat and Carol Moody
  • Leigh and Marcia Morris
  • Dorothy Mottl
  • Neil and Diane Orians
  • Joan Polaskey
  • Howard and Charlotte Poole
  • Dr. Yupadi Prasertwanitch
  • Claude and Mary Renshaw
  • The Honorable James W. Rieckhoff
  • Charles Rizzo
  • Judith Robert
  • June Rollinger
  • Steve and Connie Rufenbarger
  • The Paul Saltzgaber Memorial Fund for Reading, Writing and the Arts
  • Dan and Nancy Schmelter
  • Kenton and Sally Schreck
  • Cari and Barry Shein
  • James and Patricia Short
  • Tom** and Maria Slager
  • William and Jennifer Squiers
  • Carolyn Stacik
  • Rebecca Stoltzfus and Kevin Miller
  • Perry Stow and Andrea Mather-Stow
  • George C. Stump
  • Patricia Taplick and Dan Groteke
  • Richard Treckelo
  • Susan Vanek
  • Rich and Donna Vavra-Musser
  • Peggy Weed
  • Robert F. Werner Jr. and Kathleen A. Werner
  • Martyn and Kathleen Wills

• Bronze Level ($500 +)
  • Anonymous (8)
  • Audrey Alderfer
  • Eric and Sandy Amt
  • Dottie and Tom Arnold
  • Orrin and Gwen Bailey
  • Reginald F. Bain
  • Tim and Mary Baker
  • Stephen and Nancy Ball
  • Stuart and Paula Barb
  • Joseph and Marzy Bauer
  • Tania Bengtsson
  • David and Teresa Betz
  • Anne Birky
  • Glen Blinn
  • Hayley Boling
  • Kenneth Boyd
  • Elizabeth Naquin Borger
  • Brian and Jeannelle Brady
  • George and Martha Buckingham
  • George and Patricia Burgoyne
  • Heidi Beidinger-Burnett and Bruce Burnett
  • Emily Neufeld and Drew Buscareno
  • Jeffrey and Angela Buysse
  • Deborah Cafiero
  • Terri Calkins
  • Edward and Carla Chester
  • Leslie Choitz
  • Geoff and Kathie Church
  • Kyra Clark
  • Eugene Cocanower
  • Frank and Patricia Criniti
  • Julia A. Crume
  • Dale and Mary Lou Deardorff
  • Robert Deputy
  • Ann and Paul Divine
  • Robin and Lisa Douglass
  • Greg and Mary Downes
  • Joel and Amy Duthie
  • Jill and Chris Erb
  • Diane Eskridge
  • Dorothy Feigl
  • Thomas Felger
  • Frank and Wendy Folk
  • James A. Freel and Kathryn Waltz-Freel
  • Dianna Fox
  • George and Kathy Freese
  • Robert and Sharon Froschauer
  • Victor Gamble
  • Susan L Ganser
  • Lowell and Judy Hamel
  • Joan Hardesty
  • Edward and Joan Hardig
  • Deborah Harris
  • Sharee and Frank Hartman
  • Charles S. Hayes
  • Paul and Christie Helquist
  • Kevin Hochstedler
  • Jane Hoffman
  • Martha and Scott Hollett
  • Huizenga Family Foundation
  • Elizabeth Fulnecky
  • Jane Hunter
  • Nelson Hurt
  • Michael and Janice Imgrund
  • Robert and Judith Jochem
  • Dick and Sandie Judd
  • Rowan Kelley and Amanda Miller Kelley
  • Dale and Judith Keltner
  • Maggie Kernan
  • Karl and Karen Kingsley
  • Charles and Celia Kirk
  • James and Nancy Krzyzewski
  • Stephen and Hillary Lagattuta
  • Brian and Ginger Lake
  • Alexander and Nancy Lappin
  • Michael and Karen Lemmon
  • Charles Leone
  • Robert Lerch
  • Ann and Gary Linley
  • George and Denise Lynch
  • Sara Marbach
  • William A. and Luann Mashke
  • Nathan and Sonya Mateer Rempel
  • Linda and Lowell May
  • Donald O. Maylath
  • Barbara McHugh
  • Joann and Brian McMahon
  • Stephen and Connie McTigue
  • Shari and Tom Mellin
  • Max and Lydia Mertz
  • David and Renee Millar
  • Brad and Mickey Miller
  • Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell
  • Anila and James Mondabaugh
  • Kevin and Anita Morrison
  • Mary Naquin
  • Lewis and Belle Naylor
  • Mark and Kathleen Neal
  • Nell Newton
  • Frank and Wendy Folk
  • Donald E. Nuner, Jr.
  • John and Janice O'Leary
  • Sue and Philip Panzica
  • Katherine Perry
  • Anne Petelle
  • Kathy and Thomas Platt
  • Michael Pound
  • Carol Purdy
  • Ruth J Retzke
  • Timothy and Shelly Rice
  • Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
  • Rachel Ridley
  • Jean Rogers
  • Gerald Rohan
  • Paul and Melinda Romanetz
  • Harvey and Janet Ross
  • David and Mitzi Sabato
  • Dr. William and Diane Sarnat
  • Richard and Nancy Saunders
  • Judy and Bob Schmuhl
  • Rhoda Schrag
  • Mike and Jill Schrage
  • Edward and Nancy Schultz
  • Jane Sears
  • Tania Shaum
  • Timothy and Margaret Shelly
  • Mary T. Short
  • Byron and Eloise Smith
  • Jennifer and Mark Smith
  • Ellyn Stecker and Peter Smith
  • Mark and Vicki Smucker
  • Oliver Songlingco
  • Thomas H Story
  • Rich and Donna Vavra-Musser
  • Joyce and William Veldman
  • Robert and Kathleen Wall
  • Anthony Warning
  • Charles and Mary Weber
  • John and Hannelore Weber
  • Cynthia Wendzonka
  • Phid and Jeff Wells
  • Dorothy and Dar Wiekamp*
  • Marcus Winchester
  • Jody Wiseman
  • James and Joann Wittenbach
  • Nancy Wuthrich
  • Pam and Don Wycliff
  • Sharon Yeager and Henry Veldman
  • Douglas and Janette Yoder
  • Kenneth E. Yoder
  • Linda Yoder
  • Mary Lehman Yoder
  • Kathryn and Lorenzo Zeugner

* Deceased Charter Director

** Deceased