Meet the Board

Nancy Hathcok

President

Committee Chair: Scholarship & Youth Outreach

Nancy Hathcock is a native Californian who grew up in what was a small but growing town El Monte. She grew up in the foot steps of her father, brother, aunts and uncles that had all attended El Monte High School. Their active legacies in high school government, sports & theater were hers to follow.

From High School Nancy went on to California State University at Long Beach to earn a Bachelors Degree and Master of Arts Degree in Theater. While in College she was involved in developing her departments Student Advisory Board and was instrumental for the success of a weekly Showcase performance and meeting. She was awarded the “Golden Nugget Award” for outstanding Student Leadership. While in HIgh School & College Nancy also hosted a weekly Christian Radio Program on KRKD, AM & FM in Los Angeles for ten years. Today she teaches twice a year at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSULB a theater production class.

Nancy retired from the Real Estate Industry as a Centurion Recipient for Office Management several times by Century 21 and also a Certified Instructor for the Century 21 Corporation. After her retirement she became the Activity Director for Park Pacific Tower, a low income residential community for senior citizens. This is a position she loves and works hard at to present great day trips, parties, physical fitness programs and monthly concerts for the residents.

Nancy is committed to continue to build our Federation as a grass roots movement. In the Spirit of our own Susan B. Anthony to promote and educate the public in Republican ideals.

Mari Barke

1st Vice President Programs

Mari works for the California Policy Center, a non-partisan think tank. She is the Director of their CLEO project, which educates locally elected officials.

She was elected to the Orange County Board of Education in June 2018, where she currently serves as Board President.

Mari is on the board of directors for New Majority and the Cypress Chamber of Commerce and is an Ambassador for the Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce. She also an active member of the Lincoln Club of Orange County.

She was a National Delegate in 2016 and has been selected again to be a National Delegate for Trump in 2020.

She and her husband Jeff are high school sweet hearts, live in Rossmoor and have two grown children.

Jennifer Barnes

2nd Vice President/Membership

Saundra Stark

Sunshine Chair

Theresa Murphy

Financial Advisor

I was born in Nebraska and came to California as a small child and lived throughout Ventura, Los Angeles and the OC until I came to college and met my husband Jim at CSULB and we have been married for 50years. We have four grown children and 7 grandchildren. Jim and I moved to Rossmoor in 1983 and I became involved with Precious Life in 1989 and have been with them ever since serving the homeless pregnant adult woman and her children. I served as a founding member of Los Alamitos Grad Night Committee and then as the treasurer for 13 years while our children were in high school. I am currently serving on the OC Homeless Issues Task Force as well as a member of Los Alamitos Chamber and Chair of the Cypress Chamber.

A fun fact is that my husband and I have been to three inaugurations and what a wonderful experience.

I enjoy being involved with the WOCRWF because I am able to share values of America as she was founded and work to preserve the Constitution of the USA.

Christine Barnes

Treasurer

A native Californian, Chris’ parents legally emigrated to the United States from Mexico where the family resided in East Los Angeles. With a degree in legal procedures from East L.A. College, Chris worked as a legal secretary for more than 25 years. Married to the love of her life for 52 years, they had two children and four grandchildren. As a long-time La Palma resident Chris has always been considered the importance of civic duty. She was CEO for two very active chambers of commerce: La Palma and Los Alamitos. Chris also served as La Palma mayor while on its city council. Currently, she is a member of the Cypress Education Foundation, a position Chis has held since 1989.