April Chair of the Month: Nominees
We are so proud of the work they do in their communities! Here are the beautiful testimonies their nominators submitted:
Shannon Cieko
Wayne County, MI
Shannon is the Queen of Awareness. She works with everyone to spread awareness regarding our schools and the things kids are having to endure. She's calm and super knowledgeable which allows her to effectively communicate with all people. She has shown grace under fire and continues to stand strong for truth. She has a gift for networking. I've met so many amazing M4L women throughout my state and our country, but I feel so blessed to call Shannon my friend. I jokingly refer to her as the Godmother of MI, because she always knows what's going on within our state. I'm very proud of her for never giving up and for always approaching current circumstances with a positive "Can Do" attitude.
Kim Georgeton
Hamilton, OH
Kim is currently running for US Congress District 2. She has done a ton of work in Hamilton including endorsing eight school board candidates with two wins, delivering more than 6,000 pocket constitutions, and increasing members/engagements from four to 100.
She also accomplished this after taking over the chapter:
Recruited Treasurer
Recruited Secretary
Setup EIN and Square
Setup email list
Setup website
Assisted candidates
Organized speakers: Linda Hausfeld, Darby Boddy, Lauren Bowen, Turning Point, Linda Rumpf, and Lisa Ibold
Britni Granquist
Dakota, MN
She is one of the most fearless and hard working young mothers I have ever met.
Amber Infusino
Kenosha County, WI
Amber is very involved in her community and watches over the Kenosha School Board with her team. I see their posts about what is going on in their area and how they engage with their members. I personally reach out to Amber on a regular basis to get advice on topics and on how as a newer chapter we can approach issues. She always makes herself available to help me out, and I am sure she does that for others. It can be daunting sometimes on all the issues we want to address, so it is extremely helpful to have a seasoned chapter chair to get advice from when needed. We are trying to build better communication across the 11 chapters in WI, as well as expand; I am super glad to have her on our team.
Gayle Madison
St. Louis County, MN
I would like to nominate Gayle Madison, because she was willing to enter a space that she wasn't totally comfortable with, she has a heart for the preservation of our country and freedom, and a concern that our children's children will not be able to live and function in a free society. Instead of sitting on her couch or in her beautiful garden space she created, she stepped up and said she was willing to do the hard work of being on the computer, trying to figure out how to get a chapter up and running, monitoring our Facebook page for trolls, and doing the daily work of posting information so our group will be informed. She works tirelessly through many glitches to get the job done. She also promotes [the organization] and talks to everyone she can about Mom's. Because of her efforts we successfully found a perfect candidate to run for school board in the fall election. On the side, she devotes time to election integrity in our state by being on ballot boards and registering absentee ballets. She has suffered many health set backs during our year long journey so far, but she keeps plugging and hasn't resigned her position as chair because of [her set backs]. She encourages our members and shows appreciation for every little endeavor. We are a small group, but we believe in prayer and that the Lord can use each one of us if we're willing. [Gayle] is a wonderful example of willingness to do whatever it takes to protect and fight for our children.
Paige Miller
Hamilton County, IN
She is the chapter chair whose quote in their newsletter was the shot heard around the country, and the word Nazi became a word to describe our group. She persevered and was recognized at the last Summit. She has supported me as I am not a teacher and trying to just get members of my community over their fear as we are truly a grassroots chapter in every sense of the word. She has been a great resource and showed up to support me at a school board meeting as I am the only one in my community that speaks up in our little Tipton county. [Paige] is always so supportive. She has created partnerships with our government leaders and representatives, and if a certain candidate gets elected as our next governor, she will be running our department of education here in Indiana. [Paige] exemplifies a true warrior.
