SI Presidents Gallery
Celebrating the Legacy of Leadership
Soroptimist International has been privileged to have had many extraordinary women serve as SI Presidents throughout its rich and inspiring history. Their visionary leadership, dedication, and unwavering commitment to advancing the mission of Soroptimist International have shaped the organisation and impacted lives around the world. This page is a tribute to each of these remarkable leaders — honouring their contributions, celebrating their achievements and preserving their legacies for generations to come.
Siew Yong Gnanalingam
SI President 2024-25
Maureen Maguire
President 2022-2023
Sharon Fisher
President 2019 - 2021
Mariet Verhoef-Cohen
SI Convention Chair 2027, President 2017 - 2019
Yvonne Simpson
Chair of SI Leadership Development Committee, President 2015 - 2017
Ann Garvie
President 2013 - 2015
Alice Wells
President 2011 - 2013
Hanne Jensbo
President 2009 - 2011
Margaret Lobo
President 2007 - 2009
Lynn Dunning
President 2005 - 2007
Joan Cromer
President 2003 - 2005
Irmeli Torssonen
President 2001 - 2003
Jane Zimmerman
President 1999 - 2021
Hilary Page
President 1997 - 1999
Patricia Daniels
President 1995 - 1997
Marie-Jeanne Bosia-Berberat
President 1993 - 1995
Jooan Banks
President 1991 - 1993
Thelma de Leeuw
President 1989 - 1991
Marilynn Hofsetter
President 1987 - 1989
Sadun Katipoglu
President 1985 - 1987
Betty Loughhead
President 1983 - 1985
Catharine Salt
President 1981 - 1983
Dorothy Kissinger
President 1979 - 1981
Hilda Richardson
President 1977 - 1979
Muriel Morse
President 1975 - 1977
Lida Brambilla-Longoni
President 1973 - 1975
Ethel Lord
President 1971 - 1973
Gunnel Hazelius-Berg
President 1969 - 1971
Marion Stallard
President 1967 - 1969
Dora Lewis
President 1964 - 1967
Elisabeth Hoeter
President 1960 - 1964
Violet Parkes
President 1956 - 1960
Gertrude Huitt
President 1952 - 1956