Our Vision
Fort Wayne Sister Cities International, Inc. endeavors to create connections with its partnering cities abroad and envisions that through people-to-people interactions, the development of friendships and mutual understandings will deepen and build global cooperation and promote world peace.
A Discussion With Past and Present FWSCI Leadership
President Mary Encabo Bischoff sat down with past FWSCI leaders to discuss the creation of Fort Wayne Sister Cities and the development of relationships with Sister and Friendship cities of: Takaoka, Japan; Plock, Poland; Gera, Germany; Taizhou, China; and Mawlamyine, Myanmar. Panelists include Howard Chapman, Founder and Past President and Emeritus Member and Director; Dorothy Kittaka, past President of the Board; and Thomas Herr, past President of the Board.
Board of Directors
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Melissa Rinehart
President
Board Member | 2022 - Present
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Allison DePrey Singleton
Vice President
Board Member 2024 - Present
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Jamie Fleming
Board Member | 2022 - Present
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Steve Kucharski
Finance Committee Chair
Board Member | 2023 - Present
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Ami Winebrenner
Plock Committee Chair
Board Member | 2017-2022
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Joan Lewis
Gala Committee Chair
Board Member | 2021 - Present
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Josh Wickersham
Board Member | 2022 - Present
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Helen Frost
Mawlamyine Committee Chair
Board Member | 2024 - Present
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Emily Hassenzahl
Gera Committee Chair
Board Member | 2023 - Present
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Carissa Richardson Lahrman
Chapman Exchange Admin
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Angie Harrison
Marketing Committee Chair
Board Member | 2024- Present
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Martha Lemert
Board Member | 2024 - Present
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Matt Schiebel
Board Member
2025 - Present
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Joey Klinger
Board Member | 2023 - Present
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Dave Gong
Board Member
2025 - Present
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Deb Boyd
Treasurer
2025 - Present
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Susannah Arthur
Takaoka Committee Chair
Board Member | 2025 - Present
Directors Emeritus
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Mary Ball Brant
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Howard Chapman
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Richard Conklin
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Gabriel Delobbe
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Don Doxsee
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Ladonna Huntley James
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Noel Knox
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Toyoharu Tamura
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Tom Herr
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Dorothy Kittaka
