Tales of Our Lives 2026 

Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Tales of Our Lives.

On Saturday, April 11, we hosted approximately 250 people at Northern Sky's Gould Theater, where five storytellers recounted stories that were laugh-out-loud funny, nostalgic, harrowing, and most of all, TRUE.

We witnessed bravery, connection and performance, all of which were the culmination of months of work putting the stories together and setting it to music.

Among the stories shared, we learned about resiliency after life-changing illnesses and injuries, the courage needed for personal freedom and growth, and the continual need to rediscover oneself throughout all stages of life.

No matter the circumstances, each woman demonstrated how resiliency and perseverance made them stronger and wiser.

Thank you to everyone who supported this event!

We would like to extend extra-special thanks to:

• Our storytellers: Sally Everhardus, Cherryl Fonfara, Cheri Miller, Tracey Robertson, and Betts Williams. Thank you for your honesty and courage to tell your story.
• Tadych’s Marketplace for donating flowers.
• Heidi Hodges Photography for capturing images of our event.
• Northern Sky Theater for their collaboration and support of our slammers.

We look forward to seeing you at next year’s Tales of Our Lives.

If you were inspired by the stories you heard and would like to share your own story, contact the Women’s Fund of Door County at womensfund@givedoorcounty.org or complete our volunteer form.

New Board Member Cheryl Wederquist

Born and raised in a small town close to Dayton, Ohio, Cheryl Wederquist married an Air Force officer and spent time stationed in Crete, Greece; Wiesbaden, Germany; and Bedford, England.

During this time, Cheryl completed her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Maryland, European Division. She later earned two master’s degrees from Georgetown University in business and national resourcing.

After returning to the United States, Cheryl was commissioned into the Air Force in San Antonio, TX. In 1997, she transferred to the California Air National Guard and remained on active duty until retiring in 2009. Most of her career was split between Space Command in California and the Pentagon as a public affairs officer and program manager for space programs.

After retiring from active duty, she worked for the Navy at Patuxent Naval Air Station in Southern Maryland as the Air Force/Navy liaison and project manager for several drone operations contracts.



In 2015, she met her husband-to-be, Scot, and moved to beautiful Door County. She is a member of the DCMC Auxiliary and 100+ Women Who Care and serves on the board of the Door County YMCA. Cheryl and Scot, share a passion for supporting their community, travel, and their four-legged menagerie of three dogs and four grandpups.