NCFRW - The Call to the Fall 2025 Meeting | | | From the desk of Kay Wildt, NCFRW President | |
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Catherine Herridge
Luncheon Keynote Speaker
Installation of New Officers
Catherine V. Herridge is an Emmy Award‐winning veteran investigative correspondent who covers national security and intelligence. Herridge was held in civil contempt by a US federal court for refusing to disclose her confidential sources for a series of national security reports in 2017.
As a senior investigative correspondent for CBS News from 2019-2024, Herridge’s reporting was a catalyst for legislative change affecting more than a million American veterans and civilians. The Investigative Unit’s Emmy‐nominated series “Decades of Exposure” is credited by activists and lawmakers with the passing of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act in August 2022. Part of the burn pit legislation known as the PACT ACT, the law is considered one of the largest expansions of VA healthcare and benefits for American veterans.
Herridge has reported from Afghanistan, Iraq, Qatar, Israel, Northern Ireland, Russia and the former Yugoslavia. Prior to joining CBS News, Herridge was the chief intelligence correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC), and a TV and radio correspondent for ABC News in London. In 2019, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society awarded Herridge with its annual Tex McCrary Award for excellence in journalism.
To cover stories she could not while working for a news organization, Herridge went independent and began "Catherine Herridge Reports."
A graduate of Harvard and Columbia's School of Journalism, where she founded a national security reporting scholarship, Herridge comes from a military family and lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, a West Point graduate, and their two boys.
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Gordon Chang
Keynote Dinner Speaker
Honorary Lifetime Member Dinner
China and the U.S.: War or Peace?
Gordon Chang, author and noted expert on China's government and economy, is the keynote speaker at the NCFRW dinner in Greensboro. The last time Mr. Chang was with us, a Chinese spy balloon was circuiting the USA. Let's hope this time China is less bellicose.
Chang is a frequent guest on Fox News and other major news programs, such as CBS Eye On the World with John Batchelor, where he is a regular co-host. He has given briefings at the National Intelligence Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Pentagon, and the State Department. Mr. Chang has appeared before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
Mr. Chang lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently in Shanghai, as Counsel to the American law firm Paul Weiss and earlier in Hong Kong as Partner in the international law firm Baker & McKenzie.
His writings on China and North Korea have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The National Interest, The American Conservative, Commentary, National Review, Barron's, and The Daily Beast. He is a columnist at Newsweek and writes regularly for The Hill.
HIs previous books are "Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World" and "The Coming Collapse of China," both from Random House, as well as booklets - China Is Going to War, The Great U.S.-China Tech War, and Losing South Korea, booklets released by Encounter Books.
Mr. Chang's newest book in 2024, "Plan Red: China's Project to Destroy America," will be for sale.
As always, Mr. Chang's update on China will be thought-provoking.
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Dr. Rita Renee
PowerHouse Speaker and Coach
Workshop on Leadership & Empowerment
Dr. Rita Renee is a TEDx and International Keynote Speaker, Author, and Coach known as “Your Ultimate PowerHouse Coach.”
Dr. Renee is passionate about helping women come off mute—stepping out of the shadows, off the sidelines, and onto platforms where they can share their authentic voices with confidence and authority.
With 34 years of experience in nursing, including 20 years in corporate leadership, Dr. Renee is a powerful voice for change in healthcare and women’s leadership. She holds a BSN in Nursing, an MBA, and a PsyThD in Biblical Counseling / Leadership and Organizational Development. She is a certified counselor and recipient of multiple awards, including the Women in Nursing Excellence Award, the Humanitarian Award, and the Women in Nursing Glow Award.
She has authored 14+ books, including The Power Link and PowerHouse Speaker: UNMUTE – From Shadows to Stage. She coaches emerging authors and speakers through her signature frameworks such as the Power Link Method™ and PowerHouse Speaker UNMUTE.
Dr. Renee currently serves as VP of Women Business Owners Network (WBON) of the Triangle and is President-Elect of the National Association of Women Business Owners Greater Raleigh. Renee is a monthly guest on CBS17’s My Carolina show, where she shares practical strategies for visibility, leadership, and growth.
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Don't miss this meeting!
Fall Meeting of the NCFRW Board of Directors
November 15 - 16, 2025
Sheraton - Koury Convention Center
3121 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, NC 27407
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday November 15, 2025
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Luncheon and Meeting registration – outside Ballroom
11:00 am – 11:50 am Club President’s Meeting / Treasurer’s Round Table
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Installation of Officers Luncheon
Martha Jenkins, NFRW President-Elect
Speaker: Catherine Herridge, Investigative Reporter
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Board of Directors Meeting
Workshop on Leadership & Empowerment – Dr. Rita Renee
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Free Time
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Dinner Registration for those only attending dinner
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Honorary Lifetime Dinner
Speaker: Mr. Gordon Chang
Presentation of Lifetime Honoree Awards–Mary Anne Huggins
9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Hospitality Suite
Sunday, November 16, 2025
8:30 am – 9:45 am Prayer Breakfast
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting (Elected Officers).
Who are the Board of Directors? They are all local Club Presidents, the NCGOP National Committee Woman, the NCGOP Vice Chair, our five Regional VPs, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Past President, incoming officers, all Special Committee Chairs, all Standing Committee Chairs and Special Appointees.
Board meetings are open to all NCFRW members and their registered guests.
NCFRW members and Associates.
Full members of the NCFRW have priority for reservations to the Luncheon with Catherine Herridge and the Dinner with Mr. Gordon Chang.
Associates, non-members and guests will be welcome if seating is available.
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We have kept prices as low as possible to encourage attendance.
If you are able to help sponsor this meeting, or become one of our Regents, your help will be greatly appreciated.
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JOIN THE NCFRW REGENTS PROGRAM
Heartfelt thanks to our members and friends who support NCFRW through our Regents program. You enable us to achieve our goals.
We are excited to announce that your club may be a REGENT CLUB.
Thank you to our Founding Regent Clubs:
SILVER REGENT CLUBS
CRYSTAL COAST REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB
ONSLOW REPUBLICAN WOMEN
BRONZE REGENT CLUB
FAYETTEVILLE REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB
NCFRW Regents for 2025
GOLD - Sarah Absher, Dena Barnes, Elaine Bologna, Kyshia Brassington, Stephanie Broughton, Debbie Dennis, Gay Dillard, Mary Frances Forrester, Dr. Rita Renee Gibson, Cornelia Groce, Barbara Harrison, Didi Hedrick, Kristine Hunt, Martha Jenkins, Senator Dana Jones, Diane LeBlanc, Felice Pete, Pat C. Smith, Celeste Stanley, Carol Ulrich, Angela Vacek, Ceil Wasserman, Jackie Weyhenmeyer, Kay Wildt
SILVER - Christine Adams, Jeanna Benoy, Nancy Brinkley, Christine Card, Jo Clark, Janice Craig, Ellen Donovan, Stephanie Franks, Kelly Gallimore, Angela Hawkins, Linda Hill, Margeaux Holland, Bonnie Joyner, Pam Keller, Linda McAlister, Susan Mills, Dr. Gail Morfesis, Michele Nix, Sandra Patterson, Patsy Penuel, Terri Penzenstadler, Linda Petrou, Brenda Rembert, Leisa Rowe, Cat Stash, Brenda Teague, Charli Thyne, Erica Vedeikis, Sarah Wetherby
BRONZE - Pauline Bruno, Lari Bubile, Laura Cox, Erika Dills, Cindy Edwards, Kathy Flanigan, Melissa Freeman, Kathy Gleeson, Pam Higgins, Mary Anne Huggins, Ann James, Lisa James, Carolyn Justice, Martha Miller, Anita Moody, Misty Nagy, Elizabeth Nutley, Janet Nutley, Becky Porter, Debbie Ressler, Peggy Smetana, Donna Stewart, Candace Sullivan, Marge Swierz, Toni Wall, Nancy Woody
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NCFRW Regents Program
Our special Regent Program provides additional funding to keep NCFRW dues low, fund special events, train and recruit candidates and educate voters. May pay in installments. See website to join. Become a Regent today!
Bronze Level $150
Silver Level $250
Gold Level $500
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