Sacramento German Genealogy Society

SGGS Organizational Structure

 
Building Blocks of an Organization
 
Board of Directors Officers Teams Guiding Documents
  • Policy
  • Oversight
  • Planning
  • Carry out specific duties and responsibilities.
  • Work together to manage a specific area or accomplish an objective.
  • Can be standing (permanent) or ad hoc (temporary).
  1. Government laws and regulations
  2. SGGS' Articles of Incorporation (purpose)
  3. SGGS' Bylaws (operation)
  4. SGGS' policies and procedures
 
org chart
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Green boxes: Those assigned to the green boxes are liasons to the board for the indicated position and those
which report to them.
 
A detailed version of the organization structure follows below. 
Click on the red link to display the position's description.
Display a list of
past volunteers. 
 
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Ingeborg Carpenter
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Charles Haussler
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Kristy Cole
 
(ad hoc)
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currently inactive
 
 
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vacant 
Help needed
 
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vacant 
Help needed
 
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Annie Brenneis
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(ad hoc)
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2 members
 
 
 
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Catalog: Rick Hanson
Payment Clerks:
Rick Hanson
 
 
 
 
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Rick Hanson
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Rick Hanson
 
 
 
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Rick Hanson
 
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vacant 
 
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vacant 
 
 
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Rick Hanson (acting)
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Badges: Bev Lorens
Badges: Marianne Gaertner
 
 
 
 
 
         
 
 
Communications: 
Customer Support: Rick Hanson
Mailing: Rick Hanson
Outreach: Dr. George Meyer
 
 
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vacant
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Leader: vacant
Member: Lisa Gorrell 
Consultant: Bill Cole
Help needed
 
 
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Mary Bernthal
 
 
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NGS: Ingeborg Carpenter
IGGP: 
Annie Brenneis
IGGP: Ingeborg Carpenter
SRGC: Ingeborg Carpenter
SRGC: Rick Hanson
 
 
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vacant
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Leader: vacant 
Consultant: Bill Cole
 
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vacant 
Help needed
 
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vacant 
Help needed
 
 
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Eleanor Hedenkamp
Kathleen Cahill
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Co-chairs:
   Content Editor: Kathleen Cahill
   Layout Editor: Eleanor Hedenkamp
Team members:
   Charles Haussler
   Don Reh
   Doug Nicol
   Dr. George Meyer
   Ingeborg Carpenter
   Lisa Gorrell
   Mary Bernthal
   Rick Hanson
     
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Charles Haussler
 
 
 
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vacant
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vacant
 
 
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vacant
 
 
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Meetings: vacant
Mail order: vacant
Shipping: Lisa Gorrell
Shipping: vacant
Help needed
   
 
 
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vacant
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vacant
Help needed
 
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Don Reh
 
 
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vacant
Help needed
 
 
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Rick Hanson
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see below table
 
 
 
Support Experts
The following individuals provide support to all SGGS volunteers in the indicated areas.
Editing - document  
Editing - image  
Editing - video Rick Hanson (iMovie)
Equipment setup
Rick Hanson
and committee under training
Facebook
Mary Bernthal (editor & admin)
Rick Hanson (admin)
Laptop computer Rick Hanson (provides his personal one)
Membershp database
Rick Hanson
Terry Koberstein (reports)
Brian Hansen (if needed)
Membershp - email
Rick Hanson
P.O. box Rick Hanson
Safe deposit box Closed
SGGS Cloud Rick Hanson and the other system admins
Storage Unit
Rick Hanson
System Adminstrator
• log-in access to all non-bank online accounts
• provides general technology expertise
Rick Hanson
TechSoup.org (purchasing) Rick Hanson
Training Rick Hanson
Trello Rick Hanson
Video recording Rick Hanson
Website - general editing
                & configuration
Rick Hanson (acting webmaster)
Don Reh (library database)
Website - calendar
Rick Hanson
Website - library catalog
Don Reh
Website - newsletter (Der Bote)
Elle Hedenkamp
Website - store Rick Hanson
Zoom
Rick Hanson
 
 
Page last updated: Jan 19, 2026 rh