Current Board

		Sharon Loeschen, USA, President Sharon Loeschen is fulfilling her third term as a Board member. In addition to being on the Board, she is the co-creator of the “Enriching Your Relationship with Yourself and Others” psycho-educational program and the author of The Satir Process. By training she is a clinical social worker and has a private practice in Southern California.
		Jeremy Kredentser, Canada, Vice President Jeremy Kredentser is serving his first year on the board. Currently a practicing physician in Winnipeg, Canada, he has been involved with Satir learning for 25+ years, and has traveled to many parts of the world to study and make friends in our world community.
		Becky Winant, USA, Secretary Becky Winant is serving her first term on the board. She has been practicing her individual application of the Satir Process model for over 15 years and is still learning. Working as a software architect, whose job is to influence others in a large organization, provides opportunity and lots of learning. Using her love of visual arts, she has developed posters and other graphics for the Virginia Satir Global Network.
		Pat Medvick, USA Pat Medvick is serving her first term on the board. She has academic training in biology, biological oceanography, animal behavior, and computer science. Over 15 years ago awareness of the people factor in software development drove her to training in Virginia Satir process models. She now includes these models in her computer engineering courses at a small college to clarify team interactions and to instill awareness of the importance of personal interactions.
		Jeff McFarland, USA, Treasurer
		Duane Osterlind, USA, Director Duane Osterlind, LMFT ASAT is serving his first year as a board member. Duane Osterlind maintain a group psychotherapy practice in Long Beach, California. Duane uses the Satir process in his work in helping individuals, couples and families recover from process addictions and trauma.
		Regina Ragan-Taggart, USA, Director Regina Ragan Taggart is serving her first term on the board. She is Executive Director of Satir Institute of the Southeast in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Regina is a clinical social worker in private practice and has designed a skills based self-esteem group for children and adolescents based on the Satir Growth Model.
		Joyce Rauth-Fears, USA, Office Administrator Upon retiring from 35+ years in the Kitchen/Interior Design business I was offered the position of office administrator for the Virginia Satir Global Network. My sister and her husband have been active members for a number of years using some of Virginia’s teaching to help me through some rough spots on my life path. I look forward to being of service to the organization and in connecting to as many members as possible.