Sweden Day Committee Members

Executive Committee

President: Dr. Nina Hallesson Prasso

Vice President: Robin Abrahamsen

Secretary / Public Relations: Yvonne Ericson Dryden

Treasurer /Immediate Past President: Elaine Lindquist McGrath

Historian: Yvonne Ericson Dryden

Committee Chairs

Allsång Musical Director: Dr Nina Hallesson Prasso

Children’s Activities: Volunteers

Food, Beverage, Grounds: The Strand

Majstång & Decorations: Abrahamsen, Loriel and Rina families

Raffles: Elin and Jason Rina, Gary Abrahamsen, Lena Lorieul, Kathryn Brown and Susan Brown

Scholarships: Yvonne Ericson Dryden & Elaine McGrath

Sound Technician: Wayne Soderlund

SwedenDayNY.com Webmaster: Chad Widman

Facebook Administrator: Jeanne Eriksson Widman Andersen / Chad Widman

 

Past Presidents / Years Served

1941-1943: Ralph Pearson (Founder of Sweden Day)

1944-1954: Dr. Harry Berglind

1955-1961: Melcher Stanberg

1962-1965: Ralph Pearson

1966-1976: Gustav A. Kvalden

1977-1991: Gustav A. Johnson

1992-2001: Jeanne Eriksson Widman Andersen

2002-2006: Ken Johnson

2006-2008: Elaine Lindquist McGrath

2008-2009: Jeanne Eriksson Widman Andersen & Elaine Lindquist McGrath

 2010-2014: Elaine Lindquist McGrath

2015-Present: Dr. Nina Hallesson Prasso