> Janet Fregulia on Sept. 1 was named the eighth Grand Chancellor in the 92-year history of the Women of the Moose, replacing Tonie Ewoldt, who retired Aug. 31 after nearly seven years in the office.

Fregulia’s appointment was announced by Kurt Wiebe, Moose International’s Vice President/Fraternal Operations, who noted that Fregulia’s selection had been unanimously endorsed by both the Grand Council of the Women of the Moose, and its Advisory Board consisting of recent Past Grand Regents of the 490,000-member organization.

Fregulia had served most recently as Director of Fraternal Fundraising for Moose Charities, but had been a member of Women of the Moose senior staff at Moose International headquarters from 1996 to 2004, and an active WOTM volunteer in her home state of California for nearly 30 years before that. A native of London, Ontario, Fregulia emigrated to the U.S. as a young girl in 1955 and is a naturalized American citizen. She joined Petaluma, CA Chapter 574 in 1968, immediately taking a committee chairmanship at age 23. She served through the Chapter’s chairs over the next five years, attaining the Academy of Friendship Degree in 1970, the College of Regents Degree in 1974, and the Star Recorder Degree in 1978.

Fregulia served as Deputy Grand Regent for California/Nevada in 1987-88, and as a member of the Grand Council from 1994-96. Meanwhile, Fregulia’s husband rank was also rising in the ranks of the California/Nevada Moose Association, serving as its President in 1992-93.

The Fregulias moved east from Petaluma to northern Illinois in fall 1996, as Jan was chosen by then-Grand Chancellor Tempie Peer to the newly created WOTM post of Director of Sports and Ritual. She was promoted by Ewoldt to Director of Chapter Development in fall 1999. Just one year ago this fall, Fregulia had accepted the new Moose Charities post of Director of Fraternal Fundraising.

From 1997 on, Fregulia endeared herself to International Convention audiences with her hilarious Shining Star Night turns as a comedic emcee with Director of Marketing /Membership Development Bill Airey. Together, they portrayed Snow While and Prince Charming, Nell and Dudley DoRight, Dorothy and the Cowardly Lion, and more.

Prior to coming to Moose International in 1996, Fregulia had held management positions in both sales and purchasing in the construction industry in California since the early 1970s.

The Fregulias are the parents of a grown son and daughter. Frank Jr. is a U.S. Army officer stationed in Virginia; Donna is a certified nursing professional in St. Charles, IL. The Fregulias also have a 14-year-old grandson.

Tonie Ewoldt

Ex-Consultant Reeder Named Director of Education, Veteran Staffers Morgan, Zaininger Among Retirees

Corporate training professional Lynne Reeder was named on Sept. 1 as Moose International’s new Director of Fraternal Education, filling a post vacated last spring by the departure of Michael Reemts.


Lynne Reeder

Reeder’s appointment was announced the day after a lunch was held honoring 17 departing Moose International staffers--all age 55 or more-- who accepted an early-retirement option. Among them were James Morgan, Director of Community Service and the Moose Legion; and 36-year Moose staffer Robert Zaininger, longtime Curator of the Museum of Moose History and variously a Mooseheart caregiver, teacher, coach and administrator over the years.

Reeder has already worked closely with numerous Moose staff and volunteers on an independent-consulting basis for the last several months, primarily in the creation of training CDs for the fraternity’s new electronic membership-management system for Lodges, Chapters and Moose Legions known as LCL.net. She spoke at the 2005 International Convention in Las Vegas on the new system, and training procedures on it.

Reeder reports to Vice President/Fraternal Operations Kurt Wiebe, who said of her: “Lynne headed the development of tutorials, manuals, trainers’ guides and job aids, and was involved in all the installation procedures . . . She knows how our new technology is supposed to work and requires little if any orientation on our systems and processes.

Reeder has 15 years’ experience in corporate training, both as principal of her own firm, IntellaLearn, and in training- and learning-director positions with four different private-sector firms. She has developed web and computer-based training, instructor-led coursework, business-process re-design, and resource materials. she is affiliated with both the American Society of Training and Development, and the International Society of Performance and Instruction. She is a member of the Women of the Moose at Yorkville, IL Chapter 2017.

Morgan, who had directed the Moose International Community Service Program since 1995, was best known in recent years for continuing to develop the Moose Youth Awareness Program; for his administration of the fraternity’s involvement in the Yellowstone Youth Conservation Corps; for developing the Moose Millennium magic program prior to the turn of the 21st century; and for developing the popular Tommy Moose, Donny Moose and Ronny Moose programs. Since 1998, Morgan had also served as producer/director of the annual Moose International Shining Star program.

Morgan, member since 1976 of Whitehall, OH Lodge 1245, came to Moose International headquarters in 1986 as a Deputy Supreme Secretary. He later served as Assistant Director of the former Membership Department, and became Assistant Director of Community Service in 1990. In addition to his fulltime duties, Morgan had volunteered his time as an adult leader of the Boy Scouting program at Mooseheart.

Zaininger, a 1965 graduate of Mooseheart High School, returned to the Child City in 1969 for a full career of service to the Moose after earning his bachelor’s degree. He served as an in-home Mooseheart caregiver, a football and wrestling coach, a business-education teacher, dean of students, recreation director, Assistant Superintendent for a decade under the late Supt. Michael Sestak, and for a brief period in 1980, acting Superintendent.

He had served since 1991 as Curator of the Museum of Moose History. From 2000 to 2005 he was Associate Director of Moose Charities; he served also as scholarship coordinator for Mooseheart graduates, and coordinated the R. Robert Dale Scholarship program for qualifying sons and daughters of Moose families. Most recently, he had been an Assistant Director of the new Marketing & Membership Development Department.

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