Project Rennwish
Corporate Officers


President
John Dunkle

Mr. Dunkle graduated from Boston University in 1980 and went on to product and senior management positions within several major corporations including Nashua Corporation, Hunt Chemical Corporation, Centronics Data Computer Corporation and Genicom Corporation.

Currently, Mr. Dunkle is founder and President of Workgroup Strategic Services, Inc., an executive management consulting and strategic planning firm. Based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, its list of clients includes many major hardware and software vendors in the United States, Europe and the Far East. Throughout the years of operation, he has consulted to dozens of senior executives within major industry manufacturers and suppliers including: IBM, Dell Computer, Hewlett-Packard/Compaq, Microsoft, Apple Computer, Xerox, Fujitsu, Sharp, Sony, Hyundai, Toshiba and a host of other major vendors and worldwide corporations.

Within the last several years, Mr. Dunkle has been solicited and sought after as the key note speaker at technology industry conferences throughout the world including Japan, Europe and the USA.

Mr. Dunkle with his wife Jennifer, most recently owned, operated and hosted one of the predominant and most pervasive automotive websites on the Internet - Rennlist.com. This Internet portal provides discussion forums, classifieds, Memberships and Sponsor programs for Porsche™ enthusiasts from throughout the world. Today, the site enjoys daily visits from hundreds of thousands of users, members and enthusiasts worldwide.  The site has been in continuous operation since May of 1998 and was sold to a major corporation November of 2008.


Treasurer
Donald Watson

Don Watson is a graduate of Western New England College in Springfield, MA with a Master's Degree in Finance and Marketing. He did his undergraduate studies at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. After a short employment at Friendly Ice Cream Corp as an Assistant Manager, he was called to active duty in the USAF during the Berlin Crisis in 1961, serving in France, Germany and Tripoli.

Upon his return, he worked as General Manager or President of several manufacturing companies in Westfield, MA; Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Chicago; and Seattle, WA. Among his Chief Executive duties he was also the chief negotiator for labor contracts with several unions across the country

He and his wife Cynthia purchased a nearly bankrupt envelope manufacturing company in Seattle and successfully built it to a $14,000,000 multi-facility operation before selling it to a Nationally known manufacturer in 1997. During those years he brought on new accounts such as Microsoft, Boeing, Bank of America, Safeco Insurance, and acquired the entire paper products contract for the State of Washington.

During his career Don was involved with the Rotary Club and when his turn came in Seattle to provide a guest speaker, he convinced Bill Gates to take an hour out of his busy day to demonstrate the then new Windows 98.

During his 40 years in the paper and envelope manufacturing industry he was a member of the National Paper Trade Association; served as President of the Philadelphia Paper Trade Group; Vice President of the New York and Eastern Envelope Manufacturer's Association; Committee chairman of the Envelope Manufacturer's Association, and the Envelope Industry of America, and member of the Boston Paper Trade Association.

Don retired from the business world in 1997, but remains active in the Rotary Club and owns a small consulting operation. He is also a Moderator and Administrator of 3 sports car forums, and is an amateur photographer.

Don and Cynthia, his wife, have been married for 50 years, and currently reside in New London, NH and Naples, FL. They have 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren.


Secretary
Robert Petterson

Dr. Robert Petterson is a 1969 graduate of Seattle Pacific University. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Covenant Theological Seminary in 1974. He earned a Doctor of Divinity degree from Fuller Seminary in 1985. He was included in the Who’s Who of College and Universities in 1974 and Outstanding Young Men in America in 1979.

He was ordained as a teaching elder in the RPCES in 1974. He served as the Senior Pastor of Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1974-1993. He was the Senior Pastor of Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 1993-1999. He is currently the Senior Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida.

As an educator, he has served as an adjunct professor in the D.Min. program of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He was one of the founders of the Presbyterian Youth Leadership Camps. He has served as the Moderator of the Southwest Presbytery of the RPCES, and the Midwest and Oklahoma Presbyteries of the PCA. He has served as committee chair of the Candidates and Credentials and MNA committees of those Presbyteries.

Most recently, Dr. Petterson spent three years as the East Coast President of Mastermedia International in New York City, where he carried on a ministry to key leaders in the film and television industry. He serves on the Board of Oversees Council, an organization that establishes seminaries and theological graduate schools in developing nations. He has been a visiting lecturer in institutions of higher learning in numerous countries. He is a sought after conference speaker both internationally and in the USA.

He is married to his wife of 35 years, Joyce Ann, and his a 24 year-old daughter, Rachael Elizabeth, who is currently in the Peace Corps.