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nature led her to numerous WAC committees through the years and eventually onto the Executive Board. "Rose represents so much of the lifecycle of WAC members and will be wonderful in the role of Chairwoman," WAC President & CEO Chuck Nelson says. "She's been ac- tive in all areas of the WAC as an individual, then a couple, and now a family." A PLACE TO BELONG Rose Mitchell and Frank Yon started dating in 2008. Frank joined the Club shortly thereaer, but Rose made the terms very clear. "I made sure he knew if we broke up, the Club was mine," she says with a smile. "It was like a pre- nup for dating." Frank proposed a year later during a trip to Europe. In France, the couple attended a family wedding. In Germany, they celebrated Oktoberfest in Munich. And in Austria, they visited the same boarding house in Salzburg where Rose's parents fell in love. at last stop ended up being the most important. At the boarding house, Rose and Frank discovered old letters writ- ten by Rose's mom to the inn's house mother, "e Baron- ess." Aerward, the couple visited Fortress Hohensalzburg, where they found themselves alone on a balcony overlook- ing the countryside. ere, Frank presented his late father's wedding band and asked Rose to marry him. "It was a really special day," Rose says. e couple wed the following year in Portland, Oregon. Close friend and fellow WAC member Tom Osmon officiat- ed the ceremony. A few years later, when it was Tom's turn to marry, Rose returned the favor. "We love spending time with our friends," Rose says. "ey're really like our second family." Rose and Frank now have two children, 7-year-old Catherine and 4-year-old Everett. Friends oen refer to the family as "the Yonchells," a cheeky portmanteau that solidi- fies their place as a 21st century clan. "We're a tight-knit foursome," Rose says. "We do almost everything together." During rugby season, weekends consist of Seawolves matches—Frank is a former rugby player and the family has season tickets—and frequent gatherings with friends and extended family. Sailing with friends and evenings at the driving range are also family favorites.