The following individuals are the founding mothers of the NEPWGA.
- Sonia Dessen-Valley
- Linda Gicking-Valley
- Audry Laputka-Valley
- Alice Corbett-Scranton
- Peg O’Connor Fletcher-Scranton
- Kathleen Maloney-Wyoming Valley
- Mollie Tinsley-Wyoming Valley
- Emma Heil-Elmhurst
- Margaret Karnafel-Elmhurst
- Dorothy Rosenstein-Glen Oak
- Marian Demko-Glen Oak
- Edith Serino-Fox Hill
- Adele Lippi-Fox Hill
- Reva Smulowitz-Irem
- Sally DeWitt-Irem
- Ellie McKeage-Irem
- Dorothy Roberts-Irem