AAUW – Gig Harbor was founded in 1955 by Gwyneth Nightingale as a subset of the Tacoma Branch. We were awarded official branch status in 1971.
Our Past Presidents:
| 1970 – 1971 | Judy Kasperson |
| 1971 – 1973 | Pat Borgen |
| 1973 – 1977 | Janet Medcalf |
| 1977 – 1979 | Marilyn English |
| 1979 – 1981 | Thelma Gately |
| 1981 – 1983 | Charlotte Roe |
| 1983 – 1985 | Haze Cooper |
| 1985 – 1987 | Kitty Okamoto |
| 1987 – 1989 | Nancy Kuwabara |
| 1989 – 1991 | Janet MacDonald |
| 1991 – 1993 | Linda Glein |
| 1993 – 1994 | Virginia Badger and Peg Kaupp |
| 1994 – 1995 | Virginia Badger |
| 1995 – 1997 | Patricia Anderson |
| 1997 – 1998 | Beth Brouilette |
| 1998 – 2000 | Julie Buffington |
| 2000 – 2002 | Veronica Holland |
| 2002 – 2005 | Elizabeth Murray |
| 2005 – 2007 | Judy Berendsen |
| 2007 – 2008 | Veronica Holland |
| 2009 -2011 | Pat Berger |
| 2012 – 2014 | Mary Williams |
| 2014 – 2015 | Karen Anderson and Carol Stokes |
| 2015 – 2016 | Karen Anderson |
| 2016 – 2017 | Julie Buffington and Barbara Schmit |