Meet your District 8 Board members


Do you have questions about bridge in District 8? Suggestions for ways to promote our game, improve tournaments, increase membership?

The volunteers on our District 8 Board of Directors welcome your ideas. Below is a list of Board members and appointees with links to their email addresses. Feel free to contact the officers or the representatives from your Unit to share your concerns, complaints and compliments -- or just to thank them for their service.

District 8 Board

Officers


President
 Debbie Romero, Clarkson Valley MO  


Vice-President
Martha Leary, Urbana IL


Secretary/Treasurer
Debbie Avery, Champaign IL

Unit
Directors

Greater
St. Louis

Unit 143


Mike Carmen, St. Louis


Linda Seibert, Olivette MO


  Debbie Romero, Clarkson Valley MO   

Northern
Indiana

Unit 154


Kim Grant, Fort Wayne IN


Richard Ellis
, Kokomo IN


Chuck Briggs, Hobart IN

Central
Illinois

Unit 208


Ron Sholes
, Springfield IL


Carole Sholes
, Springfield IL


Martha Leary, Urbana IL

Southern
Illinois-
Paducah

Unit 223


Jay Coleman, Hutsonville IL



Marcia Darnell, Murray KY



Ron Brotherson
Paducah KY

Northwest
Illinois
Unit 239


Karl Dencker, Lake in the Hills IL 


 Rajahneen Dencker, Lake in the Hills IL  



John Pree, St.Charles IL

  Committee  
   chairs &
    appointees     


ACBL Board Member
Georgia Heth, Morton IL


Recorder
Milton Zlatic, St. Louis MO


Appellate Chair
 Hugh Williams, Carbondale IL


Tournament Coordinator
Chris Patrias, St. Charles MO


Youth Bridge
Christopher Shaw, Carlinville IL


Advocate & web editor
Karen Walker, Champaign IL

Board of Governors delegates

John Kinst, Batavia IL

Margaret Hansell, Champaign IL

Neil Whittle, Carol Stream IL

Special Event Coordinators

North American Pairs:  Martha Leary

Grand National Teams: Georgia Heth

Sectional at Clubs: Scott Davis


 

 

About the Board

The Board is made up of three officers, 15 Unit representatives (three from each of District 8's five Units) and appointees with special responsibilities. They meet three times a year at District regionals to conduct business, plan tournaments and sponsor programs that benefit our members. Their work includes:

  Overseeing our four annual regional tournaments:
   Champaign IL -- last week of May (ending on Memorial Day)
   Crystal Lake IL & Paducah KY (split) -- third week of June
   St. Louis MO -- third week of August
   Fort Wayne IN
-- third week of September

  Sponsoring District-wide events:
   Grand National Teams -- first weekend in May (or last weekend in April if April 30 is a Saturday)
   North American Pairs -- second weekend in November
   Sectional-at-Clubs -- first week of February and first week of November at local clubs
   Charity Weeks -- held at local clubs

  Funding travel awards to members who represent District 8 in the national finals of the Grand National Teams and North American Pairs.

  Keeping members informed through this newsletter, the District 8 Online web site, social media and local club managers.

  Carrying out bridge promotions, charitable activities, education programs and membership recruitment and retention efforts.