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.