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Board Members
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Kay Hill is our Chapter's President and previously served as Vice-President and Chair of the Promotions Committee. She is a pediatric Registered Nurse and spends her time at home caring for her furry family of cats and dogs. She began ballroom dancing with her husband Jason 3 years ago and currently takes lessons with Judy Zwick. Her favorite dances are waltz and samba.
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Vice President
Nancy Pencoe
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Nancy Pencoe is Chapter Vice President and teaches biology at the University of West Georgia.
Previously, she served for six months as President of the Greater Atlanta Chapter. Nancy was instrumental
in organizing the Metro Atlanta DanceSport Chapter, the second USA Dance chapter in the Atlanta area. In
addition to her duties as President, Nancy has collected and organized the Chapter’s extensive music
collection and created our outstanding dance music CDs. Nancy has been ballroom dancing for about 12 years. She competes in International standard in Pro-Am competitions with her instructor, Jari Muller. |
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April Piniella is our Chapter's Secretary. She works as a Legal
Assistant and has been ballroom dancing for 2 1/2 years. She is
currently taking lessons from Rainier Rics and her favorite dances are waltz, viennese waltz, and bolero. She is hoping to start competing
this year in the international standard division.
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Secretary
April Piniella
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Treasurer
Mark Garber |
Mark Garber has been a volunteer for Atlanta Metro Dancesport since it was founded. He is the chairman of the competition committee. He competes in dancesport competitions with his partner Judy Stevens. Mark is the webmaster for the Atlanta Metro Dancesport website. He takes lessons with Jim Richmond and Hannah Cole. Mark is a software developer and part time instructor at Kennesaw State University and Lanier Technical College where he teaches computer technology and math. He has a small company which develops software for on-line registration and management of amateur sporting events including dancesport competitions. He has also developed the membership software for USA Dance which is used nationally.
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Board Member
Shannan Collier
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Board Member
Sheila Zercoe
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Sheila Zercoe is a veterinarian and the owner of an
animal hospital in Carrollton. She formerly served as Vice President on the Board of the Greater Atlanta
Chapter. Sheila had been a swing dancer and discovered ballroom dancing (and joined USA Dance) in 2001.
Her favorite dance is bolero. She likes the variety ballroom dancing offers as well as the social
opportunities. Her goal is to begin competing next year with her instructor, Wayne Zwick. She performs
with Wayne exhibition group, Dance for Two Ballroom Theater, and also enjoys
cooking and reading.
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Jason Hill, Member-at-Large, chairs our Membership Committee. He works as a truck driver on the yard of a shipping company. He enjoys sports, especially baseball, and trying to stop his wife from bringing home more animals. He began ballroom dancing with his wife Kay 3 years ago after his friend's wedding, where he told her he'd dance with her, "if I knew how." He quickly became a fan, enjoying the challenge of learning new moves, and currently takes lessons with Judy Zwick. His favorite dances are swing and cha cha.
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Wayne Lass is a retired recording engineer, and video producer and editor. His hobbies include Model Railroading (building model trains big enough to ride!), helping his wife with her formal garden, video and audio production, and of course, dancing. He has been dancing for 2 years, and wonders “what took so long!” The more he dances, the more difficult it seems to get. But lessons with Cara Dominick are a pure joy, and always seem to help make things right. |
Barbara Lass is a Director for Shaklee Corporation, a leader in the Health and Wellness industry. Barbara skated professionally with Holiday On Ice for 7 years. She married her high school sweetheart and raised 2 sons. She taught Sunday school and bible class for 25 years. She cared for her granddaughter for 3 years, and now helps her aging mother. She still skates weekly, taking lessons in ice dance. Barbara and Wayne participated in a dance clinic at an ice dance weekend 2 years ago, and were both “hooked”. “This is an activity in which we can share the learning experience and accomplishments, and just simply enjoy together.”
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Board Member
Barbara Lass
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Board Member
Susan Johnson |
Susan Johnson, Member-at-Large, works as the project manager at a law and public policy consulting firm. She Co-Chair of the Food Committee and helps with the refreshments at our monthly parties and as well as keeping track of our music collection. While growing up, she belonged to a marching band and also did square dancing and creative dancing. Susan started ballroom dancing about two years ago and became a member of USA Dance last year. Her goal is to become an accomplished social dancer and eventually maybe try dancing in competition. In addition to ballroom dancing, Susan is a flutist who performs at church, weddings, special events and in recitals. She also sings, sews, enjoys working crossword puzzles and reading mystery novels. |
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Deirdra Yarbrough, Member-at-Large, works in the Corporate Tax Department of Georgia-Pacific. As Co-Chair of our Food Committee, she's responsible for preparing the wonderful refreshments we've been enjoying at our monthly dances! Not surprisingly, one of her hobbies is gourmet cooking. Her other hobbies include crafts, sewing, and writing poetry and short stories. Deirdra started dancing for exercise two years ago and joined USA Dance about a year later. She's a friendly and outgoing person who enjoys meeting new friends and dancing with a variety partners. She's a musician (pianist) who enjoys all the musical styles common to ballroom dancing. Her current favorite dances are bolero (to dance) and quickstep (to watch). |
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Board Member
Deirdra Yarbrough |
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