Board Officers
Board Members at Large
Board Nomination Deadline
Current Board Members
The geographically diverse Board is listed below. Correspondence for them may be sent to office@cdss.org. For photos and bios of Board members, click on the individual names.
Officers
| Name | State | Term Ends | Office |
| Gaye Fifer | PA | 2021 | President |
| Dorcas Hand | TX | 2020 | Vice President |
| Brooke Friendly | OR | 2020 | Secretary |
| Joel Bluestein | VA | 2019 | Treasurer |
Board Members At Large
| Name | State | Term Ends |
| Peter Baker | MI | 2020 |
| Nancy Barbour | NJ | 2019 |
| Karl Colon | OH | 2022 |
| Beverly Francis | OH | 2020 |
| Nikki Herbst | IA | 2021 |
| Donald Hughes | NC | 2020 |
| JoLaine Jones-Pokorney | FL | 2021 |
| Susie Lorand | MI | 2020 |
| Robbin Marcus | GA | 2022 |
| Avia Moore | ON | 2021 |
| Pam Paulson | WI | 2021 |
| Doug Plummer | WA | 2021 |
| David Roodman | DC | 2019 |
| John Seto | CA | 2019 |
| David Shewmaker | DC | 2021 |
| Diane Silver | NC | 2022 |
| Darlene Underwood | OH | 2022 |
| Juliette Webb | TN | 2022 |
| Chris Weiler | VT | 2020 |
BOARD NOMINATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 30TH
The CDSS Governing Board will have positions to be filled next year and would really appreciate your nomination suggestions. Think about yourself and the people you know in your community and beyond. We’re always looking for great people who have the appropriate mix of skills, experience, time, energy, teamwork style and have a passion for traditional dance music and song. Skills that are always needed are fundraising, accounting/financial expertise or business acumen, or other board experience. There are also opportunities to serve CDSS on committees and task groups as community members.
If you know someone who fits any of these criteria, please send your suggestions to us with the following information:
- Person’s contact information (email address and phone number)
- How they are involved in CDSS traditions (e.g., singer, dancer, musician, organizer, etc.
- Professional and personal skills they would bring to the Board (or committees/task groups)
- Why they would be a good Board (or committees/task group) member
Send suggestions by June 30, 2019 to the CDSS Nominating Committee via email to cdss.nomcom@gmail.com or by mail to Pam Paulson, 235 S Greenfield Ave., Waukesha, WI 53186.
Each year, the Committee goes through a process of reviewing our list of great people and the names you suggest, against the skills and qualities needed on the Board for the year ahead in order to put together a slate of the best candidates. We encourage anyone who might be interested in this process to get in touch with us and learn more about the Board. In addition, the CDSS Bylaws allow a member or members to submit nominations directly to the slate, bypassing the selection process, by sending the information listed above, signed by 10 members of CDSS by June 30. (Submission of this nomination does not guarantee a position on the Board). Please see the CDSS Bylaws (Article 7) at http://www.cdss.org/about-us/cdss-bylaws for more details.
Pam Paulson, Chair,
CDSS Nominating Committee