District 8 Board of Directors

The District 8 Board of Directors meets 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)
   Rockford 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 (last weekend in April if April 30 is a Saturday)
   North American Pairs -- second weekend in November
   Sectional-at-Clubs weeks -- first weeks of February and November
   Charity Week -- held at local clubs during the first week of October

  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 web site and our bimonthly online newsletter, the District 8 Advocate.

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

The Board is made up of three officers, fifteen Unit representatives (three from each of District 8's five Units) and appointees with specialized responsibilities. Click here for announcements and minutes from the Board's recent meetings.

If you have a question or suggestion about bridge in District 8, contact an officer or one of your Unit's representatives. Below is a list of Board members and appointees, with links to their email addresses.

Officers


President
Bob Carteaux, Fort Wayne IN



Vice-President
Jay Coleman, Hutsonville IL


Secretary/Treasurer
Debbie Avery, Champaign IL

Unit
Directors

Greater
St. Louis
Unit 143


Mike Carmen, St. Louis
Disciplinary Comm. Chmn.


John Samsel, St. Louis


Debbie Romero, Clarkson Valley MO

Northern
Indiana
Unit 154


James Davis, Kokomo IN


Richard Ellis, Kokomo IN

  

Central
Illinois
Unit 208


Ron Sholes, Springfield IL


Martha Leary, Urbana IL


Charles Zalar, Springfield IL

Southern
Illinois-
Paducah
Unit 223


Ray Sigler, Trenton IL



Dalton Darnell, Murray KY


Karen Coe, Ewing IL

Northwest
Illinois
Unit 239


Karl Dencker, Rockford IL
Charity chairman



Rajahneen Dencker, Rockford IL

John Pree, Rockford IL

Other
committee
chairs &
appointees


ACBL Board Member
Grand Natl. Teams Coordinator
Georgia Heth, Morton IL


Recorder
Milton Zlatic, St. Louis MO


Appellate Chair
 Lynne Feldman, Champaign IL
 


Tournament Coordinator
Chris Patrias, St. Charles MO


Education Liaison
Christopher Shaw, Carlinville IL


Advocate & web editor
Karen Walker, Champaign IL
Board of
Governors delegates
Chris Benson, Le Roy IL
Leah Newell, Springfield IL
Liz Zalar, Springfield IL