President

Susan S

Susan has been the club President since January 2026.  Loving mother of two beautiful girls, married to one of the best leads in the city, Susan brings her vast experience and knowledge of everything corporate and plans to govern our ship with a steady hand.

 

The President is responsible for providing leadership for the Executive in order to achieve the mission and vision of the Club. The President must ensure that Executive members understand their jobs and are able to fulfill those expectations and will also assist in recruiting new members. The President will preside over both Executive and member meetings, set the agenda and oversee the work of the Executive to ensure action plans and outstanding items are followed up on. The President also sits on various committees and participates in budget planning. The President serves as a link to the membership and responds to member inquiries as well as supervises the Executive Assistant to the Club.

Vice President

Byron H.

Byron started in this role January, 2026. 

 

 

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The Vice President will assume the role of the President in the President's absence. The Vice President is responsible for booking facilities for classes and workshops, managing facility issues and facility key control. The Vice President is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Financial Officer

Kevin V.

Kevin has been with the U of S Ballroom Club for a number of years and is currently in Ken and Tanya's Advanced class on Wednesdays.  Kevin is retired with an accounting background.  Kevin started this role on September 21, 2025

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The Financial Officer is responsible for preparing cheques for Club expenditures and paying bills in a timely manner, preparing the annual budget in consultation with the President, assisting the auditors in completing the year-end audit, presenting the budget, audit and comparative statement at the General Meeting and Annual General Meeting and liaising with bank representatives and maintaining the Club bank accounts.

Social Coordinator

Brenda R.

Brenda started in this role January 28th, 2025.

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The Social Coordinator coordinates, in collaboration with other Executive members, manages and attends the five dances held by the Club. The Social Coordinator is responsible for booking and meeting with the facility to determine menu, table numbers and special requests, working with printing companies to develop and print event tickets and playlists and booking bands/DJs. The Social Coordinator is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

General Member at Large (1 of 3)

Melvin W

Melvin started this position in October 2025.  He has extensive international ballroom and executive experience and is excited to share his knowledge with us.  He volunteers as a lead for several different classes throughout the week.

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The GMALs, in collaboration with other Executive members, manage member workshops, beginner dances and volunteer appreciation. They are responsible for working with volunteers at each event, ensuring proper set up of events and purchasing required items. They are responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

General Member at Large (2 of 3)

Melissa E

Melissa has been a General Member at Large since January 2026.  Melissa was previously the Director of Marketing for three years and with her love of dancing and history of helping others she wants to keep helping out as much as she can.

 

The GMALs, in collaboration with other Executive members, manage member workshops, beginner dances and volunteer appreciation. They are responsible for working with volunteers at each event, ensuring proper set up of events and purchasing required items. They are responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

General Member at Large (3 of 3)

Currently Vacant
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The GMALs, in collaboration with other Executive members, manage member workshops, beginner dances and volunteer appreciation. They are responsible for working with volunteers at each event, ensuring proper set up of events and purchasing required items. They are responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Instructor Member at Large (1 of 2)

Rheanne H.

Rheanne started in this role January 11, 2025.

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The Instructor Member At Large is the representative of the Instructor group on the Executive committee and, vice versa, the representative of the Executive Committee in the Instructor Group. They are the go-between between the two important groups.

Instructor Member at Large (2 of 2)

Corey W.

Corey has been a member of the club since 2003. When he's not dancing, one can usually find him traveling or planning to travel. His love of dance follows him during these travels and he will usually attempt to find local dances to crash and join including: tango in Argentina; swing in Santa Barbara; Salsa in Sydney, Australia and Lima, Peru; and ballroom in Amsterdam.


Corey started in this role January 11, 2025.

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The Instructor Member At Large is the representative of the Instructor group on the Executive committee and, vice versa, the representative of the Executive Committee in the Instructor Group. They are the go-between between the two important groups.

Director of Marketing and Communications

Tanya D

Tanya started in this role in February, 2026.

 

 

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The marketing director handles the verbal and visual communication pieces used by the club to inform both members and non-members alike of the services and events that our club offers guided by the needs of our designated event planners.

Director of Information Technology

Chad M.

Chad started in this role March, 2023. 

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The Director of Information Technology position is responsible for the creation and maintenance of both procedures and tools that ease the burden of everyday club operations. Working closely with the other members of the executive and the expectations placed on them; this role handles simplifying processes through technology.

Music Coordinator

Bernadette D.

Bernadette started in this role October, 2017. 

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The music coordinator is in charge of the selection and purchasing of music for the club with input from Instructors and others that have an interest. This music is used in classes, at dances, and at workshops. The Music Coordinator is also able to receive help in the form of a Music Committee which they run.

Decorations Coordinator

Vacant

 


 

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The Decorations Coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating the decorations at each of the Clubs five dances. This includes maintaining an inventory of decorations and purchasing new decorations as required. The Decorations Coordinator works with Club volunteers to set up and take down decorations prior to and after each dance. The Decorations Coordinator is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Volunteer Coordinator

Mackenzie 'The Mack' R.

Mack started in this role in January 2026.  Although Mack has only been in the club a short while, you will find him dancing up a storm with at least five follows waiting in line for their chance to dance with him.  

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The Volunteer coordinator, in collaboration with other Executive members, is responsible for securing volunteers to assist with events and activities throughout the dance year (registrations, member workshops, dances, etc). The Volunteer Coordinator tracks and maintains records of volunteers who assist and the hours they have worked as these hours count towards an invitation to Volunteer Appreciation. As well, the Volunteer Coordinator assists the GMALs with planning and maintaining the guest list for Volunteer Appreciation. The Volunteer Coordinator is responsible for managing the budget allocated to this position.

Executive Assistant

Kirby M.

Kirby has been the Executive Assistant since January 2024.  Kirby and his gorgeous wife have been long standing members of the Lindy Hop/Swing dance community and he brings his love of dancing to our club.

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The Executive Assistant is a paid position in the club. The EA works alongside the Executive committee in many different capacities including, but not limited to: meeting minutes, club secretary, dance ticket distribution, table assignments, and many of dozens of other tasks.

Student Member at Large

Vacant

This role is currently vacant.

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This position is much like a GMAL, but with a specific focus on representing the interests of our members that are attending Post-Secondary education. They work closely with the GMALs around registration time in on campus events and scheduling.