District Info
Our Mission:
“The Sunshine District is an association of Florida chapters of the Barbershop Harmony Society and is committed to the promotion of Barbershop music to the public and to the musical and administrative training and education of its membership. Member chapter choruses and quartets are encouraged to perform throughout their communities in support of worthwhile civic, cultural, educational, and charitable endeavors.”
The Sunshine District is comprised of over 1800 members in chapters from Miami to Pensacola. The Sunshine District leads the nation in promoting the musical excellence of barbershop harmony in our schools and communities."Singing is Great in the Sunshine State!"
2008 District Board of Directors and Operations Team
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DISTRICT PRESIDENT: Bill Billings
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT: Keith Hopkins
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: Shannon Elswick
SECRETARY: Lewis Law
TREASURER: Don Long
VP FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: Bill Phipps
BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE: Jerry Johnson
BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE: Bill Boll
DISTRICT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM
DIRECTOR OF CHORUS DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT: Ron Bower
DIRECTOR OF CONTEST & JUDGING: Dave Kannberg
DIRECTOR OF CSLT: John Pennington
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS: Bruce Moore
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & PR: Christopher Baker
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: Bart Van de Mark
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC & PERFORMANCE: Mark Schlinkert
DIRECTOR OF YIH: Arne Helbig
2008 District Committee Chairmen
AUDIT COORDINATION: Don Long
AWARDS: John Pennington
BOTY: Bill Billings
BULLETIN CONTEST (BETY): Ron Hesketh
COLLEGE QUARTETS: Dave Douglas
CONTEST & JUDGING: Dave Kannberg
CONVENTION DIRECTOR: David Hanser
DIRECTORY: Bill Boll
ETHICS COMMITTEE: Dan Brinkmann
HARMONY FOUNDATION: Don Loos
HISTORIAN: Bill Boll
LABOR DAY JAMBOREE: Mark Schlinkert
LAWS & REGULATIONS: Bob McLeran
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY COORDINATOR: Pat Haley
NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Dan Brinkmann
POLICY MANUAL: Lewis Law
PUBLIC RELATIONS: Christopher Baker
SAM BREEDON SCHOLARSHIP FUND: Roger Ross
SENIOR QUARTETS: Dave Kannberg
SIZZLE DEAN: Bart Van de Mark
SUNBURST EDITOR: Ron Hesketh
WAYS AND MEANS: Don Long
DISTRICT WEBMASTER: Andrew Borts
YIH: Arne Helbig
YIH: Byron Poore
Convention Committee:
Director of Events - Bruce Moore
Director of Conventions - David Hanser
Convention Services Chairman - Tony & Alexis Fortune
Hotel Liaison - Tony & Alexis Fortune
Host Chapter Services Chairman - Ken Moyer
Contestant Services Chairman - Doug Keown
Theater Ticketing Chairman - Martin & Helen Rubin
Judges Transportation Chairman - Rick Morin
Production Director - Chad Bennett
Technical Director - Rick Pugh
Action Photographers - Tim & Kacy Walton
Program Chairman - Bruce Moore
Program Advertisements - Tim Walton
Special Advisor - Bill Vockell
Director of Marketing & PR - Christopher Baker
District Treasurer - Don Long
