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Meet the Board of Directors
Part of MHAF Winter Storm’s success is due to the dedication of its seven Directors. They have all competed as soloists or have been members of a pipe band. This perspective helps determine the Fund’s direction, giving pipers and drummers the best educational, competitive, and entertainment experience possible during the Winter Storm Weekend. Please make suggestions or communicate with a Board member by e-mailing them.
 Jeff Kruske, President:
Jeff is a securities attorney practicing in Kansas City. The P/M of Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes & Drums Grade 3, he competes in Grade 1 solo competitions throughout the Midwest. He is a member of the Competing Pipers Association and the Piobaireachd Society. E-mail: jeff@mhaf.org |
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 Mark Stanfield, VP/Creative Director:
Mark is a Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate at the University of Kansas. After extensive classical training on the double bass, he began piping lessons in 1998 with Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band P/S Kevin Gilstrap. Mark competes in Grade 2 Light Music and Grade 1 Piobaireachd, and with the Grade 4 Tullintrain West Pipe Band. He is a member of the Competing Pipers Association and the Piobaireachd Society. E-mail: mark@mhaf.org |
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 Henry Spangler, VP/Development:
Henry is a physician at Cotton-O'Neil Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. His
musical background dates to the early 1970's as Principal Tuba twice in
the Nebraska All-State High School Band, and in the St. Olaf College Band
in Minnesota. He sang in the Opera/Omaha chorus while in medical school. Henry began piping in 1997 and is a member of Tullintrain West Pipe Band, competing throughout the Midwest at the Grade 4 solo level. He is a member of the Competing Pipers Association and the Piobaireachd Society.
E-mail: henry@mhaf.org |
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 Cliff Davis, Secretary:
Cliff resides in Topeka, Kansas and is the owner of Davis Drums and WayCoolWireless.com. As a classically trained percussionist, in high school and college, played in every available school musical group including orchestra, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, jazz band and trio, marching and concert bands.
Cliff joined the Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band snare line in 1986, eventually serving as Grade 4 lead drummer and then bass drummer; was twice elected President. In 1997, Cliff joined Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes & Drums, and played bass in the Grade 2 band. As a pipe band drummer and soloist, Cliff competed throughout North America and Scotland. He is the Vice President of the MidWest Pipe Band Association. E-mail: cliff@mhaf.org |
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 Mike Schenk, Treasurer:
Mike is an attorney in private practice in Topeka, Kansas. A graduate of Marquette University and Washburn University School of Law, Mike piped competitively with the former Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band, Grade 3. E-mail: mike@mhaf.org |
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 Beth Wilson, Director:
Beth resides in Centerville, Kansas and manages her husband’s rural veterinary clinic. A non-playing member of the Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, valued perennial Winter Storm volunteer, Beth also assists her talented family in their piping, drumming, and dancing accomplishments. E-Mail: beth@mhaf.org |
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 Frank Holladay, MD, Director At-Large
A piper and longtime student of Donald McBride, Frank is a patron of the Arts in Kansas City. Proving his passion for musical education, Frank advocated the new MHAF scholarship for piping and drumming study in Scotland. Frank and his wife Debbie, recognizing the educational and cultural impact of Winter Storm events, have fostered growth and awareness of Midwest Highland Arts Fund in Kansas and Missouri.
Frank, a neurosurgeon, was recognized by Ingram’s Magazine as one of Kansas City’s “Top Doctors” for 2006. |
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