Meet the Board of Directors and Winter Storm Committee Members
MHAF Winter Storm's success is due in large part to the dedication of its Volunteer Directors and the various Piping & Drumming Committee Members. They have all competed as soloists or have been members of a pipe band. This perspective helps determine MHAF's direction, giving pipers and drummers the best educational, competitive, and entertainment experience possible during the Winter Storm Weekend. Please make suggestions to, or communicate with, Board Members or Committee Chairs by e-mailing them.
Officers and Board of Directors
 Cliff Davis, President:
Cliff resides in Topeka, Kansas; is employed by Breathe Oxygen and Medical Supply and is the proprietor of Davis Drums. A classically trained percussionist, Cliff joined the Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band in 1986, eventually serving as Grade 4 lead drummer and then bass drummer. In 1997, Cliff joined the Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes Drums, played bass in the Grade 2 band and has recently rejoined the band. E-mail: cliff@mhaf.org
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 Beth Wilson, First Vice President:
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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 Jeff Kruske, Second Vice President:
Jeff served as our President for the first nine years of MHAF’s existence, stepping down in 2010. He is a the General Counsel for the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, a member of the St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, as well as a member of the Piobaireachd Society and the Competing Pipers Association. E-mail: jeff@mhaf.org
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Mike Schenk, Director/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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 Roger McCrummen, Director/Secretary
Roger, a supporter of MHAF and Winter Storm since its beginning, is a piper with the grade 4 Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, and competes at grades 4 and 3 in light music and piobaireachd, respectively. He is a member of the Piobaireachd Society, the Competing Pipers Association, and the Midwest Pipe Band Association. Professionally, he has law degrees from Texas Tech University and New York University (and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary), and manages his own law firm, the McCrummen Immigration Law Group, which specializes in the practice of immigration law. E-Mail: roger@mhaf.org
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Piping and Drumming Committee Chairs
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 Ken Eller, Piping Committee Chair::
Ken Eller, also known as "The Captain", has had a 50 year piping career. 15
times a winner of the North American Pipe Band Championships with two bands: the
78th Fraser Highlanders and the Clan MacFarlane Pipe Band. In 2005 he was accepted by the Royal Scottish Pipe Band
Association (RSPBA) to their panel as an international adjudicator.Email:Ken.Eller@mhaf.org
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 Doug Stronach, Drumming Committee Chair:
Doug Stronach is one of North America's top pipe band players and educators. He
is a World Junior Solo Snare Drum Champion and winner of the Scottish, British
and European Pipe Band Championships. He has been the leading drummer of both
the Toronto Police and Peel Regional Police Pipe Bands and winner of two Grade 1
North American Drum Corps Awards. E-Mail Doug.Stronach@mhaf.org
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 Henry Spangler, MD, Stewarding Committee Chair (Piping):
Henry was MHAF's original Treasurer and served as a Board Member for its first ten years. A physician with Cotton O'Neil Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, Henry is currently a piper with Tullintrain West Pipe Band. Henry has also successfully competed as a soloist, with the Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band, and the Kansas Territorial Pipe Band. Email: Henry@mhaf.org
Piping and Drumming Committee Members |
 Hugh Cameron, Drumming Committee
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Mike Cole, Drumming Committee
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 Donald McBride, Piping Committee
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 Jim Sim, Drumming Committee
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 Tristan Wilson, Piping Committee
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The Kansas City Fund Raising Committee |
The MHAF-Winter Storm Kansas City Fund Raising Committee was formed in 2011 to help increase community awareness and sponsorships of MHAF.
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Stacey D. Parker, Chair:
Stacey resides in Overland Park, Kansas and is a Financial Advisor,
Financial Planning Specialist, and
Guided Portfolio Manager for MorganStanley SmithBarney LLC in Kansas City, MO.
Stacey is an accomplished piper and has competed internationally. Stacey has been a key volunteer at Winter Storm events for a number of years. Email: Stacey.Parker@mhaf.org |
