Committees

The categories listed below correspond exactly to the names used in the ACBL Manual of Operations for NABCs in order to facilitate communications between local volunteers and national staff from Memphis in coordinating the event--both in the planning stages as well as at the tournament itself. Each committee chair will work with one of the three NABC Co-Chairs as redundancy in coordinating efforts. The list below shows both the individual committee name as well as the associated co-chair.

Structure of the event: the ACBL is in charge. They awarded an NABC to District 12. The District 12 Board then appointed three local NABC Co-Chairs. The detail below lays out the general structure. Please feel free to look at it and consider how you might wish to volunteer...work on what and with whom.

Reporting directly to the three NABC Co-Chairs (NCCs) there is an "Executive Committee" composed of the three NABC Co-Chairs and the Finance and Publicity Chairs. This committee has met on a regular basis and has decision-making authority. There is also a "Steering Committee" composed of the "Executive Committee, " representatives from each of the units and related associations, and Chairs or Co-Chairs of each of the principal committees (as identified by budget allocation, or other, suggested by ACBL).

Earlier, a survey was given out at clubs in an effort to get a pool of volunteers. Some of the results of that survey, as well as other information, are posted below in the committee assignments. If you wish to volunteer, contact a Volunteer Committee Co-Chair or contact an NABC Co-Chair. All Committee Chairs must have e-mail or be paired with a Co-Chair who has e-mail.

LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO WORK BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT.

The numerous local volunteers already listed (on the left) are joined by helpful folks from elsewhere:

In advance planning...
Goodwill Ambassadors for this tournament have been helping to spread the word about the tournament in their locales (by handing out materials supplied by the NABC co-chairs or from information supplied in conversations with NABC co-chairs) or otherwise:

Dick and Jan Anderson; Marie and John Ashton; Roni Gitchel Atkins; Jay and Kathy Baum; Rick Beye; Harriette Buckman; Sylvia Christian; Donna Coker; Rich and Sandy DiMartino; Sharon Fairchild; Joan Levy Gerard; Phyllis Harlan; Georgia Heth; Sue Himel; Zeke and Sharon Jabbour; Jeff Johnston; Morrie Kleinplatz; Don and Linda Mamula; Jan Martel; Joan and Dan Morse; Dave Nagy; Aileen Osofsky; Chris Patrias; Craig Robinson and Elaine Landau; Shirley Seals; Mary Smith; Roger Smith; Jonathan Steinberg; Suzi Subeck, Wendy Sullivan; Jayne Thomas; Brian Walker; Bob Wallace, Nadine Wood.

At the tournament...

Dennis Clerkin, Jerry Clerkin, Billy Eisenberg, Fred Hamilton, George Jacobs, Zia Mahmood, Linda Perlman, Dave Siebert, Dave Swarthout.

Local folks, not ACBL members, who have been very helpful reflecting their care for Detroit!

From The University of Michigan:

<>Rosina Bierbaum, Dean School of Natural Resources and Environment
<>Elaine K. Didier, Director of the Gerald R. Ford Library
<>Freda Herseth, Arthur F. Thurnau Prof. of Music (Voice), School of Music
<>Nadine Hubbs, Assoc. Prof. Music
Ann Larimore, Professor Emerita, Residential College

Margaret Leary, Director of the Law Library
<>Karl Longstreth, Map Librarian
<>Judy Malcolm, Senior Director Executive Communications Office of Development
<>Mitch Rycus, Professor Emeritus, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
<>Kate Warner, Professor Emeritus, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

From the City of Ann Arbor:

Matt Naud, Environmental Coordinator

From Macomb Community College

David Barr, Professor Emeritus, Art

From Zingerman's Delicatessen

Ari Weinzweig, Co-founder and Co-owner.

Individuals:

Braxton Blake, Ph.D., Music composer
Judy Dow Rumelhart, singer, actress, producer, director, fund-raiser, community leader

Many thanks to all...from local to national to international!