CALLERLAB Committee Information

CALLERLAB has established a committee system to involve members in the work done by the organization. These committees include Standing Committees, Ad Hoc Committees, and Sub-Committees. Standing Committee are permanent committees created to handle a specific area such as the Program Committees (Mainstream, Plus, Advanced, and Challenge). Ad-Hoc Committees are short-term, task-oriented committees created to deal with one specific issue. Upon completion of the identified task, an Ad-Hoc Committee is disbanded. Sub-Commitees are committees which are created under another committee, primarily to deal with a specific area.

Almost all of the work accomplished by CALLERLAB is done the various committees. The work of committees is one of the most important reasons for the existence of CALLERLAB. That work is always intended to benefit square dancing and square dance callers. It is important that the work of the committees is efficiently accomplished and clearly communicated to our members and (when appropriate) to the entire square dance community. All work accomplished by any committee of CALLERLAB shall be the property of CALLERLAB.

How to Join Committees

All members of CALLERLAB who have been calling at least three years are eligible to join committees and vote on committee business. Eligible membership categories are Active (Voting), Associate, or Life members. If you are an Active, Associate, OR Life Member and would like to join a committee simply contact the Home Office at and request to join the committee. Some committees have specific criteria for membership; the Home Office can tell you what those criteria are.

Membership on the following special function committees is controlled by the Board through the Executive Committee: Applications Review, Choreographic Review Coordinator, Extended Applications, Professional Ethics, Program Policy, and Public Relations Officer.

Membership on the following committees have specific criteria: Callers Partner (Must be the partner of a CALLERLAB Member), Youth Activities (Must be calling for a youth group or be a past member of a youth group), Advanced (must be calling the Advanced Program), Challenge (must be calling the Challenge Program), Mainstream (must be calling the Mainstream Program), Plus (must be calling the Plus Program), Caller-Coach (Must be an Accredited Caller-Coach), Caller Training (must be involved with training other callers), Overseas Advisory (must be a member residing outside the United Sates and Canada, ALL Overseas Members are members of this committee unless they indicate otherwise to the Home Office), and Canadian Advisory (must be residing in Canada, A LL Canadian Members are members of this committee unless they indicate otherwise to the Home Office).

Current CALLERLAB Active Committees

CALLERLAB committees are grouped into five categories, each with an Executive Committee Liasion. To view a list of active committees under a specific category, click on the category title.

• Special Interest - Executive Committee Liaison:  Clark Baker
• Programming and Coordinating - Executive Committee Liaison:  Tim Marriner
• Planning and Research - Executive Committee Liaison:  Bill Harrison
• Membership - Executive Committee Liaison:  Tim Crawford

Special Interest
Executive Committee Liaison:  Clark Baker
Committee		Chair		Vice-Chair		Email address
Callers Partners		Bev Sutter		Janet Olivieri
Committee for Community and Traditional Dance (CCTD)		Bob Riggs		Cal Campbell
Handi-Capable		Michelle McCarty		Charlie Wheatley
Women in Calling		Deborah Carroll-Jones		Gerry Hardy
Youth Activities		Tom Miller		Roy Gotta
Programming and Coordinating
Executive Committee Liaison:  Tim Marriner
Committee		Chair		Vice-Chair		Email address
Advanced		Bill Harrison		Darryl Lipscomb
Applications Review		Jon Jones		Jerry Story
Challenge		Barry Clasper		Kris Jensen
Choreographic Review Coordinator		Norm Wilcox		N/A
Definitions		Clark Baker		Michael Maltenfort
Mainstream		Tom Rudebock		Lanny Weaklend
Plus		Skip Brown		Paul Bristow
Program Policy		Larry Davenport		Kenny Reese
Planning and Research
Executive Committee Liaison:  Bill Harrison
Committee		Chair		Vice-Chair		Email address
Caller Training		Betsy Gotta		Mike Jacobs
Caller-Coach		Paul Henze		Tony Oxendine
Choreographic Applications		Dottie Welch		Elmer Claycomb
Education		Bill Van Hoesen
Research and Development		Pam Clasper		Terry Wheeler
Teaching Methods		Vernon Jones		Larry Davenport
Membership
Executive Committee Liaison:  Tim Crawford
Committee		Chair		Vice-Chair		Email address
Caller Association Liaison		Dave Vieira		Bear Miller
Canadian Advisory		Jeff Priest		Pat Zeeman
Overseas Advisory		Joe Kromer		Jeannette Staeuble (Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland), Trevor Day (England), Graham Elliot (Australia / New Zealand), Tomas Hedberg (Sweden / Denmark / Norway), Shozo Nishimura (Japan), Tomas Machalik (Czeck Republic), Nancy Chen (Taiwan), Dieter Goergner (Germany)
Professional Conduct		Tim Marriner		N/A
RPM (Recruit, Promote, Maintain)		Mike Hogan		Jerry Junck
Ways & Means		Scot Byars		Gary Felton

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