The Greater Washington Ceili Club - Officers & Board of Directors

The Greater Washington Ceili Club

(last updated Jun 28, 2007)

Officers and Board of Directors :

Officers - all 1 year terms
President Tom Scullen

Vice-President Dixie Baker

Treasurer: Ed O'Connor

Secretary Paul O'Donnell

Board of Directors - 2 year terms
1 year remaining Dick deFreyre

1 year remaining Susan Boon

1 year remaining Linda Fitzpatrick

1 year remaining Betty McCarthy

1 year remaining Anne Marie Russell

1 year remaining Joan O'Connor

2 years remaining Bev Ricks

2 years remaining Don Kaliher

2 years remaining Frank McCarthy

2 years remaining Emmett Murphy

2 years remaining Edie O'Donnell

2 years remaining Jane Twomey

Pat Twomey serves 1 year as Past President

GWCC Committees
Committee Chairman Committee responsibilities

Membership Frank McCarthy Committee maintains a list of current GWCC members, reminds members when membership needs to be renewed, collects membership fee and forwards to GWCC Treasurer, organizes “Welcome Back” ceili in fall of each year, and suggests ways to attract and retain members. Committee Members: Joan O’Connor, Betty McCarthy, Linda Fitzpatrick, Ed O’Connor, Emmett Murphy, and Tom Scullen.

Ceili Dick & Dixie deFreyre Organizes all monthly GWCC ceilis and New Years Eve ceili, arranging the venue, scheduling the musicians, selecting set and ceili dances to be taught at GWCC ceilis during the year, and the line-up of dances at each ceili. Committee Members: Edie O’Donnell, Betty McCarthy, Jane Twomey, Dorothy Raffel, Sue Boon, Ann Marie Breheny, Pat Twomey, Paul O’Donnell, Don Kaliher, Emmett Murphy, and Tom Scullen.

Cape May Weekend Linda Fitzpatrick Organizes the annual dance weekend at Cape May, New Jersey, arranging for publicity, registration of attendees, hotel accommodations, all dance workshops and entertainment, qualified instructors, and a free concert for attendees and residents of Cape May. Committee Members: Kathy Kevany, Bev Ricks, Karen Merry, and Mike Kevany.

Newsletter Anne Marie Russell Publishes the monthly club newsletter “In Step” in electronic and paper format. It contains articles on dance, music, travel and culture as well as schedules of local dance lessons, ceili dances, sessions and performances. The newsletter is distributed to club members, Irish associations and local establishments. No advertising is accepted.

Scholarship Jane Twomey Arranges for limited scholarships for young musicians and dancers who are going to compete in All-Ireland Fleadh competitions as well as GWCC members who are going to Ireland to study or to visit for the first time. Committee Members: Linda Fitzpatrick, Kerry Miller

Outreach Edie O'Donnell &
Dixie Baker Arranges for interested GWCC members to perform Irish dance, music and entertainment at regional Celtic and Irish festivals, assisted living and senior citizen centers, and hospitals. Committee Members: Jane Twomey, Paul O’Donnell and Don Kaliher.

Publicity Emmett Murphy Arranges for the widest dissemination of advance notices of all GWCC classes, events, and ceilis in as many media as possible, continually searches for new and additional resources for GWCC publicity and press releases.Committee Members: Sue Boon, Bev Ricks, Joan O’Connor, Jane Twomey, and Paul O’Donnell

Elections Edie O'Donnell Administers the annual elections of GWCC officers and board members each October. This includes petitioning for candidates from the general membership, announcing candidates, publishing election ballots in the newsletter, collecting and tabulating ballots, and announcing the elected individuals.

Spring Fling Joan O’Connor Arranges publicity, participant registration, hotel accommodations, venue, musicians, and qualified dance instructors for a spring/early summer weekend event within a 2-hour drive from DC. Committee Members: Dixie Baker, Ed O’Connor and Tom Scullen.

**GWCC Committees**
Committee	Chairman	Committee responsibilities
Membership	Frank McCarthy	Committee maintains a list of current GWCC members, reminds members when membership needs to be renewed, collects membership fee and forwards to GWCC Treasurer, organizes “Welcome Back” ceili in fall of each year, and suggests ways to attract and retain members. Committee Members: Joan O’Connor, Betty McCarthy, Linda Fitzpatrick, Ed O’Connor, Emmett Murphy, and Tom Scullen.
Ceili	Dick & Dixie deFreyre	Organizes all monthly GWCC ceilis and New Years Eve ceili, arranging the venue, scheduling the musicians, selecting set and ceili dances to be taught at GWCC ceilis during the year, and the line-up of dances at each ceili. Committee Members: Edie O’Donnell, Betty McCarthy, Jane Twomey, Dorothy Raffel, Sue Boon, Ann Marie Breheny, Pat Twomey, Paul O’Donnell, Don Kaliher, Emmett Murphy, and Tom Scullen.
Cape May Weekend	Linda Fitzpatrick	Organizes the annual dance weekend at Cape May, New Jersey, arranging for publicity, registration of attendees, hotel accommodations, all dance workshops and entertainment, qualified instructors, and a free concert for attendees and residents of Cape May. Committee Members: Kathy Kevany, Bev Ricks, Karen Merry, and Mike Kevany.
Newsletter	Anne Marie Russell	Publishes the monthly club newsletter “In Step” in electronic and paper format. It contains articles on dance, music, travel and culture as well as schedules of local dance lessons, ceili dances, sessions and performances. The newsletter is distributed to club members, Irish associations and local establishments. No advertising is accepted.
Scholarship	Jane Twomey	Arranges for limited scholarships for young musicians and dancers who are going to compete in All-Ireland Fleadh competitions as well as GWCC members who are going to Ireland to study or to visit for the first time. Committee Members: Linda Fitzpatrick, Kerry Miller
Outreach	Edie O'Donnell & Dixie Baker	Arranges for interested GWCC members to perform Irish dance, music and entertainment at regional Celtic and Irish festivals, assisted living and senior citizen centers, and hospitals. Committee Members: Jane Twomey, Paul O’Donnell and Don Kaliher.
Publicity	Emmett Murphy	Arranges for the widest dissemination of advance notices of all GWCC classes, events, and ceilis in as many media as possible, continually searches for new and additional resources for GWCC publicity and press releases.Committee Members: Sue Boon, Bev Ricks, Joan O’Connor, Jane Twomey, and Paul O’Donnell
Elections	Edie O'Donnell	Administers the annual elections of GWCC officers and board members each October. This includes petitioning for candidates from the general membership, announcing candidates, publishing election ballots in the newsletter, collecting and tabulating ballots, and announcing the elected individuals.
Spring Fling	Joan O’Connor	Arranges publicity, participant registration, hotel accommodations, venue, musicians, and qualified dance instructors for a spring/early summer weekend event within a 2-hour drive from DC. Committee Members: Dixie Baker, Ed O’Connor and Tom Scullen.

These are the GWCC Bylaws: link

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