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Tags and Swipes, Fall 2017

Meet the Membership Resource Staff…

I am excited about our new adventure into the Regional Governance pilot project with International.
As Membership director I now have a Resource Staff !!! (YEAH !!)

I would NOW…like to formally introduce my Membership Resource Staff:

Please welcome…. Judy’s main role is to keep in contact with
choruses to promote membership growth and
Marie Riley joined Sweet Adelines in December retention. Judy will be hosting the t/c president
2002 and is a member of the Cranberry Shores luncheon meetings at Regionals. She will
Chorus and the Regional CAL coordinator. Marie welcome your ideas and thoughts.
has been President, Treasurer, Costume Chair,
Hospitality, Recording Sectary-Music Team.

Marie’s role on the Membership Resource Judy loves working with and helping choruses to
staff will be the Alternate Membership handle challenges and turn them into
Liaison. She will be your “go-to gal” when you successes. - Really loves getting to know a
have a member transitioning into or out of a chorus in their own space, enjoy their personality
chapter. She know the options and the answers to and see them shine!
your questions. She has found the most often
asked question is regarding dues; both Regional Annette Landry first joined Sweet Adelines in
and International. Chapter at Large members will 1971! Annette has been membership Chair;
find her quite resourceful! costume chair; Tenor section leader; currently in
HOTS, she is a member of Region One’s Inner
Judy Lang joined Sweet Adelines in 1983. She Circle (VOCE) and has sung with Sound of New
is a past Regional Membership Development England; Millennium and Farmington Valley; a
Representative coordinator (MDR) and Certified Director, Annette has a BS and a MS
Regent. Judy is a tenor presently singing with in Special Education and is currently a Voice
HOTS, she has been a section leader; and Piano teacher. Her interests are in education
membership coordinator; team leader; board and Leadership development.
member and New Member Liaison. As well as
been on stage in a competing quartet! Most Annette’s role on the Membership Resource
recently you may have seen her on stage being staff will be the Membership Growth,
recognized for the fantastic work she did as the Retention & Expansion Coordinator. She will
Convention Coordinator for contest 2017. help to plan and implement programs in the area
of membership growth and retention. She will
Judy’s role on the Membership Resource staff also oversee prospective choruses and facilitate
will be the Chartered Chorus liaison. She will cold start chapters; Assist Chapters in the
be representing the interests of the chapter revitalization program. Annette will be the
management and membership. hostess for the Membership coordinator’s
luncheon at Regional Weekends.

I’m not sure how I happened to get two tenors on my Resource staff … as a former tenor myself I won’t

hold that against them!!

Deb Richard,

Regional Membership Director,

6 Regional Executive Committee
North Atlantic Region 1 Sweet Adelines