As specified in the club bylaws, Savoy Swing Club is governed by an executive board of directors, consisting of four officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer), other elected positions such as Membership Coordinator, Marketing Manager and Events Coordinator, and an appointed Instructor Coordinator. The executive board is elected by a majority vote of the membership. Terms are served April 1st through March 31st.

President

Gina Keppel

Gina has been dancing since 2002 and active in the Seattle swing scene since moving here in 2004 to attend graduate school. In addition to lindy hop, Gina also loves balboa/bal-swing and blues, and regularly attends workshops and exchanges locally and around the country for all of these dances. Gina works at the University of Washington in public health research and maintains a balanced personal life while social dancing regularly in Seattle. She previously served at SSC secretary and is excited about continuing to support Savoy Swing Club and Seattle dancing.

Vice President

Justin Hill

Justin formerly served as SSC's Instruction Coordinator. Justin has a passion for vintage jazz dances, and is an avid balboa dancer.

Secretary

Claire Burke

Claire has been dancing for three years -- and volunteering at dance events nearly as long. In addition to running the Monday night dances at Sonny's Claire has been heavily involved with the UW Swing Kids and with Camp Jitterbug 2008.

Treasurer

Oliver Lundt / Colin Hay

Oliver started Swing dancing in Olympia, WA in 2004. He moved to Seattle in 2006 and has enjoyed the new dance scene. In addition to Swing, he started Tango dancing in August of 2007. Oliver was the Fund Raiser Chairman for another non-profit organization until 2006. In that position he worked closely with the treasurer and enjoyed the financial challenges and opportunities that non-profit organizations face. Oliver has worked for the Dept of Revenue and is very familiar with state laws and taxes, but currently, Oliver is a software developer for the billing system at LexisNexis. You can call Oliver by name, but he also likes and allows the nick name "Ollie."

Marketing Director

Lee Broxson

Lee began his long and sordid dance career in January of 2007, only to eventually become the greatest instructor, dancer, and performer in the world (some time in the hypothetical future). Initially compelled to go dancing by nothing short of divine will and a chance to meet lots of "hot chicks", Lee became hooked nearly immediately, and has not gone more than a week without dancing since. Lee has won dozens of dance competitions that you've likely never heard of and that probably don't exist. While known for often swearing more than is acceptable during any given dance, Lee's vocabulary is indeed filled with things other than colorful metaphors. Lee is the Marketing Director for the Savoy Swing Club, and is also heavily involved in behind-the-scenes work for the Seattle dance community, including the 2009 Camp Jitterbug, 2009 Seattle Lindy Exchange, and Killer Diller Weekend 2008. Lee also practices and performs with the local Seattle performance troupe 'Swing-Amajig'.

Events Coordinator

Anna Blair

Anna is an active and passionate member of the Seattle swing and blues dancing community in Seattle. She also still holds love in her heart for Bellingham, where she lived before moving to Seattle in 2008.

Membership Coordinator

Mary Woodruff

Mary enjoys meeting dancers and wants to induct you into Savoy Swing Club. She wants to know what kind of benefits you want - whether you're a new dancer or a seasoned lindy hopper. As you can see in her picture she loves explaining things to people. And although not pictured she loves to listen too. Feel free to tell her a dancing story or ask questions about Savoy Swing Club. If you have questions about obtaining a membership, renewing a membership, or membership benefits contact her at membership@savoyswing.org.

Webmaster/Instruction Coordinator

Brett Nakashima

Brett has been dancing for 3 years. He is the newest member of the SSC team and is very excited about contributing! He is also our unofficial web guru!