Meet the officers and board members of NIBGA
2010-2011Meet the officers and board members of NIBGA
2010-2011
In the picture below, here are the board members names.
Secretary: Barbara Collins joined the board in 1997 and is responsible for maintaining records of all business meetings. All requests for scholarships are Barb's responsibility. She also is manages the club merchandise and membership table at the festivals. 260-868-5662
Board Member: Pam Keiper has been a key member of the festival team for the last several years. She is a gate captain and assists with vendors. Pam is chairperson for the In School Music program sponsored by NIBGA. 574-586-3558
Treasure: Linda Winger has been treasure since 1990 and prior to that she was the club secretary 1984-87. She has responsibility for balancing the gate at the festivals, producing tax forms, interfacing with the club accounting firm, dealing with band contracts and all other financial maters of the club. She produces club financial statements which are distributed to all board members at the winter meetings and after each festival. She is also responsible for the audibility of the club books.
President: Jim Winger has been president of the club since
1990 after having been vice president in two prior years. He has been instrumental in
getting the club to look beyond just holding festivals. During his tenure the club has
begun distributing instructional videos to public libraries, awarding music scholarships
and creating videos for distribution to cable channels. He also has responsibility for
producing the monthly newsletter and the web site.
Vice President: Joe Steiner Joe is the chair of the band committee and is responsible for hiring bands for both festivals. He joined the board in 2009.
Board Member:
Paul Saurborn joined the board in November 2005 
as a
gate captain. Paul at one time was a musician in a band and has attended numerous
area festivals. Retired, he wanted to be more active in NIBGA. You will see him
at the festivals doing a variety of tasks. 219-766-3204
Board Member: T. J. Collins has been a board member since 1990. He is responsible for festival security, parking and overseeing the use of the fairgrounds. 260-868-5662
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