2019-2020 Dallas Ski Club Officers & Directors:

Marlene grew up in the Texas panhandle before moving to Kansas where she attended high school and college. After college, she taught high school Business in Claflin, Kansas before moving to Wichita, Kansas where she began a long career in casualty insurance underwriting. She transferred to the Dallas office of USF&G which brought her back to Texas! In 1999, she began a new career with American Airlines as a Flight Attendant. Marlene joined the Dallas Ski Club in 1992 and has been fortunate to go on several ski trips every year . . . plus many international trips with DSC! She has served on the DSC Board several times over the years – Membership, Happy Hour, Activities, President (2006/07) – as well as serving as our Race Director and Club Archivist. She is still enjoying her job with American which affords her lots of free time for DSC activities & trips! She has a grown son, Tommy, and daughter-in-law, Shawna, who live in the area so Marlene gets to spend lots of time with her 8-year-old granddaughter, Addison, who’s become quite the ski bunny! Marlene encourages everyone to get involved with the Club – volunteer to help at the Check In table at Happy Hours & parties! That’s a great way to get to know other members and she also encourages you to consider serving on the DSC Board in the future!

President@dallasskiclub.org

My life began in Minneapolis as a Teutonic – Viking with the nickname “Cyclone”. Apparently I whirled around quite a bit doing the hula hoop, cheerleading, pom-pom girl, ice-skating and playing softball. There are two contests I’ve never lost: hula hoop and “Sultan of the Swat” softball hitting! I loved school and was in student council, class officer, journalism and wrote a column called “Fashion Forecast” which led me to Teen Board. At the University of Minnesota I studied Liberal Arts Family Studies and Interior Design and was a princess in the winter celebration and also in the Miss Dayton Aquatennial contest. When it was time to get a real job my friends told me I should be a stewardess! I had no idea what that was and I had never been on an airplane! I got three offers and pursued my favorite airline, Braniff International, where I had the time of my life flying all over the world for seven years! I flew PAC MAC bringing our troops out of Bien Hoa Vietnam. Remember the book “Coffee Tea or Me”? That is how my married life began! I had two wonderful sons who each have a beautiful wife and three kids! While I was being a mom I continued my education getting a BA in Psychology from UTD. Then an MA in Counseling Psychology from TWU. I was a therapist specializing in the treatment of abuse and published a game called “Survivors Therapy Game”. I love tennis and traveling! I have loved being a trip leader with DSC and previously served on the Board and been Volunteer of the year hosting many DSC events. I look forward to serving on the Board these next years.

Presidentelect@dallasskiclub.org

Gary grew up in Cincinnati, OH. Going to college in Colorado got him interested in skiing which he has been doing on and off ever since. In the 80’s he moved to California, working in the data communications field. In the late 80’s he was transferred to Dallas where he has lived ever since. In addition to skiing Gary enjoys travel, plays golf, squash, and a little tennis. He is also an avid tournament bridge player.
Currently and for the last 10 years he has been in the insurance field specializing in Medicare products, life insurance, and retirement planning products. He helps people protect their families and businesses, including their employees. He shows people ways to minimize taxes as well as providing a permanent income stream in retirement. He helps take the confusion out of Medicare. He is an independent agent representing multiple companies so often can show people how they can improve their coverage and/or lower their premiums.

Trips@DallasSkiClub.org

I grew up in Akron, OH and at the age of 22 years old moved to Atlanta, GA. During the next years, I moved to Los Angeles, CA and worked for Continental Air Lines. Then moved To Denver, CO and worked for Frontier Air Lines for 4+ years and was able to ski more on my days off. From there I moved to Kansas City, MO, where I had 2 children. We lived there for 7 years and I worked as a mother and housewife. Then we moved to Bedford, TX in 1979 and I worked for Amfac Hotel, which is now a Hyatt, for 9 years as a Banquet Captain. From there, I worked for Marriott as Conference Planning Manager. In 1989, I landed a job with GTE , which became Verizon. I worked for them in Las Colinas for 18 years. After my husband passed away in 1999, a member and friend that I worked with encouraged me to join the Dallas Ski Club, which I did in 2000. I went on my first ski trip with the club that year and was hooked ever since. I have led 12 trips for the club (both ski and international). I served as a VP-Winter Expedition for the Texas Ski Council for 1 year. Since then I have been Membership VP twice, Activities VP and President Elect, President and Past President and next term I'll be Membership VP again. I met Pat, the love of my life at a DSC happy hour in August 2005 and we married in October 2007. We are both retired and moved to our current home in Fairview, TX (between Allen and McKinney). We have a wonderful blended family with 6 children between us, 16 grandchildren and 1 new great grandchild.

Membership@DallasSkiClub.org

Bill grew up in upstate New York but headed to Florida for his college years. Upon finishing school he headed to Dallas and now calls himself a TEXAN.Growing up skiing in NY, Bill said he always had three sets of skis. One for snow, One for rocks, and One for ice. After spending his career in the Financial and High Technology world, Bill decided three years ago to work less and play more. Enter the Dallas ski club. "The trips (both ski and non-ski) are a great place to really learn what the club is all about as well as making new lifelong friends."

Marketing@DallasSkiClub.org

Kim joined the Dallas Ski Club in 2017. She grew up in Dallas, moved to California in 1975 and then moved back to Dallas in 1997 with her family. She is a retired elementary school teacher, though still teaches math and reading intervention part-time. She enjoys traveling, skiing, gardening, tennis and reading.

HappyHours@DallasSkiClub.org

Dyann is a fourth generation Dallasite who graduated from Ursuline Academy and Southern Methodist University with a degree in Psychology. She is currently a licensed real estate broker specializing in commercial leasing, land and building sales and charter school development.
Dyann is active in many charities in Dallas. She has chaired numerous fundraisers as well as serving on many boards, serving as president of several. She is currently President 2019-2020 of the Dallas Museum of Art League.
Dyann is an avid skier who has raced with Dallas Ski Club and Team Aspen of Rocky Mountain Masters, winning a gold medal for Super G in the Masters Nationals Finals. In addition to skiing Dyann is an instrument rated private pilot, likes wind surfing, waterskiing, biking, rollerblading and playing golf.

Activities@DallasSkiClub.org

Dan is a native Texan and grew up in Plano. He started skiing 7 years ago and fell in love with the sport and tries to get in as many days as he can on the slopes each season. Dan worked in Telecom for several years but decided to follow his passion of home renovation and furniture building which led him to return to graduate school and start his career in architecture and design. He earned a Master of Architecture degree from The University of Texas at Arlington and worked on many high profile projects for several Dallas-based firms that specialized in residential and commercial buildings and hospitality interiors. He now runs Eckxstudio, his own architecture firm which embraces modern and contemporary architecture. He is a licensed Architect, a LEED Accredited Professional and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Record Boards.

Dan and his wife Angie live in Dallas and besides skiing, enjoy cycling, cooking, traveling and the arts.   Publication@DallasSkiClub.org

Karen was born in Indianapolis and moved to Maryland in the third grade. She graduated from the University of Md. with a degree in accounting. Before moving to Dallas in 1992, Karen lived in Chicago, New York, and Houston. She is the proud mother of three sons and eight grand children.

Treasurer@DallasSkiClub.org

Irving was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and grew up in Louisiana and Mississippi. He graduated from Woodville High School in 1962, served in the USAF from 1963 to 1967, and graduated from Mississippi State University in 1970 with a degree in accounting. He moved to Texas to work for Price Waterhouse & Co. where he became a Certified Public Accountant. He has two grown sons and five grandchildren who all live in the DFW metroplex. He retired in 2013 and loves to travel and experience new adventures. He joined the Dallas Ski Club in 2013 and goes on as many ski trips as possible each year.

Secretary@DallasSkiClub.org

George has been a member of the DSC since 1983. He had only been skiing for about 2 years when George’s company transferred him back to Dallas. George says, “I was born in Dallas and did not particularly wanted to return here, but the way they put it to me was that my job was MOVING with or without me so I decided to make the move.” After a few months George met a DSC member and he got George interested into joining the club. Since joining, he has made a lot of ski trips as well as made (and continues to make) many friends. George served on previous DSC boards and is glad to be of service one more time as the DSC president.

Pastpresident@DallasSkiClub.org