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Board of Directors
Cynthia Schoppel, President
Cynthia is an organizational consultant specializing in human capital strategies. She currently works for a government contracting organization providing human capital project management services to federal agencies. She has considerable background in human resource management and consulting with arts organizations including: Denver Art Museum, Museum of Outdoor Art, Foothills Art Center, Colorado Institute of Art, DanceMetroDC, and Very Special Arts Colorado.
Her contributions to the DC tango community are numerous. She hosted a weekly Monday night milonga at Cecilia's Nightclub during 2002 and 2003 and assisted in hosting the twice a month Friday night milongas at Stone House in Rock Creek Park. She organized a benefit at the Argentine Embassy in the summer of 2005 which raised money for the Help Argentina organization. Cynthia believes Life Is A Tango, and plans to dance till she drops dead on the dance floor in the arms of a handsome milonguero.
Michael McElroy, Treasurer
Michael is a CPA who consults with small businesses in the Washington area. His areas of specialization are small business accounting and taxation. He has been dancing tango for five years, and has had the good fortune to dance in many countries and learn from many interesting teachers. His tango style is pretty much old-school milonguero with a deep respect for the traditions of the dance.
Marla Bush, Secretary
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Nancy Hirschhorn
Nancy works on international trade for the Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. She started dancing tango in the mid-1990s, discovering an introductory weekend offered by Daniel Trenner and Rebecca Shulman, who organized "Puente al Tango" trips to Buenos Aires. She joined their 1996 trip and has returned to Buenos Aires several times. She is thankful for the work of early DC event organizers, including the late Bette Runge and Mary Pat Cooney, who brought many talented instructors to the DC area before there was a well-established community.
An avid traveler, she has enjoyed connecting with tango communities in several U.S. cities, Auckland, Bologna, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Mexico City, Montreal, Paris, Santiago, Sydney, Venice, and other cities. She has been a volunteer editor for the Capital Tangueros newsletter for several years. She has enjoyed participating in the vibrant, ever-evolving DC tango community. Nancy looks forward to expanding Tango Mercurio's outreach activities and fostering future growth of tango in Washington.
Yolanda Hume
Layla Kassem
Barbra Kavanaugh