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Meet the Board of Directors
Part of MHAF Winter Storm's success is due to the dedication of its eight Directors. They have all competed as soloists or have been members of a pipe band. This perspective helps determine the Fund's direction, giving pipers and drummers the best educational, competitive, and entertainment experience possible during the Winter Storm Weekend. Please make suggestions or communicate with a Board member by e-mailing them
 Cliff Davis, President:
Cliff resides in Topeka, Kansas; is employed by Breathe Oxygen and Medical Supply and is the proprietor of Davis Drums. A classically trained percussionist, Cliff joined the Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band in 1986, eventually serving as Grade 4 lead drummer and then bass drummer. In 1997, Cliff joined the Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes & Drums, played bass in the Grade 2 band and has recently rejoined the band. E-mail: cliff@mhaf.org |
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 Mark Stanfield, VP/Creative Director:
Mark is a Doctor of Pharmacy for St. Luke's Northland Hospital. After extensive classical training on the double bass, he began piping lessons in 1999 with Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band P/S Kevin Gilstrap. Mark then studied with John Cairns for two years. Mark competes in Grade 2 Light Music and Grade 1 Piobaireachd, and with the Grade 4 Tullintrain West Pipe Band. He is a member of the Competing Pipers Association, MWPBA, and the Piobaireachd Society. E-mail: mark@mhaf.org |
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 Henry Spangler, VP/Development:
Henry is a physician at Cotton-O'Neil Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. His
musical background dates to the early 1970's as Principal Tuba twice in
the Nebraska All-State High School Band, and in the St. Olaf College Band
in Minnesota. He sang in the Opera/Omaha chorus while in medical school. Henry began piping in 1997 and is a member of Tullintrain West Pipe Band, competing throughout the Midwest at the Grade 4 solo level. He is a member of the Competing Pipers Association and the Piobaireachd Society.
E-mail: henry@mhaf.org |
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 Mike Schenk, Treasurer:
Mike is an attorney in private practice in Topeka, Kansas. A graduate of Marquette University and Washburn University School of Law, Mike piped competitively with the former Kansas City Caledonian Pipe Band, Grade 3. E-mail: mike@mhaf.org |
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 Beth Wilson, Director:
Beth resides in Centerville, Kansas and manages her husband’s rural veterinary clinic. A non-playing member of the Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, valued perennial Winter Storm volunteer, Beth also assists her talented family in their piping, drumming, and dancing accomplishments. E-Mail: beth@mhaf.org |
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 Roger McCrummen, Director/Secretary
Roger, a supporter of MHAF and Winter Storm since its beginning, is a piper with the grade 4 Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, and competes at grades 4 and 3 in light music and piobaireachd, respectively. He is a member of the Piobaireachd Society, the Competing Pipers Association, and the Midwest Pipe Band Association. Professionally, he has law degrees from Texas Tech University and New York University (and an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary), and manages his own law firm, the McCrummen Immigration Law Group, which specializes in the practice of immigration law. E-Mail: roger@mhaf.org |
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 Thom Nolan, Director
Thom resides in Minneapolis where he is an attorney. Having been both a public defender and prosecutor, Thom limits his private practice to juvenile and criminal law. A Grade 3 solo competitor, Thom began piping lessons with the Minnesota Pipes and Drums in the early 1990’s, and played with them for approximately 10 years. He is currently a member of the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band of St. Paul and a member of The Piobaireachd Society. E-Mail: thom@mhaf.org |
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 Jeff Kruske, President, Emeritus:
Jeff served as our President for the first nine years of MHAF’s existence, stepping down in 2010. He is a securities attorney practicing in Kansas City and a member of St. Andrew Pipes and Drums, as well as a member of the Piobaireachd Society and the Competing Pipers Association. E-mail: jeff@mhaf.org |
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