I started playing bridge when I retired in 2006 from a senior executive position with Thomson Reuters and Landmark Communication.  I'm married to Keith Monroe with two children and twin grandsons.  Any day you can play bridge is a good day!

I grew up in Pine Mountain, Georgia and have lived in Greensboro for two years.  I have been married for 34 years and have two grown children.  I am a former banker and current Zaxby's owner.  I graduated from the University of Georgia with a Finance Degree.

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I started playing bridge 30 years ago, but took a 25-year break to focus on children and career.  I began playing again after relocating to Greensboro and made Life Master in late 2020.

As we merge from our COVID bubbles, I am excitedly awaiting the return of in-person games and Sectional/Regional tournaments!  I grew up in Pittsburgh PA and learned to play bridge at family gatherings where the competition was minimal and the laughter maximal.  I retired in 2028 after 30+  years at Syngenta Crop Protection where I was a metabolism chemist and toxicologist.  I still dabble some at toxicology as a consultant, but my true passion has been the thriving duplicate bridge scene in NC.  On Mondays, I direct a 0-100 game and give lessons to newer players, and on Saturdays I am the Director for the Unit Games starting in 2021.  I also enjoy going on exciting trips with Patty, my wife of 35+ years, and working together on our gardens and home projects including a "catio" (ask me).  We have two children, Emily and Eric, who both live in Greensboro.  Hope to see many of you face-to-face at an upcoming bridge game.

I started taking bridge lessons over 5 years ago when I had surgery from a tennis injury and couldn’t play tennis.  Now, I split my spare time between the two sports.  My husband Ken and I have been married 25 years and are becoming empty nesters as our son is off to UNC Chapel Hill this Fall.

I have a BS in Accounting from Franklin University and ran a tax and accounting firm for many years until selling the business and moving for my husband's career. I have been on many non-profit and community boards including: VP of Finance and Treasurer of The Junior League of Greensboro, Treasurer and President of Greensboro Academy Boosters, Secretary of Family Services Guild, Chair of The Greensboro Oyster Roast and board member for various agencies including Easter Seals and President of Dogwood Garden Club.  I enjoy gardening in my spare time.

I grew up in Lancaster, Pa. I earned BA and JD degrees from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. I started my practice of law in Atlanta and moved to NC in 1977. I retired from the 30 member law firm of Blanco

Tackabery and Matamoros, PA in 2008. I started RAM Properties I, LLC, a real estate development

company which provided consulting services to a number of multifamily and retail developers.

I started my bridge life 3 years ago, in 2014, and have become addicted. I have much enjoyed my partnershipwith Dr. Bansi Shah. I look forward to bringing the perspective of the novice player to the Board.

After we married in 1971, my husband, Bob, taught me and several other couples bridge, which was our inexpensive social life.  After many corporate moves, we retired in Greensboro in 2004 and started playing duplicate seriously.  I have been Chairman of the Greensboro and High Point Sectionals multiple times, a previous 1st Vice President of the CCBA Board, am the current Unit's Webmaster, ACBL Goodwill recipient in 2014, and in 2018 Bob and I were awarded lifetime membership in the ACBL National Charity Committee for District 7.  In my spare time, I enjoy crafting, reading, movies and travel ... especially to visit our two children:  Susan in Los Angeles, and Rob and our two grandchildren, Zander (15) and Cecelia (13) in Chicago.

I have been happily married for 44 years and have three grown children and five grandchildren. I have been retired from teaching middle school math for six years now and have found my new passion in directing bridge.  I love directing my four games each week. Monday and Friday I offer an Open game as well as a side 0-299 limited game at the Georgia Taylor Recreation Center in Winston-Salem.  Tuesday I offer a Non-Life Master game with a side 0-50 mp game at the South Fork Community Center in Winston-Salem. I also offer a free lesson every Tuesday at noon prior to game time.  Friday mornings I also offer a 0-20 Newcomer’s Game at the Georgia Taylor Rec. Center from 9:30-11:30 A.M.  The last Friday morning of the month is always a lesson instead of a game. 

After 25 years with the University of Phoenix, I began to learn bridge for my next adventure.  I have loved the learning and the practice that comes with bridge and enjoy playing.  I stayed involved in Family Service of the Piedmont, providing leadership counseling with a consulting firm and the experiences of travel.

I grew up in Westminster, MD and studied math and music at Gettysburg College, later earning a Master's Degree in Business Administration.  After several job "experiments," I settled into banking, and eventually was brought to Winston-Salem by BB&T.  I retired as Sr. Vice President of Deposit Services in 2011, and decided to pursue interests of the heart, becoming the organist at Kernersville Moravian Church.  For a less strenuous (?) hobby, I thought I'd start playing bridge again, a game I had enjoyed in my younger years.  Naively unaware that I knew next to nothing about how to play duplicate bridge, I enthusiastically jumped right in!  It has been a humbling but enjoyable learning experience with every game!  I look forward to continuing the expedition and hopefully improving with each year.

Born and raised in Greensboro but left for 23 years living in Boston, LA and Wilmington NC.  Three children all living in Raleigh!  Learned to play bridge at the age of 12.  Also love tennis, walks, backgammon, and my husband Michael!!

Born and raised in Chillicothe Ohio where my father taught me the game of bridge. Married to David and had a few moves and bridge was always a good way to meet people.  We have 4 children and 8 grandchildren. I enjoy cooking, play tennis and golf.  Looking forward to being on the board and meeting new people.

I started playing bridge in 1975.   Got married to Nancy in 1986.   Nancy and I enjoy playing bridge together.   Nancy and I are both retired now.    We like to go on trips.  I grew up in Mebane NC.    Looking forward to serving on the board.

I grew up in Winston-Salem and left in 1977.  I lived in Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, Chatham NJ, New Hope PA and Manhattan until I moved back to W-S in 2016.  I was sole proprietor of a relocation business (assisting corporate executives moving into NY, NJ, CT) for 33 years and retired in 2015.

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My Granny was a Life Master and taught me bridge in youth.  I never played after 1977 until 2017 and started again with Goren skills.  Talk about a shock!  The first person I played against when I returned asked me what conventions I play.  I replied "bridge" because I had no idea what she was asking.  It is now a passion and I am happy to be a part of this group.

In 2014, I was on the board of the Robinhood YMCA and volunteered to teach bridge.  Ellen Lowdermilk, a tennis and bridge friend, offered to help.  She asked me to play duplicate.  I remember telling her “I am not good enough to play that”, but Ellen’s enthusiasm prevailed. We began in Cindy Wright’s novice game at Old Town Club, then migrated to South Fork and Georgia Taylor.  Mark (husband) and I made Life Master in 2018. We are now both Ruby Life Masters (1500 mp).  We enjoy playing Sectionals and Regionals. In July, we are headed to our fourth National tournament. We really enjoy the team games.  We won both first and second place in the District 7 Grand National Teams (GNT’s) Flight C.

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Before bridge….I was graduated from the School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, then a Masters of Business from UNC, Chapel Hill. I worked for USSteel  as the Lime Buyer for all the steel mills and coal mines,  worked in Mergers and Acquisitions in Virginia, and National Accounts Marketing with AT&T.  When we became parents, I handled accounting, finances, website, projects and marketing for Mark’s pediatric dental practice. In my “spare time” I chaired Community Service at our church,  raised scholarship funds for the PTA, and was Treasurer for the PTA, Women of the Church, and the Dental Alliance.  We have two grown children, Carson and Claire who are currently in Nashville and Atlanta.  Now retired, we spend time in Virginia at Smith Mountain Lake, where we grow an organic garden, play bridge, bike, cook gourmet meals, grow hops, make beer, sew, create stained glass, and frequently host friends and family.

Being the son of a Baptist preacher, I have lived all over North Carolina, from the mountains to the coast.  After attending Wake Forest (BS Chemistry) and UNC-Greensboro (MS Chemistry), I remained in the Triad and spent 32 years in R&D for RJ Reynolds.  I was a NC certified EMT and volunteered 20 years with Forsyth Rescue Squad, and 23 years with Colfax Volunteer Fire Department, where I currently Chair their Board of Directors.  Besides duplicate bridge, I am an avid golfer and cherish time spent with my two granddaughters Morgan (6) and Caroline (8 months).

I grew up in Chapel Hill and  completed my undergrad at UNC.   I worked in sales and sales management before  taking a left turn and going back to school to receive my Masters of Counseling from the University of Arkansas. I worked as a mental health therapist for several years.  Tom and I have been married for 27 years and have two lovely daughters, Abby and Natalie.

I started taking grudge lessons about 7 years ago with my dear friend Sandra Schulte.  I’m hooked!