Mark began his barbershop career as a high-school student on Long Island, NY, where he was assigned to sing with the barbershop quartet in the school’s performance of Music Man. He attended a local BHS chapter a couple times as a youth where his interest in the style began, though he wouldn’t revisit it until many years later. After graduating in 1996 from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, he returned to live on Long Island and work in New York City. As the internet came to life, he rediscovered the BHS and listened frequently to the few songs posted for free on the website. Upon moving to the Salt Lake City area in 2005, he coincidentally attended a Church class while staying with a friend and the teach taught of harmony in life and happened to mention his barbershop chorus. That chorus was the Saltaires. Mark joined immediately, was assigned to sing “the easy part” since the annual spring show was a couple months later, and the rest is Mark’s barbershop history. He was quickly asked to serve as EVP of the Saltaires without having any idea what he was getting into. That led him to be in leadership of the Saltaires continually since then, serving as VP of whatever or President until today. Mark was honored to serve as the 2019 BHS Local Convention Chairman for the international convention in Salt Lake City and to be recognized as RMD Barbershopper of the Year later that year due to that effort. He’s pleased to serve now as RMD EVP and to learn more about district operations and leadership and he looks forward to serving the members of the RMD for the next season of his barbershop career.

Mark currently works as the CFO of FamilySearch International and the Director of Finance/Controller for the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Tony is a Doctor of Chiropractic, in solo practice since 1978, and he’s been raising dairy goats for over 40 years. He does most of his listening to learning tracks while milking goats and doing other chores. He and his wife are avid tandem bicycle riders, and they also have a couple tandem kayaks, one of which is at Grand Lake. His wife has a bachelor’s degree in vocal music and without her, he doubts he could have survived learning to sing barbershop. They’ve been singing duets together with his guitar since before they were married, and have also sung in quartets together.  They have 3 kids and 9 grandkids.

Tony’s vision for District Leadership is to be Viable, Valuable, and Vital to the membership, supporting each singer and chapter in having a great barbershop experience.

Tony has been singing publicly since third grade, performing in choruses and choirs throughout secondary school and into college. At the University of Colorado, Boulder, he studied music theory and performance. Tony has directed three men’s choruses, and currently directs a young women’s chorus in Albuquerque called On Q.

He developed a particular love for a cappella harmony while in junior high school, and sang in his first competitive barbershop quartet in ninth grade. He eventually went on to sing for nearly twenty years with an internationally-ranked medalist quartet, Bank Street, that performed throughout the U.S. as well as in Canada and England.

Today, in addition to directing On Q, Tony is a vocal coach, arranger, and Certified Music Judge for barbershop contests. He is actively involved in promoting a cappella music and arts
collaboration throughout the Albuquerque community, and especially enjoys working with young people to help ignite in them a life-long love of music.

As the District Director for Chorus Director Development, Ron’s role is to both be available to communicate with Chapter Music Directors, and to offer assistance and even visit chapters to coach the Director and provide improvements in his or her skills.

Ron Black is a 51 year BHS member.  Ron majored in Renaissance vocal and instrumental performance. Instead of pursuing graduate studies in England, he stumbled on to barbershop quartet singing!  He sang bass in both Far Western District Semi-Finalist quartets Great Western Timbre Company and Rhythm and Rhyme. He directed the Fresno Gold Note Chorus to seventh-place international competition in 1984 and 1985, and the Heart of Texas Chorus in six international competitions, placing as high as 9th in the contest in 2008 in Nashville.  In 1985 he became a Sound Category judge, then in 1993 the first Singing Category Specialist, then the Music Category, then chair of Contest and Judging in 1995-1996. He retired from judging after over 30 years in 2017.  Ron has coached many quartets and choruses in the U.S. and abroad.  He continues to be on the Harmony University faculty, now in his 33rd year there.  He is included in the BHS publication “Visions Of Excellence”, as one of 25 finest directors in the Barbershop Harmony Society.  He is thoroughly enjoying directing the Longs Peak Chorus, starting just two years ago.  In his infrequent spare time he eats, sleeps, and writes computer accounting software.

Shawn Mondragon has been a very active member in his home distric, the Rocky Mountain District, since joining the Society in 1985! Shawn is a certified Performance Judge in the Barbershop Harmony Society since 2013, and is a sought after coach for quartets and choruses. He has been a member of the New Mexichords, and a founding member of the Duke City Sound in Albuquerque. He has sung Lead in three Rocky Mountain District Quartet Champions: Distinction (2000), the Summit (2007), and Blue Steele (2015). His RMD 2007 champion quartet, the Summit, was also the FINAL Buckeye International Invitational Quartet Champion in 2007. Shawn recently competed in the 2024 International Seniors Quartet Championship where his quartet, Sophisticated Gentlemen, recieved a 4th place Bronze medal. He is currently serving on the RMD board as a VP of Marketing, and was a previous VP of Music and Performance.

When Shawn is not coaching or judging, he can be heard on the air in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he is currently the #1 Radio personality on the morning drive shift as “Chaz Malibu”, on KABG BIG 98.5 (listen to him anywhere in the world at www.big985.com)! He has been an on-air radio personality for over 40 years!

Jacque Reinig joined Sweet Adelines International in 1985 while attending Montana State University. Her father, Bob Saltee, was a Barbershopper for over 50 years and she is proud to be a Barbershop “Brat”. After graduating with a degree in Graphic Design, Jacque moved to Denver and
became a member of the High Country Chorus. She is grateful to have had the opportunity to learn and grow with the Chorus and had the privilege of being the Front Line Director from 2002-2014. Since retiring from that role, she enjoys serving as an Assistant Director, Bass Section Leader, Choreographer and Visual Coordinator for the Chorus. Her love of Barbershop music and dancing go hand in hand as
she choreographs and trains the Chorus Tap Group – High Country on Tap. She has been a member of several quartets and currently sings Bass with Cabaret Quartet. Jacque has coached Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Quartets throughout her Sweet Adeline career and continues to learn from these experiences. Above all, she is most grateful for the wonderful friendships she has made while singing, dancing and ringing those beautiful Barbershop chords.