Meet Our Board of Directors

Jean and her husband, Bill, came to the Colvin Run Schoolhouse in 1985 looking for a place to dance with good ballroom music. Not only did they find a charming, historic building with a beautiful oak dance floor and bands playing great music, they found some wonderful people who were very welcoming and friendly. In a very short time, Jean was volunteering as an officer in the Colvin Run Citizens Association, which owns, maintains and preserves the Colvin Run Dance Hall. Since that time, Jean has served in various offices, including Secretary, Vice President, President and Treasurer for over 20 years, as well as serving as a Board member.

In the 1990s, I started learning west coast swing at dances hosted by Craig Hutchinson on Sunday evenings at Vienna Grille and Tap Room.  I had the good fortune to meet Ed Cottrell and Gail Crum at that venue. Years later, when Ed and Gail started teaching and hosting dances at Colvin Run, they introduced me to the friendliest dance community in Northern VA and the best dance floor around!

I became a regular at Ed and Gail’s Tuesday Night Dance for Everyone at Colvin Run.  Later, when Joyce Szili began teaching and cohosting the 4thSaturday Hustle Dance, I made sure to be there as often as I could.  

Colvin Run Dance Hall is where I have met many of my favorite people.  Dancing is the greatest fun, but I can say that I have made close friendships at Colvin that extend far beyond the dance floor.  That is why I am happy to serve as the Secretary on the BoD of Colvin Run.  We want this place to be here for the joy of dancing and friendship for years to come. 

Kathleen was a resident of Great Falls for 44 years and a member of the Great Falls Citizens Association and the Great Falls Business & Professional Association. As a member of the GFCA she worked on land and zoning issues. Kathleen worked as the Business Development Manager, Asia, for The Association For Manufacturing Technology, from which she retired in 2016. She has five sons who grew up in Great Falls, have completed their educations, and are pursuing their careers and raising their families.  She has 7 grandchildren.  In addition to her love of Ballroom, West Coast Swing and Tango Dancing, she enjoys horseback riding, skiing, sailing, and traveling.

Late in 2016 while my feet were dancing in the rain and my heart was trying to find itself again, I met a wonderful couple who invited me to dance at Colvin Run.  Despite a lack of much formal training, they assured me I was good enough to dance at their historic dance hall.   Jean and Bill Rosenbluth were the oracles.  

Joyce Szili                                                                                             

I have been Hustle dancing and competing since the mid 1970’s and was responsible for keeping Hustle alive in the DC area for 23 years (1993 – 2016) through the very popular 'Monday Night Hustle Classes and Dance Party.” I have instructed, judged and DJ'd at many national and regional dance events and received numerous Top Female Teacher Awards. In 2016 I began teaching Hustle at Colvin Run’s 4th Saturday Hustle & WCS dance, hosted by Ed Cottrell & Gail Crum.

I served on the Board of Directors of the International Hustle Dance Association for 10 years as Membership Director.  As a Director on the Colvin Run Board, I am ready to assist in any way to preserve the authenticity and historic beauty of Colvin Run.  Colvin Run is one of the last dance halls of its kind and we want it to serve our dance community far into the future.

Steve grew up in Pittsburgh and worked in the coal mines while at the University of Pittsburgh studying Mining Engineering. He also received an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. Steve took a promotion with the Department of Labor and moved to Northern Virginia in 1989 and recently retired.