{"id":62,"date":"2014-06-05T22:13:55","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T02:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:23:21","slug":"board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Board!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"62\" class=\"elementor elementor-62\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1046b6e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1046b6e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a023f5e\" data-id=\"a023f5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20680c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20680c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-600x798.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5964\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled-600x798.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-300x399.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-2000x2659.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled-1155x1536.jpeg 1155w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled-1540x2048.jpeg 1540w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled-1200x1596.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled.jpeg 1925w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c65a333\" data-id=\"c65a333\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35e0aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b35e0aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nate Hodgson<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0fe79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b0fe79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">President<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f665e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62f665e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><font color=\"#000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.1px; text-transform: none; white-space-collapse: collapse;\">Nate is a Second-Year Master\u2019s Student studying Sustainability and Energy Systems Engineering. He is from Mt. Clemens, MI. and this is his fourth year on the team. When he isn\u2019t dancing, he enjoys learning languages, playing strategy video games, and solving crosswords. His favorite dance the American Foxtrot.<\/span><\/font><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4292fdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4292fdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76351a3\" data-id=\"76351a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2387d54 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2387d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"amy-board\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2913f8d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2913f8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0e1bc0\" data-id=\"f0e1bc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e240b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5e240b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Emma-Zink-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5972\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Emma-Zink-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Emma-Zink-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Emma-Zink-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Emma-Zink-1200x1601.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Emma-Zink.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-980e230\" data-id=\"980e230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36f2e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d36f2e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emma Zink<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3eafc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3eafc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Away competition chair<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90f2362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90f2362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">Emma Zink is a Senior studying Public Health, and she is from Okemos, MI. <\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">This is Emma&#8217;s fourth year on the team, and her favorite dance is the Cha Cha Cha.<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">Outside of dance, Emma likes<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">\u00a0cooking, knitting, and spending time outside. She is also a dance teacher!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0113c03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0113c03\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e1e667\" data-id=\"4e1e667\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8f846 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b8f846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"jason-board\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0963245 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0963245\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec5e676\" data-id=\"ec5e676\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4eba50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4eba50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-scaled-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-scaled-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/owen_hoffend_board-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfe09dc\" data-id=\"cfe09dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cca235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cca235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Owen Hoffend<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c9836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5c9836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treasurer<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb67bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bb67bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">Owen Hoffend (he\/him\/his) is a PhD student studying in Computer Science and Engineering. He grew up in Minnesota, but he now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area when not at UMich. Owen began dancing during his undergrad, and has been on UMBDT for 1 billion (1,000,000,000) semesters. Aside from dance, Owen enjoys cooking, playing piano, programming, video games, riding roller coasters, and various other hijinks. He&#8217;ll also gladly debate anything related to AI with you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39d5d94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39d5d94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf85537\" data-id=\"cf85537\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-573a379 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"573a379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"owen-board\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc39757 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc39757\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9f151b\" data-id=\"f9f151b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b67912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b67912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boardPhoto-600x914.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6383\" alt=\"Jaxon Schraut Tech Chair Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boardPhoto-scaled-600x914.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boardPhoto-300x457.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boardPhoto-scaled-1009x1536.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boardPhoto-scaled-1345x2048.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boardPhoto-scaled-1200x1827.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/boardPhoto-scaled.jpg 1681w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b19527\" data-id=\"9b19527\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd18fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd18fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jaxon Schraut<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f630a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f630a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technology Chair<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cfd5b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cfd5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jaxon Schraut (he\/him) is a Junior studying Cognitive Science from the Chicago suburbs. This is his second year on the team, and his favorite dances are Quickstep and Rumba. Outside of dance, he enjoys playing games and goofing off with friends.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-184cd59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"184cd59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-922481e\" data-id=\"922481e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201a015 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"201a015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"luna-board\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1502adc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1502adc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df3b0a1\" data-id=\"df3b0a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb8619c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb8619c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5978\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-scaled-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-2000x2667.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-scaled-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-scaled-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nelly-McGovern-scaled-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0400199\" data-id=\"0400199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7421e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de7421e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nelly McGovern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33af9b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33af9b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recruitment chair<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be69a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8be69a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">Nelly is a Sophomore from Chicago studying <\/span>Sociology: Law, Justice, and Social Change<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.1px;\">. This is her second year on the team, and besides dancing, she loves knitting and biking. Her favorite dances are the Waltz and the Viennese Waltz.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f82f34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f82f34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4afcbd6\" data-id=\"4afcbd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b2ce8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"93b2ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"nathan-board\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f5ab9c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f5ab9c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdec700\" data-id=\"bdec700\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd5095c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd5095c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Rachel-Leonard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5979\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Rachel-Leonard.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Rachel-Leonard-300x395.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Rachel-Leonard-600x791.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Rachel-Leonard-1165x1536.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Rachel-Leonard-1200x1582.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb913d5\" data-id=\"fb913d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e52aa7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e52aa7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rachel Leonard<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423fc0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"423fc0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curriculum Chair<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09befd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09befd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal;\">Rachel Leonard (she\/her\/hers) is a Senior studying Actuarial Mathematics and Economics. She is from Frankfort, Illinois, and this is her fourth year on the team. She enjoys watching Disney Channel Original Movies, solving Rubik&#8217;s cubes, and social dancing. Her favorite dance is the sssssamba.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6130e23 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6130e23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6fb68b\" data-id=\"c6fb68b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cb3ca elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f1cb3ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"ray-board\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-744c20e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"744c20e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d9fbd3\" data-id=\"2d9fbd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04812c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a04812c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Taryn-Ryan-600x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5994\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Taryn-Ryan-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Taryn-Ryan-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Taryn-Ryan-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Taryn-Ryan-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Taryn-Ryan.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-833db1a\" data-id=\"833db1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f7120e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f7120e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taryn Ryan<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a5a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1a5a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">public relations Chair<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0d402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d0d402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<div id=\"android-032c43c3-3fc6-47d2-a798-298db2f51c2e\" class=\"chat-message message accessible-focus focused\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"row\" aria-label=\"Message send at today by Anna Vogel: Anna Vogel (they\/them\/theirs) is a senior studying Molecular, Cellular and Developmental biology. They grew up in Ann Arbor, and have been on the team for 2 years. Their favorite dances are international viennese waltz, quickstep, and smooth tango. When not dancing, they enjoy cooking, running, being a nerd about bacteria, and playing dungeons and dragons.. Press space to explore more options\">\n<div class=\"message-body clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"readability\">\n<div class=\"message-text\"><span class=\"text\">Taryn Ryan is a Sophomore from Bethesda, Maryland, and she is studying Communications and Media. Her favorite dance is the Viennese Waltz. When not dancing, she enjoys photography and crocheting.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"reaction-response\" data-v-4f3d0339=\"\">\n<div class=\"response\" data-v-4f3d0339=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"android-efc7a82c-9520-42a8-a9da-aec2289efae5\" class=\"chat-message message accessible-focus is-continuation is-bookend\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"row\" aria-label=\"Message send at today by Anna Vogel: Here u go!. Press space to explore more options\">\n<div class=\"actions-popup-container\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"message-body clearfix\">\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"readability\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b40c87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b40c87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3684e3f\" data-id=\"3684e3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c2937 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"14c2937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"andrea-board\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b92542 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b92542\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11345d6\" data-id=\"11345d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f700b32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f700b32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Grant-Clawson-600x900.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5980\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Grant-Clawson-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Grant-Clawson-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Grant-Clawson-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Grant-Clawson-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Grant-Clawson.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dabbe63\" data-id=\"dabbe63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86efd11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86efd11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grant Clawson<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f183b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84f183b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">practice space coordinator<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c658ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c658ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #3d3d3d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal;\">Grant Clawson is a 5th Year Senior studying Spanish. He is from Rochester, MI, and this is his 4th semester on the team. In his free time, he enjoys studying linguistics, reading, and video games. His favorite dance is the Quickstep, where there is 1 step, and it is quick. Let us all thank Grant for his hard work in finding us a new practice space.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Hodgson President Nate is a Second-Year Master\u2019s Student studying Sustainability and Energy Systems Engineering. He is from Mt. Clemens, MI. and this is his fourth year on the team. When he isn\u2019t dancing, he enjoys learning languages, playing strategy video games, and solving crosswords. His favorite dance the American Foxtrot. Emma Zink Away competition &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Meet the Board!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Meet the Board! - Michigan Ballroom Dance Team<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet the Board! - Michigan Ballroom Dance Team\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nate Hodgson President Nate is a Second-Year Master\u2019s Student studying Sustainability and Energy Systems Engineering. He is from Mt. Clemens, MI. and this is his fourth year on the team. When he isn\u2019t dancing, he enjoys learning languages, playing strategy video games, and solving crosswords. His favorite dance the American Foxtrot. Emma Zink Away competition &hellip; Read more &quot;Meet the Board!&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UMBDT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-28T19:23:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-600x798.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@uofmballroom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62\",\"name\":\"Meet the Board! - Michigan Ballroom Dance Team\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-600x798.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-06-06T02:13:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-28T19:23:21+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled.jpeg\",\"width\":1925,\"height\":2560},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Meet the Board!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/\",\"name\":\"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cropped-theONE-1.gif\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cropped-theONE-1.gif\",\"width\":401,\"height\":401,\"caption\":\"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UMBDT\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/uofmballroom\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Meet the Board! - Michigan Ballroom Dance Team","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Meet the Board! - Michigan Ballroom Dance Team","og_description":"Nate Hodgson President Nate is a Second-Year Master\u2019s Student studying Sustainability and Energy Systems Engineering. He is from Mt. Clemens, MI. and this is his fourth year on the team. When he isn\u2019t dancing, he enjoys learning languages, playing strategy video games, and solving crosswords. His favorite dance the American Foxtrot. Emma Zink Away competition &hellip; Read more \"Meet the Board!\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62","og_site_name":"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UMBDT","article_modified_time":"2026-04-28T19:23:21+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-600x798.jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@uofmballroom","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62","url":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62","name":"Meet the Board! - Michigan Ballroom Dance Team","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-600x798.jpeg","datePublished":"2014-06-06T02:13:55+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-28T19:23:21+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MTB-Nate-Hodgson-1-scaled.jpeg","width":1925,"height":2560},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?page_id=62#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meet the Board!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/","name":"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#organization","name":"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team","url":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cropped-theONE-1.gif","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/cropped-theONE-1.gif","width":401,"height":401,"caption":"Michigan Ballroom Dance Team"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UMBDT","https:\/\/x.com\/uofmballroom"]}]}},"featured_media_urls":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62"}],"version-history":[{"count":223,"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6387,"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62\/revisions\/6387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michiganballroomteam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}