Meet Our Board of Directors
William Micenko, Pipe Major
Tacoma Scots Pipe Band
Pipe Major Micenko is one of the very few piping instructors in the United States who holds a teaching certificate from the Institute of Piping in Scotland, and has been piping for over 40 years. His piping expertise forms the foundation of quality on which the Tacoma Scots Pipe Band is based. Instruction is available year round in piping, drumming and Highland Dancing and marching drill under the supervision of Pipe Major William Micenko.
Linda McDonald
Born and raised in the Puyallup Valley, I married my husband Steve in 1966. We have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. I worked for many years as a travel agent. I became involved in the Scottish Community when my husband and I went to a highland games. My husband took up the bagpipes and I eventually became the business manager of the Tacoma Scots Pipe Band. When I had a job change that did not afford me the time to work with the band I became a supporter. I love genealogy and have come to appreciate heritage. I came up with the idea of the Scottish Heritage Society. The license plate is the means to support the society. I look forward to making this the most successful Scottish Heritage Society outside of Scotland!
Allen B. Bell
Age 67, and currently employed as court security office for the United States Courts. Married, with two adult sons and one granddaughter. Active member of the Clan Bell International. I visit most of the highland games in the state of Washington, southern British Columbia and northern Oregon annually. My younger son is a highly rated "A" competitor in the heavy events at highland games. I have visited Scotland on three occasions and am interested in all things Scottish and Scottish History.
Vanessa Dunivan
I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and married David Dunivan in 1977 in Denmark. We moved to Tacoma, Washington in May 1992 from Augsburg, Germany where my husband served with the U.S. Army and was assigned to Fort Lewis. I went to my first highland games at the Tacoma Highland Games in 1996. I soon found out about my Scottish heritage and fell hopelessly in love with "All Things Scottish". In 1997 I became International Co-Commissioner with my husband for Clan MacTavish/Thompson for the next four years. In 1998 when the Senate Resolution 155 passed making 6 April, National Tartan Day, I became very involved with bringing "All Things Scottish" to the Tacoma area. In 2000 I founded National Tartan Day Society of Washington and served as chairman until 2003. In January of 2006 I retired from Madign Army Medical Center as a Nurse. I am again looking forward to working and promoting "All Things Scottish".
William Thomas
William (Bill) Thomas began his instruction on the Highland Bagpipe in 1953 under the tutelage of Frank A. Mathieson, late of the 72nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Later influences were James MacMillan of Burnaby B.C., PM John MacLellan of Edinburgh Castle, John MacAskill-College of Piping, PM Evan MacCrae, and Andrew Wright of Dunblane, Scotland.
Bill has enjoyed an active career in piping. He was founder and sole instructor of the Shadle Park High School Pipe Band from 1958-1978; Member Angus Scott Pipe Band from 1958; Founder and Pipe Major of the Lilac City Pipe Band from 1963-1969; a primary piping instructor in the Inland Empire for the past 49 years; and currently Pipe Major/ instructor to the Angus Scott Pipe Band for the past 17 years. Aside from successful participation in the solo competitive field from 1955 through 1972, he has facilitated and taught Piping workshops in Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana.
Beverly Wright
I hail from the Philadelphia area, where I was first drawn to my Scottish heritage through the music of the Wilmington Pipe Band. I served in the Air Force, where I met and married my husband Mike. I work as a nurse practitioner, and I volunteer as an emergency medical technician and wildland firefighter in my local area. I am a piper with the Tacoma Scots Pipe Band. My husband and I live in rural Thurston County with our two Scottish terriers.
Glenn Wright
Glenn has been playing the snare drum for 30 years. He played for 18 years in the Abbotsford Police Pipe Band and traveled twice to the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. He has instructed many students and drum corps and has been judging for about 15 years. He currently plays with the Desert Thistle Pipe Band in the Tri-Cities, Washington, is the drumming instructor for the Celtic Dragon Pipe Band of Missoula, Montana, and is an instructor for the Coeur d'Alene Summer School of Piping and Drumming.