Denise
originally joined Sweet Adelines as a teenager with the local St.
Petersburg chapter. She was active in several chapters as a member or assistant
director. In 1993 a new chapter in northern Pinellas opened and
Denise was named as Director. She took them to First Place AA
Chorus in the District.
She has been in several quartets, two of
which won the State Championship. She is currently in a new
quartet, Outrageous and will be competing in the State Competition.
She has been very active with Sweet
Adelines at the Florida Regional Level as a member of the Education
Faculty and Director Coordinator on the Regional Management Team.
In addition to coaching other quartets and
choruses, she also spearheads the state-wide Youth Harmony Workshop
Program for the Region and travels throughout the state as a clinician
providing accapella seminars to high school students statewide.
Denise is happily marred to Arne, an award
winning barbershopper in his own right. They have two boys, Paul,
who is already singing in a quartet and Daniel. Denise owns a Real
Estate and Property Management company.