Erica Kooymans

Erica Kooymans began her professional dancing career in 2002 as a member of Athens, Georgia premier jazz dance company, Dancefix. Her interests traveled into ballroom dancing the ensuing year as she became  a member of the University of Georgia’s Ballroom Performance Group.

Erica began dancing with Fred Astaire Dance Studios in 2004. As a professional competitor, she has placed as a finalist in the Novice and Mixed Novice categories at the Carolina Challenge and Cross Country Dancesport Championships. Most recently, she competed in the South Central Dancesport Championship, earning a championship title in the Novice category. Read More »

Christopher Busbin

Christopher Busbin has been a professional ballroom dance instructor since 2002. His accomplishments as an instructor include a Regional “Freddy” Award nomination as well as a National Certification by the Fred Astaire National Dance Board. As a competitive ballroom dancer, he has danced Pro-Am with his students both regionally and nationally.

His students receive First Place Awards and are Top Student Finalists at both the regional and national levels. As a professional competitor, Chris was a finalist in the South Central Dance Championships and a Magic City Invitational Champion. Read More »

Denise Taylor

As Executive Vice President since July 2005, Denise Taylor ensures a smooth relationship between EPL Client and support touchpoints such as the Call Center, Product Support, Network Services, Education and Implementations. For the 9 years preceding, Denise served as Vice President, Installations putting her at the helm where product conversions, for new customers, and modular implementations were concerned. Denise’s move to Installations was natural as she had worked with clients on the installations of the product she helped to develop as Senior Software Developer for EPL from 1990-1996. Read More »

Jacqueline Sanchez

Jacqueline Sanchez began her career at Fred Astaire Dance Studios in 1994. Jacqueline is a two-time consecutive regional Smooth Champion and has earned numerous merits and honors, including two coveted Gold Top Teacher “Freddy” Awards and two Silver “Freddy” Awards.

In 2004, Jacqueline earned the outstanding honor of Manager of the Year, leading her studio to receive the Top Studio Award for the South Central Region. Jacqueline is currently the co-owner of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, located in Hoover, AL. Read More »

Kathleen Ladner

Kathleen Ladner joined the U.S. Navy in 1968 to become a nurse. She remained a Navy nurse until 1973, serving in all leadership capacities from charge nurse, nurse manager, nurse director and retiring with the rank of commander. Dr. Ladner currently serves as vice president of patient care services at Baptist Princeton in Birmingham. She began her leadership within the Baptist Health System at Baptist Princeton Hospital as vice president of patient care services in 1991 and in 1994 was asked to serve as senior vice president of patient care services at both Baptist Princeton and Baptist Montclair hospitals.

In 1998, as the two hospitals were re-organized to return to separate management staffs, Dr. Ladner retained her Baptist Princeton responsibilities and also served as the head of the Baptist Health System’s Patient Care Council, the advisory council composed of vice presidents of patient care services from all 10 of the Baptist Health System’s hospitals. In addition, she leads the Baptist Princeton recruitment and retention collaboration of nursing, radiology technologists, and pharmacists. Read More »