2023 CBS Board of Directors Candidates
Tracy Servantes - Director/Merchandise - Running For Secretary - for Officer
Alan Knight - Director/Webmaster - Running for re-election
Lynn Pierce - Director/ Weekly Update Calendar - Running for re-election
Kim Leonard - Director - Running for re-election
Heather Mundt - Running for Board
Grace Kuch - Running for Board
Tracy Servantes, Director
Tracy Servantes was born in New York where her exposure to a wide genre of music began early on. She was raised on music and dance, singing on jingles for twelve years and taking dance lessons for sixteen years. Her father formed the 50’s vocal group, The Mellow-Larks, and sang for many years, later owning a successful recording studio in New York City until his retirement. Tracy’s mother was a New York City Rockette, Copa Girl, who danced worldwide and taught dance until her retirement.
For years, the Blues has engaged a large part of the life that Tracy shares with her husband, Mike. They regularly attend Colorado blues festivals and support local and national Blues acts. They take part in the fundraisers and benefit concerts for the Blue Star Connection, a non-profit organization that works with musical therapists and children in various hospitals and clinics around the USA.
Tracy’s varied occupational career started in advertising and marketing. She moved to Colorado in 1991 and for an extended time managed a small manufacturing company. Currently, Tracy is a project coordinator and inside salesperson for a HVAC firm. Tracy has previously served as a Director of the Colorado Blues Society and has chaired its Merchandise Committee.
Alan Knight, Director
Alan Knight moved from Fort Worth, Texas to Denver in 2012 with his blues guitar and singing voice. He quickly immersed himself into the packed spectrum of the Blues music scene. Alan co-hosted the Sunday Blues Jam at Ziggie’s and was instrumental in the Annual Toy Drive Jam with blues bassist Jodie Woodard. He teamed with harp master Dan Treanor to host the weekly jam at the Arvada D Note and performs around the metro-Denver area with various bands. Alan stays involved in the Blues community through ongoing volunteerism. He has been Chairman of Membership in the Mile High Blues Society where he also participated with the Blues Children on Stage program, judged the local International Blues Challenge and developed the calculations for the IBC scoring. As a sound technician, Alan has donated his time and talents to produce fund raising shows. In his initial term as a board member of the Colorado Blues Society, Alan facilitates the popular Children’s Craft Table at the Greeley Blues Jam
Lynn Baca Pierce, Director
Early on Lynn Pierce found a lot of great music in San Francisco; she brought her love for live acts and festivals with her when she moved to Colorado in 1982. Lynn has remained a CBS member since joining the organization in 1999. Now a retired letter carrier for the postal service, Lynn’s love for the Blues is mutually ideal for her and the CBS.
Kim Leonard, Director
Kim Leonard grew up in Denver, developing an interest in great blues singers and muscians in her teens. Blues has always been her passion; inspired by her parents love of the great jazz and blues musicians in their house. She was most especially drawn to the harmonica, as she started playing the chromatic harmonica at the age of 12 and is considered to be a soulful harmonica musician in the Denver Blues scene. She worked with Jodie Woodward for Woodward Production helping coordinate such events as Women Rock the Night from 2004 to 2008, Blues Holiday Toy Drives and musical concerts. Kim also worked with Mile High Blues Society as a volunteer, then board member for many years, as a fund-raising coordinator.
Kim is a Senior Technical Support Engineer, where she started her technical support career working 10 years for Microsoft FRx Software, financial reporting, She is currently working for NICE Systems Inc, a software company out of Israel.
Heather Mundt - Running for Board
Heather is a freelance writer who grew up in the same city where she still lives, Longmont, with her husband, Michael, two teen boys--rock/blues/jazz musician Brody Mundt and his younger brother, Colin--and their two rescue huskies. She details her family's travels on her site, www.momfari.com, and is the author of "Colorado Family Outdoor Adventure." Though not a musician herself, she has grown to appreciate blues music because of her son and is grateful for the CBS' welcoming of young musicians like Brody and his band, The Blue Shoes.
Grace Kuch - Running for Board
Whether fronting a band or sitting in with musical heavyweights, Grace Kuch conveys a rare ease and instinct on blues guitar. Just 19, she’s already distinguished herself nationally playing renowned venues across the U.S., including the Memphis International Blues Challenge, Greeley Blues Jam, King Biscuit Blues Festival, Big Blues Bender, and more. True to her name, she moves gracefully within traditional blues compositions on both acoustic and electric guitar, while her distinctive solos convey the keen clarity of a gifted young artist on the rise—and eager for more. She has played hundreds of gigs, attended prestigious blues camps across the U.S., and sat in with celebrated local and national artists. In the Grace Kuch Band, she fronts a group of seasoned musicians on lead vocals and guitar. Grace has been featured in Smithsonian Magazine profiling her in its article “Keeping Blues Alive” and she was listed in American Blues Scene Magazine's 10-best list "10 Musicians Under 18 You Should Know".
Grace is based in Northern Colorado. To learn more, visit www.gracekuchmusic.com.