Midwest States Regional Leadership

The Midwest Region includes the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin

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Midwest Regional Leader

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Colonel/Commodore Zack Smith

Email address: Zack@WhiskeyUniv.com

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Midwest Home Office Representative

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Lt. Col. Jamie Wadkins

Email address:  JWadkins@WhiskeyUniv.com

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Midwest Instructor Coordinator

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Commodore Andy French

Email address: aFrench@thebourbonsociety.org

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Midwest Social Coordinator

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1st Lt. Rebecca Bryant

Email address: Rebecca.Lysle@gmail.com

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Midwest State Leaders

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State of ILLINOIS

Our Illinois State Leader

9 - Harrisburg Metro Area

Maj. Mark Stenner

e-mail address: mjstenner@sbcglobal.net

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1 - Aurora Metro Area
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2 - Belleview Metro Area
3 - Bloomington Metro Area
4 - Carbondale Metro Area
8 - Freeport Metro Area
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5 - Champaign Metro Area
6 - Chicago Metropolitan Area
7 - Effingham Metro Area
10 - Joliet Metro Area
11 - Moline Metro area
12 - Peoria Metro Area
13 - Quincy Metro Area
14 - Rockford Metropolitan Area
15 - Springfield Metro area
16 - Waukegan Metropolitan Area

State of INDIANA

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Our Indiana State Leader

Lt. Col. Stacy Simpson

Email address: Stacy@WhiskeyUniv.com

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1 - bloomington metro area
2 - Columbus Metropolitan Area
3 - Evansville metro area
4 - FORT WAYNE METROPOLITAN AREA
5 - GARY METROPOLITAN Area
6 - Indianapolis Metropolitan Area
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7 - JEFFERSONville METRO AREA
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10 - Lawrenceburg Metro Area
8 - kokomo Metro area
11 - Muncie Metropolitan Area
13 - terre haute metropolitan area
9 - LAFAYETTE METRO area
12 - south bend metropolitan area

State of KENTUCKY

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Our Kentucky State leader

Whiskey Col. Andy French

Email address: aFrench@thebourbonsociety.org

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1 - Ashland Metro Area
9 - HOPKINSVILLE Metro Area
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2 - bardstown Metro AREA
6 - Frankfort Metro Area
7 - Hazard Metro Area
10 - La Grange Metro Area
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15 - OWENSBORO METRO AREA
14 - Pikeville Metro AREA
3 - BOWLING GREEN METRO AREA
4 - Covington Metropolitan AREA
5 - Danville Metro Area
8 - Henderson Metro Area
11 - Lexington Metropolitan Area
12 - Louisville Metro Area
13 - Paducah Metro Area
17 - Somerset Metro AREA
16 - Shepherdsville Metro AREA
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State of MICHIGAN

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Our Michigan State Leader

Whiskey Col. Bob Sterner

Email address: Bobs@WhiskeyUniv.com

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1 - Ann Arbor Metropolitan Area
5 - Grand Rapids Metropolitan Area
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10 - Sault Ste. Marie Metro Area
2 - Detroit Metropolitan Area
6 - Kalamazoo Metropolitan Area
3 - Flint Metropolitan Area
4 - Gaylord Metro Area
7 - Lansing Metro Area
8 - Marquette Metro Area
9 - Mt. Pleasant Metro Area
11 - Traverse City Metro Area
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State of OHIO

Our Ohio State Leader

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Whiskey Col. Steven Feller

Email address: felbit80@gmail.com

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1 - Akron Metropolitan Area
4 - Columbus Metropolitan Area
7 - Mansfield Metro Area
2 - Cinncinnati Metropolitan Area
5 - Dayton Metro Area
8 - Portsmouth Metro Area
10 - Youngstown Metro Area
11 - Zanesville Metro Area
3 - Cleveland Metropolitan Area
6 - Lima Metropolitan Area
9 - Toledo Metropolitan Area

State of WISCONSIN

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Our Wisconsin State Leader

Capt. Michael Bourcier

Email address: mjb850@gmail.com

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1 - APPLETON METROPOLITAN AREA
2 - EAU CLAIRE METRO AREA
5 - MADISON METROPOLITAN AREA
9 - WAusau metro area
3 - Green bay Metropolitan Area
4 - La Crosse Metro Area
6 - MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN AREA
7 - Rhinelander Metro Area
8 - Superior Metro Area