Jerry manages The Foundation office.  He has been the Executive Secretary since June 1999.

Jerry and his wife Del met at a square dance and were married in 1992. They live in Rockledge, which is about 4 miles from The Foundation office. Del is a semi-retired Registered Nurse working part-time for Brevard Hospice and Jerry has retired from the U.S. Navy and from Lockheed Missiles & Space Company. Jerry began calling in 1978 and joined CALLERLAB in 1983. He calls for 2 Plus clubs, an Advanced club and a C-1 club. Jerry records on the Rawhide Record label and travels regionally.

 

Gail Swindle, born and raised in Georgia, met John Swindle and began square dancing in 1961 under the tutelage of Rod Blalock. Gail and John were married in 1964 and moved to Tennessee and then back to Georgia in 1965. After rasing their son, Barry, Gail went to work with the Supreme Court of Georgia, Office of Bar Admission as an Application Analyst. Gail was employed with the court system for twenty years. Gail has been involved with square dancing for 40 years and has assisted John in his calling career. Around the same time Gail and John retired and moved to Melbourne, Florida, Gail read a notice in a local publication, the CALLERLAB Office would be relocating to the Melbourne area and Jerry Reed, would be staffing the Florida office. In January 2000 the Florida office opened in Cocoa, Florida, with Gail as Office Manager/Secretary. Gail and John now live in Rockledge, FL about five miles from The Foundation office.

John Swindle started dancing at age nine in Tullahoma, Tennessee with a youth group in 1949. John served in the U.S. Air Force from 1960-1964. John met Gail in Albany, Georgia and later introduced Gail to square dancing. They were married in 1964 and moved Tennessee where he was employed with AREO. In 1965 they moved to Atlanta, Ga where John went to work with Lockheed Marietta and later with Georgia Power. He began his calling career with his first beginner class in 1969. John retired from The Georgia Power Company in 1998 and moved to Melbourne. Before retiring to Florida John called for four clubs in the Atlanta Area and has been a staff caller on several festivals. John has recorded on Wild West Records and Lou Mac. John was an active member of the Atlanta Area Square Callers Association for 32 years serving as president and vice president of that association. He is an active member of the Florida Callers Association (FCA) and has served on the FCA Board. John has been a member of CALLERLAB since 1975. John is currently calling for clubs in Apopka, Melbourne, and in Vero Beach, Florida as well as traveling. John is currently employed with CALLERLAB as Office Support and Mail Coordinator.