Leadership Profile

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Phoenix Chapter

Email: info@phoenix.adja.org
Phone: 866-749-2352

National Offices

Email: office@adja.org
Toll-free: (888) 723-5776

President: Curtis Whipple
Curtis Whipple - had the privilege of introducing a live appearance of Arizona TV legends "Wallace and Ladmo" at a retail promotion at his dad''s store in Winslow AZ at his first event in 1979. The experience sparked his imagination and his passion and it became the beginning of a 29 career that has produced great personal satisfaction, fond memories and lots of fun for countless brides and grooms, families and event attendees.

He has played at weddings, Grand Openings and other retail promotions, singles mixers, school carnivals and corporate events. There have been nearly 100 appearances with the Laker Girls around southern California. There have been 35 Wild Oats/Henrys Market Grand Openings all over the U.S. He has Emceed nearly 1000 weddings in the finest hotels, historic buildings, grand churches, on mountaintops, beside streams and beaches, private golf clubs and fabulous resorts.

Based in Mesa, Arizona, he provides professional service anywhere in the Southwestern United States.

Vice President: Mark Sanchez

Mark Sanchez - started his DJ career at the age of 21 at Phoenix area night clubs in the mid- 1980s. With his knowledge of music, high energy, and ability to entertain, Mark was able to fill rooms at many popular places like Bobby McGee''s where he spent most of his night club career. He was one of the valleys very first Karaoke hosts in 1989 at a restaurant called Charlie Browns in Tempe.

1990 he performed his first wedding reception, and found his true passion as a wedding entertainer. Through out the 90''s Mark worked for a reputable mobile DJ service in Phoenix primarily as a DJ / MC for weddings. Today Mark is a full time owner / operator of Professional Mobile Entertainment specializing in wedding ceremonies and receptions. Now with over 1500 events as a mobile entertainer and his wealth of knowledge of the business he also enjoys helping other Disc Jockey''s start and build their careers as mobile entertainers.

Secretary: Bill Limbach

Bill Limbach - has been a Professional DJ for many years. Starting out as a radio DJ back in 1980, Bill began performing mobile DJ events for various radio stations and soon developed his own entertainment service in 1986. Eventually, his company grew into a multi-op business covering the outer suburbs of Chicago. In 1994 his family relocated to the Phoenix area. For the past 13+ years, he has operated as a single owner-operator, focusing on the wedding market and providing couples with personalized service and the attention to detail they deserve.

His company; "Bill Limbach, The DJ for You" has performed at well over 1,000 events in the past 20 yrs. On a personal note, Bill and his wife are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this year and have 2 grown children. As a board member of the AZADJA, Bill believes the education of fellow mobile DJs to continue developing their skills as well as providing above average service are the keys to success. The ADJA plays an important part in raising the bar for our industry.

Treasurer: Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson - Robert, our Treasurer of the chapter, has been a mobile disc jockey for the past 11 years. Robert and his wife, Phyllis, work as a DJ Duo and are adept in coordinating and planning wedding ceremonies and receptions, anniversary, holiday and dance parties. Their dancing and musical background enables them to understand beats and tempo and they have one of the most comprehensive dance libraries in the business. Providing excellent service and music is their goal.

Membership Director: Paul Askew

Paul Askew - Bio Forth coming.

Member At Large: Joseph Ivy

Joseph Ivy - began his DJ career in the late 1990s as an assistant where he gained skills in setting up and troubleshooting music equipment as well as disc jockey performance, timeline management, music programming, and crowd interaction. He started his own company in 2006. He has since further developed his own unique style of sales and entertainment. He says that the most useful thing that he did in regards to running his own DJ business was graduating from ASU’s School of Global Business. He says, "The difference between a great DJ and a successful DJ is how you run your business." Joseph is married to Catina Ivy. His first baby is due in April, 2009. He enjoys ballroom dancing, philosophy, and discussing current events. His favorite thing about entertaining is seeing people forget their trouble have fun.