Dana Dalton Judge
Dana Dalton Judge was Miss Florida 1990, and was a preliminary swimsuit winner at both the state pageant and at Miss America. She has emceed many state pageants, including Maine, Connecticut, and Florida, and has judged both the Miss Rhode Island and Miss Connecticut pageants. Dana has appeared in numerous productions on stage, film, and television and in print advertisements. She has been a guest entertainer at theme parks, performed with the USO, and with music companies in many different countries.
Dana is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, an accomplished vocalist and pianist, and is also a certified Music Together teacher – teaching parents how to share music with their children. In her community, Dana helped to establish an annual service-awards program and has been involved in fund-raising for March of Dimes and Cancer Care for Kids. She sings regularly at public and private events and is a member of the worship team at her church. Dana; her husband, Jim; and daughters, Chloe and Dalton, have recently moved from Connecticut to Sarasota, Florida.
Rene Cleland
Renee Cleland is a former Miss Oregon. She is pleased to be judging her 4th State Pageant, for the Miss America Scholarship Program. Previous state pageants include: Maine, Washington State and Oklahoma. Renee performs regularly as a singer and most recently had the lead in Oregon’s first production of “Ragtime the Musical”. She has also performed with the Oregon Symphony Pops for the past 18 years. Rene has been the featured soloist with the Seattle, Minneapolis and Indianapolis Symphony Pops and Big Band Series.
Besides performing, Renee also enjoys running and traveling with her husband of 19 years and her two children Aubrey 14 and Ty 11. She resides in West Linn, Oregon.
Frank Petrone
Under the leadership of Town Supervisor Frank P. Petrone, Huntington has experienced a complete fiscal recovery and the successful restoration of an outstanding quality of life for the Town’s approximately 200,000 residents. His vision and commitment has led to the preservation of hundreds of acres of environmentally sensitive lands and widespread upgrades and enhancements to parks, beaches, ball fields, and other recreational facilities.
He holds two Master’s Degrees, an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Denver, and a M.P.A. in Public Administration/Policy from Long Island University. He also holds a B.S. from SUNY Albany, an A.A.S. from Staten Island Community College, and an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Five Towns College. Frank serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Program in Health Care and Public Administration at Long Island University and is a member of the State University of New York at Stony Brook Council. He has two grown children. He and his wife, Patricia, reside in Melville.
Steve Wilson
Steve Wilson is retired from Southwestern Bell Corporation after 26 years as an Industry Operations Area Manager and is a graduate of the Business Administration of Oklahoma Baptist University.
He is the Field Representative for the Missouri Junior Miss Program and is the Executive Director of the Miss Spirit of St Louis Scholarship Program.
Steve is a recent board member of the Miss Metro St Louis Organization that produced Shandi Finnessey, Miss Missouri 2002, Miss USA 2004 and 1st runner-up to Miss Universe.
Steve has over 20 years judging experience. He was on the Miss Florida panel in 2003 that selected Ericka Dunlap, who then became Miss America 2003.
He is a terrible golfer but enjoys all sports and loves traveling all over the world, especially to Italy and Palm Springs.
