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Glenn “Clyde D. Scope” Kohlberger – passed away June 23, 2021

Clowning comes from the heart

“Clowning comes from the heart. We lead with our hearts so of course we’re going to feel hurt when we see scary clowns on TV or read about imposters putting on makeup and running around trying to make people upset.
“These people are what we call ‘Lipstick Clowns’ – people off the street who buy a costume in a store and get their jollies by freaking people out.”
CNN, 9/14/2016

Quoted about American Horror Story

“We do not support in any way, shape or form any medium that sensationalizes or adds to coulrophobia or ‘clown fear,’” said club president Glenn Kohlberger, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Hollywood Reporter

Former COAI president (2012-2016)

“Glenn “Clyde D. Scope” Kohlberger, 2012-2016; was the first male president to successfully serve two consecutive terms in COAI history. He replaced the in-person fall & spring board meetings with an internet program using on-line meetings; one of COAI’s largest cost savings ever over the two terms. Glenn negotiated clown insurance for COAI members that was not just equal to the competition, but ended up becoming the leader, because it was a better overall policy for our membership . It was directly responsible for increasing COAI’s membership significantly. He helped bring Sammy and Laurel Smith into the COAI family as The New Calliope Editor and Business Manager, a very positive move for COAI. The addition of an electronic version of the New Calliope helped to make possible the new E-Memberships, another positive step to new memberships.

Glenn encouraged his boards to think out of the box, which resulted in new programs like the E-memberships, using the internet program for committees and E-Alleys, membership scholarships, a renewed Jr. Joey Program under Regina Wollrabe, a successful mentor program under Teresa Gretton, taking back control of COAI conventions, and finally giving the entire membership the opportunity to vote on all bylaw changes–not just those at conventions.

He and his board successfully led COAI back into the black– more like a business rather than a club. The year 2016 marked the first time COAI ran its own convention (in Las Vegas). The convention was successful in all respects, including financially. Glenn says that he was proud to have finally set goals to guide future boards to successfully represent our membership in positive ways because “without our membership; there would be no COAI.””