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Our Leadership

Board of Directors

Michael Kleinschmidt

President

Susan Jane Matthews, D.M.A.

Vice President

Kevin J. Kwan

Secretary

Joe Galema, D.M.A.

Treasurer

Scott Hanoian

Director-at-Large

Janet Yieh

Director-at-Large

Alan C. Reed

Archivist

Trevor Carolan

Chancellor

The Most Rev'd Melissa M. Skelton

Chaplain

Robert W. Lehman

Journal Editor

Käthe Wright Kaufman

Placement Advisor

Daniel J. Fortune

Web Producer

Staff

Patrick Fennig

Executive Director

Jonathan Scarozza

Membership Assistant

Karen Szabo

Social Media Manager

Committees

Nominating Committee
  • Scott Hanoinan — Co-Chair
  • Kristin Lensch — Co-Chair
  • Kelsey Berg
  • Deke Polifka
  • Gabriel Simerson
AAM Journal Editorial Board
  • Robert W. Lehman, D.S.M. — Editor
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — Consulting Editor
  • Evalyn Cogswell, D.M.A. ('29)
  • Margaret Harper, D.M.A. ('27)
  • Jackson Merrill ('29)
  • David Ouzts, D.S.M. ('28)
  • Joseph Causby Ph.D. ('27)
  • Andrew Scanlon ('28)
  • Graham Schultz ('27)
  • Sarah Simko, D.M.A. ('28)
  • Julia Tucker, D.M.A. ('29)
Professional Concerns and Development Committee
  • Christopher Brayne — Chair ('27)
  • The Rev'd Ruth Beresford ('29)
  • Rebekah Gilmore ('28)
  • The Rev'd Andrew Krysak ('29)
  • Lisa Lewis ('28)
  • Vicki Schaeffer, D.Mus. ('27)
  • Trevor W. Carolan, Esq. — Chancellor, ex officio
  • Käthe Wright Kaufman — Placement Advisor, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
  • David Spring — Addiction and Recovery Liaison, ex officio
Lay Professional Advocacy Committee
  • Mario Buchanan — Chair ('27)
  • The Rev'd Thomas Alexander ('28)
  • Matthew Estes, Ph.D. ('27)
  • Brother Andrew Aelred Morehead ('27)
  • Victoria Shields ('28)
  • Katherine Webb, D.Mus. ('29)
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
Music Publication Committee
  • Marissa Hall — Chair ('28)
  • Gregory Eaton ('29)
  • Joy-Leilani Garbutt ('27)
  • Crystal Jonkman ('27)
  • Mark Nelson ('29)
  • Elizabeth Smith ('28)
Development-Endowment Committee
  • Susan Jane Matthews, D.M.A. — Chair ('27)
  • Jason Abel ('28)
  • Janette Fishell, D.Mus. ('28)
  • Jackson Hearn ('27)
  • Justin Smith ('27)
Fundraising Sub-Committee
  • Jason Abel — Chair ('28)
  • Mark Ardrey-Graves, D.M.A. ('27)
  • Clara Godshall ('29)
  • Laura Rosier ('28)
  • Wyatt Smith, D.M.A. ('27)
  • Linda Morgan Stowe ('29)
  • Joseph M. Galema, D.M.A. — AAM Treasurer, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
Grants Sub-Committee
  • Jackson Hearn — Chair ('27)
  • Barbara Bruns ('29)
  • Diane Caruso ('28)
  • Filippa Duke, D.M.A. ('27)
  • Richard Gray ('29)
  • The Rev'd Michael Kurth ('28)
  • Joseph Galema, D.M.A. — AAM Treasurer, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
The Gerre Hancock Internship Sub-Committee
  • Janette Fishell, D.Mus. — Chair ('28)
  • Stephen Buzard ('29)
  • Stacey Lehwald ('27)
  • Walden Moore ('27)
  • Caroline Robinson, D.M.A. ('28)
  • Michael Velting, D.M.A. ('29)
  • Joe Galema — AAM Treasurer, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
Investment Sub-Committee
  • Justin Smith — Chair
  • John Abdenour
  • Elizabeth Lenti
  • David Schaap
  • Maxine Thévenot, D.M.A.
  • Joseph M. Galema, D.M.A. — AAM Treasurer, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
  • Brian Pyne, ex officio
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