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Our Leadership

Board of Directors

Michael Kleinschmidt

President

Kyle J. Ritter

Past President

Kevin J. Kwan

Secretary

Joe Galema, D.M.A.

Treasurer

Scott Hanoian

Director-at-Large

Jared Johnson, D.M.A.

Director-at-Large

Alan C. Reed

Archivist

Trevor Carolan

Chancellor

The Right Reverend Brian Lee Cole

Chaplain

Robert W. Lehman

Journal Editor

Colin MacKnight, D.M.A.

Placement Advisor

Daniel J. Fortune

Web Producer

Staff

Patrick Fennig

Executive Director

Jonathan Scarozza

Membership Assistant

Committees

Nominating Committee
  • Margaret Harper, D.M.A. — Co-Chair
  • Jared Johnson — Co-Chair
  • Carolyn Craig
  • Kenneth Miller
  • Paul Thomas
AAM Journal Editorial Board
  • Robert W. Lehman, D.S.M. — Editor
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — Consulting Editor
  • Nathaniel Costa ('26)
  • E. Caitlin Dowling ('26)
  • Margaret Harper, D.M.A. ('27)
  • David Ouzts, D.S.M. ('28)
  • Joseph Causby Ph.D. ('27)
  • Andrew Scanlon ('28)
  • Graham Schultz ('27)
  • Sarah Simko, D.M.A. ('28)
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton ('26)
Professional Concerns and Development Committee
  • Christopher Brayne — Chair ('27)
  • Adam Detzner ('26)
  • Rebekah Gilmore ('28)
  • Lisa Lewis ('28)
  • The Rev. Gregory Millikin ('26)
  • Vicki Schaeffer, D.Mus. ('27)
  • Trevor W. Carolan, Esq. — Chancellor, 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)
  • Mary Hamlin-Spencer ('26)
  • Brother Andrew Aelred Morehead ('27)
  • Victoria Shields ('28)
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
Music Publication Committee
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton — Chair ('26)
  • Joy-Leilani Garbutt ('27)
  • Marissa Hall ('28)
  • Crystal Jonkman ('27)
  • Harold E. Pysher ('26)
  • Elizabeth Smith ('28)
Development-Endowment Committee
  • Kyle Ritter — Chair ('26)
  • Jason Abel ('28)
  • Jackson Hearn ('27)
  • David Schaap ('26)
  • Stephen White, Ph.D. ('26)
Fundraising Sub-Committee
  • Jason Abel — Chair ('28)
  • Mark Ardrey-Graves, D.M.A. ('27)
  • Anthony Baron, D.M.A. ('26)
  • Sam Carabetta ('26)
  • Laura Rosier ('28)
  • Wyatt Smith, D.M.A. ('27)
  • Joseph M. Galema, D.M.A. — AAM Treasurer, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
Grants Sub-Committee
  • Jackson Hearn — Chair ('27)
  • Diane Caruso ('28)
  • Rebecca Davy ('26)
  • Brent Erstad ('26)
  • Celina Kobetitsch ('27)
  • 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
  • Stephen White, Ph.D. — Chair ('26)
  • George Fergus ('26)
  • Janette Fishell, D.Mus. ('28)
  • Stacey Lehwald ('27)
  • Walden Moore ('27)
  • Caroline Robinson, D.M.A. ('28)
  • Joe Galema — AAM Treasurer, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
Investment Sub-Committee
  • David Schaap — Chair
  • Stuart Forster, D.S.M.
  • Scott Hanoian
  • Martha N. Johnson, D.Mus.
  • Justin Smith
  • Joseph M. Galema, D.M.A. — AAM Treasurer, ex officio
  • Michael Kleinschmidt — AAM President, ex officio
  • Brian Pyne, ex officio
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