Committees List

2022–23 AAM Appointments & Committees

(rev. June 22, 2022)


Board & Presidential Appointments

  • Archivist — Alan C. Reed
  • Chancellor — Jefferson C. McConnaughey, Esq. (’24)
  • Chaplain — The Rev’d Victoria R. Sirota, D.M.A (’25)
  • Journal Editor — Robert W. Lehman, D.S.M (’24)
  • Placement Advisor — Colin D. Lynch (’23)
  • Web Producer — Daniel J. Fortune

Nominating Committee

  • Jessica Nelson, D.M.A. — Chair
  • Michael Boney
  • Nicholas Quardokus
  • Richard Webster
  • Janet Yieh

AAM Journal Editorial Board

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  • Robert W. Lehman, D.S.M — Editor
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton — Consulting Editor
  • Thomas Alexander (’25)
  • Claudia Dumschat, D.M.A. (’24)
  • Marissa Hall (’25)
  • Kevin Kwan (’24)
  • Eugene Lavery (’23)
  • Margaret E. Marshall (’23)
  • Damin Spritzer, D.M.A. (’24)
  • Brennan Szafron, D.M.A. (’23)
  • Maxine Thévenot, D.M.A. (’25)

Grants Committee

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  • Margaret E. Marshall — Chair (’23)
  • Katie Burk (’25)
  • Eric Choate (’24)
  • Nancy Cooper (’24)
  • Mark Howe (’25)
  • Andrew Sheranian (’23)
  • Joseph Galema, D.M.A., ex officio
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton, ex officio

          * In compliance with the by-laws, the Endowment Committee elects its own chair annually.

The Gerre Hancock Internship Committee

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  • Stephen White, Ph. D. — Chair (’21)
  • Shannon Gallier (’23)
  • Joyce Kull (’25)
  • Walden Moore (’24)
  • Geoffrey Williams, D.M.A. (’24)
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton, ex officio

Investment Committee

  • David Schaap — Chair
  • M. Jason Abel
  • Scott Hanoian
  • Martha N. Johnson, D.Mus.
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton, ex officio
  • Joseph M. Galema, D.M.A.ex officio
  • *Brian Pyne, ex officio
  • *George Wild, ex officio

          * (financial advisors at Goelzer Investment Management in Indianapolis)

 

Lay Professional Advocacy Committee (LPAC)

  • Ellen G. Johnston — Chair (’23)
  • Kenneth Brown (’22)
  • Sharon Downey (’24)
  • Robert Duerr (’25)
  • Matthew Estes, Ph.D. (’24)
  • Linda S. Patterson, D.M.A. (’23)
  • Patrick Fennig, ex officio
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton, ex officio

Planned Giving Committee

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  • Joseph Arndt — Chair (’24)
  • Margaret Secour (’23)
  • M. Brett Patterson (’23)
  • Ernest Plunkett (’25)
  • Patrick A. Scott, D.M.A. (’24)
  • Bradley Upham (’25)
  • Joseph M. Galema, D.M.A., ex officio
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton, ex officio

Professional Concerns and Development Committee

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  • The Rev. Dr. Kyle Babin — Chair (’23)
  • Diane Meredith Belcher (’25)
  • Alex Benestelli (’24)
  • Frank Boles (’25)
  • The Rev’d Erika L. Takacs (’23)
  • Woosug Kang, D.M.A. (’23)
  • Janet Yieh (’24)
  • Jefferson C. McConnaughey, Esq., ex officio
  • The Rev’d Victoria R. Sirota, ex officio
  • Sonya Subbayya Sutton, ex officio