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Convention

2024 Convention Program Chair

Alberto Almarza
Pittsburgh, PA
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2024 Convention Assistant Program Chair

Sarah Shin
New York, NY
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Appointees Liaison

Carlos Feller
Arkadelphia, AR
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Convention Equipment Manager

Tiffany Ragan
Elk City, OK
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Convention Opening Flute Orchestra Coordinator

Kathy Farmer
Cumming, GA
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Exhibitors Concert & Showcase Coordinator

Julia Carey
Miami, FL
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Exhibitors Concert & Showcase Assistant Coordinator

Amrutha Koteeswaran
Greensboro, NC
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Flute Choirs Coordinator

Dan Parasky
Pittsburgh, PA
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Gala Awards Celebration Chair

Julie Maisel
Dublin, Ireland
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Local Arrangements Chair

Rachel Woolf
San Antonio, TX
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Myrna Brown Dine-Around Coordinator

Blair Mothersbaugh
Columbia, SC
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Program Book Bio Editor

Lisa Van Dusen
St. Louis, MO
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Stage Manager

Donald Rabin
Saint Louis, MO
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Volunteer Coordinator

Townes Osborn Miller
Flint, MI
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Assistant Volunteer Coordinator

Margaret Haik
Overland Park, KS
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2025 Convention Program Chair

Mariana Gariazzo
Naperville, IL
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2025 Convention Assistant Program Chair

Cristina Ballatori
Whitewater, WI
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Committee Chairs

Committees Liaison

Kelly Sulick
Charlottesville, VA
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Adult Flutist and Amateur Resources

Lisa Fahlstrom
Gaithersburg, MD
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Archives and Oral History

Elizabeth Buck
Phoenix, AZ
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Career and Artistic Development

Colleen White
Manhattan, KS
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Commercial Members

Jennifer Grim
Coral Gables, FL
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Development

Achia Floyd
Atlanta, GA
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Finance

Alice Jones
New York, NY
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Flute Clubs

Hilary Janysek
Austin, TX
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Global Flutes

Carolyn Keyes
Stephenville, TX
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Historical Flutes

Michael Lynn
Wellington, OH
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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

Paula Gudmundson
Duluth, MN
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Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (Co-Chair)

Elizabeth Janzen
Kingsville, TX
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International Liaison

Cathy Collinge Herrera
State College, PA
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Jazz

Sheila del Bosque Fuentes
Los Angeles, CA
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Low Flutes

Judy Diez d'Aux
Montreal, Quebec
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Membership

Kinard Douthit
Winston-Salem, NC
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New Music Advisory

Carla Rees
Windsor, UK
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Nominating

Jennifer Grim
Coral Gables, FL
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Past Presidents’ Council

Zart Dombourian-Eby
Seattle, WA
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Pedagogy

Catherine Ramirez
Northfield, MN
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Performance Health Care

Francesca Leo
Pleasant Ridge, MI
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Piccolo

Ebonee Thomas
Murphy, TX
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Research

Ashley Shank
Boalsburg, PA
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Special Publications

Jennifer Kennard
Minneapolis, MN
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Youth Engagement

Gabriela Gimenes
Portland, OR
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Competition Coordinators

General Coordinator

Shauna Thompson
Fort Worth, TX
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General Assistant Coordinator

Virginia Broffitt Kunzer
Auburn, AL
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Adult Amateur

Christina Condon
Dayton, OH / Odessa, FL
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Low Flute Artist

Deborah Rebeck Ash
Ann Arbor, MI
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Baroque Flute Artist &
Baroque Flute Masterclass

Leighann Daihl Ragusa
Bloomington, IN
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C.R.E.A.T.E. Project

Rose Bishop
North Liberty, IA
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Collegiate Flute Choir

Sonja Giles
Ames, IA
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Convention Performers

James Miller
Clinton, MD
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First Generation In College Scholarship Coordinator

Jammie Phillips
Montgomery, AL
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Flute Choir Call for Scores

Tammara Phillips
DeLand, FL
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Frances Blaisdell Scholarship Coordinator

Daniel Pardo
Houston, Texas
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Graduate Research

Ashley Shank
Boalsburg, PA
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High School Flute Choir

Alaina Clarice
Plano, TX
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High School Soloist

Lisa Wolynec
Hattiesburg, MS
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Jazz Artist/Jazz Flute Masterclass

Brendon Wilkins
Portland, ME
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Jazz Flute Big Band, Artistic Coordinator

Yuko Hoshi
Tokyo, Japan
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Jazz Flute Big Band, Operations Coordinator

Sanae Nakayama
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Junior Soloist

Brittany Trotter
Pittsburgh, PA
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Masterclass Performers

Kathy Melago
Cranberry Township, PA
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Myrna Brown International Scholarship Coordinator

Ana Paola Rincones
Los Angeles, CA
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Newly Published Music

Dr. Heather Small
Enterprise, AL
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Orchestral Audition & Masterclass

Hannah Chiasson
Dallas, TX
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Piccolo Artist & Piccolo Orchestral Audition and Masterclass

Amy Likar
San Miguel de Allende, MX and Orinda, CA
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Professional Flute Choir

Meerenai Shim
Campbell, CA
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Young Artist

Maria Fernanda Castillo
Knoxville, TN
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Archives and Library

Archivist/Historian

Nancy Toff
New York, NY
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NFA Library Liaison

Brian Luce
Tucson, AZ
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Other Appointments

Commissioning Coordinator

Sarah Brady
Dorchester, MA
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Human Resources Advisor

Chris S. Smith
Tucson, AZ
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Jobs Editor

Brice Smith
Dallas, TX
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Legal Advisor to the Board

Linda Mintener
Madison, WI
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