IAWM Board (effective 2021)
President
Christina Rusnak
Composer/Writer/Cultural Catalyst USA
Vice President
Dana Reason
Composer, Producer, Pianist USA
Treasurer Deb Saidel
Performer, Musicologist, Teacher, Writer USA
Secretary
Kelly Vaneman
Performer (Oboe), Composer, Teacher USA
Supporting Members
Gaby Alvarado
Flutist, USA
Wanda Brister
Singer/Professor, Florida State USA
Kerensa Briggs
Soprano, Composer in Residence UK
Monica Buckland
Composer, Conductor
University of New South Wales Australia
Christina Butera
Composer, Sound Artist, A.D or NOIRE Ensemble, USA
Roma Calatayud-Stocks
Composer and Author, USA
Michelle Cheng
Composer, Multimedia Performer, Founder fff Ensemble USA
Carolina Hengstenberg
Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Spain
Mathew Hoch
Conductor, Professor, Auburn University USA
Natalia Kazaryan
Pianist, Educator, Howard University USA
Lil Lacy
Performer, Composer Denmark
Julia Mortyakova
Pianist, Professor,
Founder of Music by Women International Festival,USA
Nicole Murphy
Composer, Professor, Australia
Deborah Nemko
Pianist, Educator, Professor USA
Julia Palmer
Violinist, Violist, Educator, UK
Jane Rigler
Flutist, Composer, Improvisor, Educator, USA
Natalia Rojcovscaia
Composer, Pianist, Academy of Music, Theater, & Fine Arts RM Moldova
Deb Saidel
Flutist, Educator USA
Angela Elizabeth Slater
Composer
Founder and artistic director of the Illuminate Women's Music concert series UK
Composition tutor at Cardiff University
Karen Walwyn
Pianist, Composer, USA
Sarah Westwood
Composer, Administrator, Co-director of Illuminate Women's Music UK
Kathryn Woodard
Pianist, Founder of Sonic Crossroads
Committee Volunteers
Eline Cote, Double Bassist, Founder Virago Symphonic Orchestra, Belgium
Violeta Dinescu Composer/Professor Germany
Kimcherie Lloyd Conductor/Pianist/Professor USA
Advocacy & Public Relations Committee
The Advocacy & Public Relations Committee aims to promote IAWM’s awareness worldwide, and stimulate membership through developing industry allies and memberships/partnerships, integrating projects that promote the music and awareness of women in music and outreach to media and broadcasting.
Wanda Brister, Chair,
Julia Palmer and Natalia Rojcovscaia
Linda Rimel – Radio Requests & Broadcasts
Ursula Rempel – Radio Requests & Broadcasts
Awards & Concert Committee
The IAWM Awards / Concert Committee is comprised of three subcommittees which plan, coordinate and communicate the IAWM annual concerts and awards.
Search for New Music (SNM)- honoring compositions by women
Michelle Cheng, Chair
Pauline Alderman Awards - honoring writing about women and music
Monica Buckland
Concert - plans the annual IAWM concert
Natalia Kazaryn Chair,
Natalia Rojcovscaia
Education Grant
Nicole Murphy
Programming Award
Roma Calatayud-Stocks
Communications & Website Committee
The Communications Committee is responsible for all external communication from the IAWM website and social media sites. This committee works closely with the Advocacy & Publicity and Marketing committees and the rest of the board in developing organizational communication messaging. It is comprised of three subcommittees:
IAWM Website
Sarah Westwood, webmaster
Angela Elizabeth Slater, web content
Christina Butera, radio requests, web content
Nicole Murphy, Online Journal Research
Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner, listserv
Journal
Eve R. Meyer, journal editor in chief
Samantha Ege
Kimberly Greene
Lynn Gumert
Anita Hanawalt
Social Media Networking
Carolina Hengstenberg & Lil Lacy,
Angela Elizabeth Slater, administrator
Conference Committee
The Conference Committee vigilantly seeks out international and U.S. sites for future Conferences. Any institution wishing to host a Conference should contact the committee chair or president. During the two years preceding a Conference, the committee supports the preparations by the host committee.
Jane Rigler & Dana Reason co-chairs,
Finance Committee
The committee coordinates with other IAWM committees on income producing projects and approves all non-budgeted expenses. The chair is responsible for all financial transactions for IAWM, including financial updating, fiscal management and developing the budget.
Deb Saidel, Chair,
Christina Rusnak
Global Initiatives Committee Historian
This committee works closely with the Advocacy & Publicity, Membership and Communications committees and the rest of the board to foster and develop awareness, and connection with members throughout the world, forming diverse partnerships and transformative opportunities for membership expansion, alliance, equity, community engagement and outreachThe committee coordinates with other IAWM committees on income producing projects and approves all non-budgeted expenses. The chair is responsible for all financial transactions for IAWM, including financial updating, fiscal management and developing the budget.
Karen Walwyn, Chair
Roma Calatayud-Stocks, Deborah Nemko & Gaby Alvarado
Historian
Historian works with the Secretary, Communications, Membership Committee and the rest of the board in documenting organizational activities and history, member information, board meetings and decisions, awards communication and statistics.
Wanda Brister Rachwal
Marketing & Development Committees
The Marketing and Development chairs put forth all marketing and fundraising recommendations. This committee carries out IAWM's Marketing and Development Strategies to increase external knowledge and membership for IAWM, and to coordinate all development activities. Members work closely with the Advocacy and Communications Committees.
Marketing & Branding: Kathryn Woodard, Chair,
Natalia Kazaryn & Gaby Alvarado
Development: Deborah Nemko, Chair,
Matthew Hoch
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee verifies and maintains the informational database for all members, circulates a directory and executes the annual membership drive.
Julia Mortyakova Chair,
Kerensa Briggs
If you are looking to join or renew your membership, you may do so here.
Nominations/Elections Committee
The IAWM board invites people to nominate themselves and others, with permission, to the IAWM board. The Nomination / Election Committee receives nominations and supporting materials, and facilitates the annual election of new board members. Contact the President or committee chair if you are interested in joining the board and/or serving on one of IAWM’s committees.
Dana Reason, Chair
*serving second of two consecutive terms