INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC
IAWM Board
IAWM Board (effective 2023)
President
Christina Rusnak
Composer, Writer, and Cultural Catalyst, USA
Vice Presidents
Teil Buck
Oboist, Education Coordinator of Opera Carolina, USA
Leah Reid
Composer, Asst. Professor of Composition, University of Virginia, USA
Treasurer
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Secretary
Jamie Reimer
Vocalist, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
International Representative
Eline Cote
Double Bassist, Founder Virago Symphonic Orchestra, Belgium
Supporting Members
Gaby Alvarado
Flutist, USA
Monica Buckland (through spring 2023)
Conductor and Educator, University of New South Wales, Australia
Christina Butera
Composer, Sound Artist, A.D or NOIRE Ensemble, USA
Nicole Daley
Trumpet performer, United States Army Bands, Washington DC, USA
Lorelei d’Andriole
Performance Artist, Educator, MI, USA
Morgan Davis
Music and Arts Librarian, Library of Congress, Washington, DC USA
Joanna Hersey
Associate Dean, Composer, Performing Artist, Tuba, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Pembroke, NC, USA
Jennifer Lamont
Vocalist, Researcher, Student, Florida State University, USA
Seunghee Lee
Composer, Pianist, Associate Professor of Music, Ave Maria University, FL, USA
Angela Miller-Niles
Pianist, Associate Professor, Wayne State College, NE, USA
Migiwa Miyajima
Jazz Pianist, Composer, Producer, Leader of the Miggy Augmented Orchestra, USA
Moon-Sook Park
Vocalist, Associate Professor of Music, University of Arkansas, USA
Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey
Choral Conductor and Assoc. Professor, Bunker Hill Community College, USA
Christina Reitz
Musicologist, Professor, Western Carolina University, USA
Deb Saidel
Performer, Educator, Researcher,Virgina, USA
Krista Wilhelmsen
Vocalist, Educator, Rhode Island, USA
Rain Worthington
Composer, Advocate, NY, USA
Sabrina Peña Young
Creative Director, Music Technologist, Bandwidth Media and Film, USA
Committee Volunteers
Violeta Dinescu
Composer and Professor, Germany
Katelyn Halbert
French Horn Performer, Educator Professor, Arkansas, USA
Carolina Hengstenberg
Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Educator, Spain
Kimcherie Lloyd
Conductor, Pianist, and Professor, Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth Momand
Vocalist, Professor, Arkansas, USA
Deborah Nemko
Pianist, Professor, Massachussetts, USA
Cassidy Reed
Trumpeter, Band Director, (Grades 5-12), OH, USA
Marketing Committee
The Marketing committee carries out IAWM’s Marketing to increase external knowledge, advocacy and membership for IAWM. Members increase the visiblity of IAWM Programs and works closely with the Advocacy, Global Initiatives, Development and Communications Committees.
Marketing and Branding
Teil Buck, Administrator
Nicole Daley
Social Media Networking
Teil Buck, Administrator
Nicole Daley
Cassidy Reed
Lorelei d’Andriole
Development Committee
Joanna Hersey, Chair
Seunghee Lee
Lorelei d’Andriole
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.
Rain Worthington. Chair
Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey
Katelyn Halbert (Multi-committee)
Radio Requests & Broadcasts – providing information on past, recent and upcoming broadcasts of music by women
Ursula Rempel and Linda Rimel
Awards & Concert Committee
The IAWM Awards / Concert Committee is comprised of four subcommittees that plan, administer, coordinate all entries, selects judges and and publicizes the IAWM annual concerts and awards.
Search for New Music (SNM) – honoring new compositions by women in several categories and genres
Moon-Sook Park, Chair
Asst. Migawa Miyajima, Morgan Davis,
Pauline Alderman Awards – honoring writing about women and music
Monica Buckland 2022-2023
Jennifer Lamont, 2024
Concert – plans the annual IAWM concert
Eline Cote, Chair
Education Grant – grants for educators ages 4-18
Jennifer Lamont
Programming Award – honoring performers who program and advocate for music by women
Jennifer Lamont
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee verifies and maintains the informational database for all members, circulates a directory and executes the annual membership drive.
Angela Miller-Niles, Chair
Krista Wilhelmsen
Deborah Nemko, Student Chapters
For questions, please email [email protected]
Communications & Website Committee
The Communications Committee is responsible for all external communication from IAWM publishing, the IAWM website, Webinars, and social media sites. This committee works closely with the Advocacy, Membership, and Marketing committees and the rest of the board in developing organizational communication messaging. It is comprised of three subcommittees:
IAWM Website
Christina Butera, Webmaster, Radio Requests, Web Content
Leah Reid, Web Content
Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner, Listserv
Media / Video
Sabrina Peña Young
Journal
Eve R. Meyer, Journal Editor in Chief
Elizabeth Keathley, Associate Editor
Christina Reitz, Associate Editor
Laura Pita, Anita Hanawalt and Samantha Ege
Webinars – a series of presentations/workshops/seminars
Migawa Miyajima
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.
OPEN, Chair
Elizabeth Momand – preplanning
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.
Christina Rusnak, Chair
Deb Saidel
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Global Initiatives Committee
This committee works closely with the Advocacy, 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 outreach. The Committee actively recruits member and potential board members from under-represented groups, geographies and musical disciplines.
Morgan Davis, Chair
Gaby Alvarado, Co-chair
Nominations/Elections Committee
The IAWM board annually 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 [email protected] or committee chair if you are interested in joining the board and/or serving on one of IAWM’s committees.
Jamie Reimer, Chair
Historian
The 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.
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Advisory Board
Jeannie G. Pool
Musicologist
Film Music Society
Los Angeles, CA
Chen Yi
Composer
University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory
Kansas City, MO
Judith Shatin
Composer
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Ingrid Stölzel
Composer
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Dana Reason, Vice President ex-officio
Composer, Educator
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Beth Denisch
Composer
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA
Libby Meyer
Composer
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
Jennifer Higdon
Composer
Curtis Institute
Philadelphia, PA
Terri Lynn Carrington
Jazz Artist, Educator, Composer, Producer
Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA