About

Board of Directors

From its inception, the NFA has been driven by leadership of exceptional vision and caliber, by flutists whose lives—as performers, scholars, pedagogues, and composers—illustrate the aspirations of the organization they shape.

Jennifer Grim

President of the Board
(2024-2026)

Prof. of Flute, Frost School of Music, Univ. of Miami
Artistic Administrator, Festival Napa Valley

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Francesca Arnone

Vice President of the Board
(2024-2026)

Asst. Prof. of Flute, Univ. of South Florida

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Alice Jones

Treasurer
(2024-2025)

Asst. Dean of Community Engagement and Career Services, The Juilliard School
Flute Faculty, Music Advancement Program, The Juilliard School

Adjunct Flute Prof., Montclair State Univ.

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Kimberlee Goodman

Secretary
(2024-2025)

Exec. Director, McConnell Arts Center

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Amy (I-Yun) Tu

Assistant Secretary
(2024-2025)

Flute Faculty, Princeton Day School

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Hideko Amano

(2023-2026)

Adjunct Prof. at Northeastern Illinois Univ
Dir. of Chicago Flute Workshop at MYAC

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Dana Buick

(2023-2026)

Co-owner & Dir. of Operations/Marketing
Muramatsu America

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Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington

(2023-2026)

Asst. Prof. of Flute, Univ. of Oregon

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Lisa Garner Santa

(2022-2025)

Prof. of Flute, Texas Tech Univ.

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Paula Gudmundson

(2024-2027)

Assoc. Prof. of Flute, Univ. of Minnesota Duluth

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Regina Helcher Yost

(2022-2025)

Second Flute, Charleston Symphony Orch.
Asst. Principal Flute, Colorado Music Festival in Boulder
Adjunct Prof. of Flute, Charleston Southern Univ.

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Danilo Mezzadri

(2022-2025)

Prof. of Flute, The Univ. of Southern Mississippi
Soloist, Gulf Coast Symphony Orch.
Soloist, North Mississippi Symphony Orch.

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Delandria Mills

(2024-2027)

Prof. Of Flute, Morgan State Univ.
Founder of Kingdom Flute Works Summer Intensive
Faculty, Peabody Preparatory
2nd Flute, Maryland Winds
Core member, Color of Noize Orch.

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Lea Pearson

(2024-2027)

Founder, Music Minus Pain
Director, Transformational Teacher Training Program & Teaching Unleashed

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Mark Thomas, Founder

(1972-2022)