Menu Search

Committee Chairs, Coordinators, and Appointees


Click here to contact an NFA appointee

Convention

 

2025 Convention Program Chair

Mariana Gariazzo
Naperville, IL
Contact

2025 Convention Assistant Program Chair

Cristina Ballatori
Whitewater, WI
Contact

Appointees Liaison
Carlos Feller
Arkadelphia, AR
Contact

Convention Equipment Manager

Tiffany Ragan
Elk City, OK
Contact

Convention Opening Flute Orchestra Coordinator

Kathy Farmer
Cumming, GA
Contact

Exhibitors Concert & Showcase Coordinator
Julia Carey
Miami, FL
Contact

Exhibitors Concert & Showcase Assistant Coordinator
Amrutha Koteeswaran
Greensboro, NC
Contact

Flute Choirs Coordinator
Dan Parasky
Pittsburgh, PA 
Contact

Gala Awards Celebration Chair
Julie Maisel
Dublin, Ireland 
Contact

Local Arrangements Co-Chair

Katherine Emeneth
Sugar Hill, GA
Contact

Local Arrangements Co-Chair

Nathalie Simper
Cumming, GA
Contact

Myrna Brown Dine-Around Coordinator

Christopher Lee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact

Program Book Bio Editor

Lisa Van Dusen
St. Louis, MO
Contact

Stage Manager

Donald Rabin
Saint Louis, MO
Contact

Volunteer Coordinator

Townes Osborn Miller
Flint, MI 
Contact

Assistant Volunteer Coordinator

Margaret Haik
Overland Park, KS 
Contact

2026 Convention Program Chair

Daniel Pardo
Houston, TX
Contact

2026 Convention Assistant Program Chair
Hilary Janysek Piña
Austin, TX
Contact

Committee Chairs

 


Committees Liaison

Kelly Sulick
Charlottesville, VA
Contact

Adult Flutist and Amateur Resources

Zinnie Jones
Maryland
Contact

Archives and Oral History
Elizabeth Buck
Phoenix, AZ
Contact

Career and Artistic Development

Chelsea Tanner
Los Angeles, CA
Contact

Commercial Members

Francesca Arnone
Tampa, FL
Contact

Development

Achia Floyd
Atlanta, GA
Contact

Finance

Alice Jones
New York, NY
Contact

Flute Clubs
Hilary Janysek Piña
Austin, TX
Contact

Global Flutes

Carolyn Keyes
Stephenville, TX
Contact

Historical Flutes
Michael Lynn
Wellington, OH
Contact

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

Paula Gudmundson
Duluth, MN
Contact

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (Co-Chair)

Elizabeth Janzen
Kingsville, TX
Contact

International Liaison

Cathy Collinge Herrera
State College, PA
Contact

Jazz

Sheila del Bosque Fuentes
Los Angeles, CA
Contact

Low Flutes

Judy Diez d'Aux
Montreal, Quebec
Contact

Membership

Kinard Douthit
Winston-Salem, NC
Contact

New Music Advisory
Carla Rees
Windsor, UK
Contact

Nominating

Francesca Arnone
Tampa, FL
Contact

Past Presidents’ Council
Zart Dombourian-Eby
Seattle, WA
Contact

Pedagogy
Catherine Ramirez
Northfield, MN
Contact

Performance Health Care

Francesca Leo
Pleasant Ridge, MI
Contact

Piccolo

Ebonee Thomas
Murphy, TX 
Contact

Research
Heidi Alvarez
Bowling Green, KY
Contact

Special Publications

Jennifer Kennard
Minneapolis, MN
Contact

Youth Engagement

Gabriela Gimenes
Portland, OR
Contact

Competition Coordinators 

 


General Coordinator

Shauna Thompson
Fort Worth, TX
Contact

General Assistant Coordinator

Virginia Broffitt Kunzer
Auburn, AL
Contact

Adult Amateur

Linda Jenkins
San Antonio, TX
Contact

Low Flute Artist

Deborah Rebeck Ash
Ann Arbor, MI
Contact

Baroque Flute Artist &
Baroque Flute Masterclass

Leighann Daihl Ragusa
Bloomington, IN
Contact

C.R.E.A.T.E. Project

Rose Bishop
North Liberty, IA
Contact

Collegiate Flute Choir

Krista Jobson
Contact

Convention Performers

James Miller
Clinton, MD
Contact

First Generation In College Scholarship Coordinator

Jammie Phillips
Montgomery, AL
Contact

Flute Choir Call for Scores

Tammara Phillips
DeLand, FL
Contact

Frances Blaisdell Scholarship Coordinator
Daniel Pardo
Houston, Texas
Contact

Graduate Research
Heidi Alvarez
Bowling Green, KY
Contact

High School Flute Choir

Alaina Clarice
Plano, TX
Contact

High School Soloist

Lisa Wolynec
Hattiesburg, MS
Contact

Jazz Artist/Jazz Flute Masterclass

Brendon Wilkins
Portland, ME
Contact

Jazz Flute Big Band, Artistic Coordinator

Bryan Kennard
Cleveland, OH
Contact

Junior Soloist

Allison Asthana
Houston, TX
Contact

Masterclass Performers
Kathy Melago
Cranberry Township, PA
Contact

Myrna Brown International Scholarship Coordinator
Ana Paola Rincones
Los Angeles, CA
Contact

Newly Published Music
Dr. Heather Small
Enterprise, AL
Contact

Orchestral Audition & Masterclass

Hannah Chiasson
Dallas, TX
Contact

Piccolo Artist & Piccolo Orchestral Audition and Masterclass

Amy Likar
San Miguel de Allende, MX and Orinda, CA 
Contact

Professional Flute Choir

Meerenai Shim
Campbell, CA
Contact

Young Artist

Maria Fernanda Castillo
Knoxville, TN 
Contact

Archives and Library

 

 

Archivist/Historian

Nancy Toff
New York, NY  
Contact

NFA Library Liaison

Brian Luce
Tucson, AZ 
Contact

Other Appointments

 

 

Commissioning Coordinator

Sarah Brady
Dorchester, MA 
Contact

Human Resources Advisor

Chris S. Smith
Tucson, AZ
Contact

Jobs Editor

Brice Smith
Dallas, TX 
Contact

Legal Advisor to the Board

Linda Mintener
Madison, WI 
Contact

Legal Advisor to the Board

Kristin Bateman
Seattle, WA
Contact

Lesson Scholarship Coordinator

Ben Carlee
Madison, WI
Contact

Young Artist Mentorship Program (YAMP) Coordinator

Lorin Green
Seattle, WA
Contact


Contact Form

Your Information:
Which appointee are you contacting?