Education

Professional Certification

Service Playing Certificate
Colleague (CAGO)
Choir Master (ChM)
Associateship (AAGO)
Fellowship (FAGO)

To obtain detailed requirements for each examination, contact National Headquarters by email, fax, mail or telephone.


AGO Certification Examinations
2008 Centers and Coordinators

For certification repertoire contact your local music retailer or:

Cliff Hill Music Company
PO Box 323
Hopkinsville, KY 42241
Tele: 800-819-8772
fax: 440-835-6528
cliff@cliffhillmusic.com

You may either browse the complete list,
or select your Region from below:

 

REGION I
CENTER COORDINATORS

BOSTON
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Glenn Goda,
aago
164 Calumet St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
H: 617-442-7079
W: 617-445-2600
Glenngoda1545@aol.com

GREATER HARTFORD
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Donald Funk, aago
136 South Highland St.
West Hartford, CT 06119
H: 860-231-8197
W: 860-560-7800
dfnkjr@comcast.net
email@concertartists.com

NEW HAMPSHIRE
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Kenneth J. Grinnell Jr.,
fago, chm
218 Pickering St.
Manchester, NH 03104-2703
H: 603-668-3780
C: 603-625-5093
fourgrinns@comcast.net
kgrinnel@fccmanchesternh.
org

SPRINGFIELD
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Peter B. Beardsley,
fago
Christ Church Cathedral
35 Chestnut St.
Springfield, MA 01103-1786
H: 413-746-9640
W: 413-732-6437
Cell: 413-478-6114
jp51beardsley2@the-spa.com

WORCESTER
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Malcolm Halliday,
fago
First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury
19 Church Rd.
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
C: 508-845-7286

REGION II
CENTER COORDINATORS

EASTERN NEW YORK
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Iteke Prins,
aago, chm
65 Craver Rd.
West Sand Lake, NY 12196
518-286-2218
ihp65@netzero.net

METROPOLITAN NEW JERSEY
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Linda Eriksen
89 Possum Way
New Providence, NJ 07974
H: 908-665-9051
Cell: 908-419-7976
Opus1Linda@aol.com

NEW YORK CITY
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Bernadette Hoke,
cago
3111 Broadway, #3C
New York, NY 10027
H: 212-932-0551
C: 212-755-0997
bernaderic@earthlink.net

WESTCHESTER
(AAGO, ChM)
Robert Chase,
aago, chm
17 Morgan Place
White Plains, NY 10605-4932
Rac02rac@yahoo.com

REGION III
CENTER COORDINATORS

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Dale W. Krider,
fago
St. Andrew’s Church
4512 College Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
301-864-8880

PHILADELPHIA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Lee De Mets,
fago
78 Queens Circle
Chalfont, PA 18914-2263
H: 215-997-0129
C: 215-822-0179
Cell: 215-896-0528
Ldemets@msc.com

PITTSBURGH
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Joyce Moon Strobel,
aago
332 Tadmar Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-1822
412-366-0074
joycemoonstrobel@gmail.com

REGION IV
CENTER COORDINATORS

ATLANTA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jeffrey McIntyre,
cago
3067 Cherry Blossom Lane
East Point, GA 30344-3939
H: 404-344-2573
C: 404-521-1866
jdmatl@aol.com

BIRMINGHAM
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Linda Gill,
chm
3224 Boxwood Dr.
Montgomery, AL 36111
H: 334-834-3968
W: 334-834-8990
lgill@fumcmontgomery.org

CHARLOTTE
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Joanne Daykin,
cago
5125 Foxbriar Trail
Charlotte, NC 28269
H: 704-596-6876
jdaykin@bellsouth.net

KNOXVILLE
(AAGO, ChM)
TBA

MEMPHIS
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Albert A. Burk Jr.,
cago
41 Bendel Circle West
Memphis, TN 38117-2818
H: 901-763-1281
aabjr41@att.net

REGION V
CENTER COORDINATORS

CHICAGO
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
H. Ricardo Ramirez
Associate Director of Music
Holy Name Cathedral
730 Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
W: 312-664-6963
Fax: 312-664-1904
rramirez@holynamecathedral.org

CLEVELAND
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Fern Jennings,
cago
884 Quilliams Rd.
Cleveland Heights, OH 44121
216-381-0029
fernjennings@hotmail.com

DETROIT
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Joan C. Haggard,
aago
33974 Hampshire St.
Livonia, MI 48154
734-427-1597
jogard@att.net
jo7gard@yahoo.com

INDIANAPOLIS
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Charles H. Goehring, cago
10746 Belmont Circle
Indianapolis, IN 46280
317-574-0416
goehringc@sbcglobal.net

LOUISVILLE
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jan Ward
6877 Green Meadow Circle
Louisville, KY 40207
502-897-1038

REGION VI
CENTER COORDINATORS

CENTRAL IOWA
(AAGO, ChM)
Carl Staplin,
aago
1149 23rd St.
West Des Moines, IA 50266-2240
515-225-2852
Fax: 515-271-2558
carl.staplin@drake.edu

DENVER
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Denise Lanning,
fago
1604 South Ivy Way
Denver, CO 80224
303-753-9154
deniselanning@netscape.net

GREATER KANSAS CITY
(AAGO, ChM)
William T. Stewart,
aago
302 East Partridge St.
Independence, MO 64055-1455
816-254-5665
Fax: 816-254-5088
stewart.smith@att.net

MILWAUKEE
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sr. Mary Jane Wagner
1011 West Ohio Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53215-5138
H: 414-481-1464
W: 262-782-4485
Fax: 262-782-0677
mjwagner1@juno.com

ST. LOUIS
(AAGO, ChM)
Dawn Riske Hoy,
cago
8514 Rosemary Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63123
314-397-2651
driskehoy@juno.com

TWIN CITIES
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Allan Mahnke,
aago
2200 Cedar Lake Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55416-3644
H: 612-920-4183
furiusbib@comcast.net

WICHITA
(AAGO, ChM)
Carrol Hassman,
fago, chm
256 North Topeka, #506
Wichita, KS 67202
316-264-8756
Fax: 316-263-2736
chas4345@cox.net

REGION VII
CENTER COORDINATORS

ALAMO
(FAGO, AAGO, CHM)
Mary Ann Winden,
aago, chm
11503 Sayanora Ct.
San Antonio, TX 78216-3526
210-344-9607
mawinden@earthlink.net

ALBUQUERQUE
(AAGO, ChM)
Edwina Beard,
aago
374 Juniper Hill Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122-1404
H: 505-828-0673
edwinabeard@msn.com

AUSTIN
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
John C. Schmidt,
fago
P.O. Box 1373
San Marcos, TX 78667-1373
H: 512-396-3944
Fax: 512-245-8181
Cell: 512-753-9823
js26@txstate.edu

CENTRAL ARKANSAS
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Phil Bordeleau
617 Louisiana St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
H: 501-375-5662
W: 501-374-2794
pbongreene@aol.com

DALLAS
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Susan Sipe,
spc
7307 Fenton Dr.
Dallas, TX 75231
H: 214-341-0185
Fax: 214-341-4207
susansipe4@yahoo.com

EL PASO
(AAGO, ChM)
Rick Garven,
aago
420 Sharondale
El Paso, TX 79912
H: 915-584-9957

FORT WORTH
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
H. Joseph Butler,
aago
2020 Pembroke Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76110
H: 817-924-2015
W: 817-257-6629
H.J.Butler@TCU.edu

HOUSTON
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jackson Hearn
2929 Woodland Hills
Kingwood, TX 77339
H: 281-358-3154
W: 713-869-3192
Fax: 281-358-3155
jacksonhearn@
goodshepherdkingwood.org

OKLAHOMA CITY
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Timothy Marek
7812 Northwest 29th St.
Bethany, OK 73008
405-204-5679
tmarek@snu.edu

TULSA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Casey Cantwell
1434 South Frisco
Tulsa, OK 74119
H: 918-584-7197
W: 918-582-4128, ext. 129
ccantwell@trinitytulsa.org

REGION VIII
CENTER COORDINATORS

Missoula
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Alice E. Williams,
spc
1614 Pittman Dr.
Missoula, MT 59803
H: 406-542-1976
clem@in-tch.com

REGION IX
CENTER COORDINATORS

CENTRAL ARIZONA
(AAGO, ChM)
Carol Sailer
15223 West Waterford St.
Surprise, AZ 85374-8584
H: 623-584-3158
W: 623-214-5180
carolsailer@cox.net

LOS ANGELES
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Elfrieda Baum,
aago
10775 Lindbrook Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90024-3128
H: 310-474-1964
Fax: 310-470-9961
Cell: 310-497-8811
elfriedabaum@verizon.net

SALT LAKE CITY
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Lora Kelley
11220 Shadowridge Dr.
Kaysville, UT 84037-3713
801-698-6982
lora.kelley@comcast.net

SAN FRANCISCO
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Patricia H. During
1236 Linton St.
San Leandro, CA 94577-3349
H: 510-357-2846
W: 510-506-0482
ps7drng@aol.com

and

Reiko Oda Lane
8 Sotelo Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611
H: 510-655-3601
W: 415-776-4580
lanerr@earthlink.net

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
(AAGO)
Faye E. DeLong,
cago
2504 16th Ave.
Kingsburg, CA 93631-1113
H: 559-897-2394
Cell: 559-269-4437
fdelong@comcast.net