Service Playing Certificate (SPC)
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
2012 Centers and Coordinators

The following is a list of local chapters that have been designated as examination centers for the June 2012 AGO certification examinations. These are sites where the practical portion (i.e., Section 1/nonpaperwork) of the Associateship, Fellowship, and Choir Master examinations may be taken; the specific tests that each individual center is equipped to administer are indicated by the abbreviations (AAGO, FAGO, and ChM) accompanying each listing.

All other examinations may be administered by any local chapter. This includes the paperwork portions (Section 2) of the Associateship, Fellowship, and Choir Master examinations.

The Service Playing Certificate Test may be administered by any chapter between October 1, 2011, and April 30, 2012.

The Colleague Examination may be administered by any chapter on May 11, 2012, or November 16, 2012.

For certification repertoire contact your local music retailer or:

Cliff Hill Music Inc.
5121 West 161st Street
Brook Park, OH 44142
Tel: 800-819-8772
Fax: 216-676-1888
cliff@cliffhillmusic.com

REGION I
CENTER COORDINATORS

BOSTON
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Glenn Goda, AAGO
164 Calumet St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
H: 617-442-7079
glenngoda1545@aol.com

FAIRFIELD WEST
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Alma Hamilton, FAGO, CHM
28 Grandview Ave.
Stamford, CT 06905
H: 203-325-3236
almah@pfmbox.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
kgrinnell@fccmanchesternh.org

PORTLAND
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
James Strand, AAGO
642 Sawyer St.
South Portland, ME 04106
207-899-4452
jstrand@maine.rr.com

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
jmbpbb@gmail.com

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

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@nycap.rr.com

METROPOLITAN NEW JERSEY
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Dennis Dell
23 Helen Ave.
Avenel, NJ 07001-1944
H: 732-750-2960
bearcub6@aol.com

NEW YORK CITY
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Keith S. Toth
1500 Lexington Ave, #9P
New York, NY 10029-7354
917-501-8128
agokeith@gmail.com

SUFFOLK
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Deanna Muro, CAGO
3 High Woods Court
St. James, NY 11780
631-361-3393

REGION III
CENTER COORDINATORS

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Dale Krider, FAGO
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
4512 College Ave.
College Park, MD 20740
301-864-8880
music@saeccp.org

PHILADELPHIA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Lee de Mets, FAGO
78 Queens Circle
Chalfont, PA 18914-2263
H: 215-997-0219
C: 215-822-0179
Cell: 215-896-0528
Fax: 215-997-0424
ldemets@msn.com

PITTSBURGH
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Cynthia Pock, AAGO
First English Lutheran Church
615 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4462
412-471-8125
cantor@flcpittsburgh.org

REGION IV
CENTER COORDINATORS

ATLANTA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jeffrey McIntyre, CAGO
3067 Cherry Blossom Lane
East Point, GA 30344-3919
678-681-6010 (day)
C: 404-521-1866, ext. 110
jeffreym@catholicshrineatlanta.org

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)
Susan Talley
Covenant Presbyterian Church
1000 East Morehead St.
Charlotte, NC 28270
C: 704-804-7582
susan.talley@covenantpresby.org

MEMPHIS
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Tyrus R. Legge Jr., CAGO
4416 Cherrydale Rd.
Memphis, TN 38117
901-682-5582
episcopoodlecoco@att.net
tlegge@stmarysmemphis.org

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
(AAGO)
John Fenstermaker, AAGO
Church of Trinity-by-the-Cove
553 Galleon Dr.
Naples, FL 34102
239-262-6581, ext. 207
johnfenstermaker@hotmail.com

REGION V
CENTER COORDINATORS

CHICAGO
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Steven Betancourt
Director of Liturgical Music
Loyola University Chicago
Mundelein Center 809
1032 West Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 60660
773-508-2195
sbetancourt@luc.edu

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

DETROIT
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
John Repulski
470 Church Rd.
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248-644-5210, ext. 37
jrepulski@christchurchcranbrook.org

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

LOUISVILLE
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Philip Brisson
621 Floral Terrace
Louisville, KY 40208
Cell: 502-419-6092
philipbrisson@aol.com
pbrisson@
cathedraloftheassumption.org

ROCKFORD
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Gregory Gyllsdorff, FAGO, ChM
5922 Allerton Dr.
Rockford, IL 61114
H: 815-637-9696
C: 815-962-6691
Cell: 815-621-2709
ggyllsdorff@hotmail.com

REGION VI
CENTER COORDINATORS

CENTRAL IOWA
(AAGO, ChM)
Carl Staplin, AAGO
1149 23rd St.
West Des Moines, IA 50266-2240
H: 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
H: 303-753-9154
deniselanning@netscape.net

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

MILWAUKEE
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sheri Masiakowski, SPC
5589 Arrowwood St.
Greendale, WI 53129
414-403-1046
seasonsoftheheart@wi.rr.com

RED RIVER VALLEY
(AAGO, ChM)
Peggy Johnson
16524 Bird Dog Rd.
Audubon, MN 56511
C: 701-866-5993
johnsonorganist@gmail.com

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

SOUTH DAKOTA
(AAGO, ChM)
Marilyn Schempp, SPC
809 East Plum Creek Rd.
Sioux Falls, SD 57105-7046
605-332-0038
mmschempp@sio.midco.net

TWIN CITIES
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Stephen Self, FAGO
4023 Crystal Circle
Shoreview, MN 55126
selste@bethel.edu

WICHITA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Carrol Hassman, FAGO, ChM
256 North Topeka, #506
Wichita, KS 67202
H: 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 Court
San Antonio, TX 78216-3526
210-344-9607
mawinden@att.net

DALLAS
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jim Loeffler, FAGO
3240 Sailmaker Lane
Plano, TX 75023-3609
972-663-5821
jloeffler@kingofglory.com

FORT WORTH
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Ed Ackermann, SPC
6450 Camp Bowie Blvd.
Fort Worth, TX 76116-4337
817-584-5591
ackermannstudio@sbcglobal.net

NORTH LOUISIANA
(AAGO, ChM)
Bryan Bierbaum
155 East Elmwood St.
Shreveport, LA 71104-4529
318-221-5207
bbierbaum@noelumc.org

SOUTHERN PLAINS
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Vicki Schaeffer
2801 Trailridge Dr.
Norman, OK 73072
H: 405-325-0175
W: 405-366-7679
vschaeffer@ou.edu

TULSA
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Eliot Glaser, FAGO
2943 South Detroit Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74114-5226
918-748-4409
eg@eliotglaser.com

REGION VIII
CENTER COORDINATORS

No Centers

REGION IX
CENTER COORDINATORS

CENTRAL ARIZONA
(AAGO, ChM)
Sandra De Valk
6443 South Tamarron Way
Chandler, AZ 85249
480-478-3573
micasaaz@q.com

LOS ANGELES
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Andrea Anderson
2738 Lompoc St.
Los Angeles, CA 90065-5108
323-256-7244
aandersonpianist@hotmail.com

PALO ALTO/PENINSULA
(AAGO, ChM)
Rani Fischer
1085 Santa Cruz Ave., #2
Menlo Park, CA 94025
H: 650-793-4849
ranifisc@gmail.com

SALT LAKE CITY
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Kathleen Stanford
3072 South 2900 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
801-487-8445
stanfords@gmail.com

SAN FRANCISCO
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Eileen M. Johnson, CAGO
226 Nicholl Ave.
Richmond, CA 94801
H: 510-232-1102
W: 510-223-0790
music@esumconline.org

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
(AAGO)
Richard Cencibaugh
1015 West Alamos Ave.
Fresno, CA 93705-0404
H: 559-222-6351
C: 559-349-5162
roccen@sbcglobal.net