Professional Certifications
Service Playing Certificate (SPC)
Colleague (CAGO)
Choir Master (ChM)
Associateship (AAGO)
Fellowship (FAGO)
AGO Certification Examinations Centers 2022
The following is a list of local chapters that have been designated as exam centers for the June 2022 AGO certification exams. These are sites where the practical portion (i.e., Section 1/non-paperwork) of the Fellowship, Associate, and Choir Master examinations may be taken; the specific tests that each individual center is equipped to administer are indicated by the abbreviations (FAGO, AAGO, and ChM) accompanying each listing. The 2023 Examination Centers will be available January 2023.
All other exams may be administered by any local chapter. This includes the paperwork portions (Section 2) of the Fellow, Associate, and Choir Master examinations.
The Service Playing Certificate Test may be administered by any chapter between October 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.
The Colleague Examination may be administered by any chapter on November 18, 2022 or May 12, 2023.
GREAT LAKES REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Chicago
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Phillip Kloeckner
St. Vincent de Paul Parish
1010 West Webster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614
773-309-1769
Detroit
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Wm. Jean Randall
32725 Sutton Rd.
Chesterfield, MI 48047-3371
586-701-0508
Holland Area
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Linda Strouf
Third Reformed Church
111 West 13th St.
Holland, MI 49423
(H) 616-396-2664
(C) 616-392-1459
Indianapolis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Alan Jordan, AAGO
8928 Black Marlin Ct.
Indianapolis, IN 46239
317-459-2264
Lexington
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jane H. Johnson, CAGO
3456 Belvoir Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502-3264
859-277-0327
MID-ATLANTIC REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Baltimore
TBA
Metropolitan New Jersey
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Kristin Dabaghian
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
89 Ridge St.
Newark, NJ 07104
973-484-2400
Philadelphia
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sandor Kadar, FAGO
First Presbyterian Church
130 West Miner St.
West Chester, PA 19382
609-540-6548
Pittsburgh
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Cynthia Pock, AAGO
First English Lutheran Church
615 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4462
412-471-8125
NORTH CENTRAL REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Central Iowa
(AAGO)
Michael J. Elsbernd
Director of Worship and Music
St. John’s Lutheran Church
600 6th Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
W: 515-243-7691, ext. 347
Greater Kansas City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sarah Lyons
814 South 132nd St.
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
309-333-8745
Milwaukee
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sheri Masiakowski, SPC
5589 Arrowwood St.
Greendale, WI 53129
H: 414-403-1046
St. Louis
(AAGO, ChM)
Brent M. Johnson
6622 Michigan Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63111-2805
H: 314-496-1278
Twin Cities
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Stephen Self, FAGO
4023 Crystal Cir.
Shoreview, MN 55126
W: 651-402-9043
NORTHEAST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Eastern New York
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Iteke Prins, AAGO, ChM
65 Craver Rd.
West Sand Lake, NY 12196
518-286-2218
New York City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Raymond Nagem
20 Magaw Pl., Apt. 41
New York, NY 10033
781-835-8866
Suffolk
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Deanna Muro, CAGO
3 High Woods, Ct.
Saint James, NY 11780
631-361-3993
WORCESTER
(ChM)
Marjorie Ness
344 South Meadow Rd.
Lancaster, MA 01523-1713
H: 978-365-2416
Cell: 508-335-8234
SOUTHEAST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Atlanta
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jeffrey McIntyre, CAGO
Director of Music Ministries
Covenant Presbyterian Church
2461 Peachtree Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-805-4816
Birmingham
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Lester Seigel, AAGO
Canterbury United Methodist Church
350 Overbrook Rd.
Mount Brook, AL 35213
or
Birmingham-Southern College
Box 549033
900 Arkadelphia Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35254
W: 205-226-4957
205-915-1971
Central Florida (Orlando)
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Michael Petrosh, CAGO
130 North Magnolia Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
318-617-4487
Charlotte
(AAGO, ChM)
Ginger Wyrick
6200 Maple Cove Lane
Charlotte, NC 28269
704-948-4363
Chattanooga
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sarah Harr, FAGO
3535 Dell Tr.
Chattanooga, TN 37411
901-486-3700
Memphis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Lyn Joyner, CAGO
127 South Fenwick Rd.
Memphis, TN 38111
901-351-8162
Tampa
(AAGO, ChM)
Sylvia Chai, CAGO
11222 Bloomington Dr.
Tampa, FL 33635
Cell: 813-390-0911
SOUTHWEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Alamo
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Andrew Lloyd
11106 Candle Park
San Antonio, TX 78249
Cell: 801-735-9874
Albuquerque
(FAGO, AAGO, CHM)
Maxine Thevenot, ARCCO
7327 Old Pecos Trail NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
H: 505-821-1956
Cell: 505-250-8614
Austin
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
John C. Schmidt, FAGO
1150 Grand Blvd., Rm 5090
Boerne, TX 78006
H: 512-396-3944
Cell: 512-753-9823
Dallas
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Christine Bouton, CAGO
2800 St. Andrews Dr.
Flower Mound, TX 75022-4352
H: 972-906-0557
Cell: 817-271-3293
Denver Rocky Mountain
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Denise Lanning, FAGO
1604 South Ivy Way
Denver, CO 80224
H: 303-753-9154
Fort Worth
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Peggy Graff, AAGO
1421 Briar Meadow Dr.
Keller, TX 76248
W: 817-339-2405
Cell: 817-713-2628
Houston
(AAGO, ChM)
Garmon Ashby
4650 Bissonnet St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
W: 713-512-3455
Cell: 713-898-3048
Tulsa
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Adam Pajan
3613 Quail Springs Dr.
Norman, OK 73702
864-918-1312
WEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Central Arizona
(FAGO, AAGO)
Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler
6439 East Palm Lane
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
602-616-3930
Los Angeles
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Linda Brown
P.O. Box 3118
La Habra, CA 90632
562-631-8160
Palo Alto/Peninsula
(AAGO, ChM)
Rani Fischer
999 Evelyn Terr. W, Apt. 47
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
C: 650-793-4849
Salt Lake City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Ryan W. North, AAGO, ChM
4752 South Hillhouse Cv., Unit 103
Murray, UT 84107
C: 310-766-0557
San Francisco
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Eileen M. Johnson, CAGO
670 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA 94803
W: 510-223-0790
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Carl Kishline, SPC
13245 Southeast 266th St.
Kent, WA 98042
H: 253-631-4059
