Professional Certifications
Service Playing Certificate (SPC)
Colleague (CAGO)
Choir Master (ChM)
Associateship (AAGO)
Fellowship (FAGO)
AGO Certification Examinations Centers 2023
For the Fellow, Associate, and Choir Master Examinations
The following is a list of local chapters that have been designated as exam centers for the May/June 2023 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.
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 May 12, 2023, or November 17, 2023.
GREAT LAKES REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Chicago
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Steven Betancourt
Loyola University Chicago
1032 West Sheridan Rd. — Damen 217
Chicago, IL 60660
773-508-2195
Detroit
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Edward Maki-Schramm
587 East Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48207
734-644-8167
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)
Richard Perry, CAGO
2299 North County Rd. 600 E.
Avon, IN 46123-9534
317-946-0052
Lexington
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jane H. Johnson, CAGO
3456 Belvoir Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502-3264
859-277-0327
Youngstown
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Mary Ann Bilas, FAGO
6771 Shawbutte St.
Poland, OH 44514
H: 330-757-4812
C: 330-503-4174
MID-ATLANTIC REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Baltimore
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jordan Prescott, AAGO
707 Park Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
252-714-4959
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
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Marjorie Ness
344 South Meadow Rd.
Lancaster, MA 01523-1713
H: 978-365-2416
M: 508-335-8234
SOUTHEAST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Atlanta
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sue Mitchell-Wallace, FAGO
St. David’s Episcopal Church
1015 Old Roswell Rd
Roswell, GA 30076
C: 770-993-6084
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
M: 813-390-0911
SOUTHWEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Alamo
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Andrew Lloyd
11106 Candle Park
San Antonio, TX 78249
M: 801-735-9874
Albuquerque
(FAGO, AAGO, CHM)
Maxine Thevenot, ARCCO
7327 Old Pecos Trail NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
H: 505-821-1956
M: 505-250-8614
Austin
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Charles S. Brown, FAGO, ChM
1500 North Lakeline Dr., Apt.310
Cedar Park, TX 78631
M: 214-499-7044
Dallas
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Christine Bouton, CAGO
2800 St. Andrews Dr.
Flower Mound, TX 75022-4352
H: 972-906-0557
M: 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
M: 817-713-2628
Houston
(AAGO, ChM)
TBA
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
