Professional Certifications
Service Playing Certificate (SPC)
Colleague (CAGO)
Choir Master (ChM)
Associateship (AAGO)
Fellowship (FAGO)
AGO Certification Examinations Centers 2019
The following is a list of local chapters that have been designated as exam centers for the June 2019 AGO certification exams. These are sites where the practical portion (i.e., Section 1/nonpaperwork) of the Fellowship, Associateship, 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, 2018, and March 31, 2019.
The Colleague Examination may be administered by any chapter on May 10, 2019 or November 15, 2019.
Exam materials are available from:
Lois Fyfe Music
2209 Crestmoor Road, Suite 220
Nashville, TN 37215
Tel: 800-851-9023
Fax: 615-297-4291
sales@loisfyfemusic.com
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Cliff Hill Music Inc.
5121 West 161st Street
Brook Park, OH 44142
Tel: 800-819-8772
Fax: 216-676-1888
cliff@cliffhillmusic.com
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
ihp65@nycap.rr.com
New York City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Benjamin Sheen
202 West 58th St.
New York, NY 10019
646-671-3293
benjamin.sheen@gmail.com
Portland
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
James Strand, AAGO
642 Sawyer St.
South Portland, ME 04106
207-899-4452
jstrand@maine.rr.com
Suffolk
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Deanna Muro, CAGO
3 High Woods Ct.
St. James, NY 11780
631-361-3393
deanna8980@yahoo.com
MID-ATLANTIC REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Baltimore
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Michael Britt
Brown Memorial Park Avenue
Presbyterian Church
1316 Park Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-523-1542, ext. 16
michael@browndowntown.org
Metropolitan New Jersey
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Kristin Dabaghian
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
89 Ridge St.
Newark, NJ 07104
973-484-2400
kjohnson88@aol.com
Philadelphia
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sandor Kadar, FAGO
First Presbyterian Church
130 West Miner St.
West Chester, PA 19382
609-540-6548
sandor.kadar82@gmail.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
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
jdmatl@aol.com
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
lseigel@bsc.edu
Charlotte
(AAGO, ChM)
Robert Ivey
3738 Cypress Club Dr., D-506
Charlotte, NC 28210
704-395-5958
ring4fun@aol.com
Chattanooga
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sarah Harr, FAGO
3535 Dell Tr.
Chattanooga, TN 37411
901-486-3700
sarahharr@ymail.com
Durham-Chapel Hill
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jacki Nappi
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
1200 West Cornwallis Rd.
Durham, NC 27705-5731
Cell: 919-602-4572
jacqueline.nappi@gmail.com
Jackson
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Donald Messer
St. James Episcopal Church
3861 Tyrone Dr.
Jackson, MS 39216
601-982-4880, x36
769-257-5318
dmesser@stjjax.org
Memphis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jane C. Gamble, FAGO
1877 Lyndale Ave.
Memphis, TN 38107
901-827-7909
drjanegamble@aol.com
and
Lyn Joyner, CAGO
127 South Fenwick Rd.
Memphis, TN 38111
901-351-8162
joyner@gmail.com
Tampa
(AAGO, ChM)
Sylvia Chai, CAGO
11222 Bloomington Dr.
Tampa, FL 33635
Cell: 813-390-0911
sylviachai0@gmail.com
GREAT LAKES REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Chicago
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Stephen Buzard, AAGO
Director of Music
St. James Cathedral Chicago
65 East Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Office: 312-751-3579
Cell: 217-402-3611
sbuzard@saintjamescathedral.org
Cleveland
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Timothy D. Robson
1973 East 83rd St.
Cleveland, OH 44103
H: 216-744-0595
tim@timothyrobson.com
Detroit
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Wm. Jean Randall
32725 Sutton Rd.
Chesterfield, MI 48047-3371
586-801-3962
wrand81122@aol.com
Indianapolis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Robert Richter
1402 West Main St.
Carmel, IN 46032
H: 317-846-8716
Cell: 914-346-0002
rrichter@stchriscarmel.org
Lexington
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jane H. Johnson, CAGO
3456 Belvoir Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502-3264
859-277-0327
jhjohn@uky.edu
Rockford
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Gregory Gyllsdorff, FAGO, ChM
5922 Allerton Dr.
Rockford, IL 61114
Cell: 815-621-2709
ggyllsdorff@hotmail.com
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
michael@stjohnsdsm.org
Greater Kansas City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Claudette Schiratti, AAGO
3726 Locust St., #10
Kansas City, MO 64109
H: 913-530-0960
cschiratti1@gmail.com
Milwaukee
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sheri Masiakowski, SPC
5589 Arrowwood St.
Greendale, WI 53129
H: 414-403-1046
seasonsoftheheart@wi.rr.com
St. Louis
(AAGO, ChM)
Brent M. Johnson
6622 Michigan Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63111-2805
H: 314-496-1278
W: 314-533-7340
brent@brentmjohnson.net
Twin Cities
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Stephen Self, FAGO
4023 Crystal Cir.
Shoreview, MN 55126
W: 651-638-6536
stephendself55126@gmail.com
SOUTHWEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Alamo
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Mark Marty, AAGO
618 Serenade Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78216
210-663-8573
markmarytorgan@gmail.com
and
Mary Ann Winden, AAGO, ChM
11503 Sayanora Ct.
San Antonio, TX 78216
210-542-1968
mawinden@att.net
Austin
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
John C. Schmidt, FAGO
P.O. Box 1373
San Marcos, TX 78667
H: 512-396-3944
W: 512-245-3378
C: 512-753-9823
js26@txstate.edu
Dallas
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sheryl Sebo, AAGO
3539 Merrell Rd.
Dallas, TX 75229-6042
H: 469-776-5493
Cell: 972-849-1950
slsebo@verizon.net
Denver Rocky Mountain
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Denise Lanning, FAGO
1604 South Ivy Way
Denver, CO 80224
H: 303-753-9154
deniselanning@netscape.net
Fort Worth
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Peggy Graff, CAGO
1421 Briar Meadow Dr.
Keller, TX 76248
W: 817-339-2405
Cell: 817-713-2628
pgraff@myfumc.org
Houston
(AAGO, ChM)
Phyllis B. Harris
2612 Marlen Ave.
Pasadena, TX 77502
H: 713-475-9496
Cell: 281-660-7011
phharristx@hotmail.com
New Mexico
(FAGO, AAGO, CHM)
Maxine Thevenot, ARCCO
7311 Tricia Rd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
H: 505-821-1956
Cell: 505-250-8614
maxinethevenot@gmail.com
and
Jane Smith, CAGO
13013 Montgomery Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
W: 505-298-7553
Cell: 505-688-2488
organista7788@hotmail.com
Southern Plains
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Adam Pajan
3613 Quail Springs Dr.
Norman, OK 73072
864-918-1312
adam.pajan@gmail.com
Tulsa
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Eliot Glaser, FAGO
2943 South Detroit Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74114-5226
918-748-4409
eg@eliotglaser.com
WEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Central Arizona
(AAGO, ChM)
Ilona Kubiaczyk-Adler
6439 East Palm Lane
Scottsdale, AZ 85257
602-616-3930
kubiaczyk@gmail.com
Los Angeles
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Linda Brown
P.O. Box 3118
La Habra, CA 90632
562-631-8160
lindawestbrown@gmail.com
Palo Alto/Peninsula
(AAGO, ChM)
Rani Fischer
665 Endicott Dr.
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
C: 650-793-4849
ranifisc@gmail.com
Salt Lake City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Ryan W. North, AAGO, ChM
3324 South Holly Dr., #3
Salt Lake City, UT 84109
C: 310-766-0557
ryanwnorth@hotmail.com
San Francisco
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Eileen M. Johnson, CAGO
670 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA 94803
W: 510-223-0790
music@esumconline.org
Seattle
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Carl Kishline, SPC
13245 Southeast 266th St.
Kent, WA 98042
H: 253-631-4059
kishlinec@asme.org
