Professional Certifications
Service Playing Certificate (SPC)
Colleague (CAGO)
Choir Master (ChM)
Associateship (AAGO)
Fellowship (FAGO)
AGO Certification Examinations Centers 2017
The following is a list of local chapters that have been designated as exam centers for the May 2017 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, 2016, and March 31, 2017.
The Colleague Examination may be administered by any chapter on May 12 or November 17, 2017.
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
Boston
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Douglas Major, AAGO, ChM
27 Northey St., #1
Salem, MA 01970
978-578-2140
majordrmus@verizon.net
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)
M. Jonathan Ryan, FAGO, ChM
254 East Putnam Ave.
Greenwich, CT 06830
C: 203-869-6600, ext. 22
jr@jonathan-ryan.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)
Vincent A. Carr, AAGO, ChM
11 Seymour St., #19
Montclair, NJ 07042
862-596-3412
vincarr@gmail.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
Covenant Presbyterian Church
2461 Peachtree Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
C: 404-237-0363
Cell: 404-805-4816
jdmatl@aol.com
Charlotte
(AAGO, ChM)
Robert Ivey
3738 Cypress Club Dr., D-506
Charlotte, NC 28210
704-395-5958
ring4fun@aol.com
Knoxville
(AAGO, ChM)
Frederick D. Pogue, SPC
205 Manchester Rd.
Kingston, TN 37763
865-376-6699
fdpogue@gmail.com
Memphis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Barry Oliver, AAGO
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
1750 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104-6144
901-726-4681
boliver@idlewildchurch.org
GREAT LAKES REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Chicago
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Steven Betancourt
Director of Liturgical Music
Loyola University Chicago
1032 West Sheridan Rd.,
Damen 217
Chicago, IL 60660
773-508-2195
sbetancourt@luc.edu
Cleveland
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Ginny Roedig, AAGO
9525 Headlands Rd.
Mentor, OH 44060
440-257-3281
roedig5@msn.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)
Charles H. Goehring, CAGO
5605 Cherryleaf Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46268
317-902-0416
goehringc@sbcglobal.net
Lexington
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jane H. Johnson, CAGO
3456 Belvoir Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502-3264
859-277-0327
jane@whjco.com
Rockford
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Gregory Gyllsdorff, FAGO, ChM
5922 Allerton Dr.
Rockford, IL 61114
H: 815-637-9696
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 6311-2805
H: 314-496-1278
W: 314-533-7340
brent@brentmjohnson.net
Springfield
(AAGO, ChM)
Kevin Grice
1645 West Walnut Lawn St., Apt.
505
Springfield, MO 65807
H: 417-664-6145
grice.kevin@gmail.com
Twin Cities
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Stephen Self, FAGO
Department of Music
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr.
Arden Hills, MN 55112
W: 651-638-6536
selste@bethel.edu
SOUTHWEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Alamo
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Mary Ann Winden, AAGO, ChM
11503 Sayanora Ct.
San Antonio, TX 78216-3526
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
281-660-7011
713-475-9496
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
412 Summit Hill Rd.
Norman, OK 73071
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)
Andrea Anderson
2738 Lompoc St.
Los Angeles, CA 90065-5108
Cell: 323-395-4794
aandersonpianist@hotmail.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, CAGO, 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
