Professional Certifications
Service Playing Certificate (SPC)
Colleague (CAGO)
Choir Master (ChM)
Associateship (AAGO)
Fellowship (FAGO)
AGO Certification Examinations Centers 2021
The following is a list of local chapters that have been designated as exam centers for the June 2021 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, 2020 and March 31, 2021.
The Colleague Examination may be administered by any chapter on May 7, 2021 or November 12, 2021.
GREAT LAKES REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Detroit
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Wm. Jean Randall
32725 Sutton Rd.
Chesterfield, MI 48047-3371
586-701-0508
wrand81122@aol.com
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
strouf@hope.edu
Indianapolis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Brad Hughley, AAGO
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
6050 North Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
678-234-6288
bhughley@stpaulsindy.org
Lexington
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jane H. Johnson, CAGO
3456 Belvoir Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502-3264
859-277-0327
jhjohn@email.uky.edu
Rockford
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Gregory Gyllsdorff, FAGO, ChM
5922 Allerton Dr.
Rockford, IL 61114
Cell: 815-621-2709
ggyllsdorff@hotmail.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
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)
Sarah Lyons
11216 Delaware Pkwy., Apt. 4102
Kansas City, KS 66109
309-333-8745
sarah.orr.lyons@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: 651-6402-9043
stephendself55126@gmail.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)
Colin MacKnight, FAGO, ChM
47-20 42nd St., Apt. 2A
Sunnyside, NY 11104
301-655-6989
colinmacknight@yahoo.com
Portland
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
James Strand, AAGO
642 Sawyer St.
Sout h 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
631-361-3993
deanna8980@yahoo.com
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
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)
Lyn Joyner, CAGO
127 South Fenwick Rd.
Memphis, TN 38111
901-351-8162
lyn.joyner@gmail.com
Orlando
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Tim Hanes
Orlando Lutheran Towers
300 East Church St.
Orlando, FL 32801
407-761-7931
timothyjhanes@gmail.com
Tampa
(AAGO, ChM)
Sylvia Chai, CAGO
11222 Bloomington Dr.
Tampa, FL 33635
Cell: 813-390-0911
sylviachai0@gmail.com
SOUTHWEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Alamo
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Mark Marty, AAGO
618 Serenade Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78216
Cell: 210-663-8573
markmarytorgan@gmail.com
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)
Christine Bouton, CAGO
2800 St. Andrews Dr.
Flower Mound, TX 75022-4352
H: 972-906-0557
Cell: 817-271-3293
christinebouton@tx.rr.com
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)
Garmon Ashby
4650 Bissonnet St.
Bellaire, TX 77401
Cell: 713-898-3048
garmon.ashby@gmail.com
New Mexico
(FAGO, AAGO, CHM)
Maxine Thevenot, ARCCO
7327 Old Pecos Trail NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
H: 505-821-1956
Cell: 505-250-8614
maxinethevenot@gmail.com
Tulsa
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Adam Pajan
3613 Quail Springs Dr.
Norman, OK 73702
864-918-1312
adam.pajan@gmail.com
WEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Central Arizona
(FAGO, AAGO)
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
4752 South Hillhouse Cv., Unit 103
Murray, UT 84107
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
