STAFF

Advisory Board

Bruce Davis - Executive Director of Silcon Valley Arts Council

Edward Hearn (President Emeritus) – Attorney specializing in the music industry, Author.

Jocelyn Kane - Deputy Director, San Francisco Entertainment Commission

Bruce Labadie – Former Program Director of Mountain Winery and Villa Montalvo Performing Arts,
Founder/Producer of San Jose Jazz Festival

Andre Pessis – Songwriter, President of NARAS, SF Chapter

Mike Pinder - Founder of the Moody Blues and introduced the Melotron

Merl Saunders – Former Executive Director of NARAS, SF Chapter

Steve Seskin – Songwriter, Performer, Author

Michael Silversher - Founder, Songwriter

Patty Silversher –Founder, Songwriter

Janis Stevenson- Foothills College Music Professor

Howard Thomas - Accountant

Narada Michael Walden - Producer/Songwriter/Artist

Executive Director

Ian Crombie

Board Of Directors

Eric Chun – Specialty Development: student program, genre diversification

Joanie Crombie - Membership

Bruce Ede – Community Relations

Michael Edell - President

Amanda Howell - Band Outreach

Greg Lamboy - Songwriter Competitions

Tami Mulcahy – Performance Development

Alison Williams - Publicity/Promotions

President Emeritus

Edward Hearn

Regional Directors

Catharine Wood - Southern California

Kathie Rollings - Sacramento Valley

Daniel Work - Pacific Nothwest

Event Managers

Songwriter Competitions

Nomi Yah - Berkeley

Rebecca Sanders - Berkeley

Grace Woods - Berkeley

Terry Campbell - San Francisco

Peter Roos - San Francisco

Laura Zucker - Martinez

Meryn Gruhn DiTullio - Martinez

Deborah Thacker - Saratoga

Ken Risling - Sebastopol

Kate Sholl - Sebastopol

Jan White - Petaluma

Catharine Wood - Hollywood

John Freeman - Sacramento

Lisa Mathena - Redwood City

Daniel Work - Portland, OR

Song Screenings

Lisa Mathena - San Francisco

Christiann Adams & Catharine Wood- Southern California

Lori Engelking - Seattle

Kathie Rollins - Sacramento

Meryn Gruhn - South Bay

Jeffrey Scharf - Monterey Bay

Daniel Work - Portland, OR

Conference Production

Phil Bearce - WCS Center

Greg Biles - Noontime Concerts & OOM

Joanie Crombie - Guest Services

TBA - Sound

Cathy Downey - Registration

Bruce Ede - Set-Up/Breakdown

Jeanne Grabowski - WCS Center

Peter Lamson - Inst. Chk. & Perf. Sho.

Ian Crombie - Volunteer Coordination

Lisa Mathena- Song Screenings

Antonia Venezia - Song Check-In

Corinne Woolworth - One-on-Ones

TBA - Volunteer Coordinator

Works-In-Progress - Hosts

Sylvia Nielsen - Fairfax

Randy Hansen - San Carlos

Michael Rickard - Sonoma County

Daniel Work - Portland, OR

Judith Kate Friedman - Port Townsend, WA