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GARMON
ASHBY is Director of Music at St. Philip’s-in-the-Hills Church
in Tucson, Arizona, where he heads a comprehensive music program
for one of the largest congregations in the Episcopal Church. Originally
from South Africa, he has worked since youth for the RSCM in numerous
capacities including being Chair of the Cape Town branch. Moving
to the United States in the 1990’s to attend graduate school
at Yale University, he has brought international experience and
insight to the American Board, as well as passionate dedication
to all aspects of RSCM work in North America. Garmon.ashby@stphilipstucson.org
FRANK
BOLES is Organist and Director of Music at St. Paul’s Church,
Indianapolis, Indiana, and Director of the Indianapolis Pro Musica.
One of the most highly regarded church musicians in the United States,
Mr. Boles not only oversees a comprehensive RSCM program for girls,
boys, teens and adults at St. Paul’s but also has taken his
choirs on numerous tours throughout the United States and the United
Kingdom. Mr. Boles’s area of responsibility to RSCM America
is the development of regional events, activities and centers, where
his considerable professional experience and personal skills will
be particularly helpful to the membership.
FBoles@StPaulsIndy.org
CYNTHIA
DEDAKIS, President, Director of the Chorister Academy at St. John’s
Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC, has served as the North
American consultant for the VOICE for LIFE curriculum. Ms. DeDakis
has been active with RSCM America for many years as a course manager
and music director. She helped develop the Training Courses Customary,
and the new Handbook for RSCM members in the United States. A native
of upstate New York, Ms. DeDakis has conducted choirs in schools,
universities and churches there and in Wisconsin, Virginia and Georgia.
She was awarded the ARSCM (Associate of the Royal School of Church
Music) in 2004.cdedakis@aol.com
CHARLES
HOGAN is the Chair of the Training Courses Committee and also the
manager of the Carolina Course for Girls & Adults and Organ
Institute. He is the music director at the Church of the Holy Comforter
in Burlington, North Carolina, directs the Alamance Girls' Choir,
and teaches piano at Elon University, in addition to being an active
recitalist. He also enjoys writing and arranging and receives occasional
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KAREN
KNOWLES, Development, is an interior designer in Denver, Colorado,
and a skilled amateur singer. As the mother of two teenage sons,
she brings to the Board a passionate interest in the RSCM as an
organization for musical and spiritual formation of young persons.
Her work for the Board concentrates on the Annual Fund, advertising,
and other means to support our work in the United States. In addition,
she manages the Rocky Mountain Course for Girls and is former manager
of the Tulsa Course for Boys.
knowkaren@aol.com
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OBERHOLTZER was appointed to the Board by the RSCM Council. She
has served previously as the elected chair of the Training Courses
Committee and in that capacity she pioneered efforts in mentoring
for Course Managers, produced an updated and expanded Customary
for course managers, and served as a tireless advocate for the improving
and expanding of courses for girls, boys, and adults. Ms. Oberholtzer
has been devoted to the work of the RSCM for twenty years and has
been music director, housemaster, and adult coordinator for numerous
courses. An accomplished organist and choir director, she has served
a number of churches in New England including Christ Church Cathedral,
Hartford, Connecticut. tomenidjas@aol.com |
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REV. EDMUND PICKUP, JR., Secretary, is Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Franklin, Virginia. Before his ordination, he was a practicing
attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina, and thus he brings both pastoral
and legal expertise to the deliberations of the Board and organization.
Fr. Pickup served for many years as Chaplain for the Carolina Course
for Boys, Teen Boys and Adults and still serves as Chaplain to the
Montreal Course. His background and training have been invaluable
in advising RSCM America on matters relating to safe and supportive
environments for children and adults at RSCM events and summer courses. edmundpickup@yahoo.com |
| ERNEST
PLUNKETT, Treasurer, joined the Board in January 2006. Organist-Choirmaster
at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Roswell, Georgia, in metropolitan
Atlanta, he is also a professional accountant. He brings many years
of experience in financial management and fiscal expertise to the
work of the Board as well as many years of affiliation with the
RSCM and the Association of Anglican Musicians. Ernest@StDavidChurch.org |
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KEVIN RADTKE is the Coordinator of RSCM America and the Coordinator of Sacred Music at Westminster Choir College. He maintains all records of membership for RSCM America, oversees the daily operations of the office, and acts as a liaison between Westminster and Princeton-area churches. Mr. Radtke is also a lyric tenor who enjoys an active opera and concert career, specializing in character tenor roles and in Baroque music. He earned a Master of Music degree in voice performance and pedagogy from Westminster Choir College and a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from Drake University. office@rscmamerica.org |
SONYA SUTTON is Director of Music at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., where she directs five choirs and draws upon 25 years of experience as an organist/choirmaster and her two master’s degrees (piano performance and arts administration). She has taught at the college level and performed as well as led music for programs at Washington National Cathedral, the Library of Congress and the Chautauqua Institution. She is a past board member of the Association of Anglican Musicians and currently serves on the board of the Royal School of Church Music. sonyas@st-albans-parish.org
RICHARD
WEBSTER, Associate Director of Music at Trinity Church, Copley Square,
Boston, is known to many throughout the RSCM world as a choral director,
organist, arranger and composer. For many years associated with
St. Luke’s Church, Evanston, Illinois, Mr. Webster has conducted
many RSCM courses and events throughout the United States and in
South Africa. A former President of the Association of Anglican
Musicians, he has his own publishing firm, Advent Press, which specializes
in Mr. Webster’s choral compositions and celebrated hymn arrangements
for brass ensembles. Mr. Webster’s is responsible for the
selection and training of VOICE for LIFE examiners.adventpress@aol.com
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