Standing Committees

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Award for Diversity Course Design Committee

  • Chair: John Covach (2023; dcd@societymusictheory.org)
  • Susan de Ghizé (2024)
  • Wing Lau (2024)
  • William Mason (2024)
  • David Mendoza (2024)

Committee on Disability and Accessibility

  • Chair: Dave Easley (2024; accessibility@societymusictheory.org)
  • Judith Ofcarcik (2023)
  • Claire Boge (2024)
  • Tekla Babyak (2025)
  • Katherine Pukinskis (2025)
  • Toby Rush (2025)
  • Kristen Wallentinsen (2025)

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Committee on Feminist Issues and Gender Equity

  • Chair: Carla Colletti (2024; fige@societymusictheory.org)
  • Eric Isaacson (2023)
  • Severine Neff (2023)
  • Carissa Reddick (2024)
  • Aleksandra Drozzina (2025)
  • Rachel Gain (2025)

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Committee on LGBTQ+ Issues

  • Chair: Vivian Luong (2025; lgbtq@societymusictheory.org)
  • Edward Klorman (2023)
  • Gavin Lee (2023)
  • Aaron Grant (2024)
  • Cora Palfy (2024)
  • Stephan Pennington (2024)
  • Deborah Rifkin (2024)
  • Martha Sullivan (2025)

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Committee on Race and Ethnicity

  • Co-chairs: Chris Endrinal & Rachel Lumsden (2024; core@societymusictheory.org)
  • Eliane Aberdam (2024)
  • Jaime Bofill (2024)
  • Paula Grissom (2024)
  • Toru Momii (2024)
  • Lydia Bangura (2025)
  • Hanisha Kulothparan (2025)
  • Ji Yeon Lee (2025)

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Committee on Workshop Programs

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Fundraising and Development Committee

  • Chair: Jane Clendinning (2023; development@societymusictheory.org)
  • Michael Buchler (ex officio, 2023)
  • Brian Alegant (2024)
  • Stanley Fink (2024)
  • Mariusz Kozak (2024)
  • Anna Yu Wang (2024)
  • Andrew Davis (2025)
  • Nora Engebretsen (2026)
  • Jennifer Diaz (ongoing)

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Information Technology Committee

  • Chair: Phil Duker (2023; networking@societymusictheory.org)
  • Vice Chair: Andrew Gades  (2026)
  • Web Editor: Megan Lavengood (2025; contact)
  • Systems Administrator and Associate Web Editor: Philip Baczewski (2025)
  • Members-at-large
    • Stefanie Acevedo (2023)
    • Johanna Devaney (2023)
    • Greg McCandless (2023)
    • Brian Jarvis (2024)
    • Tahirih Motazedian (2024)
    • Lindsey Reymore (2024)
    • Jeff Yunek (2025)
  • Liaisons
    • Brent Auerbach (2024; Editor, Music Theory Online)
    • Brent Yorgason (Managing Editor, Music Theory Online)
    • Megan Kaes Long (2023; Editor, SMT-V)
    • Jonathan De Souza (2023; Associate Editor, SMT-V)
    • Poundie Burstein (2025; Chair, Publications Committee)
    • Dave Easley (2024; Committee on Disability and Accessibility)
    • J. Daniel Jenkins (2025; Executive Board)

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Investment Committee

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Local Arrangements

Nominating Committee

Professional Development Committee

  • Chair: Melissa Hoag (2024; pdc@societymusictheory.org)
  • John Combs (2023)
  • Abby Shupe (2023)
  • Antares Boyle (2024)
  • Adam Roy (2024)
  • Sam Bivens (2025)
  • Despoina Panagiotidou (2025)

Read more about the Professional Development Committee

Program Committee

  • Chair: Stephen Rodgers (pcchair@societymusictheory.org)
  • Bruno Alcalde
  • Andrew Aziz
  • Sara Bakker
  • Richard Lee
  • Maryam Moshaver
  • Olga Sanchez-Kisielewska
  • Michael Buchler (ex officio)

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Publications Committee

Publication Awards Committees

  • Articles Committee
    • Chair: Roman Ivanovitch (2023)
    • Robert Hasegawa (2023)
    • Orit Hilewicz (2024)
    • Janna Saslaw (2024)
  • Books Committee
    • Chair: Nancy Yunhwa Rao (2023)
    • Samuel Ng (2023)
    • Mark Sallmen (2023)
    • Jason Yust (2023)
    • Vincent Benitez (2024)
    • Anna Gawboy (2024)
    • Cara Stroud (2024)
  • Multi-Author/Citation of Special Merit Committee
    • Chair: José Oliveira Martins (2023)
    • Benjamin Levy (2024)
    • Anna Stephan-Robinson (2024)
  • Music Theory Pedagogy & Public-Facing Scholarship Committee
    • Chair: David Thurmaier (2023)
    • Paula Maust (2024)
    • Ash Stemke (2024)

Read more about the Publication Awards Committee

SMT-40 Dissertation Fellowship Committee

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Student Presentation Award Committee

Subventions Committee

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Delegates, Liaisons, and Other

  • Miriam Piilonen: Sustainability Coordinator (2025)
  • Mary Farbood: Liaison to Project Spectrum (2023)
  • Justin London: Delegate to ACLS (2025)
  • Sara Bakker: Representative to U.S. RILM (2023)
  • Andrew Davis: Liaison to NASM (2023)
  • Alan Dodson: Liaison to Grove (2025)
  • Phil Stoecker: International Societies Liaison (2023)
  • Cynthia Gonzales: Liaison to CMS (2024)
  • Jennifer Diaz: Liaison to AMS, SEM, and SAM (ongoing)

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