GIML Commissions and Committees
GIML is organized into commissions and committees which work in coordination with the Executive director and the Executive Board to make the day to day and year to year operations of GIML a reality.
COMMISSIONS
MEMBERSHIP COMMISSION
The Membership Commission promotes and retains membership through outreach, providing member benefits, advertising, and other initiatives as needed and oversees production and distribution of the quarterly membership publication. In addition, it encourages, facilitates, and supports the formation of new chapters.
Membership Commission Members
Chairs: Maureen Girard, Carolyn Exler
Lulu Cossich, Cory Wholehan, Victoria Woolnough, Caity Bierman, Julia Turner, Melanie Jones, Sadie Pincus Friedman
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
The Media and Communications Commission oversees communication within and outside of the Institute. Its responsibilities include the website and social media sites, with regard to content and presentation.
Media Commission Members
Chair: Hannah Mayo
Andrea Donze, Evan McIntyre, Jonathan Noxon, Derek and Jessica Bannasch, Aimee Pearsall, David Potter
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Professional Development Commission oversees the education and professional development activities of the Institute. Its responsibilities include but are not limited to the oversight of GIML-sponsored Music-Learning-Theory-related workshops and seminars, Professional Development Levels Courses (PDLC) including granting of PDLC completion certificates, Faculty Certification, and the International Conference on Music Learning Theory.
Professional Development Commission Members
Co-Chairs: Jennifer Doiron and Ashley Moss
Conference Co-Chair: Robin Giebelhausen
Julia Turner: New Conference Sub-committee member
Conference Co-Chair: Rosalia Schulz
Wendy Van Gent, Ron Malanga, Rachel Alder-Golden, Sarah McCaffrey Ritchie, Sarah Boyd, Jennifer Fisher
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
The Research and Development Commission supports, encourages, and disseminates research related to Music Learning Theory. It oversees the Music Learning Theory ARIAS (Areas of Research Interest and Application) and the Music Learning Theory data base as well as the call for article submissions, peer review process, editing, layout, and Board-approved publication schedule of Audea. It also is responsible for soliciting and evaluating research grant proposals and research sessions at the International Conference.
Research Commission Members
Chair: Janel Long
Karissa Longo, Colleen Conway, Heather Shouldice, Bruce Dalby, Whitney Mayo, Bill Jeffries
RACE, SOCIAL JUSTICE & EQUITY COMMISSION
The Race, Social Justice and Equity commission actively collaborates with other committees and commissions of the organization, the executive committee, and the national board on initiatives to help the organization continue its path towards anti-bias, anti-racism, social justice, and equity.
The work of this group is both proactive and responsive to the climate and evolving equity needs of the organization as determined by GIML’s membership and the commission itself. It seeks to address inherent oppressive power dynamics of socially constructed identifiers through projects and initiatives to ensure accountability within the organization.
Race and Social Justice Commission Members
Co-Clerks: Liz White Hatton and Alexandra Aber
Lulu Cossich, Josh Diamant, Rachel Linsmeier, Aimee Pearsall
COMMITTEES
HISTORIAN COMMITTEE
The Historian Committee’s primary focus is to provide GIML with an accurate historical timeline from the organization's beginning to the present. The purpose of the Committee is to research, gather, organize, analyze, interpret historical documents, and conduct interviews with past and present members. The Committee works closely with the Edwin E. Gordon Archive at the University of South Carolina to support GIML research.
Historian Committee Members
Todd Hayen (Chair), Diane Lange, Denise Guilbault