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The Executive Committee consists of the Chair of the Board of Directors, the President, the Treasurer, the Registrar, the Secretary, and the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee. It is convened by the Board Chair at request of any officer, and renders advice or takes corporate action between Board meetings, subject to the limitations in the Bylaws and to the further limitation that it may not authorize the expenditure of Society Funds in an amount greater than $1,500.

• Chair: John Ryan
• Donald Crawshaw
• Jillian Murray
• Dolores Perin
• Peter Phillips
• Mark Luis Villamar

The Governance and Nominating Committee acts as resource to Board in regard to best practices in governance. It also makes recommendations to the Board regarding nominations of directors and officers, and Committees (including membership of Committees).

• Chair: Donald Crawshaw
• Raymond Ko
• Mark Luis Villamar

The Affiliated Organizations Committees undertakes all responsibilities involving relationships between the Society and other similar entities. It manages the annual Bayreuth Stipendium program and manages the relationship between the Society and the Bayreuth Festival, the Richard Wagner Verband International, and the Gesellschaft den Freunde von Bayreuth. It also initiates and maintains mutually beneficial relationships with other Wagner Societies, music and theatre departments of regional universities, the Metropolitan Opera, and other organizations producing or teaching about Wagner’s works.

• Chair: David Hughes
• Claudia Deutschmann
• Ako Imamura
• Raymond Ko
• Kevin Salinger
• Edward Seidel
• Nicholas Terezakis

The Membership and Communications Committee devises strategies for membership retention and growth, including managing membership value proposition, encouraging membership growth among students and younger people, investigating joint membership with other Societies, and other initiatives. It maintains and updates the Society’s web site; manages communications to members and to general public; and maintains an active presence social media.

• Chair: Jillian Murray membership@wagnersocietyny.org
• Susan Brodie
• Paul Deutschmann
• Betty Kranzdorf
• Nicholas Terezakis

The Programming Committee creates substantive programming for Society members and the public, including the annual seminar. It selects topics and speakers, engages venues, oversees marketing, and executes each event (hosting, venue management, financial accounting, post-event reporting, etc.).

• Chair: Peter Phillips
• Germán Bravo-Casas
• Griffin Kaiser
• Alice Kenny
• John Muller
• Dolores Perin
• Henry Strouss
• Nathalie Wagner

The Singers Committee makes recommendations to Board for grants from Lauch, Springer, Gill and other restricted use funds. The Chair is responsible for producing at least one recital of a Lauch, Springer or Gill awardee per year, as well as producing programs and interviews as part of the Society’s programming. Additionally, this Committee nurtures relationships with performers, filmmakers, composers, theatre professionals, and others whose affiliation with the Society is mutually advantageous.

• Chair: Cori Ellison
• Ken Benson
• Deborah Surdi
• Tyson Deaton
• Roger Malouf

The Finance Committee creates the annual budget for Board approval; monitors financial activity and fiscal health of corporation; and makes recommendations to the Board regarding financial matters (including investments) as it deems appropriate.

• Chair: Mark Luis Villamar
• Donald Crawshaw
• Paul Deutschmann
• Betty Kranzdorf
• William W. McGinty
• John Ryan

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