One of the best things of serving the field of community music and music education through ISME has been the opportunity to work with—and learn from—some of the most inspiring people in our field who have served on the commission with me: Dr. Kathleen Turner, Gillian Howell, Christine D'Alexander, Hala Jaber, Gerard Yun, Nicolas Coffman, PhD, Dr Catherine Birch, Vyvienne Abla, and Chi Ying Lam.
I am especially grateful to the International Society for Music Education leadership team, and particularly to Patricia Gonzalez Moreno, our past president, and Jody Kerchner, our current president. What an inspiration to see such strong women leading the organization!
Ryan Zellner, ISME CEO, and Shree Lakshmi Vaidyanathan have been an absolute pleasure to work with. ISME is so lucky to have you both!!
I have also treasured the international collaborations—with Kaarina Marjanen in Finland organizing the 2024 conference, and Deanna Yerichuk, Roger Mantie, Lynn Tucker, Kate Marshall and Doug Friesen for the conference this year in Canada. It's not often one gets to work across the globe with the best people and I am very grateful for this experience!
And, of course, the whole CMA community. What joy to think together about the field we are all so passionate about. The inspiration, fun and community that I have been lucky to be part of since 2014.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. ❤️