Professional Certifications
Service Playing Certificate (SPC)
Colleague (CAGO)
Choir Master (ChM)
Associateship (AAGO)
Fellowship (FAGO)
AGO Certification Examinations Centers 2024
For the Fellow, Associate, and Choir Master Examinations to be administered June 5, 6, and 7, 2024.
The following is a list of local chapters that have been designated as exam centers for the June 2024 AGO certification exams. These are sites where the practical portion (i.e., Section 1/non-paperwork) of the Fellowship, Associate, and Choir Master examinations may be taken; the specific tests that each individual center is equipped to administer are indicated by the abbreviations (FAGO, AAGO, and ChM) accompanying each listing.
All other exams may be administered by any local chapter. This includes the paperwork portions (Section 2) of the Fellow, Associate, and Choir Master examinations.
The Service Playing Certificate Test may be administered by any chapter between October 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024.
The Colleague Examination may be administered by any chapter on May 17, 2024 or November 15, 2024.
GREAT LAKES REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Chicago
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Peter Morey, AAGO
c/o St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
939 Hinman Ave.
Evanston, IL 60202
443-377-0155
Detroit
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Edward Maki-Schramm
587 East Grand Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48207
734-644-8167
Indianapolis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Richard Perry, CAGO
2299 North County Rd. 600 E.
Avon, IN 46123-9534
317-946-0052
Lexington
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jane H. Johnson, CAGO
3456 Belvoir Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502-3264
859-277-0327
Youngstown
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Mary Ann Bilas, FAGO
6771 Shawbutte St.
Poland, OH 44514
H: 330-757-4812
C: 330-503-4174
MID-ATLANTIC REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Baltimore
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Jordan Prescott, AAGO
707 Park Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
252-714-4959
Philadelphia
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sandor Kadar, FAGO
First Presbyterian Church
130 West Miner St.
West Chester, PA 19382
609-540-6548
Pittsburgh
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Cynthia Pock, AAGO
First English Lutheran Church
615 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-4462
412-471-8125
NORTH CENTRAL REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Central Iowa
(AAGO)
Michael J. Elsbernd
Director of Worship and Music
St. John’s Lutheran Church
600 6th Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
W: 515-243-7691, ext. 347
Greater Kansas City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sarah Lyons
819 Main Street
Parkville, MO 64105
309-333-8745
Milwaukee
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Dr. Sheri Masiakowski, SPC
5589 Arrowwood St.
Greendale, WI 53129
H: 414-403-1046
St. Louis
(AAGO, ChM)
Brent M. Johnson
6622 Michigan Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63111-2805
H: 314-496-1278
Twin Cities
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Dean W. Billmeyer, FAGO
4426 Wentworth Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55419
952-992-9258
NORTHEAST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Boston
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Andrew Scanlon, FAGO
The Church of the Advent
30 Brimmer Street
Boston, MA 02108
617-523-2377
Eastern New York
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Iteke Prins, AAGO, ChM
65 Craver Rd.
West Sand Lake, NY 12196
518-286-2218
New York City
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Raymond Nagem
The Brick Presbyterian Church
62 East 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
781-835-8866
Suffolk
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Deanna Muro, CAGO
St. Joseph’s Church
59 Church St.
Kings Park, NY 11754
631-361-3993
SOUTHEAST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Atlanta
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sue Mitchell-Wallace, FAGO
St. David’s Episcopal Church
1015 Old Roswell Rd
Roswell, GA 30076
C: 770-993-6084
Birmingham
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Lester Seigel, AAGO
Canterbury United Methodist Church
350 Overbrook Rd.
Mount Brook, AL 35213
or
Birmingham-Southern College
Box 549033
900 Arkadelphia Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35254
W: 205-226-4957
205-915-1971
Central Florida (Orlando)
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Michael Petrosh, CAGO
The Cathedral Church of St. Luke
130 North Magnolia Ave.
Orlando, FL 32801
318-617-4487
Charlotte
(AAGO, ChM)
Ginger Wyrick
6200 Maple Cove Lane
Charlotte, NC 28269
704-948-4363
Chattanooga
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Sarah Harr, FAGO
3535 Dell Tr.
Chattanooga, TN 37411
901-486-3700
Memphis
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Lyn Joyner, CAGO
127 South Fenwick Rd.
Memphis, TN 38111
901-351-8162
Tampa
(AAGO, ChM)
Sylvia Chai, CAGO
121 Carver Ave.
Brandon, FL 33511
M: 813-390-0911
SOUTHWEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Alamo
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Andrew Lloyd
11106 Candle Park
San Antonio, TX 78249
M: 801-735-9874
Albuquerque
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Maxine Thevenot, ARCCO
7327 Old Pecos Trail NE
Albuquerque, NM 87113
H: 505-821-1956
M: 505-250-8614
Austin
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Gregory Eaton
All Saints Episcopal Church
209 West 27th St.
Austin, TX 78705
917-916-4686
Dallas
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Dr. Grady Coyle, AAGO, ChM
6524 Winton, St.
Dallas, TX 75214
214-458-3952
Denver Rocky Mountain
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Denise Lanning, FAGO
1604 South Ivy Way
Denver, CO 80224
H: 303-753-9154
Fort Worth
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Peggy Graff, AAGO
First United Methodist Church
800 West 5th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
W: 817-339-2405
M: 817-713-2628
Houston
(AAGO, ChM)
David Englert
28431 Lockeridge Creek Dr.
Spring, TX 77386
281-923-8637
Tulsa
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Casey Cantwell
Trinity Episcopal Church
501 S. Cincinnati
Tulsa, OK 74103
918-582-4128, ext. 129
WEST REGION CENTER COORDINATORS
Central Arizona
(FAGO, AAGO)
Charles N. Sedgwick
7226 N 16th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85021
623-203-2931
Los Angeles
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Linda Brown
P.O. Box 3118
La Habra, CA 90632
562-631-8160
Palo Alto/Peninsula
(AAGO, ChM)
Rani Fischer
999 Evelyn Terr. W, Apt. 47
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
C: 650-793-4849
Salt Lake City
(AAGO)
Ryan W. North, AAGO, ChM
4752 South Hillhouse Cv., Unit 103
Murray, UT 84107
C: 310-766-0557
San Francisco
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Eileen M. Johnson, CAGO
670 Appian Way
El Sobrante, CA 94803
W: 510-223-0790
Seattle
(FAGO, AAGO, ChM)
Carl Kishline, SPC
13245 Southeast 266th St.
Kent, WA 98042
H: 253-631-4059