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Organization Leadership and Annual Workshops

In accordance with the Bylaws of the HFAA, Officers and Board Members are elected at the Annual Meeting, which is scheduled as part of the Music and Dance Workshops that take place each summer. The Officers lised on this page were active throughout the year that preceded the listed workshop dates.

YEAR	OFFICERS	WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS
June 19, 1983 Mt. Horeb, WI organizational meeting 24 members	Officers and one director were elected at the organizational meeting and the remaining directors were chosen before the end of the year.
June 15 - 17, 1984 Granite Falls, MN first annual meeting 162 members	President: Thorwald O. Quale Vice-President: Ingvald Orheim Secretary: Betty Thistlewaite Treasurer: Randi Johansen Board of Directors: Andrea Een, Carol Heen, David Kringstad, LeRoy Larson, Carl Narvestad, Carol Sersland	Master Fiddlers: Vidar Lande from Setesdal, Norway Arne Roine from Norway Master Dancers: None
June 21 - 22, 1985 Holiday Inn Willmar, MN	President: Thorwald Quale Vice-President: Ingvald Orheim Secretary: Melvin Janzen Treasurer: Randi Johansen Board of Directors: Andrea Een, Carol Heen, David Kringstad, LeRoy Larson, Carl Narvestad, Carol Sersland	Master Fiddler: Bernt Balchen, Jr. Master Dancers: None Fiddle: John Haugland from ?? Thorwald Quale from MN Elmo Wick from Brooten, MN Dance: David Remond from ?? Mike Shaffer from ?? Fiddle Construction: Clyde Richelieu from ?? Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
July 18 - 19, 1986 Holiday Inn Winona, MN	President: Thorwald Quale Vice-President: David Kringstad Secretary: Melvin Janzen Treasurer: Randi Johansen Board of Directors: Andrea Een, Carol Heen, Herman Karlsgodt, Carl Narvestad, Carol Sersland, Elmo Wick	Master Fiddler: Bernt Balchen from Norway Master Dancers: None Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Elmo Wick from Brooten, MN Dance: John Remond from ?? Hilda Kringstad from Minneapolis, MN Fiddle Construction: Sverre Sandvik from Norway Clyde Richelieu from WI Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
17 - 18 July, 1987 Holiday Inn Willmar, MN	President: Thorwald Quale Vice-President: David Kringstad Secretary: Melvin Janzen Treasurer: Randi Johansen Board of Directors: Andrea Een, Herman Karlsgodt, Carl Narvestad, Carol Sersland, Richard Skallerud, Elmo Wick	Master Fiddler: Bernt Balchen from Norway Master Dancers: None Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Thorwald Quale from MN Elmo Wick from Brooten, MN Dance: Bodil Riise Larsen from ?? Fiddle Construction: Sverre Sandvik from Norway Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
22 - 23 July, 1988 Luther College Decorah, IA	President: Thorwald Quale Vice-President: David Kringstad Secretary: Melvin Janzen Treasurer: Randi Johansen Board of Directors: Andrea Een, Kari Loing, Carl Narvestad, Carol Sersland, Richard Skallerud, Elmo Wick	Master Fiddler: Bernt Balchen from Norway Master Dancers: None Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Thorwald Quale from MN Elmo Wick from Brooten, MN Dance: Bodil Riise Larsen from ?? Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
July 7 - 8, 1989 Concordia College Moorhead, MN 292 members	President: David Kringstad Vice-President: Rick Skallerud Secretary: Carol Særsland Treasurer: Randi Johansen Board of Directors: Inger Dahlin, Andrea Een, Melvin Janzen, Kari Loing, Carl Narvestad, Thorwald Quale	Master Fiddler: Bernt Balchen from Norway Anund Roheim from Telemark, Norway Master Dancers: None Fiddle: Loretta Kelley from Manhattan Beach, CA Elmo Wick from Brooten, MN Dance: Daniel and Gaelyn Sundstedt Beal from Minneapolis, MN Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
July 13 - 14, 1990 University of Wisconsin River Falls, WI	President: David Kringstad Vice-President: Loretta Kelley Secretary: Carol Ann Særsland Treasurer: Melvin Janzen Board of Directors: Inger Dahlin, Randi Johansen, David Listug, Kari Loing, Carl Narvestad, Thor Quale,	Master Fiddler: Håkon Asheim of Valdres, Norway Master Dancers: Rolf & Magny Karlsberg of Valdres, norway Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Loretta Kelley from Manhattan Beach, CA Elmo Wick from Brooten, MN Dance: None. Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
July 12 - 13, 1991 University of Wisconsin River Falls, WI 368 members	President: Loretta Kelley Vice-President: David Kringstad Secretary: Carol Ann Særsland Treasurer: Helen Loing, replaced mid-term by Patric Golden and Dennis West Board of Directors: Gay Kohl, Inger Dahlin, Randi Johansen, David Listug, Thor Quale, Rolf Wulfsberg	Master Fiddler: Tore Boldstad from Valdres, Norway Master Dancers: None Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Dance: Roo Lester from Chicago, IL Fiddle Construction: None.
July 10 - 11, 1992 University of Wisconsin River Falls, WI	President: Loretta Kelley Vice-President: Jim McGlaughlin Secretary: Carol Ann Sersland Treasurer: Thorwald Quale Board of Directors: Arden Haug, Randi Johansen, Gay Kohl, Helen Loing, Roger Tweiten, Rolf Wulfsberg	Master Fiddler: None. Master Dancers: None Fiddle: Andera Een from Northfield, MN Loretta Kelley from Manhattan Beach, CA Toby Weinberg from Boston, MA Elisabeth Weis from Minneapolis, MN Bob Wernerrehl from Barneveld, WI Dance: Roo Lester from Chicago, IL Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
June 25 - 26, 1993 University of Wisconsin River Falls, WI	President: Loretta Kelley Vice-President: Judith Ghastin Secretary: Karin Løberg Code Treasurer: Thorwald Quale Board of Directors: Sue Hauser, Gay Kohl, Helen Loing, Morrey Nellis, Roger Tweiten, Rolf Wulfsberg	Master Fiddler: Alf Tveit from Telemark, Norway Master Dancers: Olav and Mari Sem from Telemark, Norway Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Loretta Kelley from Manhattan Beach, CA Elisabeth Weis from Minneapolis, MN Bob Wernerehl from Barneveld, WI Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
July 15 - 16, 1994 Holiday Inn Willmar, MN	President: Judith Ghastin Vice-President: Einar Johansen Secretary: Karin Løberg Code Treasurer: Thorwald Quale Board of Directors: Howard Amundson, Andrea Een, Sue Hauser, Loretta Kelley, Helen Loing, Morrey Nellis	Master Fiddler: Alf Tveit from Telemark, Norway Master Dancers: None Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Loretta Kelley from Los Angeles, CA Elizabeth Weis from St. Paul, MN Elmo Wick from Brooten, MN (flat fiddle) Dance: Roo Lester from Chicago, IL Anne von Bibra from Northfield, MN
July 21 - 22, 1995 Holiday Inn Willmar, MN	President: Judith Ghastin Vice-President: Einar Johansen Secretary: Lucy Ghastin Treasurer: Thorwald Quale Board of Directors: Howard Amundson, Andrea Een, Sue Hauser, Loretta Kelley, Helen Loing, Morrey Nellis	Master Fiddler: None. Master Dancers: None. Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Loretta Kelley from Takoma Park, MD Inger Dahlin from Minneapolis, MN Dance: Daniel and Gaelyn Sundstedt Beal from Minneapolis, MN Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
June 28 - 29, 1996 Karakahl Inn Mt. Horeb, WI	President: Judith Ghastin Vice-President: Kent Klongeland Secretary: Karen Odden Roske Treasurer: Thor Quale Board of Directors: Howard Amundson, Andrea Een, Sue Hauser, Einar Johansen, Loretta Kelley, Morrey Nellis	Master Fiddler: None. Master Dancers: None. Fiddle: Andrea Een from Northfield, MN Loretta Kelley from Takoma Park, MD Inger Dahlin from Brooklyn Park, MN Dance: Phil Martin and Becky Rehl from Mt. Horeb, WI Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
June 19 - 21, 1997 Bethany College Mankato, MN	President: Byron Wiley Vice-President:Karen Torkelson Solgård Secretary:Karen Odden Roske Treasurer:Carol Sersland Board of Directors: Andrea Een, Einar Johansen, Loretta Kelley, Mary Seim, Ruth Sylte, Becky Weis	Master Fiddler: Hauk Buen from Telemark, Norway Master Dancers: Fiddle: Sue Hauser from WI Loretta Kelley from Takoma Park, MD Karen Torekelson Solgård from Minneapolis, MN Dance: Carol Sersland from Minneapolis, MN Bruce Bostrom from St. Paul, MN Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
July 27 - August 1, 1998 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Byron Wiley Vice-President: Karin Torkelson Solgård Secretary: Lucy Ghastin Treasurer: Carol Sersland Board of Directors: Andrea Een, Einar Johansen, Mary Seim, Ruth Sylte, Becky Weis	Master Fiddler: Leif Rygg from Voss,Norway Master Dancer: Knut Blikberg from Voss, Norway Fiddle: Loretta Kelley from Takoma Park, MD Elizabeth Weis from St. Paul, MN Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
July 16 - 18, 1999 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Byron Wiley Vice-President: Karen Torkelson Solgård Secretary: Lucy Ghastin Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Greg Breiland, Tom Flakoll, Ruth Marie Sylte, Steve Tabor, Becky Weis	Master Fiddler: Vidar Lande from Telemark, Norway Master Dancer: Inge Midtveit from Telemark, Norway Fiddle: Loretta Kelley from Takoma Park, MD Elizabeth Weis from St. Paul, MN Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI
August 17 - 21, 2000 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Byron Wiley Vice-President: Tom Flakoll Secretary: Lucy Ghastin Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Lynn Berg, Bill Boyd, Greg Breiland, Mary Hegge, Karen Odden Roske, Steve Tabor	Master Fiddlers: Håkon Høgemo from Sogn, Norway and Vidar Lande from Telemark, Norway Master Dancers: Leikny Aasen and Vidar Underseth from Ålesund, Norway Fiddle: Bill Boyd, hardingfele from Seattle, WA, Sarah Kirton, hardingfele from Mountain View, CA Dance: Mikkel Thompson from San Jose, CA Fiddle Construction: Ron Poast from Black Earth, WI Hardanger Fiddle Project: Olav Vindal from Utne, Norway, Jan-Petter Blom from Bergen, Norway, Lynn Berg from Eugene, OR, Dave Golber from Boston, MA
August 9 - 12, 2001 St. Olaf College Northfield, MN 97 attendees 50 fiddlers 40 dancers	President: Byron Wiley Vice-President: Dan Trueman Secretary: Lucy Ghastin Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Mary Allsopp, Lynn Berg, Bill Boyd, Mary Hegge, Marybeth Stull, Steve Tabor	Master Fiddler: Per Anders Buen Garnås from Telemark, Norway Master Dancers: Karin Brennesvik and Sigbjørn Rua from Telemark, Norway Fiddle: Helen Loing from Princeton, MN, Bruce Sagan from Ann Arbor, MI, Toby Weinberg from Boston, MA Dance: Mikel Thompson from San Jose, CA Fiddle Construction: Lynn Berg from Eugene, OR
July 30 - August 4, 2002 St. Olaf College Northfield, MN	President: Byron Wiley Vice-President: Dan Trueman Secretary: Lucy Ghastin Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Mary Allsopp, Lynn Berg, Bill Boyd, Mary Hegge, Marybeth Stull, Steve Tabor	Master Fiddlers: Anne Hytta from Telemark, Norway and Morten Laksasvela from Setesdal, Norway Master Dancers: Jon Rysstad and Marit B from Setesdal, Norway Fiddle: Julie Barton from Boulder, CO, Karin Løberg Code from Kalamazoo, MI, Loretta Kelley from Takoma Park, MD Dance: Mikel Thompson from San Jose, CA
July 23 - 27, 2003 AmeriKappleik St. Olaf College Northfield, MN	President: Annamarie Pluhar Vice-President: Dan Trueman Secretary: Don Shute Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Mary Allsopp, Lynn Berg, Bill Boyd, Mary Hegge, Marybeth Stull, Byron Wiley	Master Fiddlers: Hauk Buen, Leif Rygg, Vidar Lande, Bernt Balchen, Jr. Master Dancers: Karin Brennesvik, Olav Jørgen Hegge, Mary Hegge, Knut Blikberg, Anna Torhild Blikberg Fiddle: Karin Code, Andrea Een, Elizabeth Foster, Toby Weinberg Dance: Roo Lester, Mikkel Thompson
July 29 - August 1, 2004 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Annamarie Pluhar Vice-President: Dan Trueman Secretary: Don Shute Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Mary Allsopp, Lynn Berg, Bill Boyd, Mary Hegge, Marybeth Stull, Byron Wiley	Master Fiddler: Jan Beitohaugen Granli Master Dancers: Erik Røine and Anne Røine Fiddle: Sarah Kirton, Karen Solgård, Toby Weinberg Dance: Mikkel Thompson
July 28 - July 31, 2005 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Annamarie Pluhar Vice-President: Mark Ellestad Secretary: Beverly Smaby Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Tom Kringstad, Lynn Berg, Bill Boyd, Jeanne Sawyer, Marybeth Stull, Byron Wiley	Master Fiddler: Arne Anderdal Master Dancers: Bjørn Lien and Sissel Rudningen Fiddle: Andrea Een, Loretta Kelley, Karen Solgård Dance: Bruce Emery
July 20 - July 23, 2006 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Annamarie Pluhar Vice-President: Marybeth Stull Secretary: Beverly Smaby Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Scot Applegate, Lynn Berg, Barbara Overby, Jeanne Sawyer,Tom Kringstad, Janet Ulvin	Master Fiddler: Hauk Buen Master Dancers: Karin Brennesvik and Sigbjørn Rua Fiddle: Andrea Een, Dan Trueman, Julie Barton
July 19 - July 22, 2007 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Annamarie Pluhar Vice-President: Marybeth Stull Secretary: Beverly Smaby Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Gideon Scot Applegate, Julie Barton, Loretta Kelley, Tom Kringstad, Jeane Sawyer, Janet Ulvin	Master Fiddler: Monika Antun Master Dancers: Torleiv Løyland and Marit Løyland Fiddle: Karin Løberg Code, Sarah Nagell, Karen Solgård, Toby Weinberg Dance: Bruce Emery and Mary Hegge
July 17 - July 20, 2008 Folklore Village Dodgeville, WI	President: Loretta Kelley Vice-President: Mark Ellestad Secretary: Katherine Kagay Treasurer: Arna Desser Board of Directors: Julie Barton, Loretta Kelley, Gideon Morse, Don Shute, Janet Ulvin, Sonia White	Master Fiddler: Arngunn Timenes Bell Master Dancers: Leikny Aasen and Vidar Underseth Fiddle: Rebecca Loft, Karen Solgård, Dan Trueman