Contact Us

Please feel free to contact any of the following with any questions you may have related to the HFAA and/or Norwegian folk music and dance traditions. For general information questions, send us email at info@hfaa.org. Or you can contact us by regular mail, or by voice or text, at:

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The following members of the HFAA are volunteers who further the efforts of the organization.

Updated as of July, 2025.

Membership: Ross Schipper (Queensland, Australia) - membership@hfaa.org

Merchandise: Karen Rebholz (Wisconsin) -  merchandise@hfaa.org

Sound Post: Catherine Springer (New Jersey) - soundpost@hfaa.org

Web Content Editor: Karin Code (Michigan) - webeditor@hfaa.org

Workshop Committee Chair: Catherine Springer (New Jersey) (phone 612-568-7448) - workshopchair@hfaa.org

Committees:

2025-2026 Adult Student Hardingfele Loan Committee: Zosha Warpeha (New York), Mira Dickey (Washington), David Boyden (Germany), Jonathan Een Newton (alternate) (Maryland) - adultstudent@hfaa.org

2025-2026 Audit Committee: Maggie Gerty (Minnesota), Alison Wallace (Minnesota) - auditors@hfaa.org

2025-2026 Balchen/Hegge/Skjervheim/Hilger Hardingfele Scholarship Committee: Maggie Gerty (Minnesota), Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan (Wisconsin), Jonathan Een Newton (Maryland), Jacob Brancasi (alternate) (Louisiana) - scholarships@hfaa.org

2025-2026 Harold K. Sersland Young Dancer Scholarship Committee: Karin Code (Michigan), Maggie Gerty (Minnesota), Rex Couture (Missouri) - youngdancer@hfaa.org

2025-2026 Nominating Committee: Sarah Pradt (Minnesota), Tyler Hendrickson (Iowa), Jonathan Een Newton (Maryland)

2025-2026 Young Student Hardingfele Loan Committee: Mira Dickey (Washington), Caitlin Vitale-Sullivan (Wisconsin), Georgia Beatty (Maryland), Karin Code (alternate) (Michigan) - youngstudent@hfaa.org

The following members of the HFAA have been elected to serve as officers and as members of the Board of Directors for the current term. Officers are elected to one-year terms and may be elected multiple times. Board members are elected to three-year terms and may be elected multiple times. Terms run from July to July.

Updated as of July, 2025.

President, 2025-2026: Vilde Aaslid (Rhode Island) - president@hfaa.org

Vice President, 2025-2026: Alison Wallace (Minnesota) - vicepresident@hfaa.org

Secretary, 2025-2026: Rachel Ulvin Jensen (Minnesota) - secretary@hfaa.org

Treasurer, 2025-2026: Bob Stevens (California) - treasurer@hfaa.org

Director, 2023-2026: David Boyden (Germany) - dboyden1 at gmail dot com

Director, 2023-2026: Steven Petersen (Minnesota) - pete5315 at gmail dot com

Director, 2024-2027: Eden Ehm (Iowa) - admin at edenehm dot com

Director, 2024-2027: Margaret (Maggie) Gerty (Minnesota) - mkgerty at gmail dot com

Director, 2025-2028: Eric Gjøvaag (Tokyo, Japan) - egjovaag at gmail dot com

Director, 2025-2028: Barbara Kringstad (Rhode Island) - bkringstad at hotmail dot com