Contact Us
How to Reach 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 telephone at:
HFAAP.O. Box 23046Minneapolis, MN 55423-0046 USA612-568-7448You may communicate with the HFAA and with other HFAA fans by joining our Facebook group, click here to join.
Volunteers
The following members of the HFAA are volunteers who further the efforts of the organization.
Updated as of July, 2023.
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:
2023-2024 Adult Student Hardingfele Loan Committee: David Boyden (California), Mira Dickey (Texas), Zosha Warpeha (New York), Jonathan Een Newton (alternate) (Maryland) - adultstudent@hfaa.org
2023-2024 Audit Committee: Maggie Gerty (Minnesota), Steven Petersen (Minnesota), Alison Wallace (Minnesota) - auditors@hfaa.org
2023-2024 Balchen/Hegge/Skjervheim Hardingfele Scholarship Committee: Rex Couture (Missouri), Rachel Ulvin Jensen (Minnesota), Jonathan Een Newton (Maryland), Karin Code (alternate) (Michigan) - scholarships@hfaa.org
2023-2024 Harold K. Sersland Young Dancer Scholarship Committee: Karin Code (Michigan), Steven Petersen (Minnesota), Alison Wallace (Minnesota) - youngdancer@hfaa.org
2023-2024 Nominating Committee: Karen Odden (Minnesota), Sarah Pradt (Minnesota), Sonia White (Maryland)
2023-2024 Young Student Hardingfele Loan Committee: David Boyden (California), Deb Collins (Washington), Tyler Hendrickson (Iowa), Maggie Gerty (alternate) (Minnesota) - youngstudent@hfaa.org
Board of Directors
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, 2023.
President, 2023-2024: Loretta Kelley (Maryland) - president@hfaa.org
Vice President, 2023-2024: Vilde Aaslid (Rhode Island) - vicepresident@hfaa.org
Secretary, 2023-2024: Eden Ehm (Iowa) - secretary@hfaa.org
Treasurer, 2023-2024: Arna Desser (Oslo, Norway) - treasurer@hfaa.org
Board Member, 2023-2024: Margaret (Maggie) Gerty (Minnesota) - mkgerty at gmail dot com
Board Member, 2021-2024: Jennifer Turbes (Vermont) - jennifer at jeturbes dot com
Board Member, 2022-2025: Eric Gjøvaag (California) - egjovaag at gmail dot com
Board Member, 2022-2025: Barbara Kringstad (Rhode Island) - bkringstad at hotmail dot com
Board Member, 2023-2026: David Boyden (California) - dboyden1 at gmail dot com
Board Member, 2023-2026: Steven Petersen (Minnesota) - pete5315 at gmail dot com