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, 2024.

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:

2024-2025 Adult Student Hardingfele Loan Committee: David Boyden (California), Mira Dickey (Washington), Zosha Warpeha (New York), Jonathan Een Newton (alternate) (Maryland) - adultstudent@hfaa.org

2024-2025 Audit Committee: Steven Petersen (Minnesota), Alison Wallace (Washington D.C.) - auditors@hfaa.org

2024-2025 Balchen/Hegge/Skjervheim Hardingfele Scholarship Committee: Sue Ellen Wilder (Nova Scotia, Canada), Rachel Ulvin Jensen (Minnesota), Jonathan Een Newton (Maryland), Tyler Hendrickson (alternate) (Iowa) - scholarships@hfaa.org

2024-2025 Harold K. Sersland Young Dancer Scholarship Committee: Maggie Gerty (Minnesota), Steven Petersen (Minnesota), Kari Sundberg (Minnesota) - youngdancer@hfaa.org

2024-2025 Nominating Committee: Sarah Pradt (Minnesota), David Boyden (California), Jonathan Een Newton (Maryland)

2024-2025 Young Student Hardingfele Loan Committee: Tyler Hendrickson (Iowa), David Boyden (California) (two more committee members to be appointed) - 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, 2024.

President, 2024-2025: Loretta Kelley (Maryland) - president@hfaa.org

Vice President, 2024-2025: Vilde Aaslid (Rhode Island) - vicepresident@hfaa.org

Secretary, 2024-2025: Rachel Ulvin Jensen (Minnesota) - secretary@hfaa.org

Treasurer, 2024-2025: Bob Stevens (California) - treasurer@hfaa.org

Board Member, 2022-2025: Eric Gjøvaag (Tokyo, Japan) - 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

Board Member, 2024-2027: Eden Ehm (Iowa) - edenehm at gmail dot com

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