Advisory Board

CMF Board of Advisors

Patricia Shehan Campbell  Ph.D.
Professor of Music – University of Washington

Patricia Shehan Campbell teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in music education, including music for children, world music pedagogy, sociology of music, and research methods. She was named Donald E. Petersen Professor of Music in 2000, and continues to hold this appointment offered to accomplished faculty at the University of Washington.

Her interests include music in early and middle childhood, world musics in education, and the use of movement as a pedagogical tool. She has delivered lectures and conducted clinics across the U.S. and in Europe, Asia, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Campbell is published widely on issues of cross-cultural music learning, children’s musical development, music methods for children, and pedagogical approaches to the study of world music in K-12 schools and university courses.

Campbell is external examiner for numerous undergraduate and graduate programs in music, including those at the Irish World Music Centre of the University of Limerick, the University of Natal (South Africa), and Nanyang University/NIE (Singapore), and chairs or serves as a member of thesis committees at various universities in Europe. She has authored several works including her latest work is Teaching Music Globally (2004), one of multiple volumes within the Oxford University Press Global Music Series.

Campbell has served on the Council of the Society for Ethnomusicology, The College Music Society and the International Society for Music Education. Her editorial work has included terms with the Music Educators Journal and the Journal of Research in Music Education, and she is currently a member of the editorial committees for Psychology of Music (U.K.) and Research Studies in Music Education (Australia). Campbell is editor of the College Music Symposium and was named a Senior Research Scholar by the Music Educators National Conference in 2002.
She holds a Ph.D. from Kent State University and a B.F.A. from Ohio University. Campbell is a certified teacher of Dalcroze Eurhythmics, and continues her study of music’s transmission processes through applied lessons with visiting artists, culture-bearers, and community musicians.

Eric Booth

As an actor, Eric performed in many plays on Broadway, Off-Broadway and around the country. As a businessman, he started a small company, Alert Publishing, that in seven years became the largest of its kind in the U.S., analyzing research on trends in American lifestyles. He’s a frequent public spokesperson on trends with three books and regular appearances on CNN, NBC and in major print media. As an author, his book The Everyday Work of Art won three awards and was a Book of the Month Club selection, and his latest book, Music Teaching Artist’s Bible (Oxford University Press) was released Nov. 2008. He is the Founding Editor of the Teaching Artist Journal.

In arts learning, he has been on the faculty of Juilliard (13 years) where he founded their Arts & Education and Mentoring Programs, and has taught at Lincoln Center Institute (25 years), The Kennedy Center (11 years), Stanford University, NYU, and Tanglewood, and he has given classes for every level from kindergarten through graduate school. He has given workshops at over 30 universities and 60 cultural institutions. He has designed and led over 20 arts learning research projects, and seven online courses and workshops.

He was the Faculty Chair of the Empire State Partnership program for three years (then, the largest arts-in-education project in America), and held one of six chairs on The College Board’s Arts Advisory Committee for seven years. He serves as a consultant and innovation coach for many organizations (including seven of the nation’s 10 largest orchestras, six national service organizations, and five performing arts centers), cities and states and businesses around the country. Formerly the Director of the Teacher Center of the Leonard Bernstein Center (now on the Board of Directors), he is a frequent keynote speaker on the arts to groups of all kinds.

Susan R. Snyder Ph.D.

Sue Snyder is principal member of IDEAS—Inventive Designs for Education and the ArtS, LLC, a company dedicated to facilitating child appropriate educational models and programs. She has taught at all levels, Pre-K – post-graduate, and holds a BS and MA in Music Education, a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, an Orff Master Teachers Certificate, and a Cooperative Learning Trainers’ Certificate. Sue has extensively studied specific topics in education including arts education, brain compatible learning, creativity, curriculum design, early childhood, literacy/integrated language arts, learning theory, MI, movement, multicultural education, and special learners.

Sue combines her interests to develop curriculum designs and products that promote activity based, integrated learning. She most recently created and now teaches Total Literacy, a literacy program in, about, and through the arts for emergent and young readers. She continues to develop this program with teachers in urban, suburban, and rural school districts across the United States and Canada. She is an Author of Macmillan/McGraw Hill’s Music and You series, Senior Author of Share the Music, Grades K-6, Contributing Author of Glencoe’s Choral Connections, and Author/Publisher of Integrate with Integrity, Teaching Music in the Elementary School: A Guide for the Classroom Teacher, and ArtSmart: Arts Activities for the Classroom Teacher. Sue produces and publishes Music Memory for Grades 3-6 in conjunction with the University Interscholastic League (TX), and the Riverside (NY) Symphony Orchestra.

Sue is an internationally respected clinician, and actively teaches and consults at universities, school districts, for teacher groups and media corporations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. She recently completed a two-year appointment as Scholar-in-Residence for the BEST program at the Connecticut State Department of Education, has been involved in development of the HOT (Higher Order Thinking) Schools program for the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, and works with MACH’s (Music and Arts Center for Humanity) Start with Arts program in conjunction with Bridgeport Headstart. She is also involved in development of Mississippi Arts Commission’s Whole Schools initiative, the Kaleidoscope program in Michigan City, IN; and development of the Dearborn, MI music initiative.

AnnRene Joseph
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

AnnRené Joseph is a veteran teacher and school administrator, pre-school through graduate school for 31 years. She is currently the Arts Program Supervisor for the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), leading and supporting arts education for all learners in dance, music, theatre, and visual arts. AnnRené has experience as a classroom teacher, music and theatre specialist, building principal, and district administrator, and earned administrative and superintendent’s credentials. AnnRené is earning her doctoral degree in Educational Leadership from Seattle Pacific University and is a “servant leader.” AnnRené believes that the arts demonstrate what compassion looks like, sounds like, feels like, tastes like, acts like, smells like, and moves like. AnnRené lives and works to “enhance people’s lives” by her actions, efforts, and their encounters with her. AnnRené is a requested presenter and inspirational speaker/performer.  

Rick Fersch
Executive Director – Seattle Archdiocese

Rick Fersch currently serves as Executive Director of Development for the Archdiocese of Seattle, overseeing the annual Catholic Appeal, as well as a host of other fund-raising activities. He and his wife Patti co-chaired United Way of King County’s annual fund-raising drive in 1999, and now serves as a Director on the Board of United Way of King County. Rick’s past experiences include 16 years as President and CEO of Eddie Bauer, Inc. Prior to Eddie Bauer he worked in a variety of senior positions with May Department Stores in Washington, Denver and Hartford. A graduate of Villanova University, Rick now devotes all his energies to charitable activities.

Steve McGraw
Executive Director – Starlight Foundation

Steve McGraw is currently the Executive Director of Starlight Children’s Foundation of Washington State. Steve’s career has spanned over twenty-five years working in leadership roles in non-profits and government in areas including healthcare, education, human services and cultural institutions.
Prior to coming to Starlight, Steve was the Executive Director of the Seattle Children’s Museum and for the Seattle Aquarium Society. Other senior management level positions Steve held were with Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, Harborview Medical Center and Big Brothers of King County.

Steve holds a Masters degree in Psychology with focus in organizational development from the University of Bridgeport (Connecticut), a Bachelors degree in Psychology and Sociology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, as well as certificate of non-profit management from the University of Washington.

Steve has been a resident in the greater Seattle area for twenty-eight years. He has been married to his wife Michele for twenty-four years and they have two daughters. Steve is also a member of Seattle Rotary #4.

Wendi Fischer
Executive Director  – America’s Foundation for Chess

Wendi is the Executive Director of America’s Foundation for Chess. Prior to joining AF4C, Wendi owned her own television production company focusing on family and educational programming. Wendi spent six years as a classroom teacher, was department head for four years, and served on the School Task Force Committee. While teaching, Wendi received a Teacher of the Year award from her school for her dedication to her students and passion for education. Wendi graduated from the University of Washington with a B. A. in Sociology and Psychology, and a Teachers Certificate in Social Studies K-12. She received her Television Production Certificate from Bellevue Community College.

Dr. Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed.

Dr. Judy Willis, a board-certified neurologist and middle school teacher in Santa Barbara, CA, has combined her training in neuroscience and neuroimaging with her teacher education training and years of classroom experience. She has become an author in the field of learning-centered brain research and classroom strategies derived from this research.
After graduating Phi Beta Kappa as the first woman graduate of Williams College, Willis attended UCLA School of Medicine, where she remained as a resident and was ultimately Chief Resident in Neurology. She was in private practice for 15 years and then received a credential and master’s degree in education from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
She has taught in elementary, middle, and graduate schools; was a fellow in the National Writing Project; and currently teaches at Santa Barbara Middle School. Her articles about the neurology of learning have been published in many educational journals, and she is speaker at state and national professional education conferences. She is also the author of the ASCD book Research Based strategies to Ignite Student Learning (2006).

Dr. Joanna Goode

Dr Joanna Goode is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education at the University of Oregon, and leader of our research effort commencing fall 2008. Her research examines issues of access and equity for underrepresented students of color and females in computer science education. As a former urban high school mathematics and computer science teacher, Goode considers the relationship between teacher development and opportunities to learn for students.

Joanna Goode also examines the potential of GIS maps to be used as both a learning tool in the classroom and as a means of informing policymakers on educational issues.

EDUCATIONPh.D., Education Division of Urban Schooling, UCLA, 2004
M.Ed., UCLA, 1998
B.S., Applied Mathematics, Specialization: Computing, UCLA, 1997

Steffanie Lorig

Steffanie Lorig left her successful and award-winning design career to become the founding director of nonprofit organization, Art with Heart, in order to focus her talents and heart on helping children in crisis. Before doing this, she was a Senior Designer at Hornall Anderson Design Works, creating branding for clients such as Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Harcourt, Nordstrom’s and other high-profile companies.

She is the visionary and author of “Oodles of Doodles” – a therapeutic activity book for hospitalized children, and “Magnificent Marvelous Me” – which focuses especially on sibling issues. She co-authored “Chill & Spill” – a healing journal for teens, as well as a children’s picture book with her husband entitled “Such a Silly Baby” (Chronicle 2008). Her work has been recognized by the Society for the Arts in HealthCare, Make A Wish Foundation, Lance Armstrong Foundation and Starlight Starbright Foundation as well as various national magazines. She enjoys bettering the world – one child at a time. And, when she can, she also enjoys organic gardening, listening to music and exploring the world with her family.

Dax Baumgartner

Dax Baumgartner, composer, multi-instrumentalist and audio producer, has been playing piano since age three. Originally from Springfield, IL, Dax was a performance and composition student of Maria Klott at Millikin University Piano Preparatory Department in Decatur, IL, and principal pianist in the Sangamon Valley Youth Symphony for five years. After winning three consecutive Junior World Piano Championships, Dax performed as a soloist at fairs, festivals, conventions and schools in the Midwest. Several national and international network TV appearances followed. In addition to piano and keyboards, Dax also plays drums, guitar, bass guitar and harmonica.

As a teenager, Dax joined up with Orlando-based pop vocal group *NSYNC, playing keyboards for their first European tour in 1997. For the next two years, he continued to tour with *NSYNC throughout the US, Europe and Canada, prior to opening his project studio, DaxMusic Productions, Inc., in 1999. Dax volunteers as drummer, guitarist, bass guitarist or keyboardist as needed for Windermere Community Church, Windermere, FL, and also helps mentor young musicians in the youth group band for special performances. Dax and Melissa Austin met at WCC in May 2006, and were married there on October 28, 2007. Relocating to the Seattle area in early 2009.

Dax’s professional affiliations include; The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (GRAMMY), The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.), Member of International Game Developers Association (IGDA), and Casual Games Association, and Member of American Federation of Musicians, and Central Florida Musicians’ Association.

Bill Price

Bill Price is President of Driva Solutions, the North American arm of LimeBridge, a customer service consultancy whose clients include Dell, Hyatt, McDonald’s, and TiVo. Prior to founding Driva Solutions, Bill was Amazon.com’s first vice president of Global Customer Service, a vice president at MCI, and a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company. A frequent keynote speaker, Price has written numerous articles and white papers. He is co-author of a recently released book titled The Best Service is No Service.

Alan Pratt
President – International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy

Alan Pratt, CEP, CAP, is a family legacy advisor specializing in philanthropy and family wealth preservation. Alan is a frequent speaker at regional, national, and international conferences dealing with family relationships, wealth preservation, and stewardship. He is recognized as a leader in Advanced Life Insurance designs, which is often used as a strategy to responsibly transition family wealth.

He earned his CAP designation in 2006 and was elected to the Board of Directors of The International Association of Advisors in Philanthropy. He is an active member of the National Institute of Certified Estate Planners, Washington Planned Giving Council, and the Seattle Chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Alan serves on the Advisory Board of the Chief Seattle Council–Boy Scouts of America and the Seattle Christian Community Foundation.