Steering Committee

The ISSME steering committee was established in summer 2021. Roles and responsibilities for members and the committee overall are still being defined. We have established a planning sub-committee to plan the next International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education in 2025, at William Paterson University, NJ, USA (June 9-12, 2025).

Members of the ISSME Steering Committee are:

Committee Chair: Ailbhe Kenny 

Committee Past-Chair & Financial Oversight Manager: Jennifer Lang 

Symposium Chair: Alexandra Kertz-Welzel 

Symposium Past-Chair: Carol Frierson-Campbell 

Symposium Publication Editors and Web Managers: Gareth Dylan Smith & Austina Lee 

ISSME Symposium Review Manager: Edward McClellan 

Ordinary Steering Committee Members:

Amy Catron 

Drew X Coles 

Ex-Officio Members: Hildegard Froehlich

The biennial ISSME event, the International Symposium on the Sociology of Music Education, is organized by a separate group. Please check the Symposium and Past Symposia tabs for further details.