Meet the Board
FAI is governed by a volunteer board of directors representing leadership in the folk music industry worldwide.
The board is elected by the voting members of the organization each fall, and an annual general meeting of members is held during the conference each year. Our board- and membership-approved bylaws are available here.
Lisa Schwartz
President (Term End: 2022)
Festival and Artist Director, Philadelphia Folk Festival
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
Deana McCloud
Secretary (Term End: 2022)
Executive Director, Woody Guthrie Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Ellen Stanley
At-Large (Term End: 2021)
Founder, EFS Publicity
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Enrique Chi
Term End: 2022
Artist, Activist, Educator
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Rosalyn Dennett
Term End: 2023
Licensing and Outreach Coordinator, Canadian Federation of Musicians
Toronto, Ontario, CA
Susie Giang
Term End: 2022
Agent, Ground Control Touring
Portland, Oregon, USA
Michael Kornfeld
Term End: 2020
Communications and Public Relations Strategist / Founder, AcousticMusicScene.com
Huntington, New York, USA
Chris Porter
Term End: 2023
Producer & Talent Buyer, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Seattle, Washington, USA
Reid Wick
Term End: 2020
Sr. Membership & Project Manager, Recording Academy
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA