International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance

A Non-Governmental Organization in Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO

List of ICTMD Executive Board Committees

This document lists appointed responsibilities within ICTMD, including (a) Executive Board committees and (b) Other committees. 

Executive Board committees

  • Colloquia and Fora: Svanibor Pettan (Chair), Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Brian Diettrich, Marcia Ostashewski
  • Early Career Scholars: Marcia Ostashewski (Co-Chair), Kendra Stepputat (Co-Chair), Sinem Eylem Arslan, Subash Giri, Andrew Kagumba, Meri Haami, Alexandra Leonzini, Mark Lenini Parselelo, Pablo Rojas, Kurt Schatz, Jose Taton Jr
  • Ethics: Tan Sooi Beng (Chair), Samuel Araújo, Naila Ceribašić, Beverley Diamond, Marcia Ostashewski, Susana Sardo, Muriel Swijghuisen-Reigersberg, J. Lawrence Witzleben
  • ICTMD Archive: Susana Sardo (Chair), Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Jeanette Mollenhauer, Anthony Seeger, Jasmina Talam, Carlos Yoder
  • ICTMD Dialogues: Tan Sooi Beng (Chair), Samuel Araújo, Silvia Citro, Christian Onyeji, Marcia Ostashewski, Mayco Santaella, Susana Sardo, Tan Shzr Ee, Sarah Weiss
  • Internet Presence: Mayco Santaella (Co-Chair), Kendra Stepputat (Co-Chair), Daniel Avorgbedor, Juan Bermúdez, Carlos Yoder
  • Liaison with National and International Organizations: Svanibor Pettan (Chair), Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Marie Agatha Ozah, Mayco Santaella, Susana Sardo, Tan Sooi Beng
  • Maud Karpeles, Young Scholars, and Other Funds: Marie Agatha Ozah (Chair), Samuel Araújo, Lee Tong Soon, Mayco Santaella, Carlos Yoder
  • Membership Fees: Samuel Araújo (Co-Chair), Mayco Santaella (Co-Chair), Silvia Citro, Lee Tong Soon, María Gabriela López Yánez, Marie Agatha Ozah, Jasmina Talam, Carlos Yoder
  • Outreach with Africa: Marie Agatha Ozah (Chair), Daniel Avorgbedor, Susanne Fürniss, Svanibor Pettan, Susana Sardo
  • Outreach with Latin America and the Caribbean: Silvia Citro (Chair), Pedro Fernando Acosta da Rosa, Samuel Araújo, Adriana Cerletti, Miguel A. García, María Gabriela López Yánez, Jacob Rekedal, Javier Silvestrini
  • Outreach with Middle East and Central Asia: Jasmina Talam (Chair), Mohammad R Azahdefar, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Kanykei Mukhtarova, Razia Sultanova, Saida Yelemanova
  • Prizes: Brian Diettrich (Chair), Lee Tong Soon, Marcia Ostashewski, Nicola Scaldaferri, Razia Sultanova, Sean Williams, J. Lawrence Witzleben
    • Article Prize subcommittee: Marcia Ostashewski (Chair), Olcay Muslu, J. Lawrence Witzleben
    • Book Prize subcommittee: Sean Williams (Chair), Clare Chan, Nili Belkind
    • Documentary Film or Video Prize Subcommittee: Nicola Scaldaferri (Chair), Mariko Kanemitsu, Quintina Carter-Enyo, George Murer, Antonio Baldassarre
    • Student Paper Prize subcommittee: Brian Diettrich (Chair), Marcia Ostashewski, Lonán Ó Briain
  • Publications: Kendra Stepputat (Chair), Don Niles, Mayco Santaella, Jasmina Talam
  • Revision of the Statutes, Memoranda, Guidelines, and Terminology: Svanibor Pettan (Chair), Samuel Araújo, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Naila Ceribašić, Don Niles, Marie Agatha Ozah, Mayco Santaella, Susana Sardo, Anthony Seeger, Kendra Stepputat, Razia Sultanova
  • Study Groups: Svanibor Pettan (Chair), Naila Ceribašić, Brian Diettrich, Ursula Hemetek, Lee Tong Soon, Don Niles, Marie Agatha Ozah, Mayco Santaella, Susana Sardo, J. Lawrence Witzleben
  • Translations: Silvia Citro (Chair)
    • Spanish subcommittee: Juan Bermúdez (Coordinator), Beatriz Herrera Corado, María Gabriela López Yánez, Jacob Rekedal, Javier Silva Zurita, Soledad Torres Agüero
    • Portuguese subcommittee: Brenda Suyanne Barbosa (coordinator), Magda Pucci, Lucilene Silva
  • UNESCO: Susana Sardo (Chair), Marie Agatha Ozah, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Marcia Ostashewski, Tan Sooi Beng

Other committees

  • Editorial Board for the Bulletin of the ICTMD: Carlos Yoder (Chair), Beatriz Herrera Corado, Lee Tong Soon, Don Niles, Tan Sooi Beng
  • Editorial Board for the Yearbook for Traditional Music: Lonán Ó Briain (General Editor), Yuiko Asaba (Editorial Assistant), Damascus Kafumbe (Book Review Editor), Noel Lobley (Audio Review Editor), Michael B. MacDonalds (Film/Video Review Editor), Cassandre Balosso-Bardin (Multimedia Review Editor)
  • Fundraising: Lee Tong Soon (Chair), Samuel Araújo, Daniel Avorgbedor, Brian Diettrich (ex-officio), Olcay Muslu, Mayco Santaella, Susana Sardo, Kendra Stepputat, Jasmina Talam, Carlos Yoder
  • Nomination Committee of the 2025 Executive Board Election: Elina Seye, Sarah Weiss, Daniel Avorgbedor
  • Local Arrangements Committee of 2025 World Conference: Brian Diettrich (Chair)
  • Programme Committee of 2025 World Conference: Kirsty Gillespie (Co-Chair), Marcia Ostashewski (Co-Chair)

Last update: 21 November 2023