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Who's Involved

Board of Directors

  • Joan Baez
    Honorary Chair     
  • Don Law
    Honorary Chair
  • Keb' Mo' 
    Honorary Chair
  • Noel Paul Stookey
    Honorary Chair
  • Mark Weld
    Chairman of the Board, Boch Center
  • Doug Yeager
    President Yeager Productions, Inc.
  • Josiah Spaulding
    Founder
  • Diane Blagman
    Greenberg Traurig LLP Washington D.C
  • J. Casey Soward
    President & CEO
  • Elliot Berke
    Berke & Farah LLP Washington D.C. Managing Partner
  • Bert Holman
    Manager Allman Brothers Band
  • Chuck McDermott
    Artist / Singer / Songwriter
  • John MacNeil
    Moody Street Pictures
  • Ford O'Neil
    Fidelity Investments
  • Mike Christian
    Executive Chairman for Risk Strategies
  • Ernie Boch Jr.
    CEO of Boch Enterprises
  • Jack Randall
    President The Kurland Agency
  • Joe Caruso
    The Music Emporium
  • Bob Crawford
    The Avett Brothers
  • Tim Goodman
    Singer / Songwriter / Producer
  • Tim McFadden
    Management and Consulting
  • Will Dailey
    Artist / Singer / Songwriter
  • Nick Palmacci
    EVP at TMWRK Management
  • Mark Erelli
    Folk / Americana Singer/Songwriter
  • Jay Sweet
    Executive Producer / Newport Folk & Jazz Festivals

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame Team

  • J. Casey Soward
    President & CEO
  • Anne Taylor
    Senior Executive Assistant - Boch Center
  • John Perkins
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Michael Szczepkowski
    Vice President & General Manager
  • Sue Pekock
    Chief Advancement Officer, Development & Institutional Marketing - Boch Center
  • Scott Towers
    Director of Special Projects & Theatre Historian - Boch Center
  • Matthew Pacific
    Director of Digital & Brand Marketing - Boch Center
  • Eric Speed
    Attorney - DLA Boston
  • Ryan Compton
    Trademark Attorney - DLA Washington
  • Jeff Terrey
    Public & Government Relations - Rasky Partners
  • Adam Klein & Joe Chambers
    CK Communications

Artist Industry Advisors

  • Livingston Taylor
    Singer / Songwriter
  • Don Was
    Musician / Record Producer / Record Executive
  • Ken Irwin
    Rounder Records
  • Ron Pownall
    Photographer
  • Robert Corwin
    Photographer
  • Aengus Finnan
    Musician / Arts Organizer
  • Jed Hilly
    Americana Music Festival
  • David Bieber
    David Bieber Archives
  • Betsy Siggins
    Folk New England
  • Jim Weider
    The Weight Band
  • Mark Spector
    Manager of Joan Baez & Graham Nash
  • Jim Lauderdale
    Artist / Singer / Songwriter
  • The Milk Carton Kids – Ken Pattengale and Joey Ryan
    Artist / Singer / Songwriter
  • Robbie Woliver
    Author / Artist / Folk City
  • Marco Giovino
    Drummer / Producer / Musical Director
  • Tom Rush
    Artist / Singer / Songwriter
  • Alan LeQuire
    Sculptor
  • Tom Paxton
    Singer / Songwriter
  • Tim McFadden
    Owner of Tim McFadden Management and Consulting
  • Maggie Rose
    Artist / Singer / Songwriter
  • Luther Dickinson
    The North Mississippi Allstars
  • Bob Santelli
    Executive Director, Bruce Springsteen Archives
  • Scott Robinson
    Founder and former CEO, Dualtone Records
  • Kemp Harris
    Artist / NERFA Representative
  • Pam Picard
    Documentary Film Producer
  • Ralph Jaccodine
    Boston-Based Artist Manager / Berklee College of Music Professor
  • Bruce Newman
    Folk Alliance International former CEO / Blues Hall of Fame Museum
  • Crys Matthews
    Folk Artist / Social Activist
  • Frank Riley
    Founder of High Road Touring
  • Jay Moberg
    Influential Folk / Americana Radio Host
  • Kevin Casini
    Legal / Management Professional in the Music Industry
  • Lee Zimmerman
    Music Journalist / Historian
  • Susan Tedeschi
    Grammy-Winning Blues / Roots Artist
  • Warren Haynes
    Guitarist with The Allman Brothers Band / Gov’t Mule
  • Will McFarlane
    Session Guitarist / Roots Music Advocate
  • Alastair Moock
    Folk Artist / Songwriter
  • Barry Ollman
    Folk Music Historian / Collector
  • Bill Janovitz
    Musician / Author / Member of Buffalo Tom
  • Bruce Iglauer
    Founder of Alligator Records
  • Craig Havighurst
    Music Journalist / Historian / Host
  • Ethan Baird
    Folk Musician / Industry Consultant
  • Peter Gold
    Boston Music Awards
  • Peter Wolf
    Artist
  • Matt Smith
    Managing Director Passim
  • Tamara Saviano
    Producer / Author / Americana Industry Leader

Design Team

  • Deana McCloud & Bob Santelli – Museum Collective 
    Curation and Project Managament
  • David Bieber – David Bieber Archives
    Archives
  • Alan & Andree LeQuire – LeQuire Gallery
    Cultural Heroes
  • Jim French – Jim French Designs
    Casework
  • Steve Howie – Route 66 Wraps
    Printing
  • Chad Sawyer – Sawyer Agency
    Exhibit Design
  • Ari Palitz – StoryFile, Inc
    AI/AR Technology
  • Stacie Takaoka – Museum Collective
    Project Manager

Podcast & Live Streaming

  • Scott Towers – Hallways    
    Podcast
  • Flymachine
    Live Stream