{"id":14037,"date":"2021-01-07T21:05:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T21:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/?page_id=14037"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:11:50","slug":"constituency-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/connect\/constituency-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Constituency and Affinity Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The League of American Orchestras brings together peers in Constituency Groups and Affinity Groups. There are groups for executive directors (who gather according to their budget size), orchestra trustees\/board members, youth orchestra administrators, and staff members in marketing, PR, fundraising, artistic administration, finance, and education and community engagement. There are groups for general managers and operations as well as composers, conductors, and musicians. We also have groups for students and volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These groups meet online throughout the year and in-person at League Conferences. Between meetings, group members share information and solve mutual problems through our online discussion forum, League360. Each group has a League staff liaison who coordinates the meetings and online discussions. You must be in our member database to be assigned to a group and to get notices related to your group\u2019s activities, and you must be associated with a member orchestra to participate in role-based Constituency Groups. Please contact the Member Services Team at the League if you don\u2019t receive notices about your Constituency Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"liaisons\"><a name=\"#liaisons\"><\/a>Constituent Liaisons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ALAANA Affinity Group<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:sandrew@americanorchestras.org\">Sam Andrew<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/connect\/alaana\/\">How to Join<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artistic Administrators<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dstyers@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>David Styers<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4033<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Partners<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:salter@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Stephen Alter<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4051<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Composers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dstyers@americanorchestras.org\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:caentr@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Caen Thomason-Redus<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4064<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conductors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><a href=\"mailto:dstyers@americanorchestras.org\">David Styers<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><br>646 822 4033<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Development Directors 1-2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sgeneres@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Sarah Generes<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4061<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:egreen@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Erica Green<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4060<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Development Staff<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:egreen@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Erica Green<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4060<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EDI Directors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:caentr@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Caen Thomason-Redus<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4064<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education\/Community Engagement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nlee@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Najean Lee<\/strong><\/a><br>202 776 0214<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/learn\/education-and-community-engagement\/education-community-engagement-leadership-committee\/\">Education and Community Engagement Leadership Committee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Directors 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:swoods@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Simon Woods<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4046<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Directors 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:hnoonan@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Heather Noonan<\/strong><\/a><br>202 776 0215<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:swoods@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Simon Woods<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4046<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Directors 3-4<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:caentr@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Caen Thomason-Redus<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4064<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Directors 5-6<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:kyair@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Karen Yair<\/strong><\/a><br><\/strong>646 822 4081<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive Directors 7-8<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nlee@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Najean Lee<\/strong><\/a><br>202 776 0214<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finance<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:aanzel@americanorchestras.org\">Andrew Anzel<\/a><\/strong><br>646 822 4071<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:aclark@americanorchestras.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andrew Clark<\/a><\/strong><br>212 262 5161<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Managers\/Operations Directors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:salter@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Steve Alter<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4051<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">League Alumni Network<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sfaulkner@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Scott Faulkner<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dstyers@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>David Styers<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4033<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/americanorchestras.org\/connect\/lgbtqia-affinity-group\/\">How to Join<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marketing 1-2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:rgallant@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Rachel Rossos Gallant<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marketing 3-8<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:rgallant@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Rachel Rossos Gallant<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4004<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Musicians<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dstyers@americanorchestras.org\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:caentr@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Caen Thomason-Redus<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4064<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Orchestra Board Members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:dstyers@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>David Styers<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4033<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Relations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nfehrman@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Nichole Fehrman<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4027<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Students<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:hbriere@americanorchestras.org\"><strong>Heather Briere<\/strong><\/a><br>646 822 4019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a 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