Patricia Frehlich, (Chair)

Patricia Frehlich  has been teaching  a large class of private piano and theory students in her studio in Sherwood Park, Alberta for over 30 years. Many of her students have achieved top honours in Festivals and Examinations. She holds an ARCT from the Royal Conservatory of Music, is a member of the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association and is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in the USA. Involved in the Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association since 1980, Ms. Frehlich is also the immediate Past President of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations (CFMTA), and the current Chair of the Board of the Marek Jablonski Endowment Fund. She is currently an examiner for Conservatory Canada and sits on their Board of Directors as well as Edmonton Chairperson for the Laureate Circle Recitals sponsored by the Honens International Piano Competition. In 1999 she founded  Keyboards for Kids, a volunteer music program for children in inner city schools and is currently the coordinator of this program in Edmonton and throughout the province . Ms. Frehlich has received numerous awards for her contribution to music education in the province of Alberta.

Olivia Riddell, (Past Chair)

Olivia Riddell is President and International Director of Music for Young Children® (MYC).  Olivia began her music studies with Music for Young Children.  Her studies have included piano, voice and flute (completing grade 10, grade 9 and grade 8 respectively) – and has also completed all the theory co-requisites.  She has studied Performance Piano and Pedagogy at St. Thomas University in St. Paul, MN and travelled to Victoria, BC to study with John Perry (NY, USA) and also studied at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto with Anton Kubalec.  Olivia transferred from St. Thomas University to Ottawa University and changed her degree to a BA in Art Administration – with a special focus on marketing, consumer behaviour, retail (its environment and behaviours), business management and accounting.

Terence Dawson

Pianist Terence Dawson is one of Vancouver's most respected musicians, his active career encompassing the realms of solo pianist, chamber musician, orchestral pianist and teacher. As concerto soloist, he has appeared with the Vancouver Symphony and National Arts Centre Orchestras, and has presented recitals of both solo and chamber music with numerous artists and ensembles across Canada, England, the USA and Southeast Asia.

He has performed for the Vetta Chamber Series, Ottawa Chamber Music Society, Music in the Morning, CBC Debut recitals, with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Ballet BC, and has served as Artistic Director of Vancouver's celebrated Masterpiece Chamber Music Series as well as principal pianist with the CBC Curio Ensemble. He was recently a featured musician for a CBC television documentary playing solo works of Brahms and Liszt.

An engaging lecturer, clinician and adjudicator, each year Dr. Dawson presents many workshops and masterclasses across the country for both teachers and students including those for Conservatory Canada. He has served as a jury member for the Canadian Music Competition, Canada Council, Vancouver Foundation, and receives frequent invitations to teach at summer programs across Canada. In 2009, he is an invited clinician and judge for the 2009 Canadian Federation of Music Teacher's National Convention and piano competition.

After graduate studies with Canadian pianist Jane Coop, Terence Dawson joined the faculty at UBC where he teaches piano, chamber music and collaborative studies and is the school's undergraduate keyboard coordinator.

Stephen R. Smith

Stephen Smith is Vice President, Finance, of Ideal Supply Company Limited. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the Ivey School of Business, UWO. He is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and holds a Business Administration Diploma from Fanshawe College, London, Ontario.

Mr. Smith is a regular guest lecturer at the Ivey School of Business, speaking to MBA students on analytical business applications for excel. He has served as Treasurer for Open Arms to International Adoptions, a non-profit international adoption agency.

Catherine Joyes

Catherine Joyes holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts in History from Brescia University College, a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario, and recently completed a Master of Business Administration at the Richard Ivey School of Business. Catherine has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than a decade serving in positions related to both fundraising and grantmaking. She is currently Manager, Community Services at United Way of London & Middlesex.

Mark Nelson

Mark Nelson completed a Cross-Discipline BA with a business major at King's College, London, ON. He has completed several Microsoft Certifications. In the summer of 2000 Mark started his own computer consulting and service company called FULL Nelson Computer Services. The company assists organizations with the design and implementation of new policies, investigation and selection of relevant products, and at times informs and educates members of the Boards and Committees. Ongoing he is the liaison with third parties who supply software, hardware, or both, that integrate at a client's site.

Volunteer time has been mixed and quite busy. Primarily, Mark has been a member of the Knight's of Columbus for fourteen years serving on the Executive as Treasurer and President.

Catherine Gardner

Catherine Gardner is Senior Director, Corporate Training & Development, Human Resources, CIBC. She is an experienced senior business leader with a progressive 30+ years financial services experience who has specialized in operations management, leadership & strategic planning, marketing communications, training & team development and information technology. Catherine brings strong business change & people leadership, relationship building, project and general management skills coupled with a passion for music and the arts; she is involved with community theatre and has been an avid 'vocal' student for a number of years.

Cheryl Martin

Cheryl Martin works for Western Libraries at The University of Western Ontario. She holds an MA in Music and a Master of Library and Information Science, both from The University of Western Ontario. She has played French horn, a variety of Renaissance and Baroque instruments, and has taken voice lessons for several years. Cheryl's primary research interest is the music of 18th-century England, with a focus on English music collectors. She is the Associate Editor of the CAML Review, the journal of the Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives, and Documentation Centres, and has held a variety of positions on the Board of the Association. Cheryl is also a sessional lecturer at the Faculty of Information and Media Studies at Western.