Falcone Festival Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Chris Combest
President
Murfreesboro, TN
Scott Myckowiak
Vice-President & Treasurer
Charlotte, MI
Jane Goodrich
Secretary
Lansing, MI
Committee Chairs
Dr. Paul Carlson
Advertising/Development
Grand Rapids, MI
Martin Erickson
Adjudications
Appleton, WI
Dr. Will Sutton
Festival Music and Social Media Coordinator
Grand Forks, ND
Jeff Kressler
Collaborative Pianist Coordinator
DeWitt, MI
Melanie Rosin
Applications
East Lansing, MI
Kimiko Yamada
Applications
Mobile, AL
Joy Rimpau
Logistics
East Lansing, MI
Dr. Mark Cox
Competition Music Coord.
Shepard, MI
Dr. Gail Robertson
Euphonium Music
Conway, AR
Dr. Deanna Swoboda
Tuba Music
Mesa, AZ
Additional Board Members
Doug Goodrich, Lansing, MI
Dr. Jamie Lipton, Arkadelphia, AR
Dr. Matthew Mireles, San Antonio, TX
Seanne Pfeifer, Beaverton, MI
Philip Sinder, East Lansing, MI, Festival President 2005-2025
Dr. Jason Roland Smith, Athens, OH
Sue Topping, East Lansing, MI
Dr. Remus Webb, Albany, GA
Dr. Bethany Wiese, Nashville, TN
Abby Zarimba, Lansing, MI
Honorary Board Members
(Board of Directors years of service)
Dr. Brian Bowman, Arlington, VA
Rodney Ellis, East Lansing, MI (1989-2021)
Cecilia Falcone, Portage, MI
Lisa Fulton, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. James Gray, Marshall, MI (1989-1998)
Dr. William Gray, Marshall, MI (1989-1998)
Fritz Kaenzig, Ann Arbor, MI
John Madden, Savannah, GA
Dr. Ben Miles, near Chicago, IL (2014-2018)
Toru Miura, Kawasaki-City, Kanagawa-Japan
Dr. John Mueller, Memphis, TN
Dr. Matthew Tropman, Tucson, AZ (2006-2017)
Board Members Emeritus
Tom Broka, Beaverton, MI, 1992-2024
Dr. Earle Louder, 1988-2011 *
Kenneth (Pete) Marvin, 1995-2025 *
Dr. Jerry Young, Traverse City, MI, 1988-2025
Randy Westmoreland, Holt, MI, 2011-2025
* deceased
Festival Founders
Martin Erickson, Appleton, WI
Beryl (Mrs. Leonard) Falcone *
Donald Flickinger, Big Rapids, MI, Festival President, 1992-2005
Henry Nelson, East Lansing, MI
Seymour Okun*, Festival President, 1986-1992
Eldon Rosegart *
Fritz Stansell *
* deceased
Website Management
Dr. Jason Roland Smith, Athens, OH
Toby Salzman, Lansing, MI
On-site Festival Support
Cece Falcone : Doug Goodrich : Jane Goodrich : Tricia Hentschel : Scott Myckowiak : Joy Rimpau : Melanie Rosin : Toby Salzman : Abby Zarimba : Dan Zarimba & Volunteers from West Michigan Concert Winds: Jennifer Carey, Teresa Dunn, Jeremy Nyenhuis, Bob Tuttle