“Think globally. Act locally.” This is the mission statement of CASA’s Ambassador Program, an initiative designed to keep singers all across the country and world connected.  

The needs of the a cappella community are growing. With virtually every college boasting at least one a cappella group, nearly every region boasting several professional and semi-professional groups, and new singers becoming interested in the vocal arts every day, there is now more than ever a need for a strong, consistent, and available aca-network. The aim of the Ambassador Program is to unite groups from all over the country, and eventually, the world under one umbrella of musical good will.  With the merging of the AACI and CASA and the launch of the brand new CASA.org, the Ambassador program is getting a bit of a jump start, and we want you to be involved!

So what does an Ambassador do? Ambassadors are responsible for being involved in their own a cappella communities- gathering information about groups, events, auditions, a cappella friendly clubs, singers, technology, opportunities and anything else that touches on a cappella. They upload that information to CASA.org via our Acapedia so we can share it with the entire community.

Ambassadors also keep abreast of a cappella happenings globally via CASA.org, and share that information with their respective communities while encouraging them to become CASA members, to sing in CAL groups, to attend CASA festivals, and to support the vocal arts.

CASA Ambassadors are honored volunteers, and the limits of their contributions are bounded only by imagination--- past Ambassadors have worked with CASA to produce concerts, radio shows, recordings, advertising, and of course to raise donations to CASA so that we can carry on our charitable missions.

In return for their work, CASA wants Ambassadors to know just how valuable they are. All Ambassadors are granted free paid CASA memberships, a free copy of BOCA annually for as long as they’re Ambassadors, and free entrance to all CASA festivals, including ECS and SoJam!

If you think you might be interested in helping CASA fulfill its mission to foster and promote a cappella and to help create harmony through harmony, then consider becoming a CASA Ambassador!

If you'd like to find out more about the Ambassador Program, please contact TeKay (Thomas King) at tekay@casa.org .

For a global persepctive of CASA Ambassadors past and present, right-click and download this KMZ file and open it up in Google Earth!

NAME	USERNAME	LOCATION
Aaboe, Henrik	Henrik Birk Aaboe	Thorsoe, None Denmark
Antonsen, Tor Martin	tormar	Trondheim, Norway
Ardell, Shane	shane.ardell	GA
Bauer, Volker	acappellamaniac	Bexbach, Saarland Germany
Choi, Hyunil	naviedcs	Seoul, Seoul Korea
Choo, Angelina	AngieChoo	Singapore, Singapore Singapore
Diaz, Christopher	christopherMD	VA
Digby, Jean	jeansoundsfamiliar	Oxford, Oxfordshire UK
Fung, Kwok-tung	kfung1	Hong Kong, Hong Kong China
Guffey, Bryan		OH
Hanger, Betsy	Betsy Hanger	Los Angeles, CA USA
Huo, Faris	FarisHuo	Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan
Hutchins, Dane	Prints Splendiferous	Orange County, CA USA
Jones, Tim		CO
Michaels, Brian	Brian Michaels	Moorhead, MN USA
Murphy, Jeeves	Jeeves	Ellicott City, MD USA
Ozment, Danny		NOVA, DC
Pantaleon, Oscar Jr.	pracso	Quezon City, Metro Manila Philippines
Pearson, Richard	CASAJersey	Teaneck, NJ USA
Pierson, Brad	thebriz	Las Vegas, NV USA
Rondas, Jeanine	jrondas	Winksele, Brabant Belgium
Ryan, Steve		GA
Sinasohn, Paul	bearitone	Oakland, CA USA
Skog, Joakim	joakims	Stockholm, XX Sweden
Thomas, Melinda		NorCal (Grass Valley/Nevada City)
Tompkins, Gary	garytompkins	Montreal, QC Canada
Usle, Justin		VT
Walker, Kurt	Playdeep	Buena Vista, VA US
Yanchak, Michael	mcyanchak	Pittsburgh (area), PA USA, Baby!