Board Members

Violist Julia Bullard enjoys a diverse career as a performer, pedagogue, and Alexander Technique teacher. She is the violist of Trio 826, whose first album, Mosaic, was released on the Blue Griffin label in 2016. She has performed as a guest with ensembles including the Bogotá Chamber Orchestra, the Arianna String Quartet, and the Maia Quartet. A dedicated pedagogue, Dr. Bullard received the Iowa String Teachers Association’s Leopold LaFosse Studio Teacher of the Year award in 2011. She has presented master classes across the US and abroad at institutions including University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lawrence University, State University of New York at Fredonia, and Universidad Federal Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil; and has been artist-faculty at several summer music festivals including Cedar Valley Chamber Music, Wintergreen Music Festival and Academy, and Madeline Island Music Festival.  

Dr. Bullard received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Temple University in Philadelphia, and the DMA degree from the University of Georgia. Her principal teachers included violists Joseph dePasquale, Emanuel Vardi, Sidney Curtiss, and Mark Cedel, and violinist Levon Ambartsumian. She completed her Alexander Technique teacher training at the Minnesota Center for the Alexander Technique and is a full member of the American Society for the Alexander Technique. 

From 2000-2022, Dr. Bullard served as viola professor at the University of Northern Iowa, and for 10 years was the Associate Director for Graduate Studies in the UNI School of Music. In August 2022, Dr. Bullard joined the faculty of Kennesaw State University, where she currently serves as Assistant Director of the Bailey School of Music and Professor of Music, teaching viola and Alexander Technique.

Lisa DeAngelis is a holistic change practitioner, author, teacher, and speaker. Her vibrant and dynamic personality and broad array of professional experiences inform her intuitive approach to “doing” life. She is committed to leading authentically and living with intention and brings a warm, thoughtful, and creative demeanor to her passion for change and transformation. Walking with individuals through the meaningful intersections of their lives is an integral part of her purpose and mission. Her debut book, "Embracing the Unknown: Exploring the Pathways to Change "(New Degree Press, April 2023) offers research, wisdom, and aspirational stories that will empower and support others in learning to navigate change in their own lives. 

A classically trained singer, Lisa received her BME in Choral Music Education from the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign in 2006. She has taught the Alexander Technique to musicians, including several years as teaching faculty with Elm City Chamber Music Festival in New Haven, CT, and extensively to vocal and instrumental musicians worldwide. Her clientele has included doctors, athletes, musicians, various professionals, and women in various stages of pregnancy and early child-rearing. She has taught specialty workshops and sessions to various corporations and been a part of consulting for workplace wellness initiatives. 

Lisa certified as a teacher of the Alexander Technique in 2010, after graduating from the Urbana Center for the Alexander Technique in December 2009, studying under Joan and Alex Murray. Her training encompasses the lifelong learnings of the Murrays, and with her teaching she hopes to honor their teaching style and commitment to the principles of holistic change modeled in the Alexander Technique, and is devoted to constant learning and discovering. 

She has been an active member of AmSAT over the past 13 years, as the Chair of multiple committees. Lisa was the Planning Committee Chair for the 2012 ACGM in Chicago and the 2021 Virtual ACGM. Lisa has lend her organizational and leadership skills to the 2013 Embodied Mind Project in Gargonza, Italy (led by Rachel Zahn), the 2015 Alexander Technique International Congress (with Richard Brennan, Niall Kelly, and Glenna Batson), and various Alexander Technique Workshops around the US. Lisa currently serves as AmSAT's Chair.

Amanda MacDonald - Wilmette, IL and Chicago - Lincoln Park and Wicker Park

Amanda is a Movement Educator specializing in Alexander Technique, Movement Pattern Analysis (Laban/Lamb), and Brain-Compatible Pedagogy. She offers private lessons, group classes, and professional development for teachers both online and in person.

Amanda is an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University School of Music, Roosevelt University Theatre Conservatory, and the University of Illinois, Chicago School of Theatre and Music.

Service includes:
Member, DePaul Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee
Member-at-Large, AmSAT Board of Directors
AmSAT Membership Co-Chair

Amanda sings with her family in a multi-generational choir at Christ Church, Winnetka.

www.AmandaBlairMacDonald.com
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Jennifer Sielicki is a skilled Alexander technique teacher dedicated to helping individuals improve their movement quality, and overall well-being. With over 35 years of experience and training, she utilizes the Alexander technique to guide clients in reducing stress, alleviating pain, and developing a greater sense of their body’s natural poise. Jennifer works with clients of all ages and abilities, supporting them in cultivating a more balanced, comfortable, and psycho-physically engaged way of living.