The SMI People
The Syriac Music Institute is a vibrant community of about 8 people from various countries and various backgrounds. Catch a glimpse of our SMI community here.
Board of Directors

Gabriel Aydin
President
Founder and Director of the Syriac music Institute

Jacob T. Scott
Secretary
Music Professor at Rhode Island College

Pamela Ghazal
Treasurer
Teacher at Bernard F. Norton Elementary School

Michael Penn
Prof. of Religion at Stanford University

Roger Akhrass
Director of the Department of Syriac Studies at the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate

Susan A. Harvey
Prof. of History and Religion at Brown University