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
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Gabriel Aydin
President
Founder and Director of the Syriac music Institute
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Jacob T. Scott
Secretary
Music Professor at Rhode Island College
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Pamela Ghazal
Treasurer
Teacher at Bernard F. Norton Elementary School
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Michael Penn
Prof. of Religion at Stanford University
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Roger Akhrass
Director of the Department of Syriac Studies at the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate
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Susan A. Harvey
Prof. of History and Religion at Brown University