Council & Board

Thanks
CA would have never been such a special blessing without the many people that have contributed to this success.

-Cam Floria and Leen La Rivière formed a personal partnership which led to the first European Christian Artists Seminar in 1980. Cam Floria started the USA-Seminar in 1974 and that Seminar had been successful. Because of growing interest and activities in European gospel music it was the time to start in Europe. Several American publishers helped by paying the bills in 1981! Thanks to Word, Sparrow, Lexington, CA-Music, and others. Thank you, Cam, for sharing this vision.

-In 1980 Leen La Rivière called together a group of people who, with particular national insights, could contribute. They were: Gerhard Bachor, George Julin, Kurt Schnyder, Jean Claude Thienpont, Dan Butler, Karen Lafferty, John Lerber, Marc Brunet, Louis Pool, Pierre Yeremian, Ulla Lilienberg.

-This group became the CA-Council, making all the decisions about programme, artists, workshops, promotion, etc. Besides the people mentioned above the council gained over the years additional members: Philippe Mermod, Andy Costa, Timo Hoekendijk, Hans Groeneveld, Ria La Rivière, Rita Hulsman, Rodney Cordner, Larry Hogan, Gunnar Wik, Ingemar Olsson, Jan-Erik Lindquist, Klaus Heizmann, Erwin Stieb, Luis Alfredo Diaz, Ron Kennedy, Dave Bruce, Denny Hurst, Thomas Nottling, Lars Peterson, Peter Sandwall, and others., who served till 1994 the CA-Council was replaced by the official board of the International Association of Christian Artists.

Council & Board
The Council finished their work with the move in 1994 from a large seminar to a high quality symposium, smaller in numbers. Because of the start of the new association, this board was enlarged and was asked to make proposals for the content, size, direction etc. of the upcoming symposia. (N.B. The concept of the CA-Seminar/Symposium is owned by the foundation Christian Artists, which acts merely as ‘guardian angel’ for content and finances.)

The members of the CA-Board
Leen La Rivière, chairman (1990-present); Rita Hulsman, vicepresident (1990-1992); Britt Wikström (1990-2004); Luis Alfredo Diaz (1990-1998); Francis Méan (1992-1994); Steve Fairney (1992-1993†); Geoffrey Stevenson(1990-present); Bill Angel (1993-1998); Natasja Visser (1993-1996); Kees Schrijver (1993-1994); Dave Bruce (1990-1994); Ingemar Olsson (1990- 1996); Helmut Jost (1990-1999); Ria La Rivière (1990-1999); Martha Jacobovits (1999-present); Arto Vuorela(1999- 2003); An Knaeps (1994-present); Sanja Knotek (1999- 2003); Dale Chappell (1998-present); Herman Spaargaren (1994-1999); Thea Fontein(1994-2003); Magiel La Rivière (1999-present); Asukulu Mulengwa (1999-present); Don Grigg (1999-present); Filemon Kaloterakis (2002-2005); Dick Le Mair (2003 - present); Ruben Wautier (2003-2005); Karen Underwood (2003-present); Francis Méan (2006-present); Jason Carter (2006-present).

Every member represents a section of the arts (music, performing, visual). Since 1994 member organizations can propose new board members who are elected for a minimum of 4 years. In bold the present boardmembers.