Officer Reports

• President Report (Steve Wade)
  • 2025 ROPA President Report
  • 2024-2025 ROPA Emergency Relief Fund Report
• Vice President Report (Amanda Swain)
  • 2025 Vice President Report
• Secretary Report (Karen Sandene)
  • 2025 Secretary Report
  • ROPA Website Hints
  • ROPA Discussion Lists
  • 2024 Conference Minutes, Delegate-Approved
• Treasurer Reports (Rick Basehore)
  • 2024-25 YTD Budget
  • 2024-25 YTD Budget – 1pg
  • 2024-25 YTD Balance Sheet
  • Treasurer Report to 2525 ROPA Conference
  • 2025-26 Proposed Budget A
  • 2025-26 Proposed Budget B

Electronic Media Committee Report

• 2025 Electronic Media Report

Negotiations Workshop

• Documents for the Negotiations Workshop are for Delegates who are logged in. They can be found AT THIS LINK

Speaker Biographies

• Jordan Konell, Associate, Willig, Williams & Davidson
• Robert Bruno, Director, Labor Education Program and the Project for Middle Class Renewal, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Labor and Employment Relations
• Ben Waxman, Representative, District 182 of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Evan Kassof, Organizer, Philadelphia AFL-CIO
• Carmella Green, Assistant, Philadelphia City Council
• Marjorie Goldberg, AFM Local 77
• Ben Kessler, AFM Director, Government Affairs
• Naomi Bensdorf Frisch, ROPA Legal Counsel
• Karen Suarez Flint, Secretary-Treasurer, Chicago Federation of Musicians, Local 10-208
• Christine Guptill, University of Ottawa, University of Alberta, University of Toronto
• Rochelle Skolnick, Director, Symphonic Services Division
• Magee Capsouto, Equity Arc

Speaker Materials

• Robert Bruno: What a Beautiful Noise – PDF
• Robert Bruno: What a Beautiful Noise – PowerPoint
• Best Practices for Lobby Meetings
• 10 Tips on Lobbying
• Dr. Karen Suarez Flint: Detection, Intervention and Prevention
• Dr. Karen Suarez Flint: 2025 ROPA Resources
• Naomi Bensdorf Frisch: Intentions vs. Impact
• Christine Guptill: Protecting the Musician’s Body and Mind
• Magee Capsouto: Equity Arc – Then, Now and Next
• Full Concert: Equity Arc Pathways Orchestra
• Brandon LePage: Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Spotlight
• Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra Special Report
• Kathleen Beard: The Fall and Future of the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra

2025 Orchestra Reports

• 2025 Orchestra Reports (for delegate use only, requires extra login)

2025 Resolutions (Delegate-Approved)

• Resolution 1 – ROPA Dues Increase
• Resolution 2 – NLRB
• Resolution 3 – NEA
• Resolution 4 – FMCS
• Resolution 5 – Charles Burrell
• Resolution 6 – Alfonso Pollard
• Resolution 7 – Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra
• Resolution 8 – EMF
• Resolution 9 – CPB
• Resolution 10 – EDI
• Resolution 11 – Florida Arts and Culture