Songwriters of Alaska is a 100% volunteer arts organization founded in 2008. Its mission - to provide networking, education and performance opportunities for songwriters of all genres, ages and level of ability.  Songwriters of Alaska’s season takes place from September through May each year.  During that time, the group hosts one meeting and one performance event each month.

Songwriters Of Alaska Leadership Team: These individuals collectively volunteer over 1,000 hours annually to produce the group’s meetings, events, website and outreach activities.

Songwriters Of Alaska Leadership Team:

	Ruby, Founder/Director     A vocalist and performing songwriter, Ruby melds classical, pop, and jazz influences to create a surreal acoustic sound.  She is currently self-producing her next CD, “Dark and Light.”  In addition to her own projects, Ruby enjoys providing a forum to connect artists and writers around the state. When’s she not writing or performing, she works as a coach, artist representative and business consultant.  www.rubysongs.com
	Billy7, Steering Committee member   Billy7 is a songwriter and guitarist who writes in many genres. He is working on publishing his songs and maintains the SWA website.  www.aaacomputer.com
	Stephen Hendricks, Steering Committee member   Stephen began playing guitar at a young age and started composing instrumentals while in the Navy.  He later turned his talent at poetry into lyric writing. Stephen’s style blends jazz, classical and folk with a little Spanish and New Age. He is known for his fingerstyle guitar, usually played in alternate tunings.  His lyrics are often about love or humorous interpretations of the human condition.
	Randy Souhrada, Steering Committee member   A real home-grown artist, Randy was born and raised in the deep interior of Alaska. His first love was the splendor around him and that may be the essence of his second love, music. Writing and performing has been a mainstay in his life for more than 35 years. He likes to tell stories and let each story have a life of its own. “When the tale strikes a chord with the audience, that’s magic.” www.myspace.com/addbassplayer
	Voni K, Steering Committee member   Voni has been immersed in music from the time she was young and has performed jazz, contemporary, musical theater and opera.  A long-time Alaskan, she believes that ”each new song is a living, breathing entity” and that humans are all connected through music and the arts.   Voni is currently working on a CD of original works.  When she’s not writing or performing, she teaches piano, violin and voice. www.vonimusic.com