In 2012, the SSJF was re-organized to include an Advisory Board. The role of the SSJF Advisory Board is to raise the necessary funds to produce the event, volunteer at the festival and support overall festival production.
The 2020 SSJF Advisory Board includes:
Robert F. Banks, Chair
Ken Jones, Vice Chair
Rodney Whitaker, Artistic Director (MSU College of Music - Jazz Studies)
Joyce M. Banish
Al Cafagna
Mike Eiya
David Gift
Bruce Greenway
Gregg Hill
John Loose
Lois Mummaw
Carolyn Ojala
Barbara Sawyer-Koch
Gary Wood
Susan S. Woods
Justin Drwencke, Coordinator
Emily Malak, Assistant