ASMTA Conference 2018 board meeting. Pictured Left to Right (standing): Chase Coleman, Dr. Yao Luo, Gloria Singleton, Rosemary Hendrickson, Debbie Saifi, Susan Traylor, Kassandra Weleck, Dr. Radmila Stojanovic-Kiriluk, Barbara Stoutenburgh, Christopher Oill, Lynnette Barney, Ritan Borden, Natalya Thran, Hannah Creviston, Dr. Michelle Wachter, Debbie Dinkel, Dr. Gary Ingle, MTNA Executive Director & CEO; (seated) Dr. Jessica Yam, Gail Chang.
Board of Directors – Officers
| President | Kassandra Weleck, NCTM | asmtapresident@gmail.com |
| 1st Vice President / President Elect | Debbie Dinkel | dinkel2@cox.net |
| 2nd Vice President | Dr. Yali Luo | yayaluo@hotmail.com |
| 3rd Vice President | Hannah Creviston, NCTM | hannah.creviston@asu.edu |
| 4th Vice President | Susan Traylor | suszy2@aol.com |
| Treasurer | Lynnette Barney | asmtatreasurer@outlook.com |
| Secretary | Renee Saxon | ASMTASecretary@gmail.com |
| Certification | Melodie Acker, NCTM | melodieacker@cox.net |
| Arizona Study Program | Dr. Barbara Russell, NCTM | barbaraspoelman@msn.com |
| Immediate Past President | Chase Coleman | ccoleman625@gmail.com |
Board of Directors – Local Association Presidents
| Cochise | Hope Struse | hopestruse.findmusic@yahoo.com | |
| East Valley | Sherin Moustafa, NCTM |
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| Eastern Arizona | Trisha Simmons | simmonstrisha@hotmail.com | |
| Northern Arizona | TBA | ||
| Phoenix | Dr. Stuart Foster | stuartdfoster@gmail.com | |
| Tucson | Marie Sierra |
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Administrative and Committee Appointees
| Advertising | Mary Beth Shaffer, NCTM | mbs723@shafferstudio.net |
| Archivist | Shalvi D’Arcangelo | musekplayer@gmail.com |
| Arts Awareness | TBD | |
| Competitions – Composition | Devin Gardner | devin.m.gardner@gmail.com |
| Competitions – Performance | Dr. Yali Lao | yayaluo@hotmail.com |
| College Faculty Forum | Hannah Creviston, NCTM | hannah.creviston@asu.edu |
| Honors Recital | Christopher Oill Tatyana Eldridge |
christopher.j.oill193@gmail.com tanyaeldridge@cox.net |
| Independent Music Teachers Forum |
Dr. Mandarin Cheung-Yueh, NCTM |
cmk467op53@cox.net |
| Membership | Dr. Michelle Wachter | michelle.wachter@nau.edu |
| MTNA Foundation | TBD | |
| Publications Editor | Susan Traylor | suszy2@aol.com |
| Student Chapters | Hannah Creviston, NCTM | hannah.creviston@asu.edu |
| Technology | TBD | |
| Publicity | Susan Traylor | suszy2@aol.com |
| Website | Susan Traylor | suszy2@aol.com |
ASMTA Past Presidents
+ Founding Members ** served two terms * served partial term
1928-32 Charles F. Rogers+**, Tucson
1932-34 John Lowell*, Tucson / E.J. Schultz+*, Tucson
1934-36 Arthur Anderson+, Tucson
1936-38 Albert Etzweiler+, Phoenix
1938-40 Jesse Sedberry, Phoenix
1940-42 Hazel Harvey Quaid+, Tempe
1942-44 Eugene Redewill+, Phoenix
1944-48 Dixie Yost +**, Phoenix
1948-50 Earle L. Stone, Phoenix
1950-52 Winifred Knight, Tucson
1952-54 Victor Baumann, Phoenix
1954-56 Nadine Dreskell, Tempe
1956-58 Margaret Thorp, Tucson
1958-60 Jane Thomas Miller, Phoenix
1960-62 Janice McCurnin, Tucson
1962-64 Beatrice Searles, Phoenix
1964-66 O. M. Hartsell, Tucson
1966-68 Evlyn Cope, Phoenix
1968-70 Kathryn Pooler, Tucson
1970-72 Beth Hanley, Scottsdale
1972-74 Mary Zua Kamp, Tucson
1974-76 Helene Robinson, Tempe
1976-78 Barbara Buckbee, Tucson
1978-80 Carol Sue Rickel, Tempe
1980-82 Patty Cheek, Tucson
1982-85 Evonne Beattie, Phoenix
1985-86 Louise Spizizen*, Tucson
1986-88 Joy Ross, Scottsdale
1988-90 Pee-Yaw Wilkes, Flagstaff
1990-92 Gloria Ritt, Tucson
1992-95 Dr. Paul Paige, Phoenix
1995-97 Helen Jones, Tucson
1997-99 Dr. Gail Fischler, Tucson
1999-01 Louise C. Hill, Flagstaff
2001-03 Sherry Lenich, Scottsdale
2003-05 Dr. June Chow-Tyne, Tucson
2005-07 Dorothy Kish Dungan, Phoenix
2007-09 Ashley Bradford, Phoenix
2009-11 Dr. Raymond Ryder, Tucson
2011-13 Chyleen Lauritzen, Thatcher
2013-15 Melodie Acker, Tempe
2015-17 Natalya S. Thran, Gilbert
2017-18 Chase Coleman*, Flagstaff