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ASMTA Conference 2022 board meeting.  Pictured Left to Right (seated):  Gloria Singleton; Dr. Gary Ingle; Melodie Acker, NCTM; Lynnette Barney; Rosemary Hendrickson, NCTM; Kassandra Weleck, NCTM; Lynn Moser, NCTM; Nancy Keuper.
Pictured Left to Right (standing): Dr. Radmila Stojanovic-Kiriluk, NCTM; Dr. Ian Houghton; Dr. Fanya Lin; Dr. Mandarin Cheung-Yueh, NCTM; Nellie Cronin; Astrid Morales Torres; Nina Tahbaz; Debbie Dinkel; Dr. Michelle Wachter; Jayme Bigelow; Chase Coleman.

Board of Directors – Officers

President Debbie Dinkel asmtapresident@gmail.com
1st Vice President / President Elect Dr. Michelle Wachter michelle.wachter@nau.edu 
2nd Vice President Dr. Yali Luo yluo2yluo2@gmail.com
3rd Vice President Dr. Jelena Vladikovic, NCTM
Braedi Mechum
jvladikovic@cox.net braedimecham@gmail.com
4th Vice President Astrid Morales astrid.morales@asu.edu
Treasurer Lynnette Barney asmtatreasurer@outlook.com
Secretary Lynn Moser, NCTM Lampiano88@gmail.com.
Certification Melodie Acker, NCTM melodieacker@cox.net
Arizona Study Program Dr. Barbara Russell, NCTM barbaraspoelman@msn.com
RCM Liaison Dr. Andrew O’Brien, NCTM obrienac@aol.com
ABRSM Liaison Dr. Mandarin Cheung-
Yueh, NCTM
cmk467op53@cox.net
Immediate Past President Kassandra Weleck, NCTM kjweleck@gmail.com

Board of Directors – Local Association Presidents

Cochise Rosemary Hendrickson, NCTM thepianobenchaz@gmail.com
East Valley Dr. Radmila Stojanovic-Kiriluk, NCTM radmilastudio@gmail.com
Eastern Arizona Susan Grove susankgrove@yahoo.com
Northern Arizona Chase Coleman colemanwynnemusic97@gmail.com.
Phoenix Nellie Cronin mrsnellie@gmail.com
Tucson Jayme Bigelow jaymesings@yahoo.com

Administrative and Committee Appointees

Advertising Dr. Fanya Lin fanyalin@arizona.edu
Archivist TBD  
Arts Awareness Astrid Morales astrid.morales@asu.edu
Competitions – Composition Devin Gardner devin.m.gardner@gmail.com
Competitions – Performance Dr. Yali Luo yluo2yluo2@gmail.com
College Faculty Forum Hannah Creviston, NCTM hannah.creviston@asu.edu
Communications Coordinator (MusiEmail)  Nina Tahbaz ntahbaz@asu.edu
Honors Recital Rong Lucchesi
Yu Wu
fan_rong75@yahoo.com
wuyupiano@gmail.com
Independent Music Teachers
Forum

TBD

 
Membership Nina Tahbaz ntahbaz@asu.edu
MTNA Foundation Christy Porter
Becky Rogers
cport69@msn.com
beckyarogers@q.com
Publications (MusiGram) Editor Heather Baldwin heather@fountainhillspiano.com
Student Chapters Hannah Creviston, NCTM hannah.creviston@asu.edu
Technology Nancy Keuper asmtatech@icloud.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 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
2018-21 Kassandra Weleck, Tucson

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