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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
sherin0305@gmail.com
Eastern Arizona Trisha Simmons simmonstrisha@hotmail.com
Northern Arizona Rebecca Cauthen rebeccacauthen@hotmail.com
Phoenix Dr. Stuart Foster stuartdfoster@gmail.com
Tucson Marie Sierra
marieasierra@msn.com

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 Luo 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 Rosemary Isbell-Hendrickson thepianobenchaz@gmail.com
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

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