VMEA AttorneyBret Zwerdling
5020 Monument Avenue
Richmond, 23230
Richmond, 23230
Professional Development Conference CoordinatorAmy Birdsong
1449 Cumberland Dr.
Rockingham, VA 22801birdsoae@jmu.edu
Section Presidents and Ex-Officio
| Position | Name | Email Address |
| VCDA - President (choral) | Dana VanSlyke | |
| VAMHE - President (higher education) | Sandy Goldie | sandygoldie1@gmail.com |
| VEMEA - President (elementary) | Kimberly Upshaw | kupshaw@spotsylvania.k12.va.us |
| VBODA - President (band & orch) | David Webb | dwebb@bedford.k12.va.us |
| VBODA - Orchestra Rep | Carrie Finnegan | cfinnegan@k12albemarle.org |
| Collegiate VMEA | Bailey Kinsella | bkinsell19@su.edu |
| VAMEA - President (administrators) | Katrina Chaney | kdchaney@fcps.edu |
| NOTES - Editor & Business Manager (Journal) | Merry Beth Hall | vmeanotesed@gmail.com |
| Collegiate Advisor | Jennifer McDonel |
jmcdonel2@radford.edu |
| Dept of Education -Specialist of Fine Arts | Kelly Bisogno Michelle Milligan |
kelly.bisogno@doe.virginia.gov michelle.milligan@doe.virginia.gov |
| Music Edcation Council | Jeremy Craft |
Craft_j@lynchburg.edu |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council | Ashley Cuthbertson | a.cuthbertson14@gmail.com |
| Government Relations | Steve King Christian Peabody Nicholas Snead |
seking42@verizon.net puritan1987@gmail.com nicholas.snead@powhatan.k12.va.us |
| Tri-M Chair | Jennifer Morris | jmorris@k12albemarle.org |
| MIOSM Chair | Marie Weber |
marie.weber@pps.k12.va.us |
| Conference Exhibits | Justin Ratcliff | vmeaexhibits@gmail.com |
| Attorney | Bret Zwerdling | |
| VHSL Executive Director | Kenneth Tilley | |
| Creativity Chair | JR Snow | jsnow@harrisonbur.k12.va.us |
| Membership Chair |
Lisette Satterwhite |
lisette.armstrong14@gmail.com |
| Guitar Council | Kevin Vigil | kevin.vigil@lcps.org |
| Secondary General Music Chair | Glenn McCarthy | glenmccarthy@aol.com |
| Historian | Jack Elgin | bandjock76@aol.com |
| Media Chair | Andrew Snead Melendez Mungula Katie Hale |
andrew.snead@powhatan.k12.va.us melendXI@pwcs.edu Khale@rcps.us |
District Chairs
| Position | Name | Email Address |
| VCDA - President (choral) | Dana VanSlyke | |
| VAMHE - President (higher education) | Sandy Goldie | sandygoldie1@gmail.com |
| VEMEA - President (elementary) | Kimberly Upshaw | kupshaw@spotsylvania.k12.va.us |
| VBODA - President (band & orch) | David Webb | dwebb@bedford.k12.va.us |
| VBODA - Orchestra Rep | Carrie Finnegan | cfinnegan@k12albemarle.org |
| Collegiate VMEA | Bailey Kinsella | bkinsell19@su.edu |
| VAMEA - President (administrators) | Katrina Chaney | kdchaney@fcps.edu |
| NOTES - Editor & Business Manager (Journal) | Merry Beth Hall | vmeanotesed@gmail.com |
| Collegiate Advisor | Jennifer McDonel |
jmcdonel2@radford.edu |
| Dept of Education -Specialist of Fine Arts | Kelly Bisogno Michelle Milligan |
kelly.bisogno@doe.virginia.gov michelle.milligan@doe.virginia.gov |
| Music Edcation Council | Jeremy Craft |
craft_j@lynchburg.edu |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council | Ashley Cuthbertson | a.cuthbertson14@gmail.com |
| Government Relations | Steve King Christian Peabody Nicholas Snead |
seking42@verizon.net puritan1987@gmail.com nicholas.snead@powhatan.k12.va.us |
| Tri-M Chair | Jennifer Morris | jmorris@k12albemarle.org |
| MIOSM Chair | Marie Weber |
marie.weber@pps.k12.va.us |
| Conference Exhibits | Justin Ratcliff | vmeaexhibits@gmail.com |
| Attorney | Bret Zwerdling | |
| VHSL Executive Director | Kenneth Tilley | |
| Creativity Chair | JR Snow | jsnow@harrisonbur.k12.va.us |
| Membership Chair |
Lisette Satterwhite |
lisette.armstrong14@gmail.com |
| Guitar Council | Kevin Vigil | kevin.vigil@lcps.org |
| Secondary General Music Chair | Glenn McCarthy | glenmccarthy@aol.com |
| Historian | Jack Elgin | bandjock76@aol.com |
| Media Chair | Andrew Snead Melendez Mungula Katie Hale |
andrew.snead@powhatan.k12.va.us melendXI@pwcs.edu Khale@rcps.us |
Active Past Presidents on the Executive Board
| Name | Address | Email Address |
| Michael Ehrlich | 10088 Daniels Run Way, Fairfax 22030 | vmeaperf@gmail.com |
| Jack Elgin | 1104 Ashley Drive, Chesapeake 22320 | bandjock76@aol.com |
| Linda Gammon | 24759 Carbonate Terrace Stone Ridge 20105 |
ljgam13@verizon.net |
| Terry Hall | thall@tcpsva.org | |
| Steve King | 5250 Keffer Road, Catawba 24070 | seking42@verizon.net |
| Diana Love | 73 Quail Rd, Morgantown, WV 26508 | dblove22@gmail.com |
| Curtis Nolley | 237 Divot Dr., Harrisonburg 22802 | carnolley@hotmail.com |
| Dan Schoemmell | PO Box 62, Basye 22810 | Schoemmell1@Yahoo.com |
| Charlotte Smith | 465 Chinquapin Trail, Christiansburg 24073 | music@blacksburgbaptist.org |
Council of Review
| Title | Last Name | First Name | |
| 01-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Addair | Ryan | rwaddair@henrico.k12.va.us |
| 01-Choral Rep | Fisher-Lasky | Lydia | lfisher-lasky@hcps.us |
| 01-Elementary Rep | Lambert | Danielle | dlambert@hanover.k12.va.us |
| 02-Choral Rep - Chair | Landon | Ashley | ashelyva_landon@vbschools.com |
| 02-Elementary Rep | Larson | Corey | clarson@nps.k12.va.us |
| 02-Instrumental Rep | Duggan | Jonathan | jonathan.duggan@vbschools.com |
| 03-Elementary Rep | Hill | Carol | |
| 03-Instrumental Rep | Fens | Chrisotpher |
christopher_fens@ccpsnet.net |
| 03-Choral Rep - Chair | Burks | Storm | sburks@pgs.k12.va.us |
| 04-Choral Rep | Cook | Kyle | kyle.cook@cpschools.com |
| 04-Elementary Rep | Weber | Marie | |
| 04-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Allen | Donny | donny.alllen@cpschools.com |
| 05-Choral Rep | May | Nathan | nmay@rockingham.k12.va.us |
| 05-Elementary Rep | Clemens | Angela | aclemens@rockingham.k12.va.us |
| 05-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Wilson | Jon | jwilson@staunton.k12.va.us |
| 06-Choral Rep | Goad | Darren | dgoad@rcps.org |
| 06-Elementary Rep | Gillis | Matthew | matthew.gillis@bedford.k12.va.us |
| 06-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Hand | Michael | michaelhand@mcps.org |
| 07-Elementary Rep | Hines | Andrea | andrea.hines@lee.k12.va.us |
| 07-Choral Rep - Chair | Alderman | Monica | malderman@wcs.k12.va.us |
| 07-Instrumental Re | Miller | Bruce | bmiller@tcpsva.org |
| 08-Elementary Rep |
Ellis
|
Dionne
|
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| 08-Choral Rep | Ballou | Lynn | lynn.ballou@nn.k12.va.us |
| 08-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Stetina | Jackie | jwarren@hampton.k12.va.us |
| 09-Elementary Rep | Reagan | Shelly | |
| 09-Choral Rep - Chair | Mann | David | manndk@pwcs.edu |
| 09-Instrumental Rep | Legrand | Claude | claude.legrand@mpark.n |
| 10-Choral Rep | Carpel | Lauren | carpell@fccps.org |
| 10-Elementary Rep | Vacant |
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| 10-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Specketer | Rob | rcspecketer@fcps.edu |
| 11-Choral Rep - Chair | Brandt | Dustin | dtbrandt@fcps.edu |
| 11-Elementary Rep | Corcelius | Janette | jzcorcelius@fcps.edu |
| 11-Instrumental Rep | Magwire | Tracey | tlmagwire@fcps.edu |
| 12-Elementary Rep | Ogren | Brandi | beogren@fcps.edu |
| 12-Choral Rep - Chair | Podolski | Bill | bill.podolski@apsva.us |
| 12-Instrumental Rep | Weise | Chris | cmweise@fcps.edu |
| 13-Choral Rep - Chair | Harkrader | Sarah | sharkrader@apps.fluco.org |
| 13-Elementary Rep |
Smith
|
Rachel | rsmith2@k12albemarle.org |
| 13-Instrumental Rep | Doss | Tommy | tdoss@ocss-va.org |
| 14-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Tucker | James | tuckerj@fcpsk.net |
| 14-Choral Rep | O'Konski | Laura | laura.okonski@fcps1.org |
| 14-Elementary Rep | Wygal | Tracey | wygalt@wps.k12.va.us |
| 15-Elementary Rep | Baldassare | Elizabeth | baldassaree@staffordschools.net |
| 15-Choral Rep | Acors | Val | vacors@spotsylvania.k12.va.us |
| 15-Instrumental Rep - Chair | Welch | Gene | welchwe@staffordschools.net |
| 16-Choral Rep - Chair | Markwood | Jordan | jordan.markwood@lcps.org |
| 16-Elementary Rep | Baker | Cheryl | clbaker@fcps.edu |
| 16-Instrumental Rep | Herrmann | George | Herbert.herrmann@lcps.org |
Past Presidents
| Year | Name | Year | Name |
| 1944-1946 | Sena Wood | 1978-1980 | John Savage |
| 1946-1948 | Sharon Hoose | 1980-1982 | Harriet Heath |
| 1948-1950 | Wendell Sanderson | 1982-1984 | David Solomon |
| 1950-1952 | Raymond Reed | 1984-1986 | Daniel Schoemmell |
| 1952-1954 | Gene Morlan | 1986-1988 | Betty Tabor |
| 1954-1956 | Sidney Berg | 1988-1990 | Charlotte Collins |
| 1956-1957 | Luroy Krumwiede | 1990-1992 | Robert Stamback |
| 1957-1958 | Leo Imperial | 1992-1994 | Stephen E. King |
| 1958-1960 | William Troxell | 1994-1996 | Diana B. Love |
| 1960-1962 | Bernard Busse | 1996-1998 | Davidson Burgess |
| 1962-1964 | Catherine Dycus | 1998-2000 | Scott Lambert |
| 1964-1966 | Alton Howell | 2000-2002 | Terry Austin |
| 1966-1968 | Paul Sanger | 2002-2004 | Linda Gammon |
| 1968-1970 | Donald Tennant | 2004-2006 | Charlotte Smith |
| 1970-1972 | Ruth Pace | 2006-2008 | Curtis Nolley |
| 1972-1974 | James Simmons | 2008-2010 | Michael Ehrlich |
| 1974-1976 | Dorris Hutton | 2010-2012 | Jack Elgin |
| 1976-1978 | Sidney Swiggett | 2012-2014 | Lois Castonguay |
| 1974-1976 | Dorris Hutton | 2014-2016 | Terry Hall |
| 2016-18 | John Brewington | ||
| 2018-2020 | Allen Hall |