DATE:                    November 26, 2019

TO:                        VMEA Membership      

FROM:                    Allen Hall

                              President, Virginia Music Educators Association

SUBJECT:              VMEA Election Results and Personnel Resignations

Greetings, VMEA Members,

I want to provide an update on the recent happenings in VMEA.

At our 40^thAnnual VMEA Conference last week, we celebrated 40 years of conference and 75 years of VMEA. A special thanks to all of those that contributed to another successful conference; in particular, Linda Gammon, VMEA Executive Director; Jeff Marlatt, conference coordinator, and Michael Ehrlich, performance coordinator.

This year was an election year for VMEA Leadership. Thank you to those of you that voted, including those that requested and submitted absentee ballots.

Our election results are as follows:

VMEA President-Elect: Alice Hammel

VMEA Secretary: Jenny Ryan

VAMEA President-Elect: Ed Stephenson

VAMEA Secretary/Treasurer: Holly Sunderland

VBODA President-Elect: Laura Mulligan Thomas

VBODA Secretary: Kathleen Jacoby

VBODA Orchestra Representative: Carrie Finnegan

VBODA Middle School Representative: Joe LaBrie

VCDA President-Elect: Corbin Pinto

VCDA Secretary: Elise Ramos Krepcho

VEMEA President-Elect: Jenny Shirley 

VAHME President-Elect: Stephanie Standerfer

Congratulations to these individuals who will assume their roles on July 1, 2020.

We welcome all conference attendees to complete the conference survey on the Guidebook app. Your feedback is appreciated and utilized in planning future conferences.

VMEA will also have several retirements in the upcoming year.

Linda Gammon will be retiring as the Executive Director of VMEA in June 2020.

Jim Stegner will be retiring in November 2020. Jim currently serves as the Exhibits Coordinator for our annual conference.   Dan Schoemmell will be retiring in November 2020. Dan currently serves as the conference treasurer.

These three individuals have left an indefinable legacy on our organization. Linda, Jim, and Dan will retire with over 100 years of combined service to our great organization. Because of their leadership, vision, and commitment, our organization is a great place as we move forward into this next era. 

The Presidents’ Committee is currently defining a timeline and job descriptions for these positions. The job posting will occur after the new year.

Sincerely,

Allen Hall 

VMEA President

View the Official Press Release

Announcing the new VMEA Guitar Council – Seeking up to six representatives from various districts of the Commonwealth to be council members.

Virginia Music Educators Association would like to join the National Association for Music Education in thanking US House Committee on Education and Labor Chair Bobby Scott

In an effort to protect VMEA and our members from the potential of legal action, we are adopting new copyright policy regarding audio, video, and the use of multimedia.

The Virginia Department of Education is holding public hearings, for public comments.  VMEA needs your help in getting the word out to the membership. 

The VMEA Conference Program is now Published.

Announcing a new Council for Music Education – VMEA would like representation from all interest sections, members will be asked to apply for Council and applications will be reviewed. Interested parties should contact Allen Hall VMEA President though email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For further information contact Annamarie Bollino, chair by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.