KMEA Leadership
All Officers Executive Officers District Presidents Admin Personnel State Chairs National Officers Advisory Board Affiliate Members
Executive Officers
(Voting Members)
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President Damian Johnson Eudora HS Eudora, KS president @ksmea.org |
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Vice President Jamie Minneman Barton Community College Great Bend, KS vicepresident @ksmea.org |
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President-Elect Nancy Monical Manhattan HS Manhattan, KS presidentelect @ksmea.org |
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NAfME Collegiate President Keaton Alexander University of Kansas Lawrence, KS collegiate @ksmea.org |
District Presidents
(Voting Members)
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Northwest Alex Underwood Hays HS Hays, KS nwpresident @ksmea.org |
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North Central Chad Pape Manhattan HS Manhattan, KS ncpresident @ksmea.org |
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Northeast Mariah Barnett Lawrence HS Lawrence, KS nepresident @ksmea.org |
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East Central Jason Cole Lenexa-St. James Academy Lenexa, KS ecpresident @ksmea.org |
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Southwest Tori Koehn Leoti-Wichita County HS Leoti, KS swpresident @ksmea.org |
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South Central James Hollingsworth Augusta HS Augusta, KS scpresident @ksmea.org |
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Southeast Erin Shelton Independence HS Independence, KS sepresident @ksmea.org |
Administrative Personnel
(Non-Voting Members)
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Executive Director Craig Manteuffel Topeka, KS executive @ksmea.org |
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ISW Local Arrangements Todd Hollis Augusta, KS arrangements @ksmea.org |
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Recording Secretary Judy Mareda secretary @ksmea.org |
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All-State Ensembles Manager Randy Fillmore Lawrence, KS ensembles @ksmea.org |
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Kansas Music Review Editor / Research Emily Rossin Kansas University Lawrence, KS editor @ksmea.org |
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Web & Technology Manager Troy Johnson webmaster @ksmea.org |
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ISW Exhibits Manager Dana Hamant Wichita, KS exhibits @ksmea.org |
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ISW Registration & Payment Manager Michelle Postier Newton, KS registration @ksmea.org |
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Social Media & Marketing Manager Erik Stone Wichita, KS socialmedia @ksmea.org |
State Chairs
(Non-Voting Members)
All-State 1234A Band Zeb Tiedeman Louisburg HS Louisburg, KS allstateband1234 @ksmea.org |
All-State 56A Band Eric Bradshaw Lawrence-Free State HS Lawrence, KS allstateband56 @ksmea.org |
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All-State HS Mixed Choir Brandon Wade Pratt HS Pratt, KS allstatemixedchoir @ksmea.org |
All-State HS Treble Choir Olivia Henning Lawrence-Free State HS Lawrence, KS allstatetreblechoir @ksmea.org |
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All-State Jazz Band Greg Bergman Newton HS Newton, KS allstatejazz @ksmea.org |
All-State Full Orchestra Pamela Lawson Goddard-Eisenhower HS Goddard, KS allstatefullorchestra @ksmea.org |
All-State String Orchestra Julia McMains Beloit HS Beloit, KS allstatestringorchestra @ksmea.org |
All-State Middle Level Choir Eileen Price Wichita-Mead MS Wichita, KS allstatemlchoir @ksmea.org |
All-State Elementary Choir Katie Jacobsen Baldwin Intermediate Baldwin City, KS allstateelemchoir @ksmea.org |
Elementary (ISW Clinics) Lindsay Blurton Wichita-McLean Magnet Wichita, KS elementary @ksmea.org |
12A Honor Band Abigail Sawin Washington County HS Washington, KS 12honorband @ksmea.org |
National Officers
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NAfME President Deb Confredo Philadelphia, PA |
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NAfME Executive Director Christopher Woodside Reston, VA |
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NAfME Southwestern Division President Martha Gabel Olathe Public Schools Olathe, KS |
Advisory Board
(Non-Voting Members)
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Advocacy Kelly Knedler Belleville, KS advocacy @ksmea.org |
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CODA Manager Jean Ney Bonner Springs, KS coda @ksmea.org |
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NAfME Collegiate Advisor Brett Martinez Butler Community College El Dorado, KS collegiateadvisor @ksmea.org |
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Composition Competition Co-Advisor Christopher Johnson Garden City, KS composition @ksmea.org |
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Composition Competition Co-Advisor Makenzi Johnson Garden City, KS composition @ksmea.org |
Elementary Educator and Student Engagement Abigail Bryant Wichita, KS elementaryengagement @ksmea.org |
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Secondary Educator and Student Engagement Guillermo Rodriguez Salina-Central HS Salina, KS secondaryengagement @ksmea.org |
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Festivals Dana Hamant Wichita, KS festivals @ksmea.org |
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Fund Manager Gayle McMillen Salina, KS fund @ksmea.org |
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Government Relations Kelly Knedler Belleville, KS govrelations @ksmea.org |
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Historian Bryan Kirk Wichita, KS historian @ksmea.org |
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Jazz Education Nick Schroeder Friends University jazzed @ksmea.org |
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KSDE Consultant Joyce Huser Kansas State Department of Education Topeka, KS ksde @ksmea.org |
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KSHSAA Consultant Megan Hagaman Kansas State High School Activities Association Topeka, KS kshsaa @ksmea.org |
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Mentoring Elise Peterson Olathe South HS Olathe, KS mentoring @ksmea.org |
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Mentoring Cindy Blagg Derby-Tanglewood Elem. Derby, KS mentoring @ksmea.org |
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Mentoring Sean Boller Garden City Comm. College Garden City, KS mentoring @ksmea.org |
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Middle Level Band Lance Quilling Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail HS Carbondale, KS middlelevelband @ksmea.org |
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Middle Level Choir Dawn Bailey Osawatomie MS/HS Osawatomie, KS middlelevelchoir @ksmea.org |
Middle Level Orchestra Whitney Maxwell Lawrence-Billy Mills MS Lawrence, KS middlelevelorchestra @ksmea.org |
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Music In Our Schools Month Kristin Chisham Douglass HS Douglass, KS miosm @ksmea.org |
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Recruitment & Retention Mary Jo Harper Winfield HS Winfield, KS recruitment @ksmea.org |
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Retirement David Will Norton, KS retirement @ksmea.org |
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Small Schools Co-Chair Vesta Jo Still Phillipsburg HS Phillipsburg, KS smallschools @ksmea.org |
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Small Schools Co-Chair Angela Wilczek Minneola HS Minneola, KS smallschools @ksmea.org |
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SMTE Representative Frank Perez Baker University Baldwin City, KS smte @ksmea.org |
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Special Needs Co-Chair Kris Brenzikofer Pomona-West Franklin MS/HS Pomona, KS specialneeds @ksmea.org |
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Special Needs Co-Chair Amanda Vanausdall Wichita-Allen Elementary Wichita, KS specialneeds @ksmea.org |
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Tri-M Music Honor Society Shelly Cole Kansas City-Piper HS Kansas City, KS tri-m @ksmea.org |
Affiliate Members
(Non-Voting Members)
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Kansas Choral Directors Association - President Alex Underwood Hays HS Hays, KS kcda @ksmea.org |
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Kansas American String Teachers Association - President Frances Oare Wichita-Allison MS Wichita, KS kasta @ksmea.org |
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Kansas Bandmasters Association - President Alex Wimmer Kansas State University Manhattan, KS kba @ksmea.org |
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Kansas Music Merchants Association - Liaison Kevin Damm Damm Music Center Inc. Wichita, KS kmma @ksmea.org |
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Kansas Music Teachers Association - President James Knight Friends University Wichita, KS kmta @ksmea.org |
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Kansas Orff Chapter - President Linda Rohrer orff @ksmea.org |
Kodály Music Educators of Kansas - President Lindsay Blurton Wichita-McLean Magnet Wichita, KS kodaly @ksmea.org |