SMTE Leadership
SMTE Executive Board
2018-2020 Officers
Office – Chair
Current Officer – Linda Thornton
Affiliation – Pennsylvania State University
Contact – chair@smte.us
Office – Chair-elect
Current Officer – David Rickels
Affiliation – University of Colorado Boulder
Contact- David.Rickels@colorado.edu
Office – Immediate Past Chair
Current Officer – Constance McKoy
Affiliation – The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Contact – clmckoy@uncg.edu
Office – Eastern Division Rep.
Current Officer – Kim Councill
Affiliation –Bucknell University
Contact – kim.councill@bucknell.edu
Office – North Central Division Rep.
Current Officer – Nathan
Affiliation – Case Western
Contact – nathan.kruse@case.edu
Office – Northwestern Division Rep.
Current Officer – Crystal Sieger
Affiliation – University of Wyoming
Contact- csieger@uwyo.edu
Office – Southern Division Rep.
Current Officer – Jennifer Stewart Walter
Affiliation – The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Contact – jlstewa7@uncg.edu
Office – Southwestern Division Rep.
Current Officer – Sean Powell
Affiliation – University of North Texas
Contact – sean.powell@unt.edu
Office – Western Division Rep.
Current Officer – Brittany May
Affiliation – Brigham Young University
Contact – brittany_may@byu.edu
Office – Symposium Chair
Current Officer – Brett Nolker
Affiliation – The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Contact- symposium@smte.us
Office – ASPA Coordinator
Current Officer – Tami Draves
Affiliation – The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Contact – tjdraves@uncg.edu
Office – Communications Chair
Current Officer – Jay Dorfman
Affiliation – Kent State University
Contact – admin@smte.us
Office – Journal of Music Teacher Education (JMTE) Editor
Current Officer – James Austin
Affiliation – University of Colorado Boulder
Contact – james.austin@colorado.edu
Office – NAfME National Executive Board (NEB) Liaison
Current Officer – Denese Odegaard
Affiliation – Immediate Past-President of NAfME
Contact- denese@cableone.net
Office – College Music Society (CMS) Music Education Liaison
Current Officer – Amanda Soto
Affiliation – Texas State University
Contact – asoto@txstate.edu
Office – Music Teacher Education SRIG Chair
Current Officer – Lori Gray
Affiliation – Boise State University
Contact – lorigray@boisestate.e
Journal of Music Teacher Education Editorial Committee
Editor: James Austin, University of Colorado Boulder (james.austin@colorado.edu)
Joseph Abramo – University of Connecticut
Christopher Baumgartner – University of Oklahoma
Margaret Berg – University of Colorado at Boulder
Vanessa Bond – The Hartt School, University of Hartford
Warren Haston – The Hartt School, University of Hartford
Daniel Hellman – Missouri State University
Nate Kruse – Case Western Reserve University
Elizabeth Parker – Temple University
Sean Powell – University of North Texas
Karen Salvador – Michigan State University
Eastern
Division Chair: Kim Councill, Bucknell University
State – Connecticut
State Chair – Joseph Abramo
Institution – University of Connecticut
State – Delaware
State Chair – Mark Adams
Institution – University of Delaware
State – District of Columbia
State Chair – Sharon Battersby
Institution – Catholic University
State – European Union
State Chair – Andy Lesko
Institution – EMEA
State – Maine
State Chair – Philip Edelman
Institution – University of Maine
State – Maryland
State Chair – Stephanie Prichard
Institution – University of Maryland
State – Massachusetts
State Chair – Sandra Doneski
Institution – Gordon College
State – New Hampshire
State Chair – Mark De Turk
Institution – University of New Hampshire
State -New Jersey
State Chair – vacant
State – New York
State Chair – Mark Filsinger
Institution – SUNY Buffalo State
State – Pennsylvania
State Chair – Kathy Melago
Institution – Slippery Rock University
State – Rhode Island
State Chair – vacant
North Central
Division Chair: Nathan Kruse, Case Western Reserve University
State – Illinois
State Chair – Jacqueline Kelly-McHale
Institution – DePaul University
State – Indiana
State Chair – Caroline Jetton
Institution – DePauw University
State – Iowa
State Chair – Nicki Toliver
Institution – Wartburg College
State – Michigan
State Chair – Lauri Hogle
Institution – Oakland University
State – Minnesota
State Chair – David Edmund
Institution – University of Minnesota Duluth
State – Nebraska
State Chair – David Bohnert
Institution – Wayne State College
State – North Dakota
State Chair – Laura Zamzow Lynch
Institution – University of Jamestown
State – Ohio
State Chair – Linda Hartley
Institution – University of Dayton
State – South Dakota
State Chair – Wendy van Ghent
Institution – Northern State University
northwestern
Division Chair: Crystal Sieger, University of Wyoming
State – Alaska
State Chair – vacant
State – Idaho
State Chair – Lori Gray
Institution – Boise State University
State – Montana
State Chair – Kristin Harney
Institution – Montana State University
State – Oregon
State Chair – Sandra Babb
Institution – Oregon State University
State – Washington
State Chair – Bret Smith
Institution – Central Washington University
State – Wyoming
State Chair – Crystal Sieger
Institution – University of Wyoming
Southern
Division Chair: Jennifer Stewart Walter, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
State – Alabama
State Chair – Ted Hoffman
Institution – Montevallo University
State – Florida
State Chair – Kenneth Phillips
Institution – Palm Beach Atlantic University
State – Georgia
State Chair – vacant
State – Kentucky
State Chair – vacant
State -Louisiana
State Chair – Ed McClellan
Institution – Loyola University New Orleans
State – Mississippi
State Chair – Ashley Allen
Institution – University of Southern Mississippi
State – North Carolina
State Chair – José Rivera
Institution – University of North Carolina Pembroke
State – South Carolina
State Chair – Susie Lalama
Institution – Converse College
State – Tennessee
State Chair – Jamila McWhirter
Institution – Middle Tennessee State University
State – Virginia
State Chair – Nancy Klein
Institution – Old Dominion University
State – West Virginia
State Chair – Jason Gossett
Institution – West Virginia University
Southwestern
Division Chair: Sean Powell, University of North Texas
State – Arkansas
State Chair – vacant
State – Colorado
State Chair – Mark Montemayor
Institution – University of Northern Colorado
State – Kansas
State Chairs – Jacob Dakon, Selim Giray
Institutions – University of Kansas, Wichita State University
State – Missouri
State Chair – Daniel Hellman
Institution – Missouri State University
State – New Mexico
State Chair – Bruce Dalby
Institution – University of New Mexico
State – Oklahoma
State Chairs – Michael Raiber
Institutions – Oklahoma City University
Western
Division Chair: Brittany May, Brigham Young University
State – Arizona
State Chair – Marg Schmidt
Institution – Arizona State University
State – California
State Chair – John Eros
Institution – California State University-East Bay
State – Hawaii
State Chair – Chet-Yeng Loong
Institution – University of Hawaii-Manoa
State – Nevada
State Chair – Eugenie Burkett
Institution – University of Nevada-Las Vegas
State – Utah
State Chair – Vincent Bates
Institution – Weber State University