Ronald Rogers, President
William Blount High School, Maryville
president@tnmea.org
Dian Eddleman, President-Elect
University School of Jackson
deddleman@usjbruins.org
Gary Wilkes, Past-President
School for the Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga
gwilkes428@gmail.com
Executive Secretary/Treasurer
TMEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All members of the TMEA Officers plus the following:
Lafe Cook, State Band Chair
Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport
lcook@k12k.com
Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry, State Elementary General Music Chair
Siegal Middle School, Murfreesboro
DerryberryA@rcs.k12.tn.us
Jamila McWhirter, State Higher Education Chair
Middle Tennessee State University
jmcwhirt@mtsu.edu
Billy Rayburn, State Choral Chair
Houston High School, Germantown
statechoralchair@tnmea.org
Pamela B. Wilensky, State Orchestra Chair
stateorchestrachair@tnmea.org
THE TMEA COUNCIL
(Voting members include the President and President-Elect
of each of the nine regional affiliate organizations)
East Tennessee
Jenny Lowe, ETGMEA President
Sacred Heart Catholic School
jlowe@shcknox.org
Brenda Swinson, ETGMEA President-Elect
A. L. Lotts Elementary, Knoxville
Brenda.swinson@knoxschool.org
Steve Taylor, ETSBOA President
South-Doyle High School, Knoxville
stevetaylor1199@gmail.com
Jim Burton, ETSBOA President-Elect
Cleveland High School,
etsboaemail@gmail.com
Chris Clift, ETVA President
Heritage High School, Maryville
Chris.clift@blountk12.org
Jan Johnson, ETVA President-Elect
Signal Mountain Middle and High School, Signal Mountain
Johnson_j@hcde.org
Middle Tennessee
Marissa Toothman, MTGMEA President
East Robertson Elementary School
marissa.toothman@rcstn.net
Jason Simmons, MTGMEA Vice-President
Barfield Elementary School
Barfieldmusic@aol.com
Carole Grooms, MTSBOA President
Freedom Middle School,
groomsc@comcast.net
Craig Cornish, MTSBOA President-Elect
Middle Tennessee State University
ccornish@mtsu.edu
Carole Grooms, MTSBOA President
Freedom Middle School
carolegrooms@gmail.com
Sandy Elliott, MTVA President
Mt. Juliet High School, Mt. Juliet
elliotts@wcschools.com
Lia Holland, MTVA President-Elect
Robertson County Schools
liahol@comcast.net
West Tennessee
Nancy Beard, WTGMEA President
Kate Bond Elementary School, Memphis
beardnancy_@bellsouth.net
Ameila Bails, WTGMEA President-Elect
Balmord/Ridgeway Elementary School, Memphis
avails@bellsouth.net
David Chipman, WTSBOA President
Bolton High School, Memphis
banddir@bellsouth.net
Karen Henning, WTSBOA President-Elect
Liberty Technology Magnet High School,
kbhenning@jmcss.org
Dian Eddleman, WTVMEA President
See info under TMEA President-Elect
Gaylon Robinson, WTVMEA President-Elect
Memphis Central High School
gbrobnsn@memphis.edu
PROJECT CHAIRS
Project Chairs are non-voting members of the Council
Terry Sanford, TMEA Webmaster
University of TN Chattanooga
webmaster@tnmea.org
Judith Sullivan, State CMENC Advisor
Tennessee Tech University
jasullivan@tntech.edu
William Lee, Research
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
william-lee@utc.edu
Vivian Miller, Retired Teachers Chair
Clarksville
vgmiller88@att.net
Amanda Ragan, Tri-M Chair
Oak Ridge High School
aragan@ortn.edu
Richard Mitchell, Music in Our Schools
Music Specialist, Knox County Schools
Richard.mitchell@knoxschools.org
TENNESSEE MUSICIAN EDITORIAL STAFF
Mary Dave Blackman, Editor
tnmusician@charter.net
STATE MUSIC CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Gary Wilkes, Conference Manager
See info under TMEA Past-President
Jo Ann Hood, Conference Exhibits Chair
John Overton High School, Retired
Jhood10105@aol.com
Mark Garey, Conference Registration Chair
mgarey86@comcast.net
Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry, TN Treble Choir Co-Chair
See info under State Elementary General Music Chair
Cindy Jolley, TN Treble Choir Co-Chair
cjolley@k12tn.net
Randal Box, Conference Auditions Chair
Brentwood High School, Brentwood
ranbox56@gmail.com
2011 ALL-STATE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mike Short, All-State General Choral Chair
Cocke County High School, Newport
mikeshort76@hotmail.com
Steve Taylor, All-State General Instrumental Chair
See under ETSBOA President
Brent Alverson, Band Chair
The McCallie School, Chattanooga
balverson@mccallie.org
Sandy Morris, Orchestra Chair
Center for Creative Arts, Chattanooga
sandyronmorris@gmail.com
James P. Waters, Jazz Band Chair
Station Camp High School, Gallatin
james.waters@sumnerschools.org
Amanda Ragan, Women's Chorus Chair
See info under Tri-M Chair
Lia Holland, SATB Chorus Chair
See under MTVA President-Elect
John Kimbrough, Men's Chorus Chair
Monterey High School
kimbroughj@k12th,net
CMENC STATE OFFICERS
Tyler Dieterich, President East TN Division
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Tyler Dieterich
Corey Carlton, President Middle TN Division
Cumberland University
Corey Carlton
Jared Nobles, President West TN Division
University of Tennessee Martin
Jared Nobles
Sarah Marczynski, Vice-President/Public Relations
University of Tennessee Chattanooga
Sarah Marczynski
Ashely McFerrin, Secretary
Tennessee State University
Ashely McFerren