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OFFICERS, BOARD, AND COUNCIL

TMEA Officers

Dian Eddleman, President
University School of Jackson
president@tnmea.org

Jeff Phillips, President_Elect
Hendersonville High School
jpband@bellsouth.net

Ronald Rogers, Past-President
William Blount High School, Maryville
rrogers886@aol.com

Ron Meers, Executive Director
Retired
ExecDirector@tnmea.org

TMEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All members of the TMEA Officers plus the following:

Ross Bader, State Orchestra Chair
Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport
orchestra_chair@tnmea.org

Debbie Burton, State Band Chair
John Overton High School, Nashville
debra.burton@mnps.org

Jeff Chipman, State Choral Chair
Bellevue Middle School, Memphis
jchipman_1@msn.com

Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry, State Elementary General Music Chair
Siegal Middle School, Murfreesboro
ayatuzisderryberry@mac.com

Ken Greene, State Educational Technology Chair
Ridgeway Middle School
knrgreene@gmail.com

Barry Kraus, State Higher Education Chair
Belmont University, Nashville
HigherEdChair@tnmea.org

THE TMEA COUNCIL
(Voting members include the President and President-Elect
of each of the nine regional affiliate organizations)

East Tennessee

Brenda Swinson, ETGMEA President
A. L. Lotts Elementary, Knoxville
brenda.swinson@knoxschools.org

Jim Burton, ETSBOA President
Cleveland High School, Cleveland
etsboaemail@gmail.com

Lafe Cook, ETSBOA President-Elect
Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport
lafecook@k12k.com

Steve Taylor, ETSBOA Past-President
South-Doyle High School, Knoxville
stevetaylor1199@gmail.com

Jan Johnson, ETVA President
Signal Mountain Middle and High School, Signal Mountain
Johnson_j@hcde.org

Jason Whitson, ETVA President-Elect
Volunteer High School, Church Hill
jason.whitson@hck12.net

Chris Clift, ETVA Past-President
Heritage High School, Maryville
Chris.clift@blountk12.org

Middle Tennessee

Marissa Toothman, MTGMEA President
East Robertson Elementary School, Cross Plains
marissa.toothman@rcstn.net

Jason Simmons, MTGMEA Vice-President
Barfield Elementary School, Murfreesboro
barfieldmusic@aol.com

Carole Grooms, MTSBOA President
Freedom Middle School, Franklin
carolegrooms@gmail.com

Craig Cornish, MTSBOA President-Elect
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro
ccornish@mtsu.edu

Randal Box, MTSBOA Past-President
Brentwood High School, Brentwood
ranbox@comcast.net

Lia Holland, MTVA President
Springfield Middle School, Springfield
liahol@comcast.net

Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry, President-Elect
See State General Music Chair

Sandy Elliott, MTVA President-Past
Mt. Juliet High School, Mt. Juliet
elliotts@wcschools.com

West Tennessee

Amy Vails, WTGMEA President
Balmoral/Ridgeway Elementary Schools, Memphis
avails@bellsouth.net

Karen Henning, WTSBOA President
Liberty Technology Magnet High School
kbhenning@jmcss.org

Chris Piecuch, WTSBOA President-Elect
Overton High School, Memphis
ohsband11@gmail.com

David Chipman, WTSBOA Past-President
Bolton High School, Arlington
banddir@bellsouth.net

Gaylon Robinson, WTVMEA President
Memphis Central High School, Memphis
gbrobnsn@memphis.edu

Lalania Vaughn, WTVMEA President-Elect
Tipton-Rosemark Academy, Rosemark
lvaughn@rebelmail.net

Dian Eddleman, WTVMEA Past-President
See info under TMEA President

PROJECT CHAIRS
Project Chairs are non-voting members of the Council

Terry Sanford, TMEA Webmaster
University of TN Chattanooga
webmaster@tnmea.org

Michele Paise, State Collegiate NAfME Advisor
Cumberland University, Lebanon
mpaise@cumberland.edu

Stephen Coleman, Advocacy/Government Relations
Cumberland University, Lebanon
scoleman@cumberland.edu

William Lee, Research
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
william-lee@utc.edu

TBA, Retired Teachers Chair

Melissa Powers, Tri-M
Daniel Boone High School,
melissapwrs@yahoo.com

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 Coordinator
School for Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga
gwilkes428@gmail.com

Brad Turner, Conference Chair - Memphis
Houston Middle School, Memphis
bturner@scsk12.org

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 General Music Chair

Randal Box, Conference Auditions Chair
Brentwood High School, Brentwood
ranbox56@gmail.com

David Butler, Conference Equipment Co-Chairs
Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences
csasband@hotmail.com

ALL-STATE MANAGEMENT TEAM

Mike Short, All-State General Choral Chair
Cocke County High School, Newport
mikeshort76@hotmail.com

Martin McFarlane, All-State General Instrumental Chair
Wilson Central High School, Lebanon
mcfarlanem@wcschools.com

Brent Alverson, Band Chair
The McCallie School, Chattanooga
balverson@mccallie.org

Sandy Morris, Orchestra Chair
Chattanooga Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
sandyronmorris@gmail.com

Phillip Gregory, Jazz Band Chair
Siegel Middle School
gregoryp@rcschools.net

Amanda Ragan, Women's Chorus Chair
See info under Tri-M Chair

Lia Holland, SATB Chorus Chair
See under MTVA President

John Kimbrough, Men's Chorus Chair
Jackson Christian School
jkimbrough@jcseagles.org

Instrumental Equipment Chair
Cleveland High School
jburton@clevelandschools.org

NAfME Collegiate STATE OFFICERS

Evan Middleton, President East TN Division
University of Tennessee Knoxville
emiddle4@utk.edu

Corey Carlton, President Middle TN Division
Cumberland University
Corey Carlton

Jackie Dukes, President West TN Division
Freed Hardman University
jackie.dukes@students.fhu.edu

Carl Rowles, Vice-President/Public Relations
TN Technological University
carl.rowles@gmail.com

Adam Ford, Secretary/Treasurer
university of Tennessee Knoxville
aford17@utk.edu