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
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
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