Gary Wilkes, President
School for the Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga
garyw509@aol.com
Ronald Rogers, President-elect
Farragut High School, Knoxville
Rroger886@aol.com
Ronald Meers, Past-President
Riverdale High School, Murfreesboro
meersr@comcast.net
F. Michael Combs, Executive Secretary-Treasurer (Ex-officio)
Editor of The Tennessee Musician
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Professor Emeritus)
mcombs@utk.edu
All members of the TMEA Officers plus the following:
David Aydelatt, State Band Chair
Franklin High School, Franklin
davida@wcs.edu
Andy Palmer, State Orchestra Chair
White Station High School, Memphis
palmerandrewne@mcsk12.net
Dian Eddleman, State Choral Chair
University School, Jackson
eddlemand@yahoo.com
deddleman@usjbruins.org
Christy Bock, State General Music Chair
Cedar Bluff Intermediate School, Knoxville
bockc@k12tn.net
Jamila McWhirter, State Higher Education Chair
Middle TN State University
jmcwhirt@mtsu.edu
Jeanette Crosswhite, TN Dept. of Ed. Rep
TN Dept. of Ed., Nashville
jeanette.crosswhite@state.tn.us
(Voting members include the President and President-Elect
of each of the nine regional affiliate organizations)
East Tennessee
Gerald Jerome Souther, ETGMEA President
Woodmore Elementary School, Chattanooga
rvwlondon@yahoo.com
Jenny Lowe, ETGMEA President-Elect
Normal Park Museum Magnet and
Calvin Donaldson Elementary Schools, Chattanooga
jeniferlowe@hotmail.com
lowe_jenny@hcde.org
Joel Denton, ETSBOA President
Ooltewah High School, Ooltewah
Denton_Joel@hcde.org
Steve Taylor, ETSBOA President
Farragut High School, Knoxville
staylor@farragutband.org
Mike Short, ETVA President
Cocke Co. High School, Newport
mikeshort76@hotmail.com
Chris Clift, ETVA President-Elect
Heritage High School, Maryville
Chris.clift@blountk12.org
Middle Tennessee
Emily Dickens, MTGMEA President
Mr. Juliet Elementary School
dickense@wcschools.com
Randy Box, MTSBOA President
Brentwood High School, Brentwood
ranbox@comcast.net
Valerie DeHoff, MTVA President
Middle Tennessee Christian School, Murfreesboro
valeriedehoff@mtcscougars.org
Sandy Elliott, MTVA President-Elect
Mt. Juliet High School, Mt. Juliet
elliotts@wcschools.com
West Tennessee
Maria Spence, WTGMEA President
mariaspence@yahoo.com
Nancy Beard, WTGMEA President-Elect
Knight Road Elementary
beardnancy_@bellsouth.net
Brad Turner, WTSBOA President
Houston Middle School, Germantown
bturner@scsk12.org
David Chipman, WTSBOA President-Elect
Bolton High School, Germantown
banddir@bellsouth.net
Billy Rayburn, WTVMEA President
Houston High School
wprayburn@mac.com
Dian Eddleman, WTVMEA President
(See under State Chairs)
PROJECT CHAIRS (non-voting)
Terry Sanford, TMEA Webmaster
University of TN
Chattanooga
trsanfor@earthlink.net
Judith Sullivan, State CMENC Advisor
Tennessee Tech University
jasullivan@tntech.edu
Government Relations
Open position
Marty Los, Music Merchants
TBA
William Lee, Research
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
william-lee@utc.edu
Vivian Miller, Retired Teachers Chair
Clarksville
vgmiller@earthlink.net
Richard Mitchell, Music in Our Schools
Music Specialist, Knox County Schools
mitchelle@k12tn.net
Amanda Ragan, Tri-M Chair
Oak Ridge High
School, Oak Ridge
aragan@ortn.edu
STATE MUSIC CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Stephen Coleman, Conference Co-Manager
scoleman@cumberland.edu
Bobby Jean Frost, State Conference Co-Manager
Nashville
bjfrost@aol.com
Jo Ann Hood, Conference Exhibits Chair
John Overton High School, Nashville
Jhood10105@aol.com
Mark Garey, Conference Registration Chair
Freedom Middle School, Franklin
mgarey86@comcast.net
Terry Sanford, All-State General Co-Chair (Choral)
(See Webmaster)
Steve Taylor, All-State Co-Chair (Instrumental)
(See ETSBOA President-Elect
Stacey Murray, TN Treble Choir
New Hopewell Elementary School
Murrays1@k12tn.net