MMEA Board – MMEA

MMEA Board: Elected Members

Below are the voting members of the MMEA Board. Click on an individual’s picture to view their email address.

Matt Waite

President

Benjamin Cox

President-Elect

Andrew Forster

Immediate Past President

Jennifer Fletcher

Secretary

Beth LaBrie

Executive Director

Cassie Cooper

Treasurer

Caitlin Geishaker

General Music PK-5 VP

Kayla Peard

General Music 6-12 VP

Andria Bacon

Orchestra VP

Jesse Myers-Wakeman

Choral VP

Sarah Dow

Band VP

George Redman

Jazz VP

Issac Hawkins

District 1 Chair

Linda Vaillancourt

District 2 Chair

Dan Gilbert

District 3 Chair

Kris Vigue

District 4 Chair

Jason & Molly Priest

District 5 Chair

James Calandro

Interim District 6 Chair

Jon Simonoff

District 7 Chair

MMEA Board: Presidential Appointments

Below are the non-voting members of the MMEA Board. Click on an individual’s picture to view their email address.

Aaron Henry

Jazz Conference Assistant

Jacob LaMontagne

Instrumental Jazz Chair

Bill Buzza

Conference Chair

Philip Edelman

Music Teacher Educator Chair

Marisa Weinstein

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Chair

Open Position

Editor

Adam Metzler

Webmaster

Jen Fortin

Tri-M Chair

Kristen Thomas

BOC All-State Festival Chair - Forms & Finances

David Morris

All-State Auditions Chair - Schedule, Results, Sites, & Adjudicator

Heidi Corliss

Advocacy Chair

Rick Nickerson & Dan Gilbert

Historian

Jon Simonoff

Conference Registrar

Ashley Albert

BOC All-State SATB Manager

Ben Richmond

BOC All-State Orchestra Manager

Kyle Smith

BOC All-State Band Manager

Mike Sakash

Jazz Combo Manager

Ryan Geary & Sarah Bailey

BOC All-State SSAA Manager

Kristen Thomas

Jazz Festival Chair

Nora Krainis

Retired Teacher Chair

Savannah Wright

Music in our Schools Month

Erin Morrison

Teacher Mentor Chair

Jesse Myers-Wakeman

Vocal Jazz Chair

Kristen Thomas

Jazz All-State Festival Chair

Open Position

Solo & Ensemble Chair

Open Position

Social Media Chair

Jen Holmes

Modern Band Chair

David Morris & Jesse Wakeman

Jazz SSAA Manager

Ciara Hargroves

Jazz SATB Manager

Craig Ouellette

Jazz Band Manager

Kayla Peard

Honors Jazz Manager

MMEA Collegiate Advisory Council

USM@mainemea.org

UMaine@mainemea.org

Non-MMEA Board Members Contact Info

Michele Kaschub – MUSIC EDUCATION JOURNAL (MEJ) PAST ACADEMIC EDITOR (2020-2022) – mkaschub@maine.edu

Caitlin Ramsey – NAFME COUNCIL FOR BAND EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE (EASTERN DIVISION) – cramsey@capeelizabethschools.org

Christian Giddings – NAFME COUNCIL FOR INNOVATIONS EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVE (EASTERN DIVISION) – christian.giddings@gmail.com