Ben Cox
President
Leadership
MMEA Board
Meet the educators and leaders who serve the Maine Music Educators Association.
Elected Members
Voting members of the MMEA Board.
Sarah Dow
President-Elect
Matt Waite
Immediate Past President
Jen Fletcher
Secretary
Beth LaBrie
Executive Director
Andrew Forster
Treasurer
Dustin Levesque
General Music PK-5 VP
Kayla Peard
General Music 6-12 VP
Andrea Chase
Orchestra VP
Jesse Myers-Wakeman
Choral VP
Erica Scarano
Band VP
Rebecca Mallory
Jazz VP
Isaac Hawkins
District 1 Chair
Linda Vaillancourt
District 2 Chair
Dan Gilbert
District 3 Chair
Joshua Lund
District 4 Chair
Jason PriestMolly Priest
District 5 Chair
Matthew Mayo
District 6 Chair
Jon Simonoff
District 7 Chair
Presidential Appointments
Appointed, non-voting members of the MMEA Board.
Kyle Smith
BOC All-State Band Manager
Ciara Hargrove
Jazz SATB Manager
Craig Ouellette
Honors Jazz Manager
Rose UnderkoeflerPhoebe Blume
BOC All-State Orchestra Manager
Sarah BaileyLaura Whitney
BOC All-State SSAA Manager
Ashley Albert
BOC All-State SATB Manager
Mike Sakash
Jazz Combo Manager
Craig OuelletteShane Cloutier
Jazz Band Manager
Jen Fletcher
Editor
David MorrisJesse Wakeman
Jazz SSAA Manager
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
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 NickersonDan Gilbert
Historian
Jon Simonoff
Conference Registrar
Pam Kinsey
Exhibits Chair
Kristen Thomas
Jazz Festival Chair
Nora Krainis
Retired Teacher Chair
Savannah Wright
Music in our Schools Month
Erin Morrison
Teacher Mentor Chair
Open Position
Vocal Jazz Chair
Kristen Thomas
Jazz All-State Festival Chair
Open Position
Solo & Ensemble Chair
Jen Fletcher
Social Media Chair
Jen Holmes
Modern Band Chair
MMEA Collegiate Advisory Council
Collegiate representatives and contacts.
Non-MMEA Board Members Contact Info
Additional music education representatives and contacts.
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