Ronald Rogers, President
Farragut High School, Knoxville
president@tnmea.org
Dian Eddleman, President-Elect
University School of Jackson
deddleman@usjbruins.org
Gary Wilkes, Past-President
School for the Arts and Sciences, Chattanooga
garyw509@aol.com
F. Michael Combs, Executive Secretary-Treasurer (Ex-officio)
Editor of The Tennessee Musician
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Professor Emeritus)
mcombs@utk.edu
TMEA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All members of the TMEA Officers plus the following:
Lafe Cook, State Band Chair
Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport
lcook@k12k.com
Chris Gregory, State General Music Chair
Robert E. Lee and East Lincoln Elementary School,
gregoryc5@k12tn.net
Jamila McWhirter, State Higher Education Chair
Middle Tennessee State University
jmcwhirt@mtsu.edu
Billy Rayburn, State Choral Chair
Houston High School, Germantown
statechoralchair@tnmea.org
Pamela B. Wilensky, State Orchestra Chair
High School,
stateorchestrachair@tnmea.org
Jeanette Crosswhite, TN Dept. of Ed. Rep (ex-officio)
TN Dept. of Ed., Nashville
jeanette.crosswhite@state.tn.us
THE TMEA COUNCIL
(Voting members include the President and President-Elect
of each of the nine regional affiliate organizations)
East Tennessee
Jenny Lowe, ETGMEA President
Sacred Heart Catholic School
jeniferlowe@hotmail.com
Brenda Swinson, ETGMEA President-Elect
A. L. Lotts Elementary, Knoxville
swinsonb@k12tn.net
Steve Taylor, ETSBOA President
South-Doyle High School, Knoxville
stevetaylor1199@comcast.net
Jim Burton, ETSBOA President-Elect
Cleveland High School,
jburton@clevelandschools.org
Jimburton2@bellsouth.net
Chris Clift, ETVA President
Heritage High School, Maryville
Chris.clift@blountk12.org
Jan Johnson, ETVA President-Elect
Signal Mountain Middle and High School, Signal Mountain
JJohnson37830@yahoo.com
Middle Tennessee
Ronda Armstrong, MTGMEA President
Stanford Elementary School
ronda.armstrong@mnps.org
Marissa Toothman, MTGMEA President-Elect
East Robertson Elementary School
Marissa.thoothman@rcs.tn.net
Randy Box, MTSBOA President
Brentwood High School,
ranbox@comcast.net
Carole Grooms, MTSBOA President
Freedom Middle School,
groomsc@comcast.net
groomscar@fssd.org
Sandy Elliott, MTVA President-Elect
Mt. Juliet High School, Mt. Juliet
elliotts@wcschools.com
Lia Holland, MTVA President-Elect
Ezell-Harding Christian School,
lia.holland@ezellharding.com
West Tennessee
Nancy Beard, WTGMEA President
Kate Bond Elementary School, Memphis
beardnancy@bellsouth.net
Wincle Sterling, WTGMEA President-Elect
Downtown Elementary School, Memphis
wlynn101154@aol.com
David Chipman, WTSBOA President
Bolton High School,
banddir@bellsouth.net
Karen Henning, WTSBOA President-Elect
Liberty Technology Magnet High School,
kbhenning@jmcss.org
Dian Eddleman, WTVMEA President
See info under TMEA President-Elect
Gaylon Robinson, WTVMEA President-Elect
Memphis Central High School,
gbrobnsn@memphis.edu
PROJECT CHAIRS
Project Chairs are non-voting members of the Council
Terry Sanford, TMEA Webmaster
University of TN Chattanooga
webmaster@tnmea.org
Judith Sullivan, State CMENC Advisor
Tennessee Tech University
jasullivan@tntech.edu
TBA, Music Merchants Chair
TBA
William Lee, Research
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
william-lee@utc.edu
Vivian Miller, Retired Teachers Chair
Clarksville
vgmiller88@att.net
Richard Mitchell, Music in Our Schools
Music Specialist, Knox County Schools
mitchelle@k12tn.net
Amanda Ragan, Tri-M Chair
See under All-State SATB Chorus Co-Chair
TENNESSEE MUSICIAN EDITORIAL STAFF
Mary Dave Blackman, Editor
tnmusician@charter.net
F. Michael Combs, Advertising Manager/Publisher
See under TMEA Executive Secretary/Treasurer
STATE MUSIC CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Stephen Coleman, Conference Co-Manager
Cumberland University
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
mgarey86@comcast.net
Alexis Yatuzis-Derryberry, TN Treble Choir Co-Chair
Siegel Middle School
DerryberryA@rcs.k12.tn.us
Cindy Jolley, TN Treble Choir Co-Chair
cjolley@k12tn.net
Randal Box, Conference Auditions Chair
Brentwood High School, Brentwood
ranbox56@gmail.com
Scott and Caryn Miller, Conference Equipment Co-Chairs
Antioch High School, Antioch
director@antiochband.net
2011 ALL-STATE MANAGEMENT TEAM
Mike Short, All-State General Co-Chair (Choral)
Cocke County High School, Newport
mikeshort76@hotmail.com
Steve Taylor, All-State General Co-Chair (Instrumental)
See under ETSBOA President
Brent Alverson, Band Chair
The McCallie School, Chattanooga
balverson@mccallie.org
Sandy Morris, Orchestra Chair
Center for Creative Arts, Chattanooga
morris03@comcast.net
James P. Waters, Jazz Band Chair
Station Camp High School, Gallatin
james.waters@sumnerschools.org
Steve Danielson, Mens Chorus Co-Chair
Germantown High School
Leanne Johnson, Mens Chorus Co-Chair
Webb School of Knoxville
shamrock0207@yahoo.com
Jeanette Ebelhar, SATB Chorus Co-Chair
Pope John Paul II High School
jj.ebelhar@jp2hs.org
Amanda Ragan, SATB Chorus Co-Chair
Oak Ridge High School
aragan@ortn.edu
Lia Holland, Women's Chorale Co-Chair
See under MTVA President-Elect
John Kimbrough, Women's Chorale Co-Chair
Moterey High School
kimbroughj@k12th,net
CMENC STATE OFFICERS
Frank Zimmerer, East TN President
University of Tennessee
fzimmerer@utk.edu
Justin Nelson, Middle TN President
Middle Tennessee State University
jn2j@mtsu.edu
Charlotte Lane, West TN President
University of Memphis
calane1@memphis.edu
William Johnson, Vice-President Publicity
University of Memphis
wmjhnsn1@memphis.edu
Jacqueline R. Dukes, Secretary
Freed-Hardeman University
jackie.dukes@students.fhu.edu