Current Leadership Serving NCMTA
These individuals are serving NCMTA currently in leadership positions on the Executive Board and Board of Directors. Executive Officers are elected by the membership to two-year terms. Other members of the NCMTA Board of Directors volunteer to serve and are appointed by the President.
Interested in serving NCMTA? Please email the current NCMTA President at president@ncmta.org!
Coming soon – clickable handbook supplement with Board Position Job Descriptions!
| Office | Currently serving | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | ||
| President | Kent Lyman, DM, NCTM | 417 Warren Ave Cary, NC. 27511 (919)448-8718 president@ncmta.org |
| Vice President, MTNA Foundation | Tonya M Kirk, NCTM | 1503 Timber Wolf Dr Durham, NC 27713 (919) 489-1876 vicepresidentfoundation@ncmta.org |
| Vice President, Membership | Allison Gagnon, DMA | 1801 N. Winds Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27127 (C) (336) 782-2453 (W) (336) 631-1533 vicepresident@ncmta.org |
| President Elect / Conference Chair | Denise Pugliese, NCTM | 8502 Rosedale Dr. Oak Ridge, NC 27310 (336) 337-1898 presidentelect@ncmta.org |
| Secretary | Sheryl Tjon | 123 Kemberly Ct Jacksonville, NC 28540 (910) 430-4546 secretary@ncmta.org |
| Treasurer | Laura Chu Stokes, NCTM | 137 Highland Park Ln Boone, NC 28607 (614) 657-6685 treasurer@ncmta.org |
| Immediate Past President | Jeanine Skinner, DMA | 405 Stone Monument Dr Wake Forest, NC 27587 (919) 906-0490 pastpresident@ncmta.org |
| BOARD of DIRECTORS | ||
| DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH, and COMMUNITY-BUILDING | ||
| Arts and Advocacy Forum Chair | Dylan Savage, DMA, NCTM | 1324 Guildcrest Lane Charlotte, NC 28213 (704) 596-3239 arts@ncmta.org |
| College Faculty Forum Chair | Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM | School of Music Western Carolina University Coulter Building 253 239 Memorial Drive Cullowhee, NC. 28723 (850) 443-2940 llagrimas@email.wcu.edu collegefaculty@ncmta.org |
| Independent Music Teachers Forum | Dottie Buster, NCTM | 8516 Riddle Place Raleigh, NC 27612-2585 (919) 847-0202 imtf@ncmta.org |
| Development Director | Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM | School of Music Western Carolina University Coulter Building 253 239 Memorial Drive Cullowhee, NC. 28723 (850) 443-2940 llagrimas@email.wcu.edu editor@ncmta.org |
| NCMTA Scholarship Fund Chair | Diane Higgins, NCTM | 4625 Mullens Ford Rd. Charlotte, NC 28226 (704) 366-4323 scholarship@ncmta.org |
| MTNA Certification Chair | Susan Lynch NCTM | certification@ncmta.org |
| Student Activities Chair | Annie Jeng, DMA | 22 Finley Ridge Way Greensboro, NC 27455 (240)426-6812 studentactivities@ncmta.org |
| Past Presidents Advisory Council Chair | Victoria Fischer Faw, DMA, NCTM | 541 Dewitt Road Glade Valley, NC 28627 (336) 263-7013 planningsenate@ncmta.org |
| MUSIC SECTIONS | ||
| Organ & Harpsichord Teachers Chair | Mary Lou Peeples, NCTM | 3405 Lakeview Dr Pfafftown, NC 27040-9544 (H) (336) 923-2227 organharpsichord@ncmta.org |
| Piano Teachers Chair | Sheila Dacus, NCTM | 705 Opposition Way Wake Forest, NC 27587 (913)-961-4743 piano@ncmta.org |
| Theory & Composition Chair | David Lane | 6690 Dale St Germanton, NC 27019 davidlanemusic@gmail.com (336) 829-1231 composition@ncmta.org |
| Voice Teachers Chair | Annette Stowe | 7613 Lilly Pond Lane Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (919) 346-1995 voice@ncmta.org |
| Wind, Brass, String and Percussion Teachers, and NC Chamber Chair | position vacant | WWPercBrass@ncmta.org |
| EVENTS | ||
| Conference Chair / President-Elect (see also under Executive Board) | Denise Pugliese, NCTM | 8502 Rosedale Dr. Oak Ridge, NC 27310 (336) 337-1898 presidentelect@ncmta.org |
| Local Conference Chair | Annie Jeng, DMA | 22 Finley Ridge Way Greensboro, NC 27455 (240)426-6812 localconference@ncmta.org |
| MTNA Competition Chair | Mark Tollefsen, DMA | 111 Lamb Street Fayetteville, NC 28305 (314) 540-4117 competitionchair@ncmta.org |
| Concert Instruments Festival Director (also, see above under Woodwind, Brass and Percussion Teachers chair) | position vacant | WWPercBrass@ncmta.org |
| Performance Festival Directors | Emily Morgan, NCTM Bridget O’Leary, NCTM | festivaldirector@ncmta.org |
| Voice Performance Festival Director | Jennifer Paschal | 3320 Landor Rd Raleigh, NC 27609 (703) 819-0302 voicefestival@ncmta.org |
| PUBLICATIONS and GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | ||
| Constitution Chair | Barbara Furr, NCTM | 537 Upland Drive Wilmington, NC 28411 (910) 520-0721 constitution@ncmta.org |
| Historian | Carol Ann Barry, NCTM | 4003 Jockey Club Circle Cary, NC 27519 (919) 650-3681 historian@ncmta.org |
| Editor, NC Music Teachers | Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM | School of Music Western Carolina University Coulter Building 253 239 Memorial Drive Cullowhee, NC. 28723 (850) 443-2940 llagrimas@email.wcu.edu editor@ncmta.org |
| Webmaster | Cathy Pescevich Kreplin | 608 Harbour View Drive Kill Devil Hills, NC (252) 955-0706 webmaster@ncmta.org |
| LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS – AFFILIATES | ||
| Cape Fear Music Teachers Association | Byron Marshall, NCTM | 133 Stoneybrook Road Wilmington, NC 28411-7866 (919) 340-3421 marshallt@uncw.edu |
| Chapel Hill Music Teachers Association | Mila Karamushka | 5010 Garrett Rd #805 Durham, NC. 27707 (9190 824-5610 mkcreativestudios@gmail.com chapelhill@ncmta.org |
| Charlotte Music Teachers Association | Margaret Louise Norwood, NCTM | 116 Randstone Ct Charlotte, NC 28211 (H) (704) 365-5634 charlotte@ncmta.org |
| Durham Music Teachers Association | Position Vacant | durham@ncmta.org |
| Greensboro Music Teachers Association | Annie Jeng, NCTM | 22 Finley Ridge Way Greensboro, NC 27455 (240)426-6812 greensboro@ncmta.org |
| Raleigh Piano Teachers Association | Renee McKee | 1700 Kilarney Dr Cary, NC. 27511 (919) 270-7104 raleigh@ncmta.org |
| Virtual Local Music Teachers Association of Western North Carolina | Vicky Fischer Faw, NCTM | 541 Dewitt Road Glade Valley, NC 28627 (336) 263-7013 |
| EX-OFFICIO | ||
| MTNA Southern Division Director | Dr. Thomas Swenson, NCTM | 309 West Avondale Drive Greensboro, NC 27403 (336) 317-1686 tswensonnc@gmail.com southerndivision@ncmta.org |
