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!
| Office | Currently serving | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | ||
| President | Denise Pugliese | president@ncmta.org |
| Vice President, MTNA Foundation | Dylan Savage, DMA, NCTM | vicepresidentfoundation@ncmta.org |
| Vice President, Membership | Sheila Dacus, NCTM | vicepresident@ncmta.org |
| President Elect / Conference Chair | Tonya M Kirk, NCTM | presidentelect@ncmta.org |
| Secretary | Sheryl Tjon | secretary@ncmta.org |
| Treasurer | Kay Bagwell, NCTM | treasurer@ncmta.org |
| Immediate Past President | Kent Lyman, DM, NCTM | pastpresident@ncmta.org |
| BOARD of DIRECTORS | ||
| DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH, and COMMUNITY-BUILDING | ||
| Arts and Advocacy Forum Chair | Dylan Savage, DMA, NCTM | arts@ncmta.org |
| College Faculty Forum Chair | Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM | collegefaculty@ncmta.org |
| Independent Music Teachers Forum | Dottie Buster, NCTM | imtf@ncmta.org |
| Development Director | Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM | editor@ncmta.org |
| NCMTA Scholarship Fund Chair | Diane Higgins, NCTM | scholarship@ncmta.org |
| MTNA Certification Chair | Susan Lynch, NCTM | certification@ncmta.org |
| Student Activities Chair | Annie Jeng, DMA | studentactivities@ncmta.org |
| Past Presidents Advisory Council Chair | Victoria Fischer Faw, DMA, NCTM | planningsenate@ncmta.org |
| MUSIC SECTIONS | ||
| Concert Instrument Teachers and NC Chamber Chair | position vacant | WWPercBrass@ncmta.org |
| Organ & Harpsichord Teachers Chair | Mary Lou Peeples, NCTM | organharpsichord@ncmta.org |
| Piano Teachers Chair | Dr. Douglas Jurs, DMA | piano@ncmta.org |
| Theory & Composition Chair | David Lane | composition@ncmta.org |
| Voice Teachers Chair | Margot Hafner | voice@ncmta.org |
| EVENTS | ||
| Conference Chair / President-Elect (also under Executive Board) | Tonya M Kirk, NCTM | presidentelect@ncmta.org |
| Local Conference Chairs | TBA | localconference@ncmta.org |
| MTNA Competition Chair | Mark Tollefsen, DMA | competitionchair@ncmta.org |
| Concert Instruments Festival Director | position vacant | WWPercBrass@ncmta.org |
| Performance Festival Co-Directors | Emily Morgan, NCTM Bridget O’Leary, NCTM | festivaldirector@ncmta.org |
| Voice Performance Festival Director | Jennifer Paschal | voicefestival@ncmta.org |
| PUBLICATIONS and GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | ||
| Constitution Chair | Barbara Furr, NCTM | constitution@ncmta.org |
| Historian | Carol Ann Barry, NCTM | historian@ncmta.org |
| Editor, NC Music Teachers | Leonidas Lagrimas, NCTM | editor@ncmta.org |
| Webmaster | Cathy Pescevich Kreplin | webmaster@ncmta.org |
| LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS – AFFILIATES | ||
| Cape Fear Music Teachers Association | Byron Marshall, NCTM | marshallt@uncw.edu |
| Chapel Hill Music Teachers Association | Mila Karamushka | chapelhill@ncmta.org |
| Charlotte Music Teachers Association | Margaret Louise Norwood, NCTM | charlotte@ncmta.org |
| Durham Music Teachers Association | Position Vacant | durham@ncmta.org |
| Greensboro Music Teachers Association | Annie Jeng, NCTM | greensboro@ncmta.org |
| Raleigh Piano Teachers Association | Renee McKee | raleigh@ncmta.org |
| Virtual Local Music Teachers Association | Vicky Fischer Faw, NCTM | fischer@elon.edu |
| EX-OFFICIO | ||
| MTNA Southern Division Director | Dr. Thomas Swenson, NCTM | southerndivision@ncmta.org |
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