Division elections results

American Music Teacher, June-July, 2004

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The following were elected to the MTNA Board of Directors by the MTNA membership in the recent election.

EAST CENTRAL

Kenneth Williams

Columbus, Ohio

Kenneth Williams, NCTM, directs the graduate programs in piano pedagogy and coordinates the class piano program at The Ohio State University. Recent articles by Kenneth are published in American Music Teacher, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, College Music Symposium and Keyboard Companion. He received the 2002 AMT Article of the Year Award and serves on the Ohio MTA executive board.

EASTERN

Debra Ronning

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania

Debra Ronning, NCTM, is a music lecturer and piano division coordinator at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. A graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, her students have been successful in MTNA state competitions at the junior high, high school and collegiate levels. Debbie has been Pennsylvania MTA junior high competitions chair, state convention coordinator and president. Debbie is MTNA's Eastern Division immediate past president.

NORTHWEST

Mary Jane Clarke

Olympia, Washington

Mary Jane Clarke, NCTM, maintains an independent piano studio. She holds a B.M. degree from the University of Puget Sound, has done graduate work at the University of Washington and privately studied piano. Mary Jane has been Washington State MTA president, first and second vice president, convention chair, pedagogy chair and District IV vice president. She also has served as Northwest Division Collegiate and High School Competitions chair.

SOUTH CENTRAL

Karen Harrington

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Karen Harrington, NCTM, is the MTNA South Central Division immediate past president and former division secretary and president-elect. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, she has served Oklahoma MTA as president of the state's northeast district, a board member and as a member of many committees. In Tulsa Accredited MTA she has held numerous offices, including president, and chaired several committees. She has been an independent music teacher for more than twenty years.

SOUTHERN

Roy Wylie

Auburn University, Alabama

Roy Wylie, NCTM, is MTNA's Southern Division immediate past president with degrees from Southern Methodist University, Manhattan School of Music and The University of Texas at Austin. He is professor of piano at Auburn University, has taught at the Adamant School of Music and served on the staff of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Roy has been Alabama MTA president and was named AMTA Teacher of the Year.

SOUTHWEST

Geri Cheney

Centerville, Utah

Geri Cheney, NCTM, is an independent music teacher, adjudicator and lecturer. She manages a large studio, teaches special needs children and directs her church choir. Geri has served as local association president, Utah MTA president and on the IMTF advisory committee. She has been Southwest Division high school competitions coordinator and Southwest Division president-elect and is the Southwest Division immediate past president.

WEST CENTRAL

Janice Wenger

Columbia, Missouri

Janice Wenger, NCTM, is West Central Division immediate past president. A professor and keyboard faculty coordinator at the University of Missouri-Columbia, she holds degrees from Kansas State University, the Eastman School of Music and the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. Janice was group piano chair for the West Central Division and Missouri MTA secretary and treasurer.

PRESIDENT-ELECT

The following were elected president-elect by the MTNA membership in the recent election.

EAST CENTRAL

Laura Swenson

Wales, Wisconsin

Laura Swenson, NCTM, co-owner of Music Dynamics, Ltd., received a B.M. degree from Alverno College. Her MTNA and Wisconsin MTA service began as president of the Alverno Student Chapter. Laura helped initiate the WMTA-Greater Milwaukee Chapter and has served in nearly every position on both the state and local levels.

EASTERN

Deborah Martin

Ithaca, New York

Deborah Martin, NCTM, associate professor of piano at Ithaca College, received a BM. degree from Baylor University and continued her studies at Indiana University. While at IU, she was awarded the Lieber Distinguished Teaching Award and coauthored the text Tonal Harmony at the Keyboard. Deborah is active in New York State MTA, having served as district chair, state convention co-chair and president.

NORTHWEST

Carolyn Malnes

Lynnwood, Washington

Carolyn Malnes is an independent music teacher in Lynnwood, Washington. For Washington State MTA, she was newsletter editor, young composers projects and composition competition chair and co-chaired the first State Leadership Seminar. On the national level, Carolyn has served as national local associations chair, on the planning committee for the first Summit for MTNA Leadership, the Teacher Enrichment Grants and Local Association Matching Grants committees.

SOUTH CENTRAL

Charles Jones

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Charles Jones, NCTM, is Louisiana MTA president. He previously served LMTA as president-elect, junior high competitions coordinator and necrology chair. He teaches piano at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and holds M.M. and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Texas.