We need YOU to help implement the new ESSA!
This page contains a list of state advocacy contact information. If a state has a designated contact, you will find their information. If you do not see a contact for your state, please contact our advocacy team at advocacy@nafme.org for further assistance.
Thanks for being part of our grassroots effort to implement ESSA and make a new day for music education!
State Specific Information | Leader |
AK | Nancy Dreydoppel |
AL | Rob Lyda |
AR | Jaree Hall |
AZ | Anna Backstrom |
CA | Russ Sperling |
CO | Carla Aguilar |
CT | Jon Garcia |
DC | Holly Pusch |
DE | Dominic Pisano |
FL | |
GA | Sara Womack |
HI | Chet-Yeng Loong |
IA | David Law |
ID | BriAnna Crook |
IL | Brayer Teague |
IN | |
KS | Kelly Knedler |
KY | David Graham |
LA | Ginny Medina-Hamilton |
MA | John Mlynczack |
MD | Amy Hairston |
ME | |
MI | Ryan Shaw |
MN | |
MO | Jocelyn Prendergast |
MS | Hannah Gadd Ardrey and Jordan Langworthy |
MT | Dusty Molyneaux |
NC | James Daugherty |
ND | Brian L. Saylor |
NE | Ashley Brock |
NH | Sean F. Meagher |
NJ | Dennis Argul |
NM | Brian Uerling |
NV | Martha O’Neill |
NY | Lori Orestano-James |
OH | James Dowdy |
OK | James South |
OR | |
PA | Mark Despotakis |
RI | David Neves |
SC | Christine Fisher |
SD | Kimberly Bruguier |
TN | Christopher Dye |
TX | Michelle Davis |
UT | Christine Wolf |
VA | |
VT | Molly Tobin |
WA | Jim Rice |
WI | Kay Black |
WY | Cindy Schmid |
WV | Andrea Hasley |