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 | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Rob Lyda | lydarob@me.com |
| Alaska | Tevya Robbins | robbins_tevya@asdk12.org |
| Arizona | Anna Backstrom | anna.backstrom@dvusd.org |
| Arkansas | Jaree Hall | jareehall@arkmea.org |
| California | Armalyn De La O | adelao@calmusiced.com |
| California | Russ Sperling | sperlingruss@gmail.com |
| Colorado | Vacant | |
| Connecticut | Jon Garcia | advocacy@cmea.org |
| Connecticut | Jaminda Blackmon | jumanjiii@yahoo.com |
| Delaware | Anna Ramon | svewolfinger@gmail.com |
| District of Columbia | Holly Pusch | hollypusch@gmail.com |
| Florida | Kathy Sanz | kdsanz@fmea.org |
| Florida | Jeanne Reynolds | jeannewrey@gmail.com |
| Georgia | Sara Womack | saratwomack@gmail.com |
| Hawaii | Chet-Yeng Loong | chetyeng@hawaii.edu |
| Idaho | BriAnna Crook | briannacrook95@gmail.com |
| Indiana | Lauren Richerme | lkricher@indiana.edu |
| Indiana | Lane Velayo | lane@imeamusic.org |
| Iowa | David Law | maestrolaw@gmail.com |
| Kansas | Kelly Knedler | advocacy@ksmea.org |
| Kentucky | David Graham | davidmgraham16@gmail.com |
| Kentucky | John Stroube | john@kmea.org |
| Louisiana | Brett Babineaux | bababineaux@lpssonline.com |
| Louisiana | Scotty Walker | sctywalk@cox.net |
| Louisiana | Ginny Medina-Hamilton | gmedinahamilton@vchterriers.org |
| Maine | Melissa Birkhold | advocacychair@mainemea.org |
| Maryland | Amy Hairston | ahairston.mcea@gmail.com |
| Massachusetts | John Mylnczak | jmlynczak@halleonard.com |
| Michigan | Ryan Shaw | rydshaw@gmail.com |
| Minnesota | Casey Clementson | casey.clementson@gmail.com |
| Minnesota | Jeff Sands | sands.jeff@gmail.com |
| Mississippi | Hannah Gadd Adrey | hannah.gadd@gocommodores.org |
| Mississippi | Jordan Langworthy | jlangworthy@madison-schools.com |
| Missouri | Aaron Whacker | awacker@semo.edu |
| Montana | Dusty Molyneaux | dusty_molyneaux@gfps.k12.mt.us |
| Nebraska | Ashley Brock | ashleybrocksings@gmail.com |
| Nevada | Vacant | |
| New Hampshire | Amy Buonpane | abuonpane@windhamsd.org |
| New Hampshire | Sean Meagher | seanfmeagher@gmail.com |
| New Jersey | Libby Gopal | libbymontielgopal@gmail.com |
| New Jersey | Wayne Mallette | wayne.mallette1@gmail.com |
| New Mexico | Neil Swapp | neilswapp@nmmea.com |
| New Mexico | Amy Williams | amywilliams@nmmea.com |
| New York | Lori Orestano-James | advocacy@nyssma.org |
| North Carolina | James Daugherty | jdaugherty@ncmea.net |
| North Dakota | Brian Saylor | brian_saylor@bismarckschools.org |
| Ohio | James Dowdy | jimuzik@aol.com |
| Oklahoma | James South | jamessouth14@gmail.com |
| Oregon | Julie Bounds | bounds_j@4j.lane.edu |
| Oregon | Laura Arthur | larthur@pps.net |
| Pennsylvania | Mark Despotakis | advocacy@pmea.net |
| Rhode Island | David Neves | dneves@rimea.org |
| South Carolina | Christine Fischer | fisherc37@gmail.com |
| South Dakota | Luis Viquez | luis.viquez@usd.edu |
| Tennessee | Christopher Dye | christopher.dye@mtsu.edu |
| Texas | Michelle DeVall | michelle.devall@austinisd.org |
| Utah | Christine Wolf | cwolf@dsdmail.net |
| Vermont | Bill Prue | williamprue@gmail.com |
| Virginia | John Brewington | john.brewington@vbschools.com |
| Virginia | Michelle Milligan | michellefmilligan@gmail.com |
| Virginia | Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy | vanderjx@jmu.edu |
| Washington | Jim Rice | pastpresident@wmea.org |
| West Virginia | Genesis Mihalko | advocacy@wvmea.org |
| Wisconsin | Will Janssen | willjanssenmh@gmail.com |
| Wisconsin | Paul Budde | paul.budde@uwrf.edu |
| Wisconsin | Brad Schneider | brad.schneider102@gmail.com |
| Wyoming | Vacant | advocacy.chair@wyomea.org |
