We need YOU to help implement the new ESSA!
Below is a list of state advocacy contacts. If a state has a designated contact, you will find their information. If you do not see a contact for your state, please visit the NAfME Federated Associations page to access contact information for your state’s other leadership.
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!
| AK | Nancy Dreydoppel |
| AL | Greg Gumina |
| AR | Jaree Hall |
| AZ | Renee Shane-Boyd |
| CA | Russ Sperling |
| CO | Carla Aguilar |
| CT | Carolyn Bennett |
| DC | Holly Pusch |
| DE | Dominic Pisano |
| FL | Kathleen D. Sanz, PhD |
| GA | Peter Lemonds |
| HI | Chet-Yeng Loong |
| IA | David Law |
| ID | BriAnna Crook |
| IL | Brayer Teague |
| IN | Lane Velayo |
| KS | Phillip Payne |
| KY | Brad Rogers |
| LA | Bruce Lambert |
| MA | John Mlynczack |
| MD | Ronald P. Frezzo |
| ME | Victoria Cherry |
| MI | Ryan Shaw |
| MN | David J. Stordalen |
| MO | Daniel Hellman |
| MS | Sherry Freeman |
| MT | Dusty Molyneaux |
| NC | Jazzmone Sutton |
| ND | Brian L. Saylor |
| NE | Kathleen Ohlman |
| 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 | Jennifer Mohr Colett |
| PA | Mark Despotakis |
| RI | Nicole Worzel |
| SC | Christine Fisher |
| SD | Kimberly Bruguier |
| TN | Christopher Dye |
| TX | Michelle Davis |
| UT | Christine Wolf |
| VA | Matthew Stensrud |
| VT | Tony Pietricola |
| WA | Jim Rice |
| WI | Paul Budde |
| WY | Cindy Schmid |
| WV | Andrea Hasley |
