Acknowledgement to NAfME Society, Council, and Committee Members for Their Service, 2026

Thank You for Your Service to the Music Education Profession

NAfME Societies, Councils, and Committees provide expert, committed leadership for all key areas of music education within the association. NAfME would like to acknowledge the following Society, Council, or Committee members whose service recently ended for the positions listed. NAfME appreciates their contributions to the association and thanks them for their commitment to the profession.

For more information on NAfME Societies and Councils, please visit bit.ly/SocietiesCouncils.

Equity Committee

Joseph Abramo

Johnthan M. Hamiel

Council for Band Education

Stephen Pickard, Chair

Caitlin Ramsey, Eastern Division

Council for Choral Education

Jasmine Fripp, Member-At-Large

Jason Sickel, Member-At-Large

Council for General Music

Jonathon Dillon, Member-At-Large

Council for Guitar Education

Jared Tanner, Northwest Division

Council for Innovations

Brett Barker, Northwest Division

Eric Songer, Member-At-Large

Michelle Leasor, Member-At-Large

Council for Jazz Education

Bethany Robinson, Chair

José Díaz, Member-At-Large

Council for Music Composition

Brian Nabors, Member-At-Large

Council for Orchestral Education

Emily Schaad, Eastern Division

Council of Music Program Leaders

Scott Burgener, Chair

Martha L. Gabel, Southwestern Division

Ann Medellin, Northwest Division

Stacy Harris, Member-At-Large

Council of State Editors

Sean Meagher, Chair

Collegiate Advisory Council

Michael Ruybalid, Northwest Division

Society for Music Teacher Education

Ann Marie Stanley, Chair