Council Members

Katrina Cox, Co-Chair (2023-2024)
Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

Steve Kelly, Co-Chair (2023-2024)
Professor, Music Education
College of Music, Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida


Heidi J. Welch (2022-2024), Eastern Division Representative
Director of Music Education
Vermont State University-Castleton
Castleton, Vermont

Aaron Lohmeyer (2023-2025), North Central Division Representative
Music Education Coordinator and Jazz Director
Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

Lori Gray (2022-2024), Northwest Division Representative
Associate Professor and Director of Music Education
Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

Debbie S. O’Connell (2023-2025), Southern Division Representative
Associate Professor of Music/Music Education Coordinator
Winston-Salem State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

Brett Martinez (2022-2024), Southwestern Division Representative
Director of Bands, Chair of Instrumental Music
Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

Michelle McConkey (2023-2025), Western Division Representative
Associate Professor of Music Education
California State University, Chico
Chico, California

