Council Members

Bethany Robinson (2024-2026), Chair
Director of Jazz
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana

Paul Carr (2024-2026), Eastern Division Representative
Executive Director
The Jazz Academy Of Music
Silver Spring, Maryland

Roosevelt Griffin (2025-2027) North Central Division Representative
Dyett Chair for Jazz Studies
VanderCook College of Music
Chicago, Illinois

Bill Leather (2024-2026) Northwest Division Representative
Band Director
Mount Si High School
Snoqualmie,, Washington

Jeremy L. Lumpkin (2025-2027), Southern Division Representative
Director of Bands
Hillgrove High School
Duluth, Georgia

Jeremy George (2024-2026), Southwestern Division Representative
Director of Jazz Studies/Asst. Professor of Music Education
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, Texas

Megan Franke (2025-2027) Western Division Representative
Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
Development Director
Las Vegas, Nevada

José Diaz (2025-2026), Member-At-Large Representative
Díaz Music Institute (DMI)
Founder and Artistic Director

Lisa Linde (2025-2026) Member-at-Large
Music Educator/Band Director
Newton South High School
Newton, Massachusetts

Lenora Helm Hammonds (2025-2026) Member-At Large Representative
Dean / Professional Education Division (PED)
Berklee College of Music/Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston, Massachusetts
