Council Members

Lisa Crawford, Chair (2023-2024)
Composition Teacher
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Los Angeles, California

Brian P. Zeller (2022-2024),
Director of Bands
Scarsdale High School
Scarsdale, New York

Cynthia Van Mannen (2023-2025),
Faculty, Music Composition and Theory
Interlochen Arts Academy
Interlochen, Michigan


Mara Gibson (2023-2025), Southern Division Representative
Associate Professor and Area Head, Composition
LSU
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ryan Main (2022-2024), Southwestern Division Representative
Editor
Endeavor Music Publishing
Kansas City, Missouri

Amy Lui (2023-2025), Western Division Representative
Music Technology & Industry Studies Educator
John H Francis Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles, California

Daniel Deutsch (2023-2024), Member-At-Large Representative
Composition and Songwriting Committee
NYSSMA
Stony Brook, New York

Courtney Kaiser-Sandler (2023-2024), Member-At-Large Representative
Associate Director of Contemporary Music and Collaborative Programs, Instructor of Songwriting
Interlochen Center for the Arts
Traverse City, Michigan

Brian Raphael Nabors (2023-2024), Member-At-Large Representative
Assistant Professor of Composition
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Robert Deemer, Past Chair
Professor and Head of Composition
University of New York at Fredonia
Dunkirk, New York