Council Members

LaSaundra Belcher (2024-2026) Chair
Executive Director
Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra
Wake Forest, North Carolina

Elizabeth Fortune, (2024-2026) Past Chair
Associate Director
Washington Music Educators Association
Seattle, Washington

Emily Schaad (2024-2026) Eastern Division Representative
Director of Orchestral Activities
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, New York

Chung Park (2023-2025), North Central Division Representative
Associate Professor, Music Conductor, St. Olaf and Philharmonia Orchestras
St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota

Jerilynn Harris (2024-2026), Northwest Division Representative
Orchestra Director, Odyssey Program at the Libby Center
Spokane Public Schools
Spokane, Washington

Corie Benton (2023-2025), Southern Division Representative
Orchestra Director
Pope High School
Marietta, Georgia

Brigido (Beau) S. Garza (2024-2026), Southwestern Division Representative
Director of Orchestras
Midland Legacy High School
Midland, Texas

Angela Harman (2023-2025), Western Division Representative
Orchestra Teacher
Nebo School District
Spanish Fork, Utah

Krissi Davis (2024-2025), Member-At-Large Representative
Orchestra Director
Midtown High School
Atlanta, Georgia

Tonya Suggs (2024-2025), Member-At-Large Representative
String Instructor
Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra
Wake Forest, North Carolina

Rosalind-Denise Rogers (2024-2025), Member-At-Large Representative
Orchestra Teacher / Founder/ Executive Director
East St Louis - Lincoln Middle School/ Inner Ear Foundation
East St Louis, Illinois

