The mission of the council is to advance orchestral music education by supporting and advising orchestral music educators in their professional endeavors and to have influence in the development of new and quality string programs nationally.
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LaSaundra Belcher
LaSaundra Belcher is a National Board Certified teaching artist, inventor, author, conductor, and arts administrator. Belcher was named one of 50 Directors who Make A Difference by School Band and…
Council Members
LaSaundra Belcher, Past Chair
Executive Director
Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Susan Meuse (2026-2028), Eastern Division Representative
Brett Noser (2025-2027), North Central Division Representative
Lincoln High School Music Department Chair, Orchestra, IB Music Director of Los Mariachis de la Ciudad Estrella (LPS All-City Mariachi)
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, Nebraska
, Northwest Division Representative
Annie Ray(2025-2027), Southern Division Representative
Orchestra Director and Performing Arts Department Chair
Annandale High School
Annandale, Virginia
Summer Miller (2026-2028), Southwestern Division Representative
Orchestra Teacher
USD 457 - Garden City Public Schools
Garden City, Kansas
Angela Harman (2025-2027), Western Division Representative
Orchestra Director
Nebo School District
Mapleton, Utah
Tonya Suggs (2025-2026), Member-At-Large Representative
Orchestra Teacher
Wake Forest Community Youth Orchestra
Wake Forest, North Carolina
Rosalind-Denise Rogers (2025-2026), Member-At-Large Representative
Orchestra Teacher / Founder/ Executive Director
East St Louis - Lincoln Middle School/ Inner Ear Foundation
East St Louis, Illinois
