2026–2028
Alice Hammel and Isaiah C. Mason, Co-Chairs

The purpose of the Equity Committee is to ensure that the prioritization of diversity, equity, inclusion and access spans all facet of the work NAfME members conducts and reinforce the importance of creating equity-based systemic change in how the association functions.

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Committee Members

Alice Hammel, Co-Chair
Disabilities Specialist
Richmond, Virginia
Isaiah C. Mason, Co-Chair
Band Director
 North Brunswick Township School District
New Jersey
Adele Bovard
Retired Superintendent, Restorative Justice Practitioner and Teacher
 Lead Facilitator Restorative Justice Education RJeD
Rochester, New York
Angelica Brooks
Director of Choral Activities
 Johnson C. Smith University
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ashley Cuthbertson
Educational consultant
A Cuthbertson Consulting
Woodbridge, Virginia
Adrian Davis
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Roque Diaz
Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
MacPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Laurie Fellenz
Executive Director
Wisconsin Music Educators Association & Wisconsin School Music Association
Waunakee, Wisconsin
Kendra Kay Friar
Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Lenora Helm Hammonds
Associate VP & Dean, Professional Education Division
Berklee College of Music/Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Boston, Massachusetts & Durham, North Carolina
Tonia Asel Kaufman
Band Director
 Plymouth Whitemarsh High School
Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania
Erika J. Knapp
Assistant Professor of Music Education
Texas Women's University
Denton, Texas
Amy Martinson
Manager of Arts and PE - Curriculum and Instruction -Manager of Arts and PE - Curriculum and Instruction -
Denver Public Schools
Denver, Colorado
Coty Raven Morris
Hinckley Visiting Assistant Professor of Choir, Music Education, and Social Justice
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Mackie Spradley
Director of Curriculum Programs
Texas Education Agency
Austin, Texas
Jazzmone Sutton
Staff Liaison
Senior Manager for State Advocacy and Equity
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