Society Members

Phil Hash, Chair (2025-2026)
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Wendy Sims, Immediate Past Chair (2025-2026)
Director of Undergraduate/Graduate Studies in Music Education
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri

Kelly A. Parkes, Chair-Elect (2023-2028)
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado

Ruth Brittin (2020-2026)
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California

Victor Fung (2025-2030)
Professor of Music Education, Director of Center for Music Education Research, Coordinator of Ph.D. Program
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida

Carl Hancock (2020-2026)
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Beatriz Ilari (2018-2024)
University of Southern California Thornton School of Music
Los Angeles, California


Jessica Napoles (2023-2028)
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas

Evelyn Orman (2018-2024)
University of North Carolina Dept of Music
Charlotte, North Carolina

Elizabeth Cassidy Parker (2025-2030)
Professor of Music Education
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Brian A. Silvey (2025-2030)
Professor of Music Education, Director of Bands
University of Missouri

John Donaldson, Staff Liaison
Director of Professional Development and Publications
NAfME