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Tanya R. Allen
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
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Ashleigh Lore
Okemos Public Schools & Lansing Symphony Orchestra
Lansing, Michigan
Kathleen Melago
Kathy Melago
Slippery Rock University
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania
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Jessica C. Vaughan-Marra
Seton Hill University
Greensburg Pennsylvania
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Daniel “Theory” Simmons
Musiq Tech
Los Angeles, California
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Melissa L. Grady
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
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Katherine Strand
Hayes School of Music, Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
Kathy Perconti
Kathy Perconti
Wayne Central High School
Rochester, New York
David Davis
David Davis
St. Louis Park Public Schools
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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James B. Kinchen, Jr.
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Matt Koperniak
Fulton County Schools
Atlanta, Georgia
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Ramon L. Jackson
Jackson State University
Jackson, Mississippi
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