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Jared Tanner
Jared Tanner
Liberty High School, Issaquah School District
Renton, Washington
Ron Gerhardstein
Ron Gerhardstein
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
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Ryan Main
Endeavor Music Publishing
Kansas City, Missouri
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James Pecsok
Bellows Falls Union High School
Westminster, Vermont
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Walter Lindberg
Pershing Hill Elementary School Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Ft. Meade, Maryland
Phil Hash
Phillip Hash
 Illinois State University 
Normal, Illinois 
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Christian Giddings
Noble High School
Portland, Maine
Benjamin Kambs
Ben Kambs
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Ethan Chessin
Ethan M. Chessin
Camas High School
Camas, Washington
Adam Gumble
West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Marla Tusa
Marla Tusa
Santa Rosa High School and ArtQuest
Santa Rosa, California
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From Budget to Brilliance: Building Strong Music Programs. 2026 NAfME Music Program Leaders Forum. January 29-30, 2026. Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona. Image of Delta Hotels Marriott. Logos for NAfME Council of Music Program Leaders and Arizona Annual State Music Education Conference theme Teaching with Passion, Leading with Purpose
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