District & Local Officers

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District 1
  • President: Edward Varela
  • Vice President: Daniel Blomdahl
  • Secretary: Penny Schaffler
  • Treasurer: Melissa Westman
  • Certification: Jo Hovind
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Melissa Westman
 
Okaloosa County MTA ​(website)
  • President: Sarah Dieterich
  • Vice President:Annie Roper
  • Secretary: Lynda Cast
  • Treasurer: Tiffany Kosteiny
  • Student Activities Chair: Tiffany Kostelny
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Sarah Dieterich
 
Pensacola MTA (website)
  • President: Melissa Westman
  • President-Elect: Kerri Turner
  • VP/Programs: Penny Schlaffer
  • VP/Communications: Ed Varela
  • Secretary: Camille Canada
  • Treasurer: Mary Holway
  • Parliamentarian: Ed Varela
  • Membership Chair: Mary Holway
  • Student Day Chair: Debbra Pope
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Penny Schlaffer
District 2
  • President: Emily Breezee
  • Vice-President: TBA
  • Secretary: Amanda Matthews
  • Membership: Emily Breezee
  • District Student Day: Emily Breezee
  • Certification: Martha Stubbs
 
Tallahassee MTA (website)
  • President: Sandra Palmer
  • Vice President: Kyung-Ju Lee
  • Secretary: Brenda Degner
  • Treasurer: Adam Ravain
  • Programs: Christina Toole
  • District Student Day: Christina Toole, Jaime Garcia-Bolao
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Carrie Davis
 
Northwest Florida MTA (website)
  • President: Dr. Carolyn Wilson
  • Vice President: Tracy Roberts
  • Secretary: Christina Kettering
  • Treasurer: Susie Jones
  • Student Day Chairman: Tracy Roberts
  • Membership Chairman: Emily Breezee
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Tanya Brooks
District 3
  • President: Anne Falik
  • Treasurer: Hee Jung Kang
  • Competitive Events: Anne Falik
  • Student Day: Karen Schaefer
  • Certification: Karen Schaefer
  • Community Service Awards: Bette Pring
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Barbara Young
 
Gainesville MTA (website)
  • President: Kama Rasmussen-Li
  • 1st VP (Programs): Dominique Edwards Clance
  • 2nd VP (Student Activities): Helen Kirklin and Rebecca Micha                       
  • Secretary: Kelly Rooney
  • Treasurer: Suzanne Carpenter
  • Membership Chair: Anne Falik
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Barbara Young
District 4
  • President: Erin Bennett
  • Vice President: Sarah Hartley
  • Recording Secretary: Lorie Burningham
  • Treasurer: Denise Homsley
  • Concerto Competition Chair: Sarah Hartley
  • Student Day: Denise Homsley
  • Certification: Kamila Shahtakakhtinski
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Erin Bennett
 
Jacksonville MTA (website)
  • President: Anita Renfroe 
  • VP (Membership): Sandra Stewart
  • Treasurer: Lorie Burningham
  • Recording Secretary: Martha McKie
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Sandra Roberts
  • Student Activities Chair: Denise Homsley
District 5
  • President: Ryan Blakemore
  • Vice President: Judith Bartine
  • Secretary: Sharla Mercado
  • Treasurer: Anna Fagan
  • Certification: Judy Bartine
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Ryan Blakemore
  • Student Activities: Wendy Chilton
  • Membership: Charles Combopiano (VCMTA)
  • School Liaison/Community  Service: Nancy Shackelford (CFMTA)
  • Taxation and Licensing: Priscilla Heffield (CFMTA) 
  • Independent Music Teachers Forum: Jeannette Smith (CFMTA)
  • Foundation: Suzy Reiser (VCMTA)
  • Certification: Judith Bartine (BMTA)
  • Concerto Competition: Mary Mincy (CFMTA)
 
Brevard County MTA (website)
  • President: Susy Reiser
  • VP – Student Recitals: Irina Wolynez
  • Treasurer: Adrienne LeBlanc
  • Secretary: Adrienne LeBlanc
  • Student Activities: Adrienne LeBlanc
  • Membership: Irina Wolynez
  • Publicity, Correspondence: Judy Bartine
  • Webmaster: Morgan Thomas
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Adrienne LeBlanc
      
Central Florida MTA (website)
  • President: Ryan Blakemore 
  • Vice-President/President-Elect: Milena Rivera
  • Corresponding Secretary/Membership Chair: Angelyn Traylor
  • Recording Secretary: Will Daniels
  • Treasurer: Lydia Blakemore
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Ryan Blakemore
   
Volusia County MTA (website)
  • President: Maria Santilli
  • VP I/Programs: Tim Murphy
  • VP II/Student Activities: Edit Palmer
  • VP III/Membership: Nicole Lemoine Johnson
  • Recording Secretary: Charlaine Free
  • Corresponding Secretary: Sharla Mercado
  • Treasurer: Maria Santilli
  • Independent Music Teachers: Charlaine Free
  • Archives: Nancy Shackelford
  • Activities: Carolyn Bradford
  • Scholarship: Edit Palmer
  • FTC Compliance Officer: Maria Santilli
​District 6
  • President: Carmen Cuenca
  • Vice President: Helen Huifang
  • Treasurer: Rhonda Danielson
  • Secretary: Cynthia Kessler
  • ​Certification: Sue Colvert
  • Concerto Competition: Helen Huifang
 
Broward County MTA (website)
  • President: Steven Slowik
  • VP I /Programs - Maria Gomez
  • ​VP II /Student Day Activities - Frann Castillo
  • VP III /Membership - Ed Purchase
  • Treasurer - Marie Budinsky Maher
  • Parliamentarian - Mary Beth Purchase
  • Recording Secretary - Rosina Marrapodi-Bove
  • Corresponding Secretary - Annamarie Cockreham
  • Directors - Sheri Garlock, Barbara Muze

Miami-Dade MTA (website)
  • President: Paul Posnak
  • President-Elect: Jay Harrigan
  • 1st VP (Membership): Carl Lauderman
  • 2nd VP (Yearbook): Debora Sanchez
  •  3rd VP (Publicity): Vanessa Fourla
  • Recording Secretary: Marcela Martinez
  • Corresponding Secretary: Margarita Garcia
  • Treasurer: Marianela Gonzalez-Junco
  • Student Day Chair: Marianela Gonzalez-Junco
  • Directors: Zelda Jensen, Carmen Cuenca and all previous presidents
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Carl Lauderman 
 
Palm Beach County MTA (website)
  • President: Jan Fulford
  • 1st VP (Programs): Jed Manness
  • 2nd VP (Membership): Susan Dahlberg
  • Treasurer: Loni White
  • Recording Secretary: Kathy Willow
  • Corresponding Secretary: Rhonda Danielson
  • Parliamentarian: Janet Owens
  • Student Day Chair: Rhonda Danielson
  • Directors: Pat Johnson, MaryMcOwen, Mary Ann Rothschild, Janet Owens, Rhonda Danielson, Cynthia Kessler
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Jan Fulford

Treasure Coast MTA (website)
  • President: Cindy Kessler
  • Vice President: Maribel Soriano
  • Secretary: Cynthia Hinkelman
  • Treasurer: Sarah Miller
  • Student Day Chair: Cindy Kessler
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Cindy Kessler     
District 7
  • President: Mary Seal
  • Vice President: Sabrina Gruber
  • Secretary: Sabrina Gruber
  • Treasurer: Clare Burden
  • Student Activities: Sabrina Gruber
  • Concerto Chairman: Michael Baron
  • Certification: TBD
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Mary Seal
 
Peace River MTA (website)
  • President/Secretary: Angela Navarro           
  • Treasurer: Barbara Goldberg
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Angela Navarro          
 
Southwest FL MTA (website)
  • President: Candace Sundby
  • 1st VP (Membership): Linda Medsker
  • 2nd VP (Programs): Amy Maneval
  • 3rd VP (Yearbook): Ruth Christman
  • Secretary: Sabrina Gruber
  • Treasurer: Clare Burden
  • Director: Shirley Furry
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Betsy Randolph
District 8
  • President: Lesia Schulha
  • President-Elect: Beth VonEnde
  • Treasurer: Lesia Schulha (interim)
  • Recording Secretary: Linda Rudzinski
  • Membership: Charles Turon
  • Certification: Marian Cox
  • District Concerto: Mary Webb
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Charles Turon
 
Manatee County MTA (website)
  • President: Dr. Charles Turon
  • President-Elect: Mary Webb       
  • VP/Membership: Luci Majikas
  • Secretary: Beth Von Ende
  • Treasurer: Geri Zandstra
  • Programs: Charles Turon, Gail Berenson, Lesia Schulha
  • Student Day: Beth Von Ende
  • Concerto Competition: Luci Majikas
  • Publicity: Eileen Varnadore
  • Website Editor: Lesia Schulha
  • Recitals: Lesia Schulha
  • Immediate Past President: Lesia Schulha
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Charles Turon          
 
Sarasota MTA (website)
  • President: Bobbi Morgan
  • President-Elect: Unassigned
  • 1st VP (Membership): Donna Cupicha
  • 2nd VP (Program): Unassigned
  • 3rd VP (Communications): Evelyn Kraft
  • Recording Secretary: Wendy McNiven
  • Corresponding Secretary: Ruth Burns
  • Treasurer: Julie Gensmer
  • Student Day: Donna Cupicha
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Julie Gensmer
​District 9
  • President: Sheron White
  • Vice-President: Virginia Grissom
  • Treasurer: Adam Booher
  • Secretary: Natalie Whittington
  • Certification: Viola Jane Spencer
  • Concerto Competition: Sheron White
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Viola Jane Spencer
 
Mid-State MTA (website)
  • President: Becky Barlar
  • VP Membership: Joan Williams-Kargakos
  • VP Student Activities: Suzanne Day
  • Recording Secretary: Virginia Grissom
  • Corresponding Secretary: Gail Ott
  • Treasurer: Adam Booher
  • Director of Publicity: Cheryl Picerno
  • Librarian: Virginia Grissom
  • Wellness Committee Chair: Joan Williams-Kargakos
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Becky Barlar
      
Ridge MTA (website)
  • President: Jonathan Reed
  • Vice President: Bruce Adams
  • Media Secretary: Evonne Blackwelder
  • Recording Secretary: Christine Needham
  • Treasurer: Sheron White
  • Membership Chair: Sheron White
  • Website: Blackwelder
  • Student Day Chair: Christy Fung
  • Past President: Viola Jane Spencer
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Viola Jane Spencer
 
Tampa MTA
  • President: Grigorios Zamparas
  • First VP (Publicity): Theo Boylan
  • Second VP (Membership): Vladimir Khokhov
  • Secretary: Elizabet Fandino
  • Treasurer: Carrie Davis
  • Student Day: Lisa Fabian
 
Greater Pinellas MTA (website)
  • Co-Presidents: Ray Luck & Linda Pointer
  • Vice President: Ivanka Stefanov
  • Co-Recording Secretaries: Merilee Magnuson and Angela Miller
  • Corresponding Secretary: Shirley Hand
  • Treasurer: Carol Alexander
  • Assistant Treasurer: George Mohammed
  • Student Activities: Ana Bravo
  • Antitrust Compliance Officer: Carol Alexander