District & Local Officers/Chairs

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District 1 (2025-2027)

• President: Edward Varela
• Vice President: Penny Schlaffer
• Secretary: Penny Schlaffer
• Treasurer: DL Murphy
• Concerto Contest Chair: DL Murphy
• Student Day Chair: Debbra Pope
• Certification: Jo Hovind
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Edward Varela

 
Okaloosa County MTA ​(website) (2025-2026)

• President: Zarifa Varner
• Vice President: Tiffany Kosteiny
• Secretary: Stacie Robbins
• Membership Chair: Tiffany Kostelny
• Student Activities Chair: Tiffany Kostelny
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Zara Varner

 
Pensacola MTA (website) (2025-2027)

• President: Sarah Brown
  
• President-Elect: Lydia Cedeño
• ​​Vice President for Programs: Dr. Hedi Salanki-Rubardt
• Vice President for Communications: Karin Arnhart 
• Secretary: Destiny Burns 
• Treasurer: Daniel Blomdahl
• Membership: Melinda Hodges
• Sonata Contest: Jenna Statt
• Concerto Competition: Vacant
• Parliamentarian: Kerri Turner
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Kerri Turner

District 2 (2025-2026)

• President: Adam Ravain
• Vice-President: Steven DiBlasi
• Secretary: Devin Weckstein
• Membership: Vacant
• District Student Day: Vacant
• Certification: Vacant

 
Tallahassee MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President:  Jeremy Redmond
• Vice-President: Vacant
• Secretary: Yue Sun
• Treasurer: Maggie Cass
• Past President: Kyungju Lee
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Marc Hebda
• Student Day: Jeremy Redmond
• Fall Honors Recital: Devin Weckstein & Jeremy Redmond
• Spring Honors Recital: Jeremy Redmond
• Sonata-Sonatina Festival: Devin Weckstein & Maggie Cass
• Honors Recital: Devin Weckstein & Jeremy Redmond
• Music Lovers Concert: Kyungju Lee
• Camp Scholarship Coordinator: Yu-Chien Chen

 
Northwest Florida MTA (website) (2023-2024)

• President: Lorraine Caposole
• Vice-President: Christina Walker
• Secretary: Kristen Goyer
• Treasurer: Susie Jones
• Student Day Chairman: Christina Walker/Kristen Goyer
• Membership Chairman: Emily Breezee
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Lorraine Caposole

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District 3

• President: Anne Falik (2025-2026)
• Treasurer: Mike Fujita
• Concerto Competition: Anne Falik
• Student Day: Kelly Rooney
• Certification: Rachel Dickinson
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Anne Falik

 
Gainesville MTA (website) (2024-2025)

• President: Mika Fujita
• 1st Vice-President (Programs): Ruby Lee
• 2nd Vice-President (Student Activities): Anne Falik and Rebecca Micha 
• Recording Secretary: Shiyi Zhu
• Treasurer: Kelly Rooney
• ​Student Day Chair: Kelly Rooney
• Gainesville Orchestra Liaison: Rebecca Micha
• Anti-trust Compliance Officer: Anne Falik
• Archives Coordinator: Anne Falik
• Hospitality: Nadia Mezey
• Membership & Email List: Anne Falik
• Newsletter: Wanda Louie
• Teacher Performers Group: Julia Seltzer
• Website & Facebook Coordinator: Natsuko Ejiri
• Student Events: Anne Falik & Rebecca Micha
• Referral Service: Ruby Lee
• Certification: Rachel Dickinson
• Advisor (UF): Evan Mitchell

District 4 (2025-2026)

• President: Kama Rasmussen-Li
• Vice President: Lynn Roberts
• Recording Secretary: Rhonda Danielson
• Treasurer: Denise Homsley
• Concerto Competition Chair: Erin Bennett
• Sonatina-Sonata Festival Chair: Erin Bennett
• Student Day Chair: Angie Holt
• Certification Chair: Kamila Shahtakhtinski
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Erin Bennet

 
Jacksonville MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President: Angie Holt
• Vice President (Membership): Mary McKee
• Secretary: Stefanie Batson-Martin
• Treasurer: Damon Martin
• Altruistic: Sandra Roberts
• Archivist/Historian: Paulette Kilts
• Communications: Angie Holt
• Internet Media: Angie Holt
• Community Service Award: Vacant
• Ethics: Betty Atkinson
• Internet Media: Angie Holt
• Parliamentarian: Lynn Freeman
• Piano Festival: Vacant
• Programs: Vacant/Angie Holt
• Scholarships: Kamila Shahtakhtinski
• Social: Sandra Stewart
• Student Recitals: Lorraine Sears & Gavin Taylor
• Wellness Liaison: Vacant
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Angie Holt

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District 5 (2025-2027)

• President - Nancy Shackelford 
• Vice-President - Suzy Reiser
• Secretary - Christine Peterson
• Treasurer - Maria Santilli
• Certification: Angela Weber
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Sharla Mercado
• Student Activities: Valerie Norris
• School Liaison/Community Service: Nancy Shackelford
• Concerto Competition: Byeol Kim
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Nancy Shackelford

 
Brevard County MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President: Pervin Muradov
• Vice President: Irina Wolynez
• Treasurer: Adrienne LeBlanc
• Secretary: Suzy Reiser
• Student Day Chair: Adrienne LeBlanc
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Adrienne LeBlanc​

      
Central Florida MTA (website) (2025-2027)

• President: Christy Apodaca
• Vice-President: Christine Peterson
• Corresponding Secretary/Membership Chair: Tiffany Delgado
• Recording Secretary: Hannagh Yang
• Treasurer: Susan Davison
• Student Day Chair: Valerie Norris
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Christine Peterson

   
Volusia County MTA (website) (2025-2027)

• President: Maria Santilli
• 1st VP: Tim Murphy
• 2nd VP: Sharla Mercado
• 3rd VP: Valerie Norris
• Recording Secretary: Charlaine Free
• Corresponding Secretary: Tim Murphy
• Treasurer: Sharla Mercado
• Independent Music Teachers: Charlaine Free
• Archives: Nancy Shackelford
• Scholarship: Maria Santilli
• Student Day Chair: Sharla Mercado
• ​FTC Compliance Officer: Sharla Mercado

​District 6 (2025-2027)

• President: Yianni Iliadis (Miami MTA)
• VP (Concerto Competition Chairs): Jackie Yong & Anastasiya Naplekova
• Treasurer: Rhonda Danielson (PBCMTA)
• Secretary: Joy Beach (TCMTA)
• ​Certification: Diana Heller
• Wellness Liaison: Rhonda Danielson
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Yianni Iliadis
• Advisors: Past Presidents Mary Beth Purchase, Zelda Jensen and Rhonda Danielson ​​

 
Broward County MTA (website) (2025-2027)

• President: Ed Purchase
• 1st Vice President, Programs: Renee LaBonte
• 2nd Vice President, Membership: Sarah Suarez
• 3rd Vice President, Student Activities: Anastasiya Naplekova
• Treasurer: Barbara Muze
• Secretary: Jamie Lober-Baker
• Parliamentarian: Sue Colvert
• Director: ​Mary Beth Purchase, Sheri Garlock
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Ed Purchase

Miami-Dade MTA (website) (2025-2027)

• President: Yianni Iliadis​
• Vice-President, Programming - Luca Cubisino
• Vice-President, Membership - Redi Llupa
• Vice-President, Publicity - Vanessa Fourla
• Recording Secretary - Sachiko Jaquez
• Treasurer - Jay Harragin
• Student Day Chair - Marianela Gonzalez​
• Director, Development - Paul Posnak
• Director - Zelda Jensen
• Director - Marianela Gonzalez-Junco
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Yianni Iliadis

 
Palm Beach County MTA (website) (2025-2027)

• President: Barbara Salani
• 1st VP (Programs): Susan Dahlberg
• 2nd VP (Membership): Kathy Willow
• Treasurer: Marie Jureit-Beamish
• Recording Secretary: Jackie Yong
• Corresponding Secretary: Kathy Willow
• Student Day Chair: Jamie Lober
• Parliamentarian: Rhonda Danielson
• Directors: Loni White, Janet Owens, Jan Fulford, Rhonda Danielson
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Tami Levy

Treasure Coast MTA (website) (2025-2027)

• President: Cindy Kessler
• Vice President: Christina Hearn
• Recording Secretary: Luanne Dwyer
• Corresponding Secretary: Yun Lew-Kumpf
• Treasurer: Cindy Kessler (acting)
• Membership Chair: Cindy Kessler (acting)
• Student Day Chair: Christina Hearn
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Cindy Kessler     

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District 7

• President: Mary Seal (2025-2027)
• Vice President: Candace Sundby
• Secretary: Anne McLean
• Treasurer: Mary Griffin Seal
• Student Activities: Anne McLean/Mary Seal
• Concerto Chairman: Michael Baron
• Certification: Vacant
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Mary Seal

          
Southwest FL MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President: Anne McLean
• 1st VP (Membership): Mary Seal
• 2nd VP (Programs): Vacant
• 3rd VP (Yearbook): Ruth Christman
• Secretary: Vacant
• Treasurer: Mary Seal
• ​Student Day Chair: Anne McLean/Mary Seal​
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Mary Seal

District 8 (2025-2026)

• President: Beth VonEnde
• President-Elect: Decision pending
• Treasurer: Lesia Schulha
• Recording Secretary: Zulfiia Tursonova
• Certification: (appointed by the State Certification Chair)
• District Concerto: Denise Verheul
• Student Day Activities: Laura Miller, Donna Cupicha, Elizabeth VonEnde
• Wellness Chair: Gail Berenson
• Presenter's Agreements: Bobbi Morgan
• Antitrust Compliance Officers: Julie Gensmer & Lesia Schulha
• Foundation Representative: (assigned by the President or VP of the Foundation)

 
Manatee County MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President: Beth VonEnde
• Vice President: Heather Bissell
• Recording Secretary: Christina Ware
• Corresponding Secretary: Lauren Mueller
• Treasurer: Lesia Schulha
• Student Day Chair: Beth VonEnde/Lesia Schulha
• Membership Chair: Lauren Mueller
• ​Recitals Chair: Lesia Schulha
• ​Programs: Christina Ware
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Lesia Schulha     

 
Sarasota MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President: Laura Miller
• President-elect (acting): Donna Cupicha
• 1st VP (Membership): Valentina Dontsov
• Recording Secretary: Zulfiia Tursunova
• Corresponding Secretary: Ruth Burns
• Treasurer: Julie Gensmer
• Communications: Evelyn Kraft
• Recitals: Eleonora Levando and Elena Kramer
• Student Day Chair: Donna Cupicha/Laura Miller
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Laura Miller

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​District 9 (2025-2027)

• President: Duncan MacMillan
• Vice President: Lisa Dutkiewicz 
• Secretary: Nicole Cavalani
• Treasurer: Jonathan Reed
• Concerto Competition Chair: Joy Thurmon
• Certification/Ethics: Viola Jane Spencer
• Parliamentarian: Becky Barlar
• Wellness: Joan Williams-Kargakos
• Antitrust Compliance: Jonathan Reed

 
Mid-State MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President: Joy Thurmon
• Vice President for Membership: Agnieszka Zick 
• Vice President for Student Activities: Virginia Grissom
• Secretary: Virginia Grissom
• Treasurer: Harold Croft
• Student Day Chair: Elizabeth Chester
• Directory of Publicity: Agnieszka Zick
• ​Antitrust Compliance Officer: Joy Thurmon

      
Ridge MTA (website)  (2025-2026)

• President: Jonathan Reed
• Vice President: Virginia James
• Secretary: Shelley Miller​
• Treasurer: Christy Fung
• Membership: Lisa Dutkiewicz
• Programs: Dr. Fen-Fang Chen
• Certification:  Jane Spencer
• FSMTA District Student Day Chairman:  Christy Fung
• Multiple Piano Festival Committee & Master Class Committee:
  • Dr. Jonathan Reed, Chairman
  • Lisa Dutkiewicz
  • Jane Spencer
• Hospitality: Lisa Dutkiewicz
• Publicity: Dr. Jonathan Reed

 
Tampa MTA ​(website) (2025-2026)

• President: Jane West
• Vice President: Theo Boylan
• Secretary: Jane West
• Treasurer: Elisabet Fandiño
• Student Day Chair: Jane West
• Tampa Youth Festival of Music: Theo Boylan, Jane West
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Mary Ann Karlsson

 
Greater Pinellas MTA (website) (2025-2026)

• President: Duncan MacMillan
• Vice-President: Leah Hunt
• Secretary: Winn Petrescue
• Treasurer/Anti-Trust Officer: Susan Rosenquist
• Historian: Susan Uibel
• Parliamentarian: Carol Alexander
• Student Day Chair: Susan Rosenquist & Winn Petrescue
• New Member Outreach: Angela Baptiste
• Publicity: George Mohammed
• Mentor: Ray Luck
• Telephone Communications: Merilee Magnuson
• Newsletter: Duncan MacMillan
• Immediate Past President: Berthe Honein
• Antitrust Compliance Officer: Susan Rosenquist