Standing Committees and Chairs

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(Send an email to any committee chair by clicking on their name.)

• Apprentice Judging Committee:

             Chair: Rhonda Danielson, Chair - District 6     
             Sandra Palmer - District 2 
             Mary Beth Purchase - District 6
             Marie Hasse - District 9

• Archives and History Chair: TBD
• Arts Awareness and Advocacy Chair: Barbara Muze
• Budget Committee:

             Chair: Denise Homsley - District 4
             Diana Dumlavwalla - District 2
             Nancy Shackelford - District 5
             Loni White - District 6
             Kerri Turner - District 1
             Ed Varela - District 1
             Adam Booher - District 9
             Anastasia Naplekova -  
             Sandra Palmer - District 2

• Byrd Piano Ensemble Competition Chair: Anastasiya Naplekova - District 3
• Certification Board:

             Chair: Erin Bennett - District 4
             Martha Stubbs -  District 2
             Karen Schaefer - District 3
             Kamila Shahtakhinski - District 4
             Judy Bartine - District 5
             Sue Colvert - District 6
             District 7 - TBD
             Marian Cox - District 8
             Viola Jane Spencer - District 9

• Collaborative Performance Forum Chair: TBD

• College Council Chair: Jonathan Reed - District 9
• Collegiate Chapters Chair: Judith Jain - District 9
• Collegiate Member Enrichment Grant Committee

             Jonathan Reed (College Council Chair) - District 8
             Judith Jain (Collegiate Chapters Chair) - District 9
             Nancy Shackelford (FSMTA President-Elect) - District 5

• Community Service Awards Chair: Anastasiya Naplekova - District 3

             FSMTA Community Service Award for 12th Graders
             Local Presidents Community Service Award for 9th Graders

• Composition Commissioning Chair: James King III - District 6
• Conference Advisory Committee:

​             Chair: Sandra Palmer, VP for FSMTA State Conferences - District 2
             Diana Dumlavsalla (FSMTA President)
             Denise Homsley (FSMTA Treasurer)
             Sheron White (Conference Chair)
             Shuyuan Tsai (Hosting District President)
             Ryan Blakemore (Hosting District President)

• Constitution and Bylaws Revision Committee:

​             Adrienne LeBlanc - District 5
             Paulette Kilts (Past Chair)- District 4
             Ricardo Pozenatto - District 9       

• Editor Advisory Committee (3):

             Becky Barlar (FSMTA Past President) - District 9
             Adrienne LeBlanc (FSMTA Past President) - District 5
             Charles Turon (FSMTA Past President) - District 8

• Ethics Committee Chair: ​Mary Beth Purchase, interim - District 6
  • Anna Fagan - District 5
  • Anne Falik - District 3
  • Diana Dumlavwalla - District 2
• FSMTA Apprentice Judging Chair: Rhonda Danielson - District 6
• ​FSMTA Teacher Awards Chair: Ricardo Pozenatto - District 9
• FSMTA Non-Competitive Student Events Certificates Chair: Beth Von Ende - District 8
• FSMTA Non-Competitive Student Events Theory Chair: Valerie Gregg - ​District 5
• FSMTA State Medals Chair: Debbra Pope - District 1
• Gray Perry Young Collegiate Piano Competition Chair: ​Anastasiya Naplekova - District 3
• Independent Music Teachers Forum Chair: Candace Baranowski-Sundby - District 7
• King College Music Education Scholarship Award: Anastasiya Naplekova - District 3
• Manual of Procedures: Each Chair should update their MOP file and send to webmaster
• MTNA Junior Competition Coordinator: Yoon Hwang - District 5
• MTNA Senior Competition Coordinator: Lesia Schulha - District 8
• MTNA Student Composition Competition Coordinator: Cathy Albergo - District 7
• MTNA Young Artist Competition Coordinator: Agnieszka Zick - District 9
• Nominating Committee Chair: Anna Fagan (Immediate Past President, Chair) - District 5​

             Nancy Shackelford (President-Elect) - District 5
             Becky Barlar (Director) - District 9
             Anne Falik (District President) - District 3
             Mary Seal (District President) - District 7
             Beth VonEnde (Local Association President) - District 8
​             Ryan Blakemore (Local Association President) - District 5

• Pre-College and Collegiate Guitar Competition Chair: Anastasiya Naplekova - District 3
• RCM Chair: Alexandra Taggart - District 9
• Pre-College Chamber Competition Chair: Anastasiya Naplekova
• State Concerto Competitions Chair: Anne Falik - District 3
• Taxation and Licensing Chair: Ed Purchase - District 6
• Wellness Committee: Gail Berenson and Charles Turon, co-chairs

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Ad Hoc Committees

• Research and consider a revised statement in the Handbook of Student Activities regarding judges:
  

​            Anastasiya Naplekova, chair
            Aline Trifonov
            Nancy Shackelford