董事會和員工
民選官員
Amy T. Hairston - Montgomery County
President, Maryland Music Educators Association
Amy T. Hairston, MMEA President, is in her 21st year as a choral/general music teacher in Montgomery County, Maryland. She is a proud alumnus of Oakland Mills High School and the University of Maryland. In addition to over a decade of work in Montgomery County, Amy has been a professional development clinician, virtual conductor and adjudicator for multiple school districts in Maryland, and has presented for CMEA, MMEA, NJMEA and the Maryland Arts Summit. She enjoys educational advocacy, vocal coaching for musicals and coaching youth soccer.
詹妮弗·考夫曼
馬里蘭州音樂教育者協會當選主席
jmk.mmea@gmail.com
Jennifer Kauffman目前是安妮阿倫德爾縣的 K-5 普通音樂-4/5 合唱教師，MMEA 當選主席，MGMTA 前任主席，NAfME 普通音樂教育委員會東區代表。 2015 年，Jennifer 在阿勒格尼縣任教期間獲得了 MMEA 卓越教學獎。 擔任主持人、客座指揮。作為當地、地區、州和東部各級的陪審員，作為 MSDE MC3 名冊藝術家，她幫助她意識到所有學生的潛力以及改變教學策略以滿足每個學生需求的動力。
詹妮弗·考夫曼
馬里蘭州音樂教育者協會當選主席
jmk.mmea@gmail.com
Jennifer Kauffman目前是安妮阿倫德爾縣的 K-5 普通音樂-4/5 合唱教師，MMEA 當選主席，MGMTA 前任主席，NAfME 普通音樂教育委員會東區代表。 2015 年，Jennifer 在阿勒格尼縣任教期間獲得了 MMEA 卓越教學獎。 擔任主持人、客座指揮。作為當地、地區、州和東部各級的陪審員，作為 MSDE MC3 名冊藝術家，她幫助她意識到所有學生的潛力以及改變教學策略以滿足每個學生需求的動力。
Carrie Barrett Traube - Baltimore County
Recording Secretary, Maryland Music Educators Association
Carrie Barrett Traube, NBCT, holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music Education Degree from Towson University. She has taught in Baltimore County Public Schools for 7 years. She is the current director of band and steel pan at Stemmers Run Middle School. During the summer, she enjoys working at music camps and marching band camps.
托馬斯·皮埃爾
會員，馬里蘭州音樂教育者協會
tompierre@hotmail.com
Thomas Pierre是喬治王子郡公立學校的國家委員會認證音樂教師。他擁有 Orff-Schulwerk 教學法證書，並且是 2020 年 CMA 音樂教師卓越國家獎獲得者。其他獎項包括：華盛頓市長卓越教學藝術獎、肯尼迪中心通過藝術學習證書改變教育、馬里蘭音樂教育家協會傑出音樂教育家，以及 2019 年格萊美音樂教育家獎的四分之一決賽選手。 Pierre 先生目前擔任 MMEA 會員，並在地方、州、國家和國際層面主持講習班，為兒童和成人提供支持，幫助通過藝術教育和藝術融合縮小城市教育的成就差距.
馬修·海斯特
總統， 馬里蘭州樂協會
mheist.mmea@gmail.com
馬修·海斯特 (Matthew Heist)在安妮·阿倫德爾縣 (Anne Arundel County) 教授音樂 17 年，目前是馬里蘭州安納波利斯布羅德內克高中的樂隊總監。他在 Broadneck 的職責包括指揮音樂會樂隊、軍樂隊、爵士樂隊和打擊樂團。在他的領導下，海斯特先生的音樂會合奏團、爵士樂隊和行進合奏團在地區和州級音樂節上獲得了一致的好評，並以卓越的音樂而聞名。馬修還活躍於馬里蘭音樂教育家協會，現任馬里蘭樂隊指揮協會主席。
Lauren Bond, NBCT - Washington County
President-Elect, Maryland Band Directors Association
Lauren Bond is the Band Director at Williamsport High School in Williamsport, Maryland where she teaches concert band, marching band, wind ensemble, steel pan ensemble, percussion ensemble, and jazz band. Lauren previously taught middle and elementary school band ensembles. Lauren is a National Board Certified Teacher, holds a master’s in Music Education from Boston University, and a bachelor’s in Music Education from Shenandoah Conservatory. She has previously served as the Member-at-Large and regional ensemble chairperson for MBDA, serves as a Member-at-Large for MMBA, and is the solo and ensemble coordinator for WCPS.
安托瓦內特（托尼）丹尼爾
馬里蘭合唱教育家協會當選主席
adaniel.mcea@gmail.com
Toni Daniel是表演藝術的長期倡導者和支持者。完成 18 年的學習後，她成為馬里蘭州索爾茲伯里市帕克賽德高中的合唱活動總監。在她任職期間，托尼曾在各種合唱活動和組織中擔任過多個角色。其中一些職位包括：全岸初級和高級主席、第五區初級合唱節主席、第五區高級合唱節主席和東岸合唱協會主席。她理解表演藝術對學生生活的積極影響——一個接受和歸屬感的地方。
安托瓦內特（托尼）丹尼爾
馬里蘭合唱教育家協會當選主席
adaniel.mcea@gmail.com
Toni Daniel是表演藝術的長期倡導者和支持者。完成 18 年的學習後，她成為馬里蘭州索爾茲伯里市帕克賽德高中的合唱活動總監。在她任職期間，托尼曾在各種合唱活動和組織中擔任過多個角色。其中一些職位包括：全岸初級和高級主席、第五區初級合唱節主席、第五區高級合唱節主席和東岸合唱協會主席。她理解表演藝術對學生生活的積極影響——一個接受和歸屬感的地方。
達娜·謝
當選主席，馬里蘭管弦樂團指揮協會
dls.mmea@gmail.com
Dana Shieh 女士是一位活躍的教師和評審員，在過去的 28 年裡一直從事教學工作。她目前是麥克納馬拉主教高中的弦樂團指揮。她之前是喬治王子縣 Thomas G. Pullen 藝術學院的弦樂團指揮。 Shieh 女士擁有哥倫布州立大學中提琴演奏學士學位、佛羅里達州立大學音樂教育碩士學位，以及埃默里和亨利學院的鈴木認證。 Shieh 女士此前曾擔任馬里蘭大學夏季器樂體驗的導演，並擔任全州、獨奏和合奏以及全州管弦音樂節的評委。作為表演者，謝女士曾與國家愛樂樂團和DC地區的其他管弦樂團進行專業演出。
安托瓦內特（托尼）丹尼爾
馬里蘭合唱教育家協會當選主席
adaniel.mcea@gmail.com
Toni Daniel是表演藝術的長期倡導者和支持者。完成 18 年的學習後，她成為馬里蘭州索爾茲伯里市帕克賽德高中的合唱活動總監。在她任職期間，托尼曾在各種合唱活動和組織中擔任過多個角色。其中一些職位包括：全岸初級和高級主席、第五區初級合唱節主席、第五區高級合唱節主席和東岸合唱協會主席。她理解表演藝術對學生生活的積極影響——一個接受和歸屬感的地方。
克里斯蒂·庫克
馬里蘭州普通音樂教師協會主席
mgmtapresident@gmail.com
Christie Cook是卡爾弗特縣公立學校的美術和表演藝術主管。 她花了 14 年時間在北部和 Windy Hill 中學教授音樂欣賞和管弦樂隊。 Christie 很高興能以 MGMTA 總裁的身份為 MMEA 服務，通過為教師制定傑出的專業發展計劃並繼續倡導為所有年齡段的學生提供優質的音樂教育，以進一步推動馬里蘭州的音樂教育。
阿什莉·奇科尼
馬里蘭州普通音樂教師協會當選主席
mgmtapresidentelect@gmail.com
Ashleigh Cicconi, M.Ed., MT-BC, 擁有音樂治療學士學位和教育碩士學位，目前正在攻讀教育領導力博士學位。 她曾擔任董事會認證的音樂治療師和實習主管，並開發和實施了原創教育音樂計劃。 Ashleigh 目前在麥克多諾學校擔任低年級表演藝術教師，此外還在陶森大學擔任兼職教授，在那裡她教授多門音樂教育和音樂專業課程。
路易斯安德森博士
馬里蘭州音樂教師教育協會主席
dranderson.mmea@gmail.com
Anderson 博士是馬里蘭州索爾茲伯里大學音樂教育的助理教授和協調員，在 PK-12 學校擁有 30 年的音樂教學經驗。她的重點領域是中學普通音樂、合唱音樂教育、課程編寫、尤克里裡教學和音樂技術。她對服務的承諾獲得了富爾頓人文學院的服務獎。她還與同樣是 SU 教授的戴安娜·瓦格納 (Diana Wagner) 一起演奏各種樂器並唱歌。
勞拉·希肯博士
馬里蘭州音樂教師教育協會當選主席
lkh.mmea@gmail.com
勞拉·希肯(Laura Hicken) 是陶森大學音樂教育助理教授。她教授本科和研究生音樂教育課程，並且是大學 NafME 分會的教職贊助商。 Hicken 獲得了博士學位。德克薩斯大學奧斯汀分校音樂與人類學習專業，北卡羅來納大學格林斯博羅分校音樂教育碩士，弗曼大學音樂教育學士。在陶森任教之前，希肯在南卡羅來納州和佛羅里達州教樂隊和一般音樂。
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Committee Chairs & Representatives
艾米·T·海爾斯頓
艾米·T·海爾斯頓(Amy T. Hairston) 在 MD (Springbrook HS) 擔任合唱/一般音樂和戲劇教師已經 16 年了。她是奧克蘭米爾斯 HS 和 UMD 的驕傲校友。今年夏天，她加入了 MCEA 董事會，擔任專業發展聯絡員。她一直是霍華德、蒙哥馬利、巴爾的摩和卡爾弗特縣的音樂臨床醫生和評審員，並喜歡在 MMEA 服務中進行演講。
艾米·T·海爾斯頓
艾米·T·海爾斯頓(Amy T. Hairston) 在 MD (Springbrook HS) 擔任合唱/一般音樂和戲劇教師已經 16 年了。她是奧克蘭米爾斯 HS 和 UMD 的驕傲校友。今年夏天，她加入了 MCEA 董事會，擔任專業發展聯絡員。她一直是霍華德、蒙哥馬利、巴爾的摩和卡爾弗特縣的音樂臨床醫生和評審員，並喜歡在 MMEA 服務中進行演講。
克里斯塔爾·威廉姆斯
Krystal Williams目前是馬里蘭州巴爾的摩西部女子高中的樂隊總監。威廉姆斯夫人於 1999 年至 2005 年就讀於摩根州立大學，主修音樂。獲得器樂學士學位後，她繼續接受指揮教育，並擔任摩根州立樂隊項目的研究生助理。威廉姆斯夫人還擁有馬里蘭聖母大學的教學碩士學位。她是巴爾的摩市公立學校的 14 年音樂教師。她目前與丈夫德懷特和兒子馬修住在馬里蘭州溫莎米爾。
Reid Harlan - UMBC
Reid is an upcoming senior studying Choral Teaching and Learning and Vocal Performance double major at UMBC. He has performed and various facets or vocal performance being Theater, Chamber choir, Gospel, Opera, and solo performance. In a very strong kinship with empowering the music education community, he is very excited for the opportunity to work with MMEA in the upcoming year as a collegiate board member and hopes to make a positive impact on the music education community.
Danni Schmitt - Baltimore City
Community Liaison
Danni Schmitt teaches 4th–8th grade band, 6th grade general music, and 7th grade music technology at Roland Park Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore City. She was a Grammy Music Educator Award Semifinalist in 2024 and Quarterfinalist in 2017. A member of Phi Beta Mu and Kappa Kappa Psi, Danni has mentored many student teachers during her 25 years in BCPSS. She performs with the Chesapeake Concert Band and serves in the Maryland Defense Force.
Kellie Harvey, NBCT - Wicomico County
Kellie Harvey, M.M.Ed., NBCT, is a music and dance educator in Wicomico County, musically inspiring PreK-2 students since 2014. A 2025 Grammy Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist, 2026 CMA Music Teacher of Excellence Semifinalist, and 2022 MMEA Outstanding Educator, she is passionate about arts integration, curriculum development, and equitable access to music education. Ms. Harvey mentors teachers, leads professional development, and creates meaningful performance and cultural experiences that foster inclusive, student-centered learning through music.
理查德·麥克雷迪
Richard A McCready在馬里蘭州克拉克斯維爾的 River Hill 高中教授音樂技術、鋼琴和吉他，同時也是馬里蘭州霍華德縣的音樂技術資源教師。他獲得了 2013 年 TI:ME Mike Kovins 年度教師獎、2013 年霍華德縣年度音樂教育家獎以及 2014 年馬里蘭州傑出音樂教育家獎。他還被學校樂隊和管弦樂團評為 2017 年“50 位與眾不同的導演”之一，並於 2015 年獲得格萊美音樂教育家獎半決賽。
Dylan Williams - Wicomico County
Finance & Development Chair
Dylan Williams is an elementary general music educator with Wicomico County Public Schools, teaching PreK–2 music at West Salisbury Elementary School and Chipman Elementary School. Now in his fifth year of teaching, he previously taught in Dorchester County. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and is currently pursuing a M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction at Salisbury University. He also plans to complete his Orff Schulwerk Certification in summer 2026.
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沃爾特·哈雷
沃爾特·A·哈雷(Walter A. Harley) 在奧克森山高中 (Oxon Hill High School) 擔任主席、樂隊和管弦樂隊總監已經 27 年了。 Oxon Hill 樂隊/管弦樂隊在地方、州和國家音樂節上獲得了高級和優秀評級。沃爾特獎是 2008 年年度最佳樂隊導演、2009 年和 2012 年的 LOVE 獎；喬治王子郡 2000 年度最佳教師，PGCPS 2010、2011、2012 年度傑出教育工作者；華盛頓郵報 Agnes Myer 2012 年度傑出教育家，以及 2011、2012 和 2016 年 NBA 卓越獎。
沃爾特·哈雷
沃爾特·A·哈雷(Walter A. Harley) 在奧克森山高中 (Oxon Hill High School) 擔任主席、樂隊和管弦樂隊總監已經 27 年了。 Oxon Hill 樂隊/管弦樂隊在地方、州和國家音樂節上獲得了高級和優秀評級。沃爾特獎是 2008 年年度最佳樂隊導演、2009 年和 2012 年的 LOVE 獎；喬治王子郡 2000 年度最佳教師，PGCPS 2010、2011、2012 年度傑出教育工作者；華盛頓郵報 Agnes Myer 2012 年度傑出教育家，以及 2011、2012 和 2016 年 NBA 卓越獎。
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Mateen Milan - State of Maryland (MSDE)
MSDE Representative
Mateen Milan is the Coordinator of Comprehensive Arts at the Maryland State Department of Education, where he supports statewide professional learning and initiatives that expand access to high-quality arts education for students across Maryland. Prior to joining MSDE, he served as a Program Manager for the Peabody Preparatory and continues his work there as bassoon faculty and conductor of the Preparatory Wind Band. Mateen holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Peabody Conservatory and a Master of Music in Bassoon Performance from the Yale School of Music.
Lizzie Devereux - State of Maryland (MSDE)
MSDE Representative
Lizzie Devereux joined MSDE in 2023 as Director of Comprehensive Arts, bringing nearly two decades’ experience as a music teacher and administrator. Proud to call Maryland home since 2015, Lizzie served as United Way’s Education Director for 8 years before joining MSDE. She has a B.A. from Barnard College; an M.M. from East Carolina University; and an Ed.M. in Education Policy from Harvard University. She is a 2017 Maryland Leading Woman, Baltimore City resident, and still performs regularly in orchestras and chamber music groups.
Mike Arena - Zeswitz Music
Music Industry Representative
Mike Arena is currently the Director of School Service & Education for Zeswitz Music which serves school music programs across MD, PA, NJ and DE through instrument rentals, repairs and product sales. After graduating from West Chester University in 2007, Mike began his career in the Music Industry. He has served music education in many capacities including Education Rep, Inside Sales, Assistant Director of USBands and Director of the Crossmen Drum & Bugle Corps and now looks forward to serving music educators of Maryland in this new role!
Robby Burns, NBCT - Howard County
Music Technology Chair
Robby teaches band and general music at Ellicott Mills Middle School in the Howard County Public School System. Outside of HCPSS, he maintains a large private percussion studio, a freelance performing schedule, as well as adjudicating, coaching, and consulting work. Robby has presented at music educator conferences all over the country on a range of topics relating to band, orchestra, and technology. He is the author of “Digital Organization Tips for Music Teachers" from Oxford University Press. Robby is the recipient of the 2025 Mike Kovins Technology in Music Education (TI:ME) Teacher of the Year award.
G. Scott Barton - Baltimore County (Private School)
Private Schools Representative
Graham "Scott" Barton is a veteran music educator and conductor committed to building strong connections between public and private institutions. Currently Director of Vocal Music at The McDonogh School in Owings Mills, he brings over 20 years of experience leading award winning diverse choral and musical theater programs. A proud Penn State graduate with a Master’s in Conducting and Bachelor of Science in Music Education, Barton actively participates in ACDA and MMEA and looks forward to developing meaningful relationships in the greater DMV region.
Sam Baronowsky
Private Studios Liaison
Sam Baronowsky is a freelance tuba player and low brass educator based in Howard County. He began teaching lessons to beginner low brass students as a summer job while completing a degree in tuba performance at Northwestern University and has evolved that into a thriving private studio, teaching 40+ students for over a decade.
A product of MD public schools, Sam believes deeply in the symbiosis between successful curricular music programs and the strong private teaching ecosystem surrounding them, and he is excited to work towards developing and growing these partnerships to benefit students across the state.
Marina C. McLerran, Ph.D. - Towson University
Research Chair
Marina McLerran is from Austin, Texas, and serves on the faculty at Towson University. She has a Ph.D. (2024) and an M.M. (2021) in music education from the University of Miami in Florida, and a B.M. in music education (2014) from Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. She has been published in the Music Educators Journal and the state journals for Kansas, Florida, and Texas.
Phil Barnes - Montgomery County
State Large Ensemble Festivals Chair
Phil Barnes has served as the Coordinator of Instrumental Music & Theatre for Montgomery County Public Schools since 2020. In this role he supports over 200 teachers across the nation's 15th largest school district, which is consistently named one of America’s Best Communities for Music Education by the NAMM Foundation. Before moving into administration, Phil spent 17 years teaching instrumental music, choral music, piano, guitar, music theory, music history, music technology, and music for special learners at the middle and high school levels. He is a proud product of the Maryland music education system, having attended Wicomico County Public Schools and the University of Maryland.
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Mrs. Jenny Wegman-Ey, NBCT - Howard County
State Solo & Ensemble Festivals Chair
Jenny Wegman-Ey, NBCT is the band director and Elkridge Elementary School and Jeffers Hill Elementary School in Howard County, Maryland. She has worked with elementary and middle school students in the areas of concert band, jazz band, gogo band, general music, and orchestra. Jenny holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Towson University and a Master's of Music Education, with a focus in Band Studies, from The American Band College of Central Washington University. She became a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) in 2025.
John G Pusateri - Baltimore County
John is in his 25th year of teaching choral & orchestral music at Perry Hall High. Since becoming chair of the department in 2014, John has maintained a vibrant choral program. His ensembles regularly perform at the highest level at festivals, present sessions at the state conference, and many students are accepted to all state choir yearly. He is currently the Tri-M Chair of MMEA and the Tri-M Chapter Advisor at Perry Hall. John and his wife Mandi have three children, El, Lewey and Maryana, all of whom participate in the arts through dance and vocal performance.
Staff
Anthony J. Conto
Executive Director
Anthony has been Executive Director for MMEA since July 1, 2022. Prior to his appointment, he came to MMEA with over a decade of service to the Board, as well as over two decades of experience as a music educator and arts administrator. His primary background is in instrumental music, as well as experience in choral music. He was the Director of Fine Arts and Director of Bands & Orchestra at Bishop McNamara H.S. in Forestville, Maryland. He earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Music in Music Education and Conducting, from the University of Maryland, as well as a graduate certificate in Executive Leadership in Arts and Culture Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania and National Arts Strategies. He is currently also the Artistic Director and Conductor for the D.C.’s Different Drummer’s Symphonic Band, in Washington D.C. He has an extensive background with non-profit organizations and a wealth of experience working with teams, event coordination, fundraising, and budget management. Anthony was born, raised and currently lives in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
凱德·迪爾多夫
通訊經理
mmeamarylandinfo@gmail.com
Kayde 是一位自然愛好者和終生的音樂家，並且一直是弗吉尼亞州許多非營利組織的教學藝術家和管理團隊的成員。她在管理和客戶服務部門工作了 13 年，非常喜歡與 MMEA 進行遠程工作。
安迪·桑特
運營經理
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安迪是馬里蘭州的終生居民，過去 25 年來一直在藝術和人文領域的非營利組織擔任行政職位。她是全州高級合唱團的校友，喜歡為 MMEA 工作以促進馬里蘭州的音樂教育。