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Georgia Music Teachers Association

Affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association

Leadership

Executive Board

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President

Edith Sweatman
420 Harlem-Grovetown Road
Harlem, GA 30814
ejs@sweatman.us

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President-Elect

Keith DeFoor
P.O. Box 65
Young Harris, GA 30582
kdefoor@yhc.edu

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Vice President of Programs

Dawn McCord
Dept. of Music, 1600 Maple St.
Carrollton, GA 30118
dmccord@westga.edu

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Vice President of Membership

Donna Dasher
32 Magnolia Marsh Drive
Richmond Hill, GA 31324
912-727-4490

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Vice President of Newsletters

Jane Lester
1031 Holly Point Way
Watkinsville, GA 30677
jlpiano@bellsouth.net

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Vice President of GMTA Auditions

Rebekah Jones
141 North Church St
Bogart, GA 30622
rebekahhealan@yahoo.com

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Vice President of MTNA Competitions

Peggy Lee
275 Sandstone Drive
Athens, GA 30605
peggyklee@bellsouth.net

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Secretary

Joy Poole
912 Evian Drive
Kennesaw, GA 30152
jbpoole@comcast.net

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Member-at-Large

David Watkins
1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw, GA 30144
dwatkins@kennesaw.edu

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Member-at-Large

Shu-Chuan (Fred) Hsiang
480 Barnesley Lane
Alpharetta, GA 30022
shinvinc@yahoo.com

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Immediate Past President

Martha Thomas
155 Knob Lick Drive
Athens, GA 30605
mlthomas@uga.edu

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Executive Director

Donna Trivette
956 Green Knoll Drive
Dacula, GA 770-237-8258
donnatrivette@bellsouth.net

Committee Chairs

Archivist

Margaret Liu
mliumusic@mindspring.com

Arts Awareness & Advocacy

Diane Boyd
dianelboyd@comcast.net

Certification

Jan Adams
jadams9800@bellsouth.net

College Faculty

Kevin Hampton
Kevin.Hampton@armstrong.edu

Collegiate Chapters

Peter Jutras
pjutras@uga.edu

Concerns

Betty White
bettypiano@comcast.net

Finance/Advisory Committee

Martha Thomas
mlthomas@uga.edu

GMTA Awards Committee

Julie Soh-Harbin
juliesohharbin@yahoo.com

Independent Music Teachers Forum

Paula Thomas-Lee
ptl@reinhardt.edu

MTNA Foundation

Becky Bradley
beckyb9@hotmail.com

Piano Judges List

Barbara Korzan
bkkorzan@knology.net

Technology

Joe Lozier
joe@lozierstudio.com

Local Associations

President

Audition Chair

Athens

Jason Bennett Jonathan Klein

Atlanta

Mary Williams Anne Sun

Augusta

Catharine McClure Hyangbin Choi

Cherokee

Suzanne Hosea Cathy Poirier/Joe Seidel

Cobb County

Joy Poole Huu Mai/Momoko Yamamoto

Columbus

Martha Aguirre Trudi Norman

Coweta-Fayette

Mary Jane Server Phyllis Lafon

Decatur

Glen Eckman Keiko Ransom

Golden Isles

Donna Nilsson Claudia Theise

Greater Marietta

Pam Barksdale Ruth Ann Clark

Gwinnett County

Janet Will Jean Mann

Macon

Barbara Probst Miriam Marchetti

North DeKalb

Kathy Ackerman Kathy Ackerman

North Fulton

Maria Kransmo Hwee-Boon Ng

Northeast Georgia

Keith DeFoor Patti Bennett

Rome

Helen Ramsaur Helen Ramsaur

Savannah

Kelli Horton Diane Boyd

South Georgia

Janet Robinson Janet Robinson

South Metro Atlanta

Grace Caudle Marsha Dunscomb

Western Georgia

Rachel Griffin George Mann

GMTA Auditions Staff

Vice President of GMTA Auditions

Rebekah Healan Jones
706-540-7845
rebekahhealan@yahoo.com

Instrumental Chair

Strings
Fred Hsiang
770-343-8372
shinvinc@yahoo.com

Instrumental Chair

Woodwinds/Brass
Rebekah Jones
706-540-7845
rebekahhealan@yahoo.com

Instrumental Chair

Instrumental Concerto (Grades 6-11)
Rebekah Healan Jones
706-540-7845
rebekahhealan@yahoo.com

Voice Chair

Grades 9-12 & College/Adult
Stephanie Tingler
706-542-2767
stingler@uga.edu

Theory Test Achievement Chair

Levels A-D
Jason Bennett
706-372-3005
BennettMusic@mac.com

Piano Chairs

Grade 4
Jane Lester
706-769-8417
jlpiano@bellsouth.net
Grade 5
Ashley Craig
770-713-7628
ashleycraig@thepianostudio.org
Grade 6
Sue Moncrief
706-737-5953
Suemon99@knology.net
Grade 7
Misty Simmons
770-974-4970
simmonsmusicstudio@yahoo.com
Grade 8
Tina Darden
770-277-4963
TinaHuskey@hotmail.com
Grade 9
Joy Poole
770-426-6595
jbpoole@comcast.net
Grade 10
Dan Steenson
770-438-6952
dksteenson@gmail.com
Grade 11
Colette Keogh
706-863-7378
cakeogh@aol.com
Grade 12
Linda Lokey
770-720-1701
lhlokey@lokeystudio.com
College/Adult
Marcena Kinney
770-704-6508
makinney2000@yahoo.com
Piano Concerto
Angela Moody
251-463-3889
alm84@uga.edu

MTNA Competition Staff

VP MTNA Competitions

Peggy Lee
275 Sandstone Drive
Athens, GA 30605
706-546-5567
peggyklee@bellsouth.net

Junior Performance

Judy J. Thomas
2964 Rogers Drive
Gainesville, GA 30506
770-536-2266
Ivory-J@hotmail.com

Senior Performance

Shu-Chuan (Fred) Hsiang
480 Barnesley Lane
Alpharetta, GA 30022
770-343-8372
shinvinc@yahoo.com

Young Artist Performance

Clara Park
4218 Wood Creek Court
Martinez, GA 30907
706-860-2109
clarapark@aol.com

Chamber Music Performance

David Murray
Georgia Southern University, Box 8052
Statesboro, GA 30460
912-478-5019
dsmurray@georgiasouthern.edu

Composition Competitions/Commissioning Composer

Gayle Vann
4075 Royal Pennon Court
Norcross, GA 30092
770-448-6466
gaylevann@hotmail.com

Past Presidents

GMTA Past President
1954-1956
Michael McDowell
1956-1958
Walter Westafer
GMTA Past President
1956-1959
William Weaver
1959-1960
Louise Harwell
GMTA Past President
1960-1962
Elizabeth Buday
GMTA Past President
1962-1963
Despy Karlas
GMTA Past President
1963-1964
Hilda Gervers
GMTA Past President
1964-1966
Troupe Harris, Jr.
GMTA Past President
1966-1967
Nona Randall
GMTA Past President
1967-1968
Jack Broucek
GMTA Past President
1968-1969
Naegeli von Bergen Metcalf
GMTA Past President
1969-1971
Eloy Fominaya
GMTA Past President
1971-1972
Kenneth Baumgardner
GMTA Past President
1972-1974
John Anderson
GMTA Past President
1974-1976
James Galloway, Jr.
GMTA Past President
1976-1978
Rex Whiddon, Jr.
GMTA Past President
1978-1980
Betty Nolting
GMTA Past President
1980-1982
Janet R. Robinson
GMTA Past President
1982-1984
R. Wayne Gibson
GMTA Past President
1984-1986
Aurelia Campbell
GMTA Past President
1986-1988
Tommy Joe Anderson
GMTA Past President
1988-1990
Fran Thrailkill
GMTA Past President
1990-1992
Joe Chapman
GMTA Past President
1992-1994
Julie Kirksey
GMTA Past President
1994-1996
David Watkins
GMTA Past President
1996-1998
Betty White
GMTA Past President
1998-2000
Joseph Hokayem
GMTA Past President
2000-2002
Susan Naylor
GMTA Past President
2002-2004
Susan Andrews
GMTA Past President
2004-2006
Tom Pearsall
GMTA Past President
2006-2008
Martha Thomas