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Georgia Music Teachers Association

Affiliate of the Music Teachers National Association

Leadership

Executive Board

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President

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

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President-Elect

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

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Vice President of Programs

David Oliver
514 Charlton St. NW
Rome, GA 30165
doliver@shorter.edu

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Vice President of Membership

Jana Ritchie
3620 Grovemony Cove
Cumming, GA 30041
janaritchie@yahoo.com

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Vice President of Publicity

Jonathan Klein
170 Woodstone Drive
Athens, GA 30605
jonathanfk@gmail.com

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Vice President of GMTA Auditions

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

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Vice President of MTNA Competitions

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

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Secretary

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

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Member-at-Large

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

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Member-at-Large

Kathy Morris
1511 19th St.
Columbus, GA 31901
mkm1511@bellsouth.net

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Immediate Past President

Tom Pearsall
Dept. of Music, P.O. Box 8052
Statesboro, GA 30460
tompearsall@georgiasouthern.edu

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Executive Director

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

Area Coordinators & Committee Chairs

Archivist

Margaret Liu
mliumusic@mindspring.com

Arts Awareness & Advocacy

Donna Dasher
dsdasher39@comcast.net

Certification

Robin Engleman
englemanr@bellsouth.net

College Faculty

Lyle Indergaard
linderga@valdosta.edu

Collegiate Chapters

Peter Jutras
pjutras@uga.edu

Concerns

Natalie Codelli
codelli@bellsouth.net

Finance/Advisory Committee

Tom Pearsall
tompearsall@georgiasouthern.edu

GMTA Awards Committee

Lou Lyon
loulyon@bellsouth.net

Independent Music Teachers Forum

Becky Bradley
beckyb9@hotmail.com

MTNA Foundation

Laura Blanton
laura@blantonschool.com
Lisa Fowler
cfowler@numail.org

Technology

Joe Lozier
joe@lozierstudio.com

Local Associations

President

Audition Chair

Athens

Jonathan Klein Jonathan Klein

Atlanta

Nancy Edison/Marguerite Munoz Anne Sun/Raisa Parmentier

Augusta

Sue Moncrief Hiroko Hogarth

Cherokee

Susan Naylor Cathy Poirier/Joe Seidel

Cobb County

Joy Poole David Watkins/Misty Simmons

Columbus

Martha Aguirre Trudi Norman

Coweta-Fayette

Lisa Fowler Phyllis Lafon

Decatur

David D'Ambrosio/Andrea Emmel Pamela Hines

Golden Isles

Donna Nilsson Claudia Theise

Greater Marietta

Pat Hankey Jackie Hutson/Ruth Ann Clark

Gwinette County

Lois Simon Jean Mann

Macon

Ruth Rowell Miriam Marchetti

North DeKalb

Rwei Hao Gayle Vann

North Fulton

Lori Bennett Hamrick Hwee Boon Ng

Northeast Georgia

Keith DeFoor Patti Bennett

Rome

David Oliver Helen Ramsaur

Savannah

Diane Boyd Diane Boyd

South Georgia

Janet Robinson Janet Robinson

South Metro Atlanta

Betty White Robin Jones/Marcia Dunscomb

Western Georgia

Judy Hayes George Mann

GMTA Auditions Staff

Vice President of GMTA Auditions

Peggy Lee
706-546-5567
peggyklee@bellsouth.net

Piano Coordinator

Clara Park
706-860-2109
clarapark@aol.com

Instrumental Chair

Strings
Jennifer K. Lee
518-222-4005
jenmiata@earthlink.net

Instrumental Chair

Woodwinds/Brass
Barbara Salter
770-460-6817
salt3885@bellsouth.net

Instrumental Chair

Instrumental Concerto (Grades 6-11)
Jennifer K. Lee
518-222-4005
jenmiata@earthlink.net

Voice Chair

Grades 9-12 & College/Adult
Stephanie Tingler
770-586-5863
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
Patti Bennett
770-945-0409
musicbypatti@charter.net
Grade 7
Fred Hsiang
770-949-8372
shinvinc@yahoo.com
Grade 8
Tina Darden
770-227-4963
TinaHuskey@hotmail.com
Grade 9
Charlotte Williams
770-509-8897
mail@route88.net
Grade 10
Janice Wong
678-520-4036
janicewong72@hotmail.com
Grade 11
Jonathan Klein
706-613-6413
jonathanfk@gmail.com
Grade 12
Rebekah Jones
706-540-7845
rebekahhealan@yahoo.com
College/Adult
Dawn McCord
678-839-6266
dmccord@westga.edu
Piano Concerto
Rebekah Jones
706-540-7845
rebekahhealan@yahoo.com

MTNA Competition Staff

VP MTNA Competitions

Dawn McCord
University of West Georgia, Dept. of Music
1600 Maple Street
Carrollton, GA 30118
678-839-6266
dmccord@westga.edu

Junior Performance

Jan Adams
315 Lee Rd.
Carlton, GA 30117
770-345-2983
jadams9800@bellsouth.net

Senior Performance

Jackie Reed
100 River Birch Trace
Fayetteville, GA 30215
770-461-6912
jackiereed@bellsouth.net

Young Artist Performance

Paula Thomas-Lee
101 N. Towne Dr.
Woodstock, GA 30188
404-384-1778
PTL@reinhardt.edu

Collegiate Chamber Music

Emma Pettyjohn
210 Beaverdam Dr
Winterville, GA 30683
770-369-1454
epettyjohn@ec.edu

Student Composition

Melanie Williams
275 Wild Magnolia Ct.
Canton, GA 30115
770-345-2983
mpwilliams275@gmail.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