Board of Control Responsibilities
Executive Board
Erika Lockwood
President
Rex Putnam High School
Milwaukie, Oregon
Cole Haole-Valenzuela
1st Vice President, President-Elect
West Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
Hannah Abercrombie
2nd Vice President
McKay High School
Salem, Oregon
Ben Lawson
Past President
Redmond High School
Redmond, Oregon
Kristi Stingle
All-State Chair
Lakeridge High School
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Elizabeth Soper
Conference Chair
South Medford High School
Medford, Oregon
Laura Arthur
Public Policy Chair
Oregon Music Education Association
Portland, Oregon
Todd Zimbelman
Treasurer
West Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
JJ Sutton
Executive Director
Oregon Music Education Association
Grants Pass, Oregon
Area Chairs
Stephen Marshall
Advocacy Chair
Music & Arts
Portland, Oregon
Cynthia Navarro
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair
Clear Creek Middle School
Gresham, Oregon
Jennifer Bell
Band Chair
Whiteaker Middle School
Keizer, Oregon
Kathy Briggs
Choral Chair
St. Mary’s High School
Portland, Oregon
Brigid Mayer
Orchestra Chair
West Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
Allison Halvorson
Elementary School Music Chair
Joseph Gale Elementary School
Forest Grove, Oregon
Kelsie Demianew
General Music Chair
Cummings Elementary School
Keizer, Oregon
Jason Rodgers
Secondary General Music Chair
Woodburn High School
Woodburn, Oregon
Jessika Smith
Jazz Chair
Parkrose School District
Portland, Oregon
Melissa Jmaeff
Small Schools Chair
Sutherlin School District
Sutherlin, Oregon
Mari Schay
SMTE & CNAfME Advisor Chair
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Ellie Auvinen
CNAfME Co-Representative
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Iris Erickson
CNAfME Co-Representative
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Andrew Bergh
Membership Chair
Tualatin High School
Tualatin, Oregon
Dana Henson
Conference Exhibitor & Sustaining Member Chair
Oregon City High School
Oregon City, Oregon
Gary Riler
State Chamber Ensemble Contest Chair
Cleveland High School
Portland, Oregon
Stewart Schlazer
State Solo Contest Chair
Forest Grove High School
Forest Grove, Oregon
Dave Matthys
State Band & Orchestra Contest Chair
Retired
Lake Oswego, Oregon
John Baker
State Choir Contest Chair
Retired
Portland, Oregon
Dan Davey
State Jazz Contest Chair
Mt. Hood Community College
Gresham, Oregon
Kathy Briggs
Student Composition Contest Chair
St. Mary’s High School
Portland, Oregon
District Chairs
Gary Riler
OMEA District 1 Chair
Cleveland High School
Portland, Oregon
Molly Keller
OMEA District 2 Chair
Dexter McCarty Middle School
Gresham, Oregon
Josiah Glaser
OMEA District 3 Chair
Seaside High School
Seaside, Oregon
Kimberly Skondin
OMEA District 4 Chair
Silver Falls School District
Silverton, Oregon
Keith Chaiet
OMEA District 5 Chair
Mountain View High School
Bend, Oregon
Alex Justice
OMEA District 6 Chair
La Grande High School
La Grande, Oregon
Janet Lea
OMEA District 7 Chair
North Bend School District
North Bend, Oregon
Trevor Thompson
OMEA District 8 Chair
Joseph Lane Middle School
Roseburg, Oregon
Ryan Egan
OMEA District 9 Chair
Ontario Middle and High Schools
Ontario, Oregon
Melissa Jmaeff
OMEA District 10 Chair
Sutherlin School District
Sutherlin, Oregon
David Blake
OMEA District 11 Chair
Corvallis School District
Corvallis, Oregon
Jon Bridges
OMEA District 12 Co-Chair
Springfield High School
Springfield, Oregon
Doug Doerfert
OMEA District 12 Co-Chair
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
Dana Henson
OMEA District 13 Chair
Oregon City High School
Oregon City, Oregon
Allison Hedgepeth
OMEA District 14 Chair
Forest Hills Elementary School
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Paul Swardstrom
OMEA District 15 Chair
Tumwater Middle School
Beaverton, Oregon
Liaisons
Laura Wagstaff
Recording Secretary
Claggett Creek Middle School
Keizer, Oregon
Ben Lawson
Historian
Redmond High School
Redmond, Oregon
Lesley Bossert
Tri-M Liaison
Retired
Portland, Oregon
Joe Dyvig
NAfME Northwest Division President
Olympia High School
Olympia, Washington
Chad Rose
NAfME Northwest Division President-Elect
Sheridan High School
Sheridan, Wyoming
Dusty Molyneaux
NAfME Northwest Division Past President
Great Falls Public Schools
Great Falls, Montana
Journal Editors
Dianne Nelson
Oregon Music Educator, Editor
Talmadge Middle School
Independence, Oregon
Olivia Salzman-Coon
Oregon Music Educator, Editor
University of Wisconsin- La Crosse
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Kendra Taylor
Oregon Music Educator, Editor
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon