Board of Control Responsibilities
Executive Board
Cole Haole-Valenzuela
President
West Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
Kent Wilson
1st Vice President, President-Elect
Whitford Middle School
Beaverton, Oregon
Hannah Abercrombie
2nd Vice President
McKay High School
Salem, Oregon
Erika Lockwood
Past President
David Douglas High School
Portland, 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
OMEA
Portland, Oregon
Todd Zimbelman
Treasurer
West Salem High School
Salem, Oregon
JJ Sutton
Executive Director
OMEA
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
Frank Petrik
Band Chair
Lincoln High School
Portland, 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
Melissa Jmaeff
Small Schools Co-Chair
Sutherlin School District
Sutherlin, Oregon
Paul Burch
Small Schools Co-Chair
Lowell School District
Lowell, Oregon
Lesslie Nuñez
Mariachi Co-Chair
Forest Grove High School
Forest Grove, Oregon
Valérie Gollman
Mariachi Co-Chair
Linus Pauling Middle School
Corvallis, Oregon
Iris Erickson
CNAfME Co-Representative
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Livy House
CNAfME Co-Representative
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Mari Schay
SMTE & CNAfME Advisor Chair
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Jessika Smith
Jazz Chair
Parkrose School District
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
Stewart Schlazer
State Solo Contest Chair
Forest Grove High School
Forest Grove, Oregon
Gary Riler
State Chamber Ensemble Contest Chair
Cleveland High School
Portland, Oregon
John Baker
State Choir Contest Chair
Retired
Portland, Oregon
Dave Matthys
State Band & Orchestra Contest Chair
Retired
Lake Oswego, 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
Melissa Albert
OMEA District 2 Chair
Reynolds High School
Gresham, Oregon
Terence Madlangbayan
OMEA District 3 Chair
Tillamook School District
Tillamook, 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
Ben Blessing
OMEA District 6 Chair
Baker School District
Baker, Oregon
Amber Yester
OMEA District 7 Chair
North Bend High School
North Bend, Oregon
Kaleigh Noble
OMEA District 8 Chair
North Middle Middle School
Grants Pass, 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
Stephen Johnson
OMEA District 12 Chair
Buena Vista Spanish Immersion School
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
Ben Adams
OMEA District 15 Chair
Glencoe High School
Hillsboro, 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
Steve Kessler
Oregon Music Educator, Editor
North Medford High School
Medford, Oregon