NCMEA Board

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President:
Catherine Butler
Guilford County
cbutler@ncmea.net
President-Elect:
Carolina Perez
Durham County
cperez@ncmea.net
Immediate Past President:
Johnathan Hamiel
Orange County
jhamiel@ncmea.net
Member-at-Large:
Michael Henderson
Rutherford County
member-at-large1@ncmea.net
Member-at-Large:
Demeka Kimpson
Mecklenburg County
member-at-large2@ncmea.net
Recording Secretary:
Cindy Wagoner
Pitt County
secretary@ncmea.net

SECTION CHAIRS

Band:
Chris White
Cabarrus County
band_chair@ncmea.net
Band Section Delegate:
Steven Kelly
Cumberland County
band_delegate@ncmea.net
Collegiate NAfME: 
Cris Lim
Jackson County
collegiate_president@ncmea.net
Elementary: 
Jeannine DuMond
Guilford County
elementary_section@ncmea.net
High School Choral: 
Jenny Patchett
Wake County
hschoral_chair@ncmea.net
Higher Education:
Fred Spano
Mecklenburg County
higher_education@ncmea.net
Jazz Education: 
Matt Howard
Pitt County
jazz_chair@ncmea.net
Jazz Section Delegate:
Vacant

jazz_delegate@ncmea.net

Middle School Choral: 
Angel Cuddeback
Guilford County
mschoral_chair@ncmea.net
Orchestra:
Veronica Biscocho
Alamance County
orchestra_chair@ncmea.net
Orchestra Section Delegate:
Corrie Tew
Wake County
orchestra_delegate@ncmea.net

DISTRICT PRESIDENTS

District 1: 
Molly Griffin
Pitt County
district1@ncmea.net
District 2: 
Michael Palmer
Brunswick County
district2@ncmea.net
District 3: 
Shearon Miller
Johnston County
district3@ncmea.net
District 4: 
Desiree Merriweather
Cumberland County
district4@ncmea.net
District 5: 
Ronald Forsh
Forsyth County
district5@ncmea.net
District 6: 
Douglas Rowe
Union County
district6@ncmea.net
District 7: 
Andrea Evans
Caldwell County
district7@ncmea.net
District 8: 
Anna Morris
Buncombe County
district8@ncmea.net
 

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Advocacy: 
James Daugherty
Davidson County
jdaugherty@ncmea.net
Advocacy Co-Chair: 
Jeremy Tucker
Wake County
advocacy@ncmea.net
Constitution: 
Maribeth Yoder-White
Watauga County
constitution_committee@ncmea.net
Finance: 
Johnathan Hamiel
Orange County
jhamiel@ncmea.net
Inclusive Vision for Music Education: 
Lillie Allmond Harris
Guilford County
ivfme@ncmea.net
Markiss Barnes
Durham County
ivfme2@ncmea.net
Membership: 
Carolina Perez
Durham County
cperez@ncmea.net
Parliamentarian: 
Dave Albert
Wake County
parliamentarian@ncmea.net
Editorial: 
Cynthia Wagoner
editorial_chair@ncmea.net

COMMISSION & COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Assistant Conference Chair: 
Adam Joiner
Forsyth County
conference_assistant@ncmea.net
Conference Chair: 
Barbara Geer
Forsyth County
conference_chair@ncmea.net
Exceptional Children & General Music: 
Rue S. Lee-Holmes
Sampson County
exceptionalchildren_generalmusic@ncmea.net
Mentoring: 
Carol Earnhardt
Forsyth County
mentoring_program@ncmea.net
Music In Our Schools Month:
Tonya Allison
Forsyth County
miosm_chair1@ncmea.net
Lindsay Williams
Onslow County
miosm_chair2@ncmea.net
Music Program Leaders:
Christy White
Wayne County
music_program_leader@ncmea.net
NCMEA Webmaster: 
Mark Healy
Wake County
mhealy@ncmea.net
Guitar:
Jonathan Todd
Mecklenburg County
guitar@ncmea.net
Piano:
AmyBith Gardner Harlee
Forsyth County
piano@ncmea.net
Popular Music Education:
Jonathan Kladder
New Hanover County
popular_music@ncmea.net
Andrew Beach
Alamance County
popular_music2@ncmea.net
Research: 
Jonathan Poquette
Alamance County
research_chair@ncmea.net
Retired Membership: 
Heidi Sue Ross
Wake County
retired_membership@ncmea.net
Student Activities: 
Carolina Perez
Durham County
cperez@ncmea.net
Technology: 
Mindy Cook
Burke County
technology_chair@ncmea.net
Tri-M Music Honor Society: 
Andrew Dancy
Guilford County
tri-m@ncmea.net
Young Professionals:
Riley Paulson
New Hanover County
young_professionals@ncmea.net

AWARD, GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRS

Awards: 
Demeka Kimpson
Mecklenburg County
member-at-large2@ncmea.net
Grants: 
Michael Henderson
Rutherford County
member-at-large1@ncmea.net
Demeka Kimpson
Mecklenburg County
member-at-large2@ncmea.net
Scholarships:
Michael Henderson
Rutherford County
member-at-large1@ncmea.net

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Collegiate NAfME Advisor: 
Christie Lynch Ebert
Wake County
collegiate_advisor@ncmea.net
Executive Director:
Susan Heiserman
Wake County
sheiserman@ncmea.net
Historian: 
Dr. John Henry, Jr.
Guilford County
historian@ncmea.net
Journal Editor: 
Kim Justen
journal_editor@ncmea.net
Music Industry Representative: 
Adam Frank
Mecklenburg County
music_industry_rep@ncmea.net
Representative from the State Department of Public Instruction:  
Brandon Roeder
Wake County
brandon.roeder@dpi.nc.gov

NCMEA OFFICE

NCMEA Executive Director:
Susan Heiserman

sheiserman@ncmea.net
883-C Washington Street
Raleigh, NC 27605
919-424-7008
Website: www.ncmea.net