Organizations Filed Purposes:
NAFME'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE MUSIC EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING THE STUDY AND MAKING OF MUSIC BY ALL.
MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND CONVENTION:NAFME MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS ARE MOUNTED TO FURNISH INSERVICE AND PRESERVICE PROFESSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MUSIC EDUCATORS, TO ALLOW FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG MEMBERS AND OTHER TEACHERS, AND TO FACILITATE THE GROWTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF CENTRAL ISSUES TO MUSIC EDUCATION AMONG PROFESSIONALS. NAFME STAFF ENGAGE IN SITE VISITS, PLANNING MEETINGS, PROGRAMMING, AND CONTRACTORS ON-SITE EXECUTION OF ALL NATIONAL CONFERENCES AND LEADERSHIP MEETINGS.
CAPACITY BUILDING:ENSURE DATA-DRIVEN FISCAL PRACTICES AND DECISION MAKING TO ADVANCE OUR ASSOCIATION AND THE PROFESSION WE SERVE.- BUILD AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY THAT ENABLE THE ASSOCIATION ANDSTATE MEAS, COMMITTEES, AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS TO ACCOMPLISH DIFFERENTIATED GOALS WITHINA UNIFIED NATIONAL STRUCTURE- INCREASE MEMBERSHIP IN EXISTING AND NEW CATEGORIES- DEVELOP NATIONAL AND STATE LEADERSHIP- ENSURE A FISCALLY SOUND ASSOCIATION- SECURE FUNDING TO CONDUCT NAFME PROJECTS- EXEMPLIFY OUR MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES IN ALL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS- EMPOWER SOCIETIES, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES, AND MEMBERS TO ACHIEVE THE ASSOCIATION'S MISSION, VISION AND VALUES
PERIODICALS:MUSIC EDUCATORS JOURNAL/TEACHING MUSICMUSIC EDUCATORS JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER, DECEMBER, MARCH AND JUNE EACH YEAR. TEACHING MUSIC IS PUBLISHED IN AUGUST, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND APRIL EACH YEAR. THE MAGAZINES DEAL WITH ALL ASPECTS OF MUSIC AND MUSIC EDUCATION FOR THE CLASSROOM, ELEMENTARY THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL. MUSIC EDUCATORS JOURNAL IS A PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION; TEACHING MUSIC FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL TEACHING INFORMATION AND NEWS ABOUT THE FIELD.RESEARCH PUBLICATIONSTHIS CONSISTS OF TWO SCHOLARLY JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: UPDATE AND JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND MUSIC EDUCATION (JRME). UPDATE IS AN ONLINE PUBLICATION ADDRESSING APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION. THE JRME PUBLISHES IN PRINT AND ON-LINE THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC EDUCATION, MUSIC HISTORY, MUSIC PERCEPTION, AND MUSIC SOCIOLOGY. THE PURPOSE OF THESE JOURNALS IS TO PUBLISH AND/OR DISTRIBUTE MATERIALS THAT ARE OF VALUE TO THE NAFME'S MEMBERS AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN MUSIC EDUCATION. GENERAL MUSIC TODAYAN ONLINE JOURNAL, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NAFME MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATE TEACHING GENERAL MUSIC, A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN GENERAL MUSIC AT ALL LEVELS.JOURNAL OF MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATIONDEVELOPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FOR MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION (A CONSTITUENT GROUP WITHIN NAFME), THE JOURNAL OF MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION IS DEDICATED TO THE SOCIETY'S GOALS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF MUSIC TEACHERS, AND INFLUENCING DEVELOPMENT IN MUSIC TEACHER EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Michael J Blakeslee | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO | 37.5 | $195,563 |
| Christopher Woodside | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 37.5 | $158,763 |
| Byron Smith | DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 37.5 | $114,267 |
| Paul Lannan Baker | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 37.5 | $110,619 |
| Marlynn Likens | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNANCE | 37.5 | $105,992 |
| Kristen Rencher | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, AN | 37.5 | $103,430 |
| Kathleen D Sanz | PRESIDENT AND BOARD CHAIR | 18.25 | $43,550 |
| Russ Sperling | WESTERN DIVISION IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Tricia Kidd | SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Womack | SOUTHERN DIVISION IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Camille Blackburn | NORTHWEST DIVISION IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Leyla Sanyer | NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Scott R Sheehan | EASTERN DIVISION IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Samuel Tsugawa | WESTERN DIVISION PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Raiber | SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Dian Eddleman | SOUTHERN DIVISION PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| John Combs | NORTHWEST DIVISION PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Judith Bush | NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Marc E Greene | EASTERN DIVISION PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Denese Odegaard | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Mackie V Spradley | PRESIDENT-ELECT | 3 | $0 |
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