The LMEA Board of Directors is made up of elected officers (executive officers, division chairs, and district directors), ex-officio members, and a representative from associate organizations. Elected members submit reports at all meetings and are voting members. Ex-officio and associate organization members submit reports, but are non-voting members. The Board of Directors meets in October, January, and May. The executive officers, division chairs, and some ex-officio members also meet in August. In addition, the executive officers meet as needed throughout the year. If members have a concern or suggestion, please bring them to your district director to relay to the board.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
- President: Lee Hicks – leehicks@lmeamusic.org
- President-Elect: Jessica Fain-Blanchard – jfain@lmeamusic.org
- Past-President: Brett Babineaux – bbabineaux@lmeamusic.org
- Executive Director (ex-officio): Scotty Walker – swalker@lmeamusic.org
DIVISION CHAIRS
- Band Division: Billy Hochkeppel – banddivision@lmeamusic.org
- Vocal Division: Stephen Galliano – vocaldivision@lmeamusic.org
- Orchestra Division: Katrice LaCour – orchestradivision@lmeamusic.org
- Jazz Division: Doug Stone – jazzdivision@lmeamusic.org
- University Division: Victor Drescher – victor.drescher@selu.edu
- Elementary Division: Keith James – kjames@ebrschools.org
- Collegiate Division (CNAfME): Ed McClellan – emcclell@loyno.edu
- Public Relations: Joshua Stearman – jstearman@lmeamusic.org
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
- District I: Robbie Freeman – districti@lmeamusic.org
- District II: Aleisa Hudlow – districtii@lmeamusic.org
- District III: Bailey Lanier – districtiii@lmeamusic.org
- District IV: Ryan Benoit – districtiv@lmeamusic.org
- District V: Aaron Theall – districtv@lmeamusic.org
- District VI: Telly Higgins – districtvi@lmeamusic.org
- District VII: Jim Trant – districtseven@bellsouth.net
- District VIII: Michele DesLattes – lmeadistrictviii@gmail.com
- District IX: Stephanie Robertson – stephanie.robertson@lmeamusic.org
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
- Conference Chair: Denise Howell – conferencechair@lmeamusic.org
- Editor, The Louisiana Musician (magazine) and The Louisiana Connection (newsletter): Carolyn Herrington – editor@lmeamusic.org
- Webmaster: Sharon McNamara-Horne – lmea@lmeamusic.org
- Hall of Fame: Tom Burroughs – thomas.burroughs@lpsb.org
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
- Administrative Advisory Council: Tony McCardle – tony.mccardle@cpsb.org
- All-State Guitar Ensemble: Dr. Greg Robin – gjrobin@lpssonline.com
- All-State Handbell Ensemble: Greig Ashurst – handbells@lmeamusic.org
- DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion): James Square – ivanthemusical@yahoo.com
- LALF (Louisiana Advocacy Leadership Force): Ginny Medina-Hamilton – gmedinahamilton@gmail.com
- Louisiana Roots Music Ed Collective: Gregg Griffin – gregg.griffin@vpsb.net
- Mentorship: Cory Craig – cory.craig@bossierschools.org
- Tri-M: Lynn Burton – lynn.burton@stpsb.org
ASSOCIATE ORGANIZATION MEMBERS
- AOSA-Red Stick Chapter (American Orff-Schulwerk Association/Red Stick Orff): Erin Fort – EFort@lafayettecharter.org
- ASTA Louisiana (American String Teachers Association): David Saccardi – dsaccardi@lsu.edu
- LAJE (Louisiana Association for Jazz Education): Michael Brothers – michael.brothers@southeastern.
edu - LBA (Louisiana Band Masters Association): Amy Kutz – akutz@caddoschools.org
- LMAA (Louisiana Music Adjudicators Association): Bill Brent – brent@nsula.edu
- Louisiana ACDA (Louisiana American Choral Directors Association): Alyssa Carranza – Alyssa.Carranza@stpsb.org
- LA PAS (Louisiana Chapter of Percussive Arts Society): Kathryn Irwin – kirwin@ulm.edu