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Meet The Board

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Katie Winter

Katie is a Music teacher at A.E. Mills Intermediate School.

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Justin Adams

Justin is the Director of Bands at Monache High School in Porterville.

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Mike Tackett

Michael is the Director of Bands at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia.

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Rob Bentley

Rob is a graduate of Fresno State University and has been teaching music in Kings County since 1989.  He is currently teaching in the Lemoore Union Elementary School District.

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Jacob Hearne

Jacob is a Music Educator in the Lemoore Union Elementary School District. He has earned multiple degrees from The Master's University.

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Lisa Butts

Lisa is retired from Hanford West High School. She is currently an Adjunct Professor at West Hills College. She is an active adjudicator and clinician.

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Regine Abad

Regine is a Music Teacher in the Visalia Unified School District

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Jennifer McGill

Jennifer is the Director of Choral activities at Hanford High School. She is very active in the Choral Community as well as being a choreographer for numerous musicals in the Central Valley. She earned her degree at Bowling Green State University.

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Jeff Fritz

Jeff is currently Music Director at University Preparatory High School

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Dr. Emily Mason

Dr. Mason is Associate Professor of Music Education and Co-Coordinator of Music Education at California State University, Fresno.  She is also the Central Section General Music Representative for the CMEA General Music Advisory Board.

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Chris Earley

Chris is currently the Music Theory and Ear Training Professor at Fresno City College.

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Paul Lucckesi

Paul is currently the Director of Jazz Studies at Fresno City College.

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Savannah Madrigal

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Cari Earnhart

Cari is currently a Vocal Music Professor at California State University, Fresno.

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Instrumental Festival
Sight Reading Coordinators

Anne Hendrickson

Anne is the band director at Manchester GATE Elementary School in Fresno, CA. She is also an adjunct music instructor at Fresno City College. She has presented sessions at the Carnegie Hall Music Educator's Workshop, state and county music educators conferences, and been a visiting clinician and adjudicator for many CA school band programs.

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Rural Schools Representative

Kevin Misakian

Kevin is currently the Band Director at Firebaugh High School.

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Merced/Mariposa Counties Rep.

Danielle Cavazos

Danielle is currently Music Director at Los Banos High School.

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Elisha K. Wells

Elisha K. Wells is the Director of Bands, Brass, and Music Theory at Fresno City College.

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Ashley Shine

Ashley Shine Dirlam is a Music Teacher in the Washington Unified School District

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