NYSSMA® STATE CHAIRPERSONS

 Adjudication Festival, George H. Smith 
706 Heather Lane, Altamont 12009
(C) 518/937-7958; ghsmith4325@gmail.com

Advocacy, Lori Orestano-James
255 Harris Road, Harris 12742
(H) 845/796-2812; advocacy@nyssma.org

Assignor of Adjudicators, John C. McNeur
1500 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca 14850
(P) 607/339-0198; assignor@nyssma.org

Awards and Recognition, Susan L. Weber
588 Haddon Lane, East Meadow 11554-4714
(P) 516/485-2744; awards@nyssma.org

 

ALL-STATE CHAIRPERSONS

Band, Christine M. Riederer

105 Fernwood Lane, Grand Island 14072

(H) 716/215-1316; (C)716/472-2918
criederer66@gmail.com

Band, David La Morte 

22 Putnam Place 
Staten Island 10301 

718-918-3645 (H) 
718-668-8800 x41302 (O) 

bc@nyssma.org

Band (Assistant), Dr. Harold Goldstein

Newfield High School 
Middle Country School District

631-807-5384 (C) 

bca@nyssma.org

Chorus, Robert Dumas 

Oswego City School District

137 East 7th Street 
Oswego, NY 13126 

315-719-5240 (C)  315-341-2270 (O)

cc@nyssma.org

Chorus (Assistant), Drew Benware 

Director of Choral Studies 
Saranac Lake High School 

Saranac Lake Central School District 

518-891-1747 (C) 

cca@nyssma.org

Instrumental Jazz, Adam G. Erdos, Ed.D. 

75 Surrey Lane 

Rockville Centre, NY 11570 

516-455-5297 (C) 

ijc@nyssma.org

Instrumental Jazz (Assistant), Patricia Isenberg 

Miller Place High School 

Miller Place School District

631-678-1635

ijca@nyssma.org

Orchestra, Kathryn Behr 

Jericho Senior High School
99 Cedar Swamp Rd. 
Jericho, NY 11753  

631-651-1346 (C) 

oc@nyssma.org

Orchestra (Assistant), Peter Guarino 

Fayetteville-Manlius HS

Fayetteville-Manlius School District 

315-882-7408 (C)

oca@nyssma.org

Vocal Jazz, Kaitlyn Fay Koch  

99 Squire Lane 
Halfmoon, NY 12065 
518-480-7096 (C) 

vjc@nyssma.orgVocal Jazz (Assistant), Edward Reisert

8 Brooke Club Drive Apt. 1 
Ossining, NY
10562 
914-937-8404 (S) 

vjca@nyssma.org

Vocal Jazz (Assistant), Edward Reisert
8 Brooke Club Drive Apt. 1
Ossining, NY 10562
914-937-8404 (S)
vjca@nyssma.org

 

Community Music, Jeff Ball
793 Grand Street, 2F, Brooklyn 11211
(P) 718/662-8802; jball3@schools.nyc.gov

Composition/Improvisation, Dr. Robert Deemer
161 Point Dr. N, Dunkirk 14048
(H) 716/679-6225; (W) 716/673-3133; deemer@fredonia.edu

Constitution, Laurie Faunce
137 Stafford Drive, Black River 13612
(H) 315/773-5254; (S) 315/785-3825
laurie3825@yahoo.com

Curriculum, Frederic A. Weingarten
31 Hunters Run, Pittsford 14534-3457
(H) 585/248-2439; nyssmacurrcomm@gmail.com

Director of Adjudicators, Michael Robertson
12 Torry Drive, Hamburg 14075
(H) 716/238-3672; (S) 716/773-8840 x 6319
mikerobertson@grandislandschools.org

Emerging Ensembles, Brian Franco
6 Emma Street, Auburn 13021
(H) 607/423-4070; (W) 315/638-612
bfranco@skanschools.org

Finance, Richard P. Rabideau
23 Lynde Street, Plattsburgh 12901-1606
(H) 518/561-6825; richard.rabideau@charter.net

Government Relations, Alan Orloff
17 Cobb Ct., Huntington 11743
(H) 631/365-3763; GRC@nyssma.org

Historian/Archivist, Thomas N. Gellert
167 Middeville Road, Northport 11768
(O) 631/651-6566; (F) 631/651-6567
SchoolMusicNews@nyssma.org

Technology in Music Education, Stephanie Jones
210 Curtice Park, Webster 14580
(C) 585/746-9360; ; stephanie_jones@webstercsd.org

Tri-M, Anissa Arnold
22 Princeton Drive, Dix Hills 11746
(C) 631/678-1608; aarnold@herricks.org

Urban Schools, Jasmine Britt
202 Lexington Avenue, Apt. 2, Brooklyn 11216
(C) 917/566-9771; jasminebritt@gmail.com

Voice, Doreen Fryling
101 Northumberland Gate, Lynbrook 11563
(S) 516/255-8866; doreen.fryling@gmail.com

 

WINTER CONFERENCE

Chaperones
Neil J. and Karen C. Bryson
6717 Pheasant Lane, Bath 14810
Neil – (C) 607/368-5365; Karen – (C) 607/368-5366
chaperone@nyssma.org

On-Site Coordinator, Charles Heck
1354 Cosgrove Street, Watertown, NY 13601
(H) 315/782-2750; (S) 315/642-5127;
(C) (315) 783-9872;
charlesheck@mac.com

Resident Coordinator, Jeanne D. Gray
310 East Street, Pittsford 14534-3214
(H) 585/381-8209; (F) 585/586-8645;
jgray5@rochester.rr.com

Assistant On-Site Coordinator; Ashley Trudell
PO Box 103, Philadelphia, NY 13673
(C) 315/706-9081;
ashleytrudell@ircsd.org

Woodwinds, Kathleen Freer
411 Pompey Center Road, Manlius 13104
(H) 315/682-2632; (C) 315/569-4547
kathleen@silverwoodclarinet.com

Band, Arthur Carichner
232 Stuart St., Horseheads 14845
(H) 607/739-3336; (S) 607/742-7948
arthurcarichner@gmail.com

Brass, Richard Lundquist
223 Connecticut Avenue, Jamestown
(H) 716/664-9294; rlunqui@yahoo.com

 

CLASSROOM MUSIC

Classroom Music, Kerry Mero
PO Box 53, Westport 12993
(H) 518/962-8790; (S) 518-962-8244
(F) 518/873-9552; kmero@boquetvalleycsd.org

Early Childhood, Ashley Moss Fox
250 Harwick Road
Rochester, NY14609
607-591-0977 (cell)
agmfox89@gmail.com

Elementary Summer Conference Chairperson,
Donna Basile
232 Springmeadow Drive Unit N, Holbrook 11741
(H) 631/472-4291; donnabasile3@gmail.com

Elementary Winter Conference Chairperson,
Shana Davenport Kohler
27 Rio Grande Drive, N. Chili 14514
(P) 585/490-2400; sndavenport@gmail.com

Secondary School Co-Chair
Jennifer Rafferty
10 Harrison Street
Cortland, NY 13045-1722
516-695-4452
music@jenrafferty.com

Secondary School Co-Chair
Anthony Femino
51-02 39th Avenue, #2 Woodside 11377
(P) 607/758-8076; profmusic@gmail.com

Manual, Kathryn A. Struzik
535 Rondo Lane, Webster 14580-1214
(O) 585/670-9252; (F) 585/670-0214
manual@nyssma.org

Marching Band, John Leddy
108 Guilford Avenue, Oakland
(C) 631255-4883; jjleddy@mac.com

Marketing, Reta Ebbets Cerullo
6 Berkshire Drive, Selden 11784
(H) 631/698-8942

Membership, Kate Jarrard
2036 Careleon Road, Schenectady 12303
(P) 518/593-5955; membership@nyssma.org

MIOSM, Scott Andrews
552 South Albany Road, Selkirk 12158
(P) 518/441-1419; sandrews731.60@gmail.com

Musical Theater, Ann L. Mosner
S-5349 Dennis Road, Orchard Park 14127-3325
(H) 716/662-9093; (S) 716/631-7481; (F) 716/667-2744
panno88@msn.com

Percussion, Izzet Mergen
232 Sayville Blvd., Sayville 11782
(H) 631/750-3939; (S) 631/262-6694
izzet.mergen@northport.k12.ny.us

Piano, Nancy Deutsch
15 Strully Drive, Massapequa Park 11762-4041
(H) 516/799-8815; nancerama7@gmail.com

Public Information/Public Relations,
Dr. John J. Gallagher
8 Winterberry Drive, Middle Island 11953
(H) 631/345-6302; (S) 631/345-2960; (F) 631/345-2912
PR@nyssma.org

Research, Dr. Matthew Clauhs
Whalen Center for Music, Ithaca College
953 Danby Road, Ithaca 14850
(O)607/274-3603; (C) 215/630-5431; mclauhs@ithaca.edu

Resolutions/Hotel Coordinator, James E. Orgar
160 Maywood Drive, Rochester 14618
(H) 585/442-2267
jorgar@frontiernet.net

Retired Persons, Charles Puricelli
9 Harbour Lane, Massapequa 11758-7328
(H) 516/799-9279; charley2@optonline.net

Rural Schools, Julie Solomon
80 Silver Street, Norwich 13815
(C) 607/316-4269; samsmommajules@yahoo.com

Special Learners, Brian Wagner-Yeung
3123 47th Street, Apt. 3A, Astoria 11103
(C) 631/245-2411; brianwagneryeung@gmail.com

Strings, David Beck
5838 Ostrander Road, Altamont 12009
(P) 495-9125; dbeck@bethlehemschools.org

Summer Conference – Resident Coordinator

Jared Slingerland
9 Farnsworth Drive, Slingerlands, NY 12159
(S)518/872-5160; jslingerland@bkwschools.org
11769-1916

 

COUNCIL OF MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOC.

COMEA–Council of Music Education Associations Chairperson – Kathy Perconti, President
85 Sewilo Hills Dr., Rochester 14622
(C) 585/755-0320; (S) 585/524-1050 comea@nyssma.org

ACDA – American Choral Directors Association – John Warren, State President
7558 Sugarwood Lane, North Syracuse, NY 13212
(C) 315/516-2223; jfwarr01@syr.edu

AOSA – NY American Orff-Schulwerk Assoc. – Donna Basile, Liaison
232 Springmeadow Drive, Unit N, Holbrook 11741
(H) 631/472-4291 donnabasile3@gmail.com

ASTA – American String Teachers Association – Zachary May, State President
White Plains HS, 550 North Street, White Plains, NY
10605 (P)630/209-0903; president@nyasta.com

NY-GIML – Gordon Institute for Music Learning – Linse Sullivan, State President,
Regan Intermediate School, 4363 Mapleton Rd., Lockport, NY 14094
(H) 585/953-3787; linse.sullivan@gmail.com

NY-SMTE– Society for Music Teacher Education, – Mark H. Filsinger

KONY – Kodaly Organization of New York

Sarah Meadows, President 
Email: konylist@gmail.com 

NACWPI – National Assoc. of College Wind Percussion Instructors

Vacant

NYACMP– NY Association of College Music Programs,

Dr. David Heuser, President 
Email: heuserdd@potsdam.edu 

NYSBDA – NYS Band Directors Association

Michael Cordaro, President
1407 Middle Road Unit 81 
Calverton, NY 11933 
631-680-0264 

NYSCAME – NYS Council of Admin. of Music Education

Donna Watts, President

Rush-Henrietta Schools
2034 Lehigh Station Road, Henrietta 14467
(S) 585/359-5058; dwatts@rhnet.org

NYSMTA – NYS Music Teachers Association

Hendry Wijaya, President 
Email: hwhw123@aol.com 

MAR-AMTA/NYS 

PAS – Percussive Arts Society

Jim Mola, NY Chapter President 
The Collective School of Music, NYC 
Jim@jimmola.com 

NAfME-NYSSMA – Collegiate

PRESIDENT– Daria Barteldt
234 Anchor Avenue, Oceanside, NY 11572 (C) 516/993-8480; dbarteldt99@gmail.com

PRESIDENT-ELECT– Christopher W. McAfee
502 Barrington Drive, Potsdam, NY 13676
(C) 315/720-6759; mcafeec202@potsdam.edu

SECRETARY/TREASURER– Morgan Beaton
1880 Lake Road, Webster 14580
(P) 585/500.8690; mbeaton8@mail.naz.edu

ADVISOR– Dr. Keith Koster
Nazareth College Dept. of Music
4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618
(H) 585/389-2700; (C) 717/515-5502; kkoster8@naz.edu

 

PRESIDENTS OF AFFILIATED COUNTIES
County President information changes should be submitted to Debby Super at dsuper@nyssma.org

ACAMT (Chenango) – Karen Clark
3 Juliand Street, Greene, 13778
(C) 607-743-2607; (S) 607/639-8234; kclark@aftoncsd.org

Allegany – Alva Robbins
41 Schuyler Street, Belmont 14813
(H) 585/268-7433; (S) 585/268-7900; (C) 585/610-0103 arobbins@gvcs.wnyric.org

Bronx – (See MEANYC)

Brooklyn – (See MEANYC)

Broome – Gail Markstein
1208 Colesville Road, Binghamton 13904
(P) 607/644-8752; daisydrum@yahoo.com

District Suburban Scholastic Council – Nancy Lussier
Scotia-Glenville MS, 10 Prestige Parkway, Scotia 12302
(P) 518/382-1208; nlussier@sgcsd.net

Cattaraugus – Colleen Hood
2634 Five Mile Road, Allegany, NY 14706
(S) 716/358-7007 x4263; (C) 716/517-0267
chood@randolphcsd.org

Certification, Dr. Keith A. Kaiser
Ithaca College; 953 Danby Rd, Ithaca 14850
(P) 607/274-1938;kaiser@ithaca.edu Choral, Judith Leopold
17 Cobb Ct., Huntington, 11743
(H) 631/427-8176; leopoldjudy@hotmail.com

Cayuga – Alex Veiga
Weedsport Central Schools
aveiga@weedsport.org
w: 315-834-6652
c: 518-698-8907​

Central Adirondack – Melissa Mulvey
Indian Lake CSD, 6345 Main St., Indian Lake 12842
(P) 518/648-5024; mulvey@ilcsd.org

Chautauqua – President: Christopher Wakefied
37 Spruce Street
Jamestown NY 14701
cwakefield@clymercsd.org

Chemung – Kim Henry
Southside HS, 1233 Pennsylvania Ave., Pine City 14871
(S) 518/561-7500; klhenry@elmiracityschools.com

Clinton – Brian Baker
43 Peru Street, Plattsburgh 12901
(H) 518/578-7261; bbaker@nacs1.org

Columbia – Samantha McShane
Chatham CSD, 50 Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham 12037
(S) 518/392-1570 x1058; mcshanes@chatham.k12.ny.us

Cortland – Jennifer Rafferty
10 Harrison Street, Cortland 13045
(C) 516/695-4452; (S) 607/758-4100 x 1191
jrafferty@cortlandschools.org

Delaware – Raymond Bartlett
4433 Pines Brook Road, Walton 13856

Dutchess – Erin Marlow
3450 State Route 81, Surprise 12176
(C) 518/416-1041; president@dcmea.org

Erie – Todd Macon
30 Forestview Court, Williamsville 14221
(H) 716/689-5887; (S) 716/926-1730 x3151
tmacon@frontiercsd.org

Essex – Keith Kogut
Saranac Lake HS, 79 Canaras Ave., Saranac Lake 12983
(P) 518/897-1473; kogutkei@slcs.org

Finger Lakes – Phillip Bariteau
1604 Clovertrail Drive, Farmington 14425
(H) 585/374-7929; pbariteau@naplescsd.org

Franklin – Lily Ianaconi
62 Washington St., Malone 12953
(S) 518/483-7807; (C) 315/283-2458
lianaconi@maloneschools.org

Fulton – Michael Graves
Broadalbin-Perth MS
100 Bridge Street, Broadalbin, NY 12025
(P) 518/281-2236; gravesm@bpcsd.org

Genesee Valley – John P. Novak
7 Maiden Lane, North Java 14113
(H) 585/535-0135; (S) 585/493-5999 x 7311 jnovak@letchworth.k12.ny.us

Genesee-Wyoming – Stephanie Michalek
Attica MS, 3338 East Main St., Attica 14011
(S) 585/591-0400 x1433; smichalek@atticacsd.org

Greene – Michelle Storrs-Ryan
Catskill High School, 341 W. Main St., Catskill 12414
(S) 518/943-2300, x 2155; mstorrs@catskillcsd.org

Herkimer – Shane Bonney
West Canada Valley CSD, 5447 State Route 28, Newport 13416
(P) 315/845-6800 x3368; scbonney@westcanada.org

Jefferson-Lewis County – Maresa Badour
Carthage Central Schools, 26500 State Rte 26, Carthage NY 13619
(p)315/493-5020
mbadour@carthagecsd.org

Madison – Matthew Donaleski
Camden CSD, 55 Oswego St., Camden 13316
(S) 315’245-3168
mdonaleski@camdencsd.org

Monroe – Diane Lewandowski
Barker Road MS, 75 Barker Rd, Pittsford 14534
(S) 585/267-3315; diane_lewandowski@pittsford.monroe.edu

Montgomery – Peter K. DiBiase
8295 Link Road, Rome 13440
(C) 518/530-9298; (S) 518/993-4433
pdibiase@roadrunner.com

Music Educators of New York City – (MEANYC)
Patricia Peltz
372 Fifth Avenue, 5-N, New York, NY 10018
(P) 321/795-9302; ppeltz@schools.nyc.gov

Nassau – Ruth Breidenbach
Freeport Schools
150 N. Columbus Avenue, Freeport
(C) 516/816-6032; (S) 516/867-8926; (Fax) 516/867-8936
president@nassaumusic.org

Niagara County (NCMEA)
President: Megan Dray
Lockport High School
250 Lincoln Ave
Lockport NY 14094
mdray@lockportschools.net

Oneida – Nicole Williams
Whitesboro CSD, 6000 NY-291, Marcy
(S) 315/266-3200

Onondaga – Patrick Votra
Tully Jr./Sr. High, 20 State Street, Tully
(C) 315/882-7616; (S) 315/696-6235; pvotra@tullyschools.org

Orange County Music Educators (OCMEA) – Ryan Cerullo
Valley Central Middle School
1189 Rt. 17K
Montgomery, NY 12549

(P) 845/458-2400; ryan.cerullo@vcsdny.org

Orleans – Kristina Fillion-Best
300 Dean Road, Spencerport 14559
(S) 585/349-2908; kbest@lydonville.wnyric.org

Oswego – Robert Dumas
Oswego HS, 2 Buccaneer Blvd., Oswego 13126
(S) 315/341-2270; presidentocmea@gmail.com

Otsego – Anne Monaco
152 Sterry Drive, Greene 13778
(H) 607/656-9688; (S) 607/783-2207
amonaco@gmucsd.org

Putnam – Jocelyn Kraus
10 City Place, White Plains 10601
(C) 845/518-4348; jocelynkraus@gmail.com

Queens – (See: MEANYC)

Rensselaer – David Bresnahan
17 Grouse Run, Red Hook 12571-2937
(C) 518/573-5362; bresnahanda@egcsd.org

Rockland – Donna Cardillo
125 Point Breeze Drive, Hewitt, NJ 07421
(S) 548/357-3988 x21017; (H) 201/370-5038 president@rcmea.org

Saratoga-Warren – Matthew Gaulin
Queensbury HS 409 Aviation Road, Quuensbury 12804
(S) 518/884-7150 x2316; tderagon@bscsd.org

Schenectady – Eileen Scheffer
1082 Mary Lane, Schenectady 12306
(S) 518/824-4600 x4221; mgaulin@queensburyschool.org

Schoharie – Jared Slingerland
6 Seeley Drive, Albany 12203
(C) 518/703-1149; (S) 518/872-0909 x6110
jared.slingerland@bkwschools.org

Schuyler – Diana A. Groll
103 Willow Drive, Watkins Glen 14891
(S) 607/535-3210, x7003; dgroll@wgcsd.org

Seneca-Tompkins – Richard Huyge
5387 State Rte. 41, Homer 13077
(H) 607/423-4758 (S) 607/844-8694; rhuyge1@dryden.k12.ny.us

St. Lawrence – Laura Gilbert
376 Bagdad Road, Potsdam, 13676 (C) 315/212-6084 lgilbert@mcsk12.org

Staten Island – (See: MEANYC)

Steuben – Steve Zielinski
6692 State Route 415, Bath president@scmtamusic.org

Suffolk – Christopher Neske
3101 Wilshire Lane, Oakdale 11769
(P) 631/678-7632; president@scmea.org

Sullivan – Andrew Verdino
Monticello CSD, 39 Breakey Ave., Monticello
(S) 845/794-8840; (C) 631/379-3384 averdino@k12mcsd.net

Tioga – Jeremy Corcoran
229 Shady Hill Road, Apalachin 13732 (H) 607/625-4182; (S) 607/565-8101; jcorcoran092@hotmail.com

Tompkins – (see Seneca)

Ulster – Lynda Keech
Highland HS
320 Pancake Hollow Road, Highland president@ucmea.org

Warren – (See Saratoga)

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Washington – Chad Shippee
Bolton CSD, 26 Horicon Avenue, Bolton Landing 12814
(P) 518/644-2400; cs427@boltoncsd.org

Wayne – Kathleen Cornwell
East Palmyra Christian School
E. Palmyra-Port Gibson Rd., Palmyra 14522
(C) 315/879-5762; (S) 315/597-4400
kcornwell@eastpalmyrachristianschool.com

Westchester – Janet Corvini
159 Douglas Avenue, Yonkers 10703
(P) 914/310-3206; janetcorvini@gmail.com