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Meet the Officers

Rodney C. Dorsey, President
Professor of Music
Florida State University College of Music
Tallahassee, Florida
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Richard C. Crain, Past President
Retired Director of Music Programs
Spring ISD
Spring, Texas
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John E. Clinton, Vice President
Retired Dean of Fine Arts & Design
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma
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J. Richard Dunscomb, Vice President
Professor Emeritus
Columbia College
Chicago, Illinois
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George Quinlan, Jr., Treasurer
President
Quinlan & Fabish Music Co.
Burr Ridge, Illinois
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Antonio J. García, Secretary
Founder
garciamusic.com
New Orleans, Louisiana

Professor Emeritus
Virginia Commonwealth University

Meet the Board Members


John Bowes
Certified Public Accountant
Riverside, Illinois
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Brenda Brenner
Professor of Music
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Bloomington, Indiana
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Paula Crider
Professor Emerita
The University of Texas
Spicewood, Texas
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José Antonio Diaz
Founder
Diaz Music Institute 
Houston, Texas
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Corey Graves
Director of Bands
Jackson Middle School
Forney, Texas
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Soo Han
Director of Orchestral Studies
George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia
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Samuel Hodson
Partner
Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Mark Kjos
President
Neil A. Kjos Music Company
San Diego, California
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Herman Knoll
Senior Vice President - retired
Hal Leonard Corporation
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Mary Land
Associate Professor of Music
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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Tim Lautzenheiser
Senior Vice President of Education
Conn-Selmer, Inc.
Elkhart, Indiana
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Mark Laycock
Director of Orchestras/Professor of Music
Wichita State University
Wichita, Kansas
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Lisa MacDonald
Director of Vertical Marketing
Yamaha Corporation
Buena Park, California
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Elizabeth B. Peterson
Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
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Kevin Sedatole
Director of Bands
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
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Don Zentz
Director of Jazz Studies/Band Faculty
Douglas Anderson School of the Arts 
Jacksonville, Florida
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Meet the Administrative Staff

Kelly Bell
Executive Director
630-861-6125 (Office)
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Tom Moore
Director of Exhibits & Sponsorship Conference Logistics
630-861-6125 (Office)
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John Bowes
Accounting Manager
630-861-6125 (Office)
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Amanda Cantlin
Marketing Specialist
630-861-6125 (Office)
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Board Emeritus

Col. Eugene W. Allen

Ray E. Cramer

Jacquelyn Dillon-Krass

Glenn E. Holtz

Mark Kelly

Edward S. Lisk

Dorothy Kunkel

David McCormick

Denny Senseney

John Whitwell

Dennis Zeisler

Deceased

Col. Eugene W. Allen

Harry Begian

Richard E. Brittain

Barbara Buehlman

William R. Coyle

Raymond F. Dvorak

Mark S. Kelly

Neil A. Kjos, Jr.

Neil A. Kjos, Sr.

Donald H. Lyons

Howard Lyons

Richard V. Madden

J. Frederick Muller

H.E. Nutt

John P. Paynter

Marvin J. Rabin

Dorothy Straub

Paul Yoder

Victor W. Zajec

Dennis Zeisler