Secretary- Andrew Salzman


Reminder: the official minutes of the WMEA Executive Board are approved at the following meeting. Only approved minutes appear in the Windsong, so you are seeing the approved minutes from the May 2019 board meeting. Te approved minutes from the September board meeting will appear in the Spring issue. Any questions or concerns should be addressed to WMEA President Lila Kennah at president@wyomea.org.


Wyoming Music Educators Association Executive Board Meeting, May 4, 2019, Casper, WY


Prior to the meeting: New Board Member orientation and training. 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM. Call To Order 10:01 AM. Roll call via signed sheet. Lila Kennah – President, Steve Schofield – President-Elect, Brent Rose – Past President, Jeremy Huck – North Platte President, Jennifer Mellizo – IN-Ovations Vice President, Cara Sommers – Secondary Vice President, Geno Hernandez – Wyoming Jazz Educators, Michele Lazarus – Retirment chair, Leah Hoblit – Choir Vice President, Tyna Staebler – Membership Chair, Justin Smith – Technology Chair, Robbie King – South West President, Jesse Strauch – North East President, Jessica Hodges – Music in Our Schools Month Chair, Leesa Kuhlmann – South Big Horn Basin, President, Andrew Salzman – Secretary, Sandy Steele – Editor/Executive Director, David Hurst – South East President, Holly Dalrymple – Collegiate Chair, Crystal Sieger – Teacher Education Chair, Dan Holroyd – Band Vice President, Aric Hageman – Marching Band Chair, Tiger Robison – Research Chair.


I. Approval of the Agenda – Agenda approved as amended. II. Approval of the Minutes – Minutes approved.


III. Board Member Information a. Introductions b. Reimbursement – Executive Director explained board reimbursement for travel and lodging.


IV. Reports a. Elected Offices: Reports were given by: Past President, President Elect, Secretary, IN-Ovations Vice President, Secondary Vice President, Band Vice President, Choral Vice President, Orchestra Vice President


b. District Presidents: Reports were given by: North Big Horn Basin President, North East President, North Platte President, South Big Horn Basin President, South East President, South West President


c. Appointed Chairs: Reports were given by: Collegiate Chair, Marching Band Chair, Membership Chair, Music in Our Schools Month Chair, Research Chair, Retirement, Chair, Wyoming Jazz Educators, Teacher Education Chair, Technology Chair, Windsong Editor. d. Executive Committee i. President covered the Executive Committee meeting, discussed the board self-evaluation. ii. Strategic plan: discussion of location and details. Suggestion from the floor that we put it on a poster and post it at the state conference.


iii. Discussed other aspects of the self-evaluation.


e. Information Access i. Discussed where to find information on the website, elected position month-by-month break down, and access to information on the website.


ii. District presidents are asked to share information about the use of the website to their districts.


V. Executive Director’s Report a. Financial report – Total Account Assets: $70,901.74 i. Executive Director presented the proposed budget as approved by the Executive Committee. Move and seconded to “Approve budget as presented.” Approved AB


ii. Moved and seconded to “Accept the financial report.” Approved AB


b. General Information i. Discussion regarding decline in student auditions. ii. NAfME has raised dues by $2 for the 2019-2020 membership year. iii. Discussion regarding website usage.


c. WMEA Conference Financial Recap – Executive Director presented report.


VI. Old Business a. Conference Survey – conference survey was presented by the Executive Director. Discussion followed.


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