Board of Directors

Please Note: The emails listed on this page are provided for MMEA members to contact leadership with questions. Email addresses are not to be used for solicitation purposes for any product or service. If there are questions, contact the Executive Director, Mary Schaefle, at schaefle@mmea.org.

Following is a list of the leadership of MMEA. Contact us with questions or concerns.

PRESIDENT
Cynthia Shirk
Dakota Meadows Junior High, Mankato
(507) 387-5077
cshirk1@isd77.k12.mn.us

PAST PRESIDENT
Wendy Barden
Osseo School District
(763) 391-7266
bardenw@district279.org

PRESIDENT-ELECT
Patrick Geiger
Coon Rapids High School
(763) 506-7193
rick.geiger@anoka.k12.mn.us

EDITOR
Herb Dick
Rosemount Middle School
(651) 423-7570
herb.dick@district196.org

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mary Schaefle
MMEA Office
6860 Shingle Creek Parkway, Suite 103
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
(763) 566-1460
(763) 566-1578 fax
schaefle@mmea.org

CLASSROOM VICE PRESIDENT
Ardis Nelson
music2x@lakedalelink.net

BAND VICE PRESIDENT
Michael Buck
Hastings High School
(651) 480-1382
mbuck@hastings.k12.mn.us

CHORAL VICE PRESIDENT
Diane Heaney
Albert Lea High School
(507) 379-5386
dheaney@albertlea.k12.mn.us

ORCHESTRA VICE PRESIDENT
Michael Watson
Coon Rapids High School
(763) 506-7380
michael.watson@anoka.k12.mn.us

MSHSL REPRESENTATIVE
Bill Webb
Edina High School
(952) 848-3034
wilwebb@edina.k12.mn.us

REGION REPRESENTATIVE I-II AA
Kristin Hummel
Bridgewater Elementary (Northfield)
(507) 664-3300
kristin.hummel@nfld.k12.mn.us

REGION REPRESENTATIVE III-IV AA
Dan Fretland
Bloomington Jefferson High School
(952) 806-7760
dfretlan@bloomington.k12.mn.us

REGION REPRESENTATIVE V-VI AA
John Myszkowski
St. Louis Park Junior & Senior High Schools
(952) 928-6276
myszkowski.john@slpschools.org

REGION REPRESENTATIVE VII-VIII AA
Jim Iverson
Fergus Falls High School
(218) 998-0544
jiverson@fergusfalls.k12.mn.us

REGION REPRESENTATIVE I-IIA
Josh Hogberg
Kingsland Public Schools
(507) 346-7276
hogberg.josh@kingsland.k12.mn.us

REGION REPRESENTATIVE III-IV A
Robert Van Maasdam
Red Rock Central
(507) 752-7361
vanmaasr@rrcnet.org

REGION REPRESENTATIVE V-VI A
Steven Hoemberg
Staples-Motley Public Schools
(218) 894-5411
shoemberg@isd2170.k12.mn.us

REGION REPRESENTATIVE VII-VIII A
Chris Halvorson
Aitkin High School
(218) 927-2115
chalvors@aitkin.k12.mn.us

RESEARCH CHAIR
Keitha Hamann
University of Minnesota - Minneapolis
(612) 624-9819
haman011@umn.edu

MIDDLE-LEVEL CHAIR
Jennifer Ulven
Monticello Middle School
(763) 271-0545
jennifer.ulven@monticello.k12.mn.us

COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS CHAIR
Janet Heukeshoven
St. Mary's University (Winona)
(507) 457-1675
jheukesh@smumn.edu

JAZZ EDUCATION CHAIR
Conrad Miska
Eagan High School
(651) 683-6947
conrad.miska@district196.org

ADVOCACY CHAIR
Bob Ouren
Edina Public Schools
(952) 848-4922
robouren@edina.k12.mn.us

EARLY CHILDHOOD CHAIR
Allison Cramer
Studio Teacher & Early Childhood Practitioner
(612) 722-1363
allison@cramer-music.com

SOCIOECONOMIC & CULTURAL ISSUES CHAIR
Michael Scott
Como Park High School, St. Paul
(651) 293-8800
michael.scott@spps.org

ARTS EDUCATION SPECIALIST
Nyssa Brown
Perpich Center for Arts Education
(763) 591-4726
nyssa.brown@pcae.k12.mn.us

RETIRED MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Sandra Munson
rsmunson@embarqmail.com

ELEMENTARY CHAIR
Cathy Engbloom
Rockford Elementary School
(763) 477-5837
engbloomc@rockford.k12.mn.us

Want to know more about the MMEA board? See our job descriptions. Information about MMEA's Regional Structure available here.

MMEA Board policies, bylaws for MMEA, audit files and more are available on the Mission & Vision page.