Advocacy
Advancing & Supporting Music Education
“Advocacy in Action: Advancing Music Education”
Full-Day accreditation workshop at the NAfME National Conference (November 2017)
Co-Presented with Chris Woodside, NAfME COO
“Advocacy in Action: The Power of Music”
Workshop for the Parent Track at the NAfME All-National Honors Ensemble Program (November 2017)
Co-Presented with Denese Odegaard, NAfME President
“Advocacy in the States: Challenges and Practices from the MEA’s”
Panelist for MENC's webinar (May 2011)
“Advocate Now: Do or Die”
Co-facilitator for a half-day workshop at the NAfME Eastern Division Conference (April 2013)
Coordinated schedule and logistics, and invited nationally renowned guest speakers
“Be the Advocate”
Maine MEA State Conference (May 2017)
PMEA State Conference (April 2017)
Collegiate Breakfast at the Eastern Division Conference (April 2017)
Connecticut MEA State Conference (March 2017)
New York State School Music Association State Conference (December 2016)
Penn State University School of Music (September 2016)
New Hampshire MEA State Conference (October 2015)
PCMEA Region I Workshop (February 2015)
“Building a Strong K-12 Music Program”
PMEA District 10 PD In-Service (October 2011)
Montoursville Board of Education (Spring 2004)
PMEA Conference (April 2004)
“ESSA, Advocacy, & Action: WE NEED YOU”
Rhode Island MEA Conference (January 2017)
Co-Presented with Tooshar Swain, NAfME Advocacy Staff
“Marketing Your Music Program”
PMEA Conference (April 2001)
“Moving Your Philosophy Off of the Page”
PMEA Annual In-Service Conference (April 2005)
“PMEA Music Education Advocacy Day”
Guest speaker at the State Capitol (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)