Welcome to the KMTA Leadership page.
Listed below are the leaders of the state and local MTA chapters. For more information or to volunteer to serve, contact the leader of your area of interest or local association.
CONTENTS:
MTNA National Officers
MTNA Southern Division Officers
KMTA Officers
KMTA Area Chairpersons
KMTA Local Association Presidents
MTNA National Officers
President
Karen Thickstun, NCTM
President-Elect
Peter Mack, NCTM
Vice-President
Cindy Peterson-Peart, NCTM
Secretary/Treasurer
Christopher Goldston, NCTM
Immediate Past President
Martha Hilley, NCTM
Executive Director & CEO
Gary L. Ingle
MTNA Southern Division Officers
Director
Thomas Swenson, NCTM
Director-Elect
Joy Poole
Competitions Chair
Kevin Chance, NCTM
Composition Competitions
Krista Wallace-Boaz, NCTM
Certification Chair
Martha Thomas, NCTM
KMTA Officers, 2020-2022
President
Natasha Pence
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099
natasha.pence@gmail.com
Vice-President/President Elect
Yukiko Fujimura, Doctor of Arts
Union College Assistant Professor of Music
310 College St., Barbourville, KY 40906
yfujimura@unionky.edu
Secretary
Jessica Dorman
3740 Chatham Road
Louisville, KY 40218
(205) 567-7204
Jessicadorman411@gmail.com
Treasurer
Becky Slater
572 Columbine Ct.
Edgewood, KY 41017
rebeccaslatermusic@gmail.com
Immediate Past-President
Nina Belle Durr
ninabdurr@gmail.com
KMTA Area Chairpersons
Association
Membership/Certification Chair
Zachary Lopes
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd. #41029
Bowling Green, KY 42103
(270) 745-5919
zachary.lopes@wku.edu
Collegiate Faculty/Chapter
Richard Van Dyke
Northern Kentucky University
Louie B Nunn Dr.
Highland Heights, KY 41099
vandyker1@nku.edu
Keyboard
Adrienne McKinney
Adrienne.McKinney@gmail.com
Voice
Dr. Mark Kano
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Rd.
Music Dept. – NM 213
Louisville, KY 40205
markakano82@gmail.com
Instrumental
David Oyen
31 Johnson Avenue
Mount Sterling, KY 40353
(O) (606) 783-2404
(H) (606) 776-1733
d.oyen@moreheadstate.edu
Independent Music Teachers Forum
Ray Grimm
107 S. Kentucky Avenue
Madisonville, KY 42431
270-836-6171
rrgpiano@yahoo.com
MTNA Foundation
Jeannine Ary
12000 Parkway Rd.
Anchorage, KY 40223
(502) 640-0600
aryrije@gmail.com
Chamber Music/Collaborative Arts
Jacob Coleman
University of Kentucky
465 Rose St.
Lexington, KY 40506
J.coleman@uky.edu
Information Editor
Currently Open
Marketing/Advertising Editor
Matthew Gianforte
Murray State University
521 Fine Arts Building
Murray, KY 42071
(270) 809-6443
mgianforte@murraystate.edu
Webmaster
Colin Dorman
3740 Chatham Road
Louisville, KY 40218
(205) 862-5557
csdorman@gmail.com
Conference
Conference Coordinator
Yukiko Fujimura, Doctor of Arts
Union College Assistant Professor of Music
310 College St., Barbourville, KY 40906
yfujimura@unionky.edu
Conference Host
Anna Petrova
University of Louisville
anna.petrova.petrova@gmail.com
Composition Commissioning
Matthew Herman
matthew.herman@wku.edu
(270) 745-5400
Competitions
MTNA/KMTA Competitions Chair
Naomi J. Oliphant
8304 Dinah Way
Louisville, KY 40242
(502) 594-3265 (cell)
naomi.oliphant@louisville.edu
Competition Judge’s Coordinator
Diana Aubrey, KCTM
1091 Hudgins Road
Summersville, KY 42782
(H) (270) 324-3026
dcaubrey@scrtc.com
Young Artist/Chamber Music Competition Coordinator
William Budai, NCTM
520 Lebanon Avenue
Campbellsville, KY 42718
(270) 469-3759
(270) 789-5342
whbudai@campbellsville.edu
Senior Competition Coordinator
Carol Dennes, NCTM
1005 Tulip Hill Way
Louisville, KY 40299
Home: (502) 365-1873
Cell: (502) 526-1028
cwdennes@gmail.com
Junior Competition Coordinator
Jordan Amburgey
jpaulamburgey@yahoo.com
Elementary Competition Coordinator
Daniel Light, NCTM
2226 Weber Ave
Louisville, KY 40205
(502) 454-3673
dglight@gmail.com
MTNA Composition Competition Coordinator
Nina Belle Durr, KCTM, NCTM
418 West Main Street
Georgetown, KY 40324
(502) 867-5953
ninabdurr@gmail.com
Events
All-State Ensemble
Ray Grimm
107 S. Kentucky Avenue
Madisonville, KY 42431
270-836-6171
rrgpiano@yahoo.com
Lori Hughes
2320 W. Adkins Drive
Ashland, KY 41102
606-465-1084
loriannehughes64@yahoo.com
State Honors Recital
Bernardo Scarambone
Eastern Kentucky University
bernardo.scarambone@eku.edu
Keyboard Festivals
Adrienne McKinney
Adrienne.McKinney@gmail.com
Local Association Presidents
Ashland Area
Sylvia Johnson
12925 State Route 7
Greenup, KY 41144
(606)473-5171
sylvia5171@windstream.net
Ashland area website
Bluegrass Area
Adrienne McKinney
Adrienne.McKinney@gmail.com
Bluegrass Area website
Bowling Green Area
Zachary Lopes
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd. #41029
Bowling Green, KY 42103
(270) 745-5919
zachary.lopes@wku.edu
Central Kentucky Area
William Budai, NCTM
(270) 469-3759
whbudai@campbellsville.edu
Greater Louisville Area
Louie Hehman
Bellarmine University
lhehman01@bellarmine.edu
louhehman01@gmail.com
GLMTA website
Murray Area
Janet Finch
janetbfinch@gmail.com
Northern Kentucky Area
Anna Bonham-White
71 Edgewood Road
Edgewood, KY
(859) 992-5451
bonhamwhite@gmail.com
Northern Kentucky area websites
Pikeville Area
Jennifer Hughes Bersaglia
(606) 789-0595
jenn4piano@yahoo.com
South Central Area
Sharon Bertram, KCTM
(606) 348-5738
keynotespb@windstream.net
West Green River Area
Kathy Tidd (Interim President)
kathytidd@att.net
(270)826-5175