WMEA officers are elected by members for two year terms in February of even-numbered years. Their responsibilities include creating policies, developing budgets, planning state conferences, and the hiring and oversight of the executive manager.
Executive Officers
President
Frank Lewis
Tacoma School District
president@wmea.org
Past President
Ron Gerhardstein
Tacoma School District
pastpresident@wmea.org
President-Elect
Meghan Wagner
Auburn School District
presidentelect@wmea.org
Vice President
Sara Berglund
Richland School District
vicepresident@wmea.org
Secretary-Treasurer
Don Neptun
Sumner Middle School
secretarytreasurer@wmea.org
Collegiate President
Melissa Jones
Whitworth University
wmeacollegiate@gmail.com
Collegiate President-Elect
Tori Seward
Central Washington University
wmeacollegiate@gmail.com
Curriculum Officers
Administration
Carinn Ormson
Evergreen Public Schools
administration@wmea.org
Band
Corinne Smith
University Place School District
band@wmea.org
Choral
Kim Claassen
Mountain View High School
choral@wmea.org
Elementary East
Shawn Tolly
Spokane School District
elementaryeast@wmea.org
Elementary West
Holly Brown
Oak Harbor Elementary
elementarywest@wmea.org
College/University
Bruce Walker
Columbia Basin College
collegeuniversity@wmea.org
Jazz
Jeff Chang
Federal Way School District
jazz@wmea.org
Orchestra
Jerilynn Harris
Spokane School District
orchestra@wmea.org
Small Schools
Rachel Lake
Illwaco School District
smallschools@wmea.org
Ex Officio
Executive Director
Scott Ketron
scott.ketron@wmea.org