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.
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Executive Officers
President
Frank Lewis
Tacoma School District
flewis.wmea@gmail.com
Past President
Ron Gerhardstein
Tacoma School District
rcgstein.wmea@gmail.com
President-Elect
Meghan Wagner
Auburn School District
mwagner.wmea@gmail.com
Vice President
Sarah Berglund
Richland School District
sarah.berglund@rsd.edu
Secretary-Treasurer
Don Neptun
Sumner Middle School
don_neptun@sumnersd.org
Collegiate President
Tori Seward
Central Washington University
wmeacollegiate@gmail.com
Curriculum Officers
Administration
Carinn Ormson
Evergreen Public Schools
carinn.eckisormson@evergreenps.org
Band
Corinne Smith
University Place School District
corinnesmith@upsd83.org
Choral
Kim Claassen
Mountain View High School
kimberly.claassen@evergreenps.org
Elementary East
Shawn Tolly
Spokane School District
Tolley.shawn@gmail.com
Elementary West
Holly Brown
Oak Harbor Elementary
hbrown@ohsd.net
College/University
Bruce Walker
Columbia Basin College
bruce.walker@me.com
Jazz
Jeff Chang
Federal Way School District
Jchang@upsd83.org
Orchestra
Jerilynn Harris
Spokane School District
jerilynnharris@gmail.com
Small Schools
Rachel Lake
Illwaco School District
Rachel.Lake@oceanbeachschools.org
Ex Officio
Executive Director
Beth Fortune
beth@wmea.org