NVMTA Executive Committee
President Libby McConnell, NCTM
Vice-President/Student Events Madalina Petric
Recording Secretary Melissa Tardiff Dvorak
Treasurer Lori Santos
Member-at-large through 2027 Regina Adams
Member-at-large through 2025 Candace Cleary
Member-at-large through 2026 Ruriko Osawa
Executive Board
Event Chair Co-Chairs
Achievement Awards: Piano Narciso Solero Amy Rothstein, Patricia Huff-Palumbo, Margarita Gramaticova
Achievement Awards: Strings Alina Kirshon-Goldman John Kaboff
Achievement Awards: Voice Nancy MacArthur Smith Peggy McNulty, NCTM
Achievement Awards: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion Claire Eichhorn and Nancy Genovese
Bach/Baroque Festival Laura Bogart Kate Moore, Silva Blazquez, Ruriko Osawa, Ying Zhao
Composition Competition Christy Tallamy Libby McConnell, NCTM
Concerto Competition: Piano MiHyang Joo Alex Chung
Concerto Competition: Strings Maribeth Frank Helen Fall
Concerto Competition: Woodwinds Albert Hunt Nancy Genovese, Robert Little
Fall Festival Donna Whited Giulia Askins
General Recitals
Mary Voutsas Christopher Kies
Judged Recitals Cora Lee Khambatta Mijail Tumanov Strings: Alina Kirshon Goldman
Music Theater Bharati Soman Nicole Lamm
Northern District Auditions Lori Santos Caroline Hwangbo Kim, Faith Zuniga
Piano Concerto Festival K-3 Patricia Huff-Palumbo Jeri Bennett NCTM, Jun Yang
Piano Concerto Festival 4-12 Catherine Lim
Jeri Bennett NCTM, Ellen Im
Piano Ensemble Festival Caroline Hwangbo Kim and Madalina Petric
Jazz/Improv Festival n/a
Skills Day: Keyboard Kristin West
Skills Day: Single Line n/a
Sonata Festival Greg Genter Jeri Bennett, NCTM
Spring Festival Sarah Munro, Caitlin Wang Fleisig, Kristine Lowkis
Theory Mastery Day Narciso Solero David Kosutic, Maiko Chiba
Young Artist Musicales Amy Rothstein
Advertising Manager Ying Zhao
Certificates Teachers do their own Teachers do their own
Competition Resource and Information Vice President
Financial Assistance Awards Andrew Horowitz, NCTM Eve Ginnett, NCTM, Rachel Harmatuk, NCTM
Fundraising Open
Gratitude and Care Caroline Hwangbo Kim
Historian
Hospitality
IT Liaisons: mtfest.com, website Jeri Bennett, NCTM Rene Johnson, NCTM
Membership Amy Rothstein
MusicLink Liaison
Nominating Committee Rachel Harmatuk
Ombudsman Members-At-Large together
Parliamentarian Claudia Libero
Piano Maintenance Committee Oxana Titova
Professional Development Grants Diane Perett, NCTM
Professional Growth and Certification Diane Perett, NCTM
Programs Francesca Hurst, NCTM
Scholarship Endowment Fund Andrew Horowitz, NCTM Eve Ginnett, NCTM, Rachel Harmatuk, NCTM
Strings Liaison Helen Fall
Teacher Referral Rebecca Reiss-Korc
Used Music Sales Greg Genter
VFMC Representative Suzanne Smith
Voice Liaison Peggy McNulty, NCTM
Website Assistant: Directory Amy Rothstein
Website Assistant:
Calendar and Events Amanda Halstead, Ying Zhao, René Johnson
Website Assistant: Social Media
Website: Blog Amanda Halstead Ying Zhao
Website: Bulletin Board Ying Zhao
Winner's Recitals: Judged Recitals Kent McWilliams
United Christian Parish Rentals John Kaboff
Woodwinds Liaison Robert Little
Judged Recital Honors Kent McWilliams
| NVMTA Executive Committee | ||
|---|---|---|
| President | Libby McConnell, NCTM | |
| Vice-President/Student Events | Madalina Petric | |
| Recording Secretary | Melissa Tardiff Dvorak | |
| Treasurer | Lori Santos | |
| Member-at-large through 2027 | Regina Adams | |
| Member-at-large through 2025 | Candace Cleary | |
| Member-at-large through 2026 | Ruriko Osawa | |
| Executive Board | ||
| Event | Chair | Co-Chairs |
| Achievement Awards: Piano | Narciso Solero | Amy Rothstein, Patricia Huff-Palumbo, Margarita Gramaticova |
| Achievement Awards: Strings | Alina Kirshon-Goldman | John Kaboff |
| Achievement Awards: Voice | Nancy MacArthur Smith | Peggy McNulty, NCTM |
| Achievement Awards: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion | Claire Eichhorn and Nancy Genovese | |
| Bach/Baroque Festival | Laura Bogart | Kate Moore, Silva Blazquez, Ruriko Osawa, Ying Zhao |
| Composition Competition | Christy Tallamy | Libby McConnell, NCTM |
| Concerto Competition: Piano | MiHyang Joo | Alex Chung |
| Concerto Competition: Strings | Maribeth Frank | Helen Fall |
| Concerto Competition: Woodwinds | Albert Hunt | Nancy Genovese, Robert Little |
| Fall Festival | Donna Whited | Giulia Askins |
| General Recitals | Mary Voutsas | Christopher Kies |
| Judged Recitals | Cora Lee Khambatta | Mijail Tumanov Strings: Alina Kirshon Goldman |
| Music Theater | Bharati Soman | Nicole Lamm |
| Northern District Auditions | Lori Santos | Caroline Hwangbo Kim, Faith Zuniga |
| Piano Concerto Festival K-3 | Patricia Huff-Palumbo | Jeri Bennett NCTM, Jun Yang |
| Piano Concerto Festival 4-12 | Catherine Lim | Jeri Bennett NCTM, Ellen Im |
| Piano Ensemble Festival | Caroline Hwangbo Kim and Madalina Petric | |
| Jazz/Improv Festival | n/a | |
| Skills Day: Keyboard | Kristin West | |
| Skills Day: Single Line | n/a | |
| Sonata Festival | Greg Genter | Jeri Bennett, NCTM |
| Spring Festival | Sarah Munro, Caitlin Wang Fleisig, Kristine Lowkis | |
| Theory Mastery Day | Narciso Solero | David Kosutic, Maiko Chiba |
| Young Artist Musicales | Amy Rothstein | |
| Advertising Manager | Ying Zhao | |
| Certificates | Teachers do their own | Teachers do their own |
| Competition Resource and Information | Vice President | |
| Financial Assistance Awards | Andrew Horowitz, NCTM | Eve Ginnett, NCTM, Rachel Harmatuk, NCTM |
| Fundraising | Open | |
| Gratitude and Care | Caroline Hwangbo Kim | |
| Historian | ||
| Hospitality | ||
| IT Liaisons: mtfest.com, website | Jeri Bennett, NCTM | Rene Johnson, NCTM |
| Membership | Amy Rothstein | |
| MusicLink Liaison | ||
| Nominating Committee | Rachel Harmatuk | |
| Ombudsman | Members-At-Large together | |
| Parliamentarian | Claudia Libero | |
| Piano Maintenance Committee | Oxana Titova | |
| Professional Development Grants | Diane Perett, NCTM | |
| Professional Growth and Certification | Diane Perett, NCTM | |
| Programs | Francesca Hurst, NCTM | |
| Scholarship Endowment Fund | Andrew Horowitz, NCTM | Eve Ginnett, NCTM, Rachel Harmatuk, NCTM |
| Strings Liaison | Helen Fall | |
| Teacher Referral | Rebecca Reiss-Korc | |
| Used Music Sales | Greg Genter | |
| VFMC Representative | Suzanne Smith | |
| Voice Liaison | Peggy McNulty, NCTM | |
| Website Assistant: Directory | Amy Rothstein | |
| Website Assistant: Calendar and Events | Amanda Halstead, Ying Zhao, René Johnson | |
| Website Assistant: Social Media | ||
| Website: Blog | Amanda Halstead | Ying Zhao |
| Website: Bulletin Board | Ying Zhao | |
| Winner's Recitals: Judged Recitals | Kent McWilliams | |
| United Christian Parish Rentals | John Kaboff | |
| Woodwinds Liaison | Robert Little | |
| Judged Recital Honors | Kent McWilliams |