Contact NAfME

National Association for Music Education
1806 Robert Fulton Drive
Reston, VA 20191
703-860-4000 or 800-336-3768
Fax 703-860-1531
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday, 8:00 A.M.–4:30 P.M. ET
Have a question about your membership? Contact NAfME Member Services.

Staff members may be contacted by e-mail below.

Executive Center

Michael A. Butera, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Kim Henry, Executive Assistant

Mike Blakeslee, Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer

Lynn Erickson, Executive Assistant

Marlynn J. Likens, Associate Executive Director for Governance & Policy

Mary Jo Ruane, Administrative Assistant

Patricia Sweeney, Administrative Assistant

Paul Baker, Chief Financial Officer

Linda Hair, Director of Accounting

Jessica Hoang, Bookkeeper

Trinh Hoang, Chief Technology Officer

Jane Grush, Special Assistant to CTO

Mike Mai, Director of Information Technology

Ali Zia, Database Administrator

Robert Nguyen, Database Support

Hesham Abouelregal, Facilities Manager

Hai Nguyen, Mail Center Assistant


Center for Members & Constituency Relations

Elizabeth W. Lasko, Assistant Executive Director, Center for Members & Constituency Relations

Michelle Mathews, Special Assistant to AED

Adriane Darvishian, Director of Constituency Relations

Caroline Arlington, Program Associate

Ella Wilcox, Manager, Editorial Communications

Lisa Thompson, Manager, Education Services

Peter Doherty, Director of Membership Campaigns

Betty Cook, Manager, Member Services

Sherry Sevila, Member Services Representative

Carol Pelton, Member Services Representative

Meena Mustafa, Member Services Representative

Susan Lambert, Manager, Member Engagement

Nelson Duffle, Manager, Digital Communications

Gregory Reinfeld, Web Content Associate

Roz Fehr, Managing Editor of News


Center for Advocacy and Public Affairs

Christopher Woodside, Assistant Executive Director, Center for Advocacy & Public Affairs

William Hall, Special Assistant to AED

Shannon Kelly, Director, Advocacy Capacity Building and Communications

Lauren Kapalka Richerme, Policy Analyst


Center for Resource Development

Jane Mell Balek, Assistant Executive Director, Center for Resource Development

Rebecca Poorbaugh, Special Assistant to AED

Lindsay Sheldon, Marketing Manager

Leah Arceneaux, Program Manager

Chris Freeman, Business Development Manager

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