MENC: The National Association for Music Education

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MENC: The National Association for Music Education is an organization of American music educators dedicated to advancing and preserving music education and as part of the core curriculum of schools in the United States. Founded in 1907 as the Music Supervisors National Conference (MSNC), the organization was known from 1934–1998 as the Music Educators National Conference (origin of the MENC acronym). With more than 130,000 members, MENC headquarters are located in Reston, Virginia. In 2005, MENC launched the National Anthem Project, a public awareness campaign "to restore America's voice through music education."^[1]

On September 1, 2011, The organization officially changed is acronym from MENC to NAfME.^[2]

State affiliates

MENC functions regionally through more than fifty state (or state-level) affiliates. These federated state associations include: organizations representing each of the fifty U.S. states; the District of Columbia; and a single affiliate for Europe.^[3]

Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) Alaska Music Educators Association (AMEA) Arizona Music Educators Association (AMEA) Arkansas Music Educators Association (ArkMEA) California Association for Music Education Colorado Music Educators Association (CMEA) Connecticut Music Educators Association (CMEA) Delaware Music Educators Association (DMEA) District of Columbia Music Educators Association (DCMEA) European Music Educators Association (EMEA) Florida Music Educators Association (FMEA) Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA) Hawaii Music Educators Association (HMEA Idaho Music Educators Association (IMEA) Illinois Music Educators Association (IMEA) Indiana Music Educators Association (IMEA) Iowa Music Educators Association (IMEA) Kansas Music Educators Association (KMEA) Kentucky Music Educators Association (KMEA Louisiana Music Educators Association (LMEA) Maine Music Educators Association (MMEA) Maryland Music Educators Association (MMEA) Massachusetts Music Educators Association (MMEA) Michigan Music Educators Association (MMEA) Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) Mississippi Music Educators Association (MMEA)

Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) Montana Music Educators Association (MMEA) Nebraska Music Educators Association (NMEA) Nevada Music Educators Association (NMEA) New Hampshire Music Educators Association (NHMEA) New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA) New Mexico Music Educators Association (NMMEA) New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) North Carolina Music Educators Association (NCMEA) North Dakota Music Educators Association (NDMEA) Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Oklahoma Music Educators Association (OkMEA) Oregon Music Educators Association (OMEA) Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA) South Carolina Music Educators Association (SCMEA) South Dakota Music Educators Association (SDMEA) Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA) Texas Music Educators Conference (TMEC) Utah Music Educators Association (UMEA) Vermont Music Educators Association (VMEA) Virginia Music Educators Association (VMEA) Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) West Virginia Music Educators Association (WVMEA) Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA) Wyoming Music Educators Association (WMEA)

Leadership

As of May 1, 2010 MENC staff members are led by Michael A Butera. Previous to that, staff was led by John J. Mahlmann who retired in early 2010. Prior to joining MENC in 1983, Mahlmann was the Executive Director of the National Art Education Association and a former art educator. He holds both bachelor's and master's degrees in Fine Arts from Boston University, a doctorate in Education from Penn State, and an honorary doctorate in Music from Duquesne.^[4] Mahlmann announced his decision to retire in April 2010 at the October meeting of the association's National Executive Board.^[5]

Executive Compensation

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Executive Compensation^[6]

Title	Name	Salary	Benefits
Executive Director	John J. Mahlmann	$293,499	$
Sr. Deputy Executive Director	Michael Blakeslee	$129,507	$
Deputy Executive Director	Earl Hurrey	$93,603	$
Chief Financial Officer	Paul Baker	$88,826	$
Director of Exec Op	Marlynn Likens	$81,947	$
Chief Technology Officer	Trinh Hoang	$78,300	$
		$	$

Affiliated organizations

• American Composers Forum
• American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
• Conductors Guild
• Percussive Arts Society (PAS)
• Sigma Alpha Iota (ΣΑΙ)

See also

• American Choral Directors Association
• Music Teachers National Association

References

1. ^ "About MENC". MENC official website. MENC. 2009. http://www.menc.org/about/. Retrieved 6 December 2009. 
2. ^ "Press Reslease: Building on the Past to Shape the Future of Music Education". NAfME official website. NAfME. 2011. http://www.nafme.org/news/view/press-release-building-on-the-past-to-shape-the-future-of-music-education/. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
3. ^ "MENC Federated State Associations". MENC official website. MENC. 2009. http://www.menc.org/about/view/menc-federated-state-associations. Retrieved 6 December 2009. 
4. ^ "John J. Mahlmann, Ed.D., MENC Executive Director". MENC official website. MENC. Undated. http://www.menc.org/news/view/john-j-mahlmann-ed-d-menc-executive-director. Retrieved 7 December 2009. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "MENC Executive Director Announces Departure from MENC After Almost 27 Years". MENC official website. MENC. 2009. http://www.menc.org/news/view/menc-executive-director-announces-departure-from-menc-after-almost-27-years. Retrieved 7 December 2009. 
6. ^ "Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax" (PDF). GuideStar official website. GuideStar USA. 2008. http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments//2008/526/045/2008-526045043-04ac55fa-9.pdf. Retrieved 7 December 2009. 

External links

• MENC: The National Association for Music Education
• Affiliated organizations
  • American Composers Forum
  • American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
  • Conductors Guild
  • Percussive Arts Society (PAS)
  • Sigma Alpha Iota (ΣΑΙ)