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SERVING SOUTH LOUISIANA'S MUSIC EDUCATORS

Meet Our Team

To contact us please email [email protected]

President

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Allen Dejan

Vice President

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Erin Fort
Past President

Treasurer

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Jordan Peota

LMEA Liaison

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Keith James

Collegiate Liaison

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David Dockan
LSU

Secretary

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Dayshawn Russell

Board Member

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Board Member

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Erica Vance

Eric Gold

  • President - Allen Dejan | K-8 Music Teacher at Audubon Gentilly, New Orleans, LA | Graduate of the University of New Orleans | Orff Level 3 San Francisco International Orff Course | Advanced Orff Pedagogy Master Class, Samford University 
  • Vice President - Erin Fort | PK-4th Music Teacher at Lafayette Renaissance, Lafayette, LA | Graduate of Centenary College | Orff Levels 1-2 Texas A&M Kingsville | World Music Drumming Level 1, Milwaukee, WI | Musikgarten Curriculum Certified
  • Treasurer - Jordan Peota | Music Teacher at The Leah Chase School, New Orleans, LA | Graduated from Loyola University | Orff Level 3 University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN | Smithsonian Folkways World Music Pedagogy certificate
  • Secretary - Dayshawn Russell | Crescent Elementary, Plaquemine, LA | Graduate of Southern University and A&M, Masters from Kent State University, Doctoral Candidate at Southern University | Orff Level 1 University of Memphis, TN
  • LMEA Liaison - Keith James | Music Teacher at Westdale Heights Academic Magnet, Baton Rouge, LA | Graduate of Southeastern University | Orff Level 1 & 2
  • Collegiate Liaison - David Dockan | LSU Assistant Professor of Music Education, Baton Rouge, LA | 
  • ​Board Member - Erica Vance | Music Teacher at Success at Thurgood Marshall, New Orleans, LA | 
  • Board Member - Eric Gold | Music Teacher at Young Audiences Charter School, New Orleans, LA |   

Past Board Members

2003-2004
President: Dale Ludwig | Vice President: | Treasurer:  

2004-2005
President: Julia Martin | Vice President: | Treasurer:  

2005-2006
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2006-2007
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2007-2008
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2008-2009
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2009-2010
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2010-2011
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2011-2012
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2012-2013
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2013-2014
President: Sherry Barron | Vice President: Gina Anthon | Treasurer & Secretary: Kelly Stomps | Board Members: Kaya Martinez, Stephen Kennedy, Keith James, Juliette De Silva 

2014-2015
President: Gina Anthon | Vice President: Keith James | Treasurer & Secretary: Kelly Stomps | Board Members: Lisa Blaney, Julliette Wells, Steven Kennedy, Sherry Barron

2015-2016
President: Gina Anthon/Kelly Stomps | Vice President: Keith James |  Treasurer & Secretary: Kelly Stomps | Board Members: Lisa Blaney, Sherry Barron, Steven Kennedy 

2016-2017
President: Kelly Stomps | Vice President: Lisa Blaney | Treasurer: Juliette De Silva | Secretary: Gina Anthon | Board Members: Michael Ruybalid, Keith James  

2017-2018
President: Kelly Stomps | Vice President: Lisa Blaney | Treasurer & Secretary: Juliette De Silva | Board Members: Mike Ruybalid, Gina Anthon, Erin Fort, Mary Johnson, Keith James 

2018-2019
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2019-2020
President: Kelly Stomps | Vice President: Lisa Blaney |  Treasurer & Secretary: Gina Anthon | Board Member: Lauren Schexnayder Clements, Juliette De Silva, Keith James  

2020-2021
President: Lisa Blaney | Vice President: Erin Fort | Treasurer: Kelly Stomps |  Secretary: Gina Anthon | Board Member: Keith James

2021-2022
President: Lisa Blaney | Vice President: Erin Fort | Treasurer: Kelly Stomps | Secretary: Gina Anthon | Board Member: Keith James 

2022-2023
President: Lisa Blaney | Vice President: Erin Fort | Treasurer: Kelly Stomps | Secretary: Keith James | Board Member: Gina Anthon  

2023-2024
President: Erin Fort | Vice President: Allen Dejan | Treasurer: Kelly Stomps | Secretary: Keith James | Vice Treasurer: Jordan Peota | Board Members: Lisa Blaney, Gina Anthon, Janel Ockman  

2024-2025
President: Erin Fort | Vice President: Allen Dejan |  Treasurer: Jordan Peota | Secretary: Keith James | Board Members: Kelly Stomps, Gina Anthon, Dayshawn Russell, Lisa Blaney
2025-2026
President: Allen Dejan | Vice President: Erin Fort | Treasurer: Jordan Peota | Secretary:  | LMEA Liaison: Keith James | Collegiate Liaison: David Dockan | Board Members: Dayshawn Russell, Erica Vance, Eric Gold

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