State
Chairs
State Chair Responsibilities
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Communicate with new members within your state soon after they join WBDI. Encourage their active participation in WBDI.
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Actively promote WBDI at music conferences, state meetings, etc. that you attend.
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Communicate with individuals in your region encouraging them to attend Summer Conference as well as the Midwest Clinic.
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Submit state news items to the editor of the Woman Conductor by Feb. 1, April 1, and/or Oct. 1 for inclusion. Submit at least one article a year.
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Send a report of your activities to the Recording Secretary by November 1 and May 1 of each year so that this information can be included in their report for the next meeting.
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Nominate women in your state for awards, encourage them to apply for specific awards.
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If you attend the Midwest Clinic, be available to work a shift at the WBDI booth.
If your state is not represented here, please volunteer to be your state's chair by contacting Linda Thompson or Marilyn Bennett.
ALABAMA - Holly Connell
ARKANSAS - Valerie Laney-Rowe
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA - Kim Mieder
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Dell Schroeder
COLORADO - Megan Lewin
CONNECTICUT - Anne Tortora
DELAWARE - Samatha DeLuca
FLORIDA - TBA
GEORGIA - Requel Stegall
IDAHO - Christy Taylor
ILLINOIS - Maura Shepherd
INDIANA - Jennifer Gordon & Sarah Aymond
IOWA - Jennifer Williams
KANSAS - Jennifer Antonetti
LOUISIANA - Brenda Castillo
MARYLAND - Lori Schwartz Reichl
MASSACHUSETTS - Amanda Tumbleson
MICHIGAN - Heather Ellenwood
MISSOURI - Julie Capps
MONTANA - Willi Prince
NEBRASKA - Chiyo Trauernicht
NEW JERSEY - Jenna Makos
NEW YORK - Holly L. McCoy
NEW MEXICO - Melissa Rice: Email
NORTH CAROLINA - Melanie Watson: Email and Website
OHIO - Wendy Reeves
OKLAHOMA - Chelsea Zuniga
OREGON - Julie Bounds
PENNSYLVANIA - Jenny Neff
SOUTH CAROLINA - Christina Randall
SOUTH DAKOTA - Mary Cogswell
TEXAS - Marilyn Bennett
UTAH - Christine Wolf
VIRGINIA - Melissa Hall
WASHINGTON - Diana Appler
WISCONSIN - Lisa Zemlock
INTERNATIONAL
CANADA - Kathie Van Lare & Sarah Drew
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Province Chair - Ontario: Lauren Helmer
ITALY - Alessandra Tamborlani