Contacts/Staff

Staff serves Wisconsin School Music Association, Wisconsin Music Educators Association and Wisconsin Foundation for School Music.

Program Contact List (PDF)

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LAURIE FELLENZ, Executive Director (Email)

• State Office Staff Supervision
• Budget & Finance Planning (WSMA, WMEA, WFSM)
• District & State Festival Management Support
• Wisconsin State Music Conference Director
• WSMA, WMEA & WFSM Boards & Board Committees
• WSMA, WFSM Strategic Plan implementation
• Wisconsin Center for Music Education Planning & Development

Committees: WMEA State Conference, WFSM, WSMA & WMEA Executive Committees, Strategic Planning, WSMA/WMEA/WFSM Joint Planning Committee, Program Committees

Laurie Fellenz Bio

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ALEC BALGE, Program Manager (Email)

• Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals:
  • Festival Music List
  • Transfers and Late Entry Requests
  • Festival App Support
• Middle Level State Honors Project Support
• State Marching Band Championships Support
• WSMA Aca U Program Support

Alec Balge Bio

 

 

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KERRIE BREY, Finance Manager (Email)

• Accounting (WSMA, WMEA, WFSM):
  • Festival Subsidy Processing
  • Invoicing
  • Audit & Budget Planning
  • Payables & Receivables
  • Personnel Payroll & Benefit Records
• State Conference:
  • Conference Manager
  • Session/Presenter Logistics Coordinator

Committees: State Conference Planning, Budget and Policy Committee

Kerrie Brey Bio

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MATT BROOKS, Program Manager (Email)

• Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals:
  • Festival Music List
  • Permissions
• High School State Honors Project Support
• State Marching Band Championships Support
• WSMA Aca U Program Support
• Student Composition Project Support

Matt Brooks Bio

 

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JERRY HROVAT, Program Associate (Email)

• Comprehensive Musicianship Through Performance (CMP) Project Support
• iListenWI (formerly WMEA Listening Project)
• State Conference Stage & Equipment Management

Committees: High School Honors Committee, Publications Committee, CMP Committee, Listening Project Committee

Jerry Hrovat Bio

 

 

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THERESA McKINLEY, Director of Technology Services (Email)

• Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals:
  • Festival Music List
  • State Festivals – Scheduling of Entries
  • State Festival Computer System Development
  • Festival Computer System Development, Training & Technical Support
  • WSMA Award Store support
• WASB Music Showcase Auditions Coordination
• Development and Technical Support of WSMA Databases

Committees: Festival Music Committee, Festivals Committee, WSMA Strategic Planning Committee, WSMA/WMEA/WFSM Joint Planning Committee

Theresa McKinley Bio

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LINDA MEIER, Program Associate (Email)

• Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals:
  • Festival Music List
• Program Support

Committees: Festival Music Committee, Field Rep Steering Committee, WMEA Capitol Concerts

Linda Meier Bio

 

 

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DARIN MENK, Professional Learning and Events Manager (Email)

• Professional Learning Contact
• Student Composition Project Contact
• Board Meeting Support
• Capitol Concert Support
• Dynamic Futures and Aspiring Music Majors Support
• WCME Events Manager
• Conference Co-Manager

Committee: Student Composition Project

Darin Menk Bio

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ANNE PROESCHOLDT, Communications Manager (Email)

• WSMA/WMEA-NAfME Membership Records
• Non-member/Home School Participation Information & Registration
• Festivals
  • Registration Processing
  • Subsidy Processing
  • Concert Festival Participation & Results Verification
  • WSMA Award Store Support
• State Music Conference Registration & Records
• Program Support
• Strategic Communications

Anne Proescholdt Bio

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ERICA RUPPERT, Program Director (Email)

• Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals:
  • Schedules & Calendar
  • Registrations
  • Festival Computer System Development, Training & Technical Support
  • Festival Day Phone Support
  • State Festival Manager Contact
  • State Festival Time Requests
• State Marching Band Championships
• WSMA Aca U
• Middle Level State Honors Project

Committees: Festivals, Middle Level State Honors Project, Marching Band, WSMA Aca U

Erica Ruppert Bio

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MARK SALTZMAN, Program Associate (Email)

• Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals:
  • Festival Music List
  • Permissions
• State Conference Stage & Equipment Management

Mark Saltzman Bio

 

 

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KEVIN THAYS, Director of Communications (Email)

• Wisconsin School Musician (Editor)
• Updater, Soundwaves & WMEA District Newsletters (Editor)
• News Releases
• Promotional Materials Coordination
• WSMA, WMEA, WFSM Communications
• Website Development
• Capitol Concerts Coordination
• Committees: State Conference Planning, WMEA Advocacy Committee, WSMA Publications Committee

Kevin Thays Bio

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TIM WURGLER, Program Manager (Email)

• Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals
  • Adjudicator Certification
  • Adjudicator Assignments & Contracts
  • Festival Music List Support
  • Permissions Support
• High School State Honors Project
• Marching Band Championships Support
• State Conference Equipment Support
• Committees: High School State Honors Committee, Festivals Committee

Tim Wurgler Bio