Staff serves Wisconsin School Music Association, Wisconsin Music Educators Association and Wisconsin Foundation for School Music.
Program Contact List (PDF)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
TIM WURGLER, Program Manager (Email)
- Solo & Ensemble and Concert Festivals
- Adjudicator Certification
- Adjudicator Assignments & Contracts
- High School State Honors Project
