Officers & Chairmen

New Officers and Chairpersons are approved at our Annual Membership Meeting. Listed under each Vice President are the Committee Chairpersons, creating a series of “teams” that service our organization. Elected Officers are in bold, and they comprise the Board of Directors. They may expedite resolution of matters that cannot wait for a regularly scheduled Executive Board meeting. The Executive Board is composed of all Officers and Committee Chairpersons.

Listed below are the 2022-2024 Officers and Committee Chairmen.

President – Andrea Keil
Immediate Past President – Rachel Mills
Treasurer – Bruce Piper
Recording Secretary – Holly Kessis

Vice President of Member Services – Annette Suhovecky

  • Membership – Bernice Tamkin
  • Certification – Janice Cook
  • Grants for Professional Development – Annette Suhovecky
  • Publicity – Stephanie Webster-Cheng
  • Webmaster – Cynthia Adams

Vice President of Student Competitions – Sally Sansbury

  • Buckeye Auditions – Kathleen Sadoff & Nina Polonsky
  • OhioMTA/Graves Piano Solo & Ensemble Competition – Tim Ledger
  • Summer Study Scholarships – Debra Mattera & Sally Sansbury

Vice President of Student Activities – Miriam Brown

  • Out & About – Miriam Brown
  • Pianorama – Amy Cain, Amy Girvin & Kathy Savinell
  • Scale Olympics – Laura Wynia & Katherine Bede
  • Student Solo & Ensemble Recitals – Caroline Salido-Barta

Vice President of Teacher Activities – Ashley Wise

    • District Conferences – Theresa Murphy & Ashley Wise
    • Independent Music Teachers Forum – Suzanne Newcomb
    • Piano Workshops – Lizbeth Atkinson

National Officers
https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/Explore_MTNA/Board_of_Directors/MTNA/Explore_MTNA/Board_of_Directors.aspx?hkey=09c5cec2-611e-4e60-817b-0cf35b830580

State Officers
https://ohiomta.org/officers

updated 1/23/24