Committee Chair: Melodie Acker, NCTM, melodieacker@cox.net
The MTNA Professional Certification Program exists to improve the level of professionalism within the field of applied music teaching. The designation of Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM) is given to successful candidates who meet the professional competencies and standards required for MTNA certification.
For descriptions of the requirements and other information, please visit mtnacertification.org.
Nationally Certified Teachers of Music (NCTM) in Arizona
Melodie Acker, NCTM*
Paulette Albertson, NCTM
Rita Borden, NCTM
Marla Bradford, NCTM
Mandarin Cheung-Yueh, NCTM
Hannah Creviston, NCTM
Paula Dahl, NCTM
Steven Joseph DiBlasi, NCTM
Elizabeth Drewett, NCTM
Dorothy Dungan, NCTM*
Eileen Evans, NCTM
Qing Nadia Feeken, NCTM
Bette Franke, NCTM
Diana Galindo, NCTM
Gail Griffin, NCTM
Victoria Harris, NCTM
Rosemary Ishbell-Hendrickson, NCTM
Carol Hill, NCTM
Joshua Hillmann, NCTM
Janice Holladay, NCTM
Karali Hunter, NCTM
Sarah Hulslander Pignatello
Carolyn Inabinet, NCTM
Garinée Garmanian Jording, NCTM
Frances Kaspar, NCTM
Linda King, NCTM
Snezana Krstic, NCTM
Ashley Hendrix Lane, NCTM*
Cheryl Langley, NCTM
Chyleen Laurtizen, NCTM*
Sherry Lenich, NCTM*
Tiantian Liang, NCTM
Paul Lorenz, NCTM
Karen Magruder, NCTM
Susan Martinez, NCTM
Nancy McGuire, NCTM
Meily Mendez, NCTM
Karey Miles, NCTM
Sarah Moglewer, NCTM
Lynn Moser, NCTM
Sherin Moustafa, NCTM
Karen Murphy, NCTM
Andrew O’Brien, NCTM
Angelica Prado-Stern, NCTM
Gail Quackenbush, NCTM
Genny Rafferty, NCTM
Kathryn Rood, NCTM
Barbara Russell, NCTM
Debbie Saifi, NCTM
Tim Saye, NCTM
Patricia Scordato, NCTM
Mary Beth Shaffer, NCTM
Susan Shiner, NCTM
Trisha Simmons, NCTM
JoAnn Smelser, NCTM
Radmila Stojanovic-Kiriluk, NCTM
Barbara Stoutenburgh, NCTM
Natalya Thran, NCTM*
Judith Torigoe, NCTM
Jelena Vladikovic, NCTM
Kassandra Weleck, NCTM*
Rex Woods, NCTM
April-Feiwn Wu, NCTM
Jessica Yam, NCTM
Lisa Zdechlik, NCTM
Hong Zhu, NCTM
* former ASMTA president