MBDA State Executive Board and State Board of Representatives.

Current Meeting Agenda

Past Board Meeting Minutes

Past Presidents

  • July 2007-June 2009 ~ Barry Zumwalde
  • July 2005-June 2007 ~ Dr. Elizabeth Jackson Kirchhoff
  • July 2003-June 2005 ~ Dr. Scott A. Jones
  • July 2001-June 2003 ~ Joni Sutton
  • July 1999-June 2001 ~ Charlie Liebfried
  • July 1997-June 1999 ~ Wendy Barden
  • July 1995-June 1997 ~ Bill Webb
  • July 1993-June 1995 ~ Russ Pesola

State Executive Board (June, 2009 - June, 2011)

President

Adam Tervola Hultberg ~ Graduate Assistant, St. Cloud State University

Mr. Tervola Hultberg approaches the post of Assistant Conductor and Music Department Graduate Assistant after 8 years of teaching middle school and high school band. During his time at Detroit Lakes High School and Perham-Dent Public Schools, he has worked to provide quality instruction and dynamic performance opportunities for his students. Ensembles under his leadership have earned superior ratings at MSHSL contests as well as the admiration and respect of the communities. Among the highlights of his public school experience was hosting Dallas Brass in the spring of 2005. Members of the Perham High School Concert Band shared the stage with Dallas Brass performing a work called American Tableau.

Mr. Tervola Hultberg currently serves the Minnesota Band Directors Association as President-Elect. This organization is comprised of band directors representing all age levels and demographics throughout Minnesota. MBDA strives to provide young musicians with outstanding honor band experiences and teachers with professional development opportunities. He is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Conducting at St. Cloud State University. This past summer, Mr. Tervola Hultberg was invited to be a fellow at the Northwestern University. He studied with nationally recognized music education professor, Janet Barrett and Director of Bands, Mallory Thompson.

Adam holds a Bachelor of Music Education from Bethel University and a Master of Arts in Education from Hamline University. In his extra time, he enjoys playing trombone in the St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra, Park Rapids Area Community Band, and the Upper Mississippians. Adam and his wife, Amy currently reside in New York Mills, MN.

President Elect

Sebastian Tackling ~ Duluth Public Schools

Sebastian Tackling is in his fourth year as the band teacher at Denfeld High School in Duluth. For three years prior to his assignment at Denfeld, he taught at Apollo High School in St. Cloud. A 2002 cum laude graduate of St. Olaf College, Tackling currently serves on the board for the Minnesota Band Directors Association, is a member of the American School Band Directors Association, directs the music program at Concordia Lutheran Church in Superior, WI, performs with the Twin Ports Wind Orchestra, coaches girls tennis at Denfeld, and teaches bassoon at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. His professional affiliations include MBDA, ASBDA and MMEA. He and his wife, Jennifer, live in the Lakeside area of Duluth.

Secretary

Denise Pesola ~ Horizon Middle School, Moorhead, MN

Denise Pesola has been directing elementary and middle school bands for twenty five years. Currently she teaches at Horizon Middle School in Moorhead, Minnesota, where she directs several bands, the Honor Band and Jazz Band. She has a Bachelor of Art degree in Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, and a Master of Art in Music Education from the University of Minnesota where she was a graduate teaching assistant and principal horn in the wind ensemble under Frank Bencriscutto.

Denise is an active performer on horn, cornet and piano. She performs regularly with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, Prairie Wind Brass, Ameriikan Poijat, a Finnish brass septet and the Park Rapids Area Community Band. For several years she was adjunct horn teacher at Minnesota State University- Moorhead, North Dakota State University and International Music Camp.

Denise has been conductor of the Murikka Youth Band at summer camp in Tampere, Finland, and has served as All-State Band and MBDA coach, Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphony Board member, an out-state representative on the MBDA board, a trained mentor in the Minnesota Mentoring Initiative pilot program and most recently a regional representative on the MMEA Board of Directors. She is a member of MENC, MBDA and The International Horn Society.

Treasurer

Michael Dailey ~ Delano Middle School, Delano, MN

Michael Dailey has taught Middle School music in Delano since 2006. His position there includes 6th, 7th and 8th grade band and lessons, 5th grade general music and a middle school jazz band. Previously he taught 5-12 instrumental music in Mahnomen, MN from 1998-2006.

He holds a degree in music education from Bemidji State University and a Master of Education degree from St. Mary's University. He enjoys performing and is in the trumpet section of the Buffalo Community Orchestra, he also has played in area jazz bands. Any other free time he may have is spent at his home in Delano with his wife Stephanie and three children: Owen, Dawson and Jenna.

Currently he is a member of the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) Minnesota Music Education Association(MMEA) and Minnesota Band Directors Association (MBDA). He served on the board of MBDA as small school representative from 2001-2003. He also in the past has had the opportunity to judge auditions for the MBDA 6-8 Honor Band and the 9-10 Honor Band.

Past President

Barry Zumwalde ~ Forest Lake High School

Barry Zumwalde teaches instrumental music at Forest Lake Area High School. He conducts the Symphonic Winds and Concert Band, directs the Jazz Band and Pep Band, and teaches lessons for woodwinds, brass and percussion. From 2000-2009, he taught instrumental music at North Branch Area High School in North Branch, Minnesota.

He holds a degree in Music Education and Trombone Performance from the University of Minnesota and is pursuing a Master's Degree in Music Education from the University of St. Thomas. Recently, he was a participant in the Northeast Arts Quality Teaching Network through the Perpich Center for Arts Education.

Currently, he is a member of Music Educators National Conference (MENC). He has served on the Board for the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) as Jazz Education Chair and the Minnesota Band Directors Association (MBDA) as Membership Chair and currently serves as Past President. Over the past several years he has presented clinics at the MMEA Mid-Winter Clinic, the University of Minnesota, the University of St. Thomas, St. Cloud State University, Minnesota State Mankato, and the University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

State Board of Representatives (Elected, 2-year term): June, 2008 - June, 2010

Northeast President (NEMBDA)

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Jan MacDonald ~

Janet MacDonald started her public music education teaching career in 1979 in Riceville, Iowa after finishing a Bachelor degree in K-12 Vocal/Instrumental Music from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Since then she has taught at Cambridge High School, and adjunct faculty at The University of Minnesota Duluth and University of Wisconsin Superior until her most recent assignments with the Lake Superior School District in Two Harbors, MN. Janet has served many years on the state board of the Minnesota Music Teachers Association in the capacities of State Convention Committee, Sightplaying development administrator, and educational development programs director. She has served as adjudicator of Wisconsin and Minnesota Region and State Contests. In addition to teaching she serves as Organist and Director of Music at Concordia Lutheran Church in Duluth as well as free lance accompanist. Janet has also been directing the Two Harbors City Band over the last 15 years.

Central President (CMBDA)

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Scott Campbell ~ Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Scott Campbell is currently in his 26th year of teaching and directing bands with the last 19 years being in Sauk Rapids-Rice. He is a 1983 graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, and he earned his Masters Degree from the College of St. Scholastica.

Mr. Campbell's duties at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School include conducting the Concert Band, Varsity Band, Jazz Ensemble I, Jazz Ensemble II, Wind Ensemble and Marching Band. He also teaches lessons to his students, piano methods and an exploratory music course.

Mr. Campbell is a founding member of a youth winds ensemble called Windfest Symphony in the St. Cloud area. He continues to be an active performer in the St. Cloud area and is member of MENC, MMEA, and MBDA.

Southeast President (SEMBDA)

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Amanda Kaus ~ Rochester

South Central President (SCMBDA)

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Deron Jimmerson ~ Waseca High School

Deron Jimmerson has been the Director of Instrumental Music at Waseca High School since 2002, following five years of teaching experience in southwest Iowa. Mr. Jimmerson teaching duties include the Waseca Marching Jays, two jazz ensembles, two concert bands, the Bluejay Pep Band, and a strong lesson program for all students in grades 9-12. The Symphonic Band and Jazz I have been recipients of the MSHSL Superior Rating for many consecutive years. Additionally, Waseca has been proud to have strong representation each year at the MSHSL Solo/Ensemble Contest, averaging approximately 70 entries with over 60% receiving Superior ratings, and to have at least one student in the All-State bands for the past 15 years.

Mr. Jimmerson lives in Waseca with his wife, Ruth, and son, Jonah. He continues to be involved with music outside of teaching as a trombonist with the Southern MN Real Big Band and a pianist at St. John Lutheran Church.

Southwest President (SWMBDA)

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Mike Peterson~ Fulda Public Schools

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Northwest President (NWMBDA)

Greg DeGier~ Jefferson High School-Alexandria, MN

A native of Starbuck, MN, Greg DeGier attended the University of Minnesota, Morris, where in 1986, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Instrumental Music Education.

In the fall of 1998, Greg accepted the position of Associate Band Director at Jefferson High School in Alexandria, MN. Gregs duties at Jefferson include directing the Symphonic Band, the Pep Band, as well as being the Head Jazz Band Director and Assistant Marching Band Director. He also directs the 7th Grade Viking Band at Discovery Middle School.

Before Greg started teaching in Alexandria he taught at the Clinton-Graceville Schools in Graceville, MN, from 1989 to 1998 and the Grant-Deuel Schools in Revillo, SD, from 1987 to 1989.

Recently Greg finished a Masters Degree in Instrumental Conducting from St. Cloud State University. Greg is also active in teaching private lessons and adjudication.

College

John Ginocchio ~ Southwest Minnesota State University

John is the Director of Bands at Southwest Minnesota State University. He directs all bands at SMSU and teaches instrumental music education classes; conducting; Popular Music; and low brass lessons. Prior to coming to SMSU John taught for ten years in northeast Indiana and for three years as a doctoral assistant at Ball State University. He holds degrees from Ball State University (DA, MM) and Indiana University (BME).

State Board of Representatives (Appointed)

Membership Chair

Josh Anderson ~ Chisago Lakes High School

Josh Anderson teaches instrumental music at Chisago Lakes High School in Lindstrom. His teaching responsibilities include 3 concert bands, jazz ensemble, marching band, pep band, music theory and jazz history. He also directs the pit orchestra, the annual Variety Show and the One Act Play. Anderson graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Music degree in music education from the University of Minnesota. While at the University, Anderson served as the Collegiate Chapter President of CMENC, and as the undergraduate assistant conductor of the University Band and Women's Athletic Band. From 2002-2004, Anderson served as the Associate Conductor of the Calhoun-Isles Community Band in Minneapolis Minnesota and currently is the Music Director/Conductor of the Lakes Area Community Band. Before arriving at Chisago Lakes, Anderson spent four years as the summer marching band director and one year as full time band director at St. Francis High School in St. Francis Minnesota. Anderson resides in Dresser with his wife Melissa and son Brayden.

CBDNA Representative

John Ginocchio ~ Southwest Minnesota State University

John is the Director of Bands at Southwest Minnesota State University. He directs all bands at SMSU and teaches instrumental music education classes; conducting; Popular Music; and low brass lessons. Prior to coming to SMSU John taught for ten years in northeast Indiana and for three years as a doctoral assistant at Ball State University. He holds degrees from Ball State University (DA, MM) and Indiana University (BME).

Honor Band Audition Coordinator

Tara Michlitsch ~ Century Middle School, Lakeville, MN

Tara Michlitsch has taught junior high/middle school band at Century Middle School in Lakeville for eight years. She lives in Lakeville with her husband, Shawn, and their two delightful children. She graduated from the University of MN Duluth and received her Master of Education degree from St. Marys University. She also enjoys working with the CMS Flute Choir and CMS Tuba Club each year.

Honor Band Event Coordinator

Scott Kummrow ~ Fergus Falls Middle School

Scott Kummrow is currently in his seventh year of teaching. He holds a B.M. from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. He served as band and choir director for Aurora Christian Schools in Aurora, IL for two years before joining the staff in Fergus Falls.

Kummrow directs the Sixth Grade Band, Eighth Grade Band, Varsity Band, Junior High Honor Band, Jazz II, Pep Band, Marching Band, and Jazz Combo. He also teaches fourth grade music and is the 6th - 12th grade music teacher for Minnesotas iQ Academy.

Kummrow serves MBDA as Event Chair for the Middle Level Honor Bands and Secretary for the Northwest Region. As a trombonist, he performs with the Prairie Winds Brass of Fargo-Moorhead and the MSCTC Jazz Band.

Volunteer Coordinator

David Berberick ~ Lewiston-Altura Public Schools

David currently teaches lessons to all students grades 5-12, 5th, 6th concert band, 7-8 concert band, 9-12 concert band, 7-8 jazz band, and 9-12 jazz band in Lewiston- Altura, MN. has taught 5-12 instrumental music in Galena, IL 2001-2002

David earned a BA in music education from Loras College (Dubuque, IA) and an M.ed. in teaching and learning from St. Mary's University (Winona, MN).

Professional memberships for David include: MENC, MMEA and MBDA. David is also certified by MSHSL as a instrumental music adjudicator and has been actively judging contests since 2005.

David lives in Dover, MN with his wife (Megan) and daughters (Ashlyn and Ava).

State Board of Representatives (Directed)

MMEA Band Vice President

Michael Buck ~ Hastings High School, Hastings

MMEA Jazz Chair

John Greene ~ Eastview High School

Perpich Center for the Arts Education

Michael Hiatt ~ Anoka

ASBDA Representative

Terri Svec ~ Buffalo

Terri Svec received a Bachelor of Music Education from East Carolina University and a Master of Science in Music Education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She taught beginning and middle level band in the Chicago suburbs for five years prior to her current position at Buffalo Community Middle School. Her duties over the past 16 years have included band, choir, orchestra, classroom music, guitar and music technology. She has also been department chair and served on several district music committees and has been involved in piloting new music technologies in her shool. She is a member of MMEA/MENC and ASBDA in addition to MBDAand has served as Secretary and Treasurer for MBDA. She continues to perform on oboe with the Plymouth Concert Band and with small chamber groups throughout the west Metro area.

NBA Representative

John Ginocchio ~ Southwest Minnesota State University

John is the Director of Bands at Southwest Minnesota State University. He directs all bands at SMSU and teaches instrumental music education classes; conducting; Popular Music; and low brass lessons. Prior to coming to SMSU John taught for ten years in northeast Indiana and for three years as a doctoral assistant at Ball State University. He holds degrees from Ball State University (DA, MM) and Indiana University (BME).

State Board of Representatives (Hired)

Web Manager

Jeremy Mann

Jeremy Mann has taught instrumental music education at many locations in Minnesota including Fairfax, Apple Valley, Rosemount, Lino Lakes, Hastings, and Spring Lake Park. He taught beginning and intermediate level bands for thirteen years. He has completed degrees at South Dakota State University (Brookings, South Dakota) in Music Education and Lesley University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) in Technology in Education. Jeremy has been involved extensively in training, advocacy, and innovation in the area of technology enhanced music instruction. His work with MBDA has included maintenance of the website, providing web-related resources, and technology related consulting since 2004. He currently lives in Farmington with his wife, Shelli, two daughters, Anika and Tabetha, and son, Donovan.