MBDA Central Region (CMBDA).

State Board Liaison

Teri Svec ~ Buffalo Schools
tsvec@buffalo.k12.mn.us

Central Region Calendar of Events

Upcoming Events

Documents

Meeting Minutes

Central Region Board of Directors

President

Glen Tuomaala ~ St. Cloud State University

Tuomaala is director of the St. Cloud State University Husky Sports Band in addition to being responsible for promotions and marketing for the Department of Music. He has Bachelors degrees in horn performance and music education from Bowling Green State University and the Masters degree in Music Education from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. In addition to his work at the university he is also director of the St. Cloud Municipal Band.

His previous teaching positions include Alma College (Alma, Michigan), Marygrove College (Detroit, Michigan), Wayne State University (Detroit, Michigan) and the College of Mount St. Joseph (Cincinnati, Ohio). He has written reviews of new music literature and was a regular columnist for Band and Orchestra News, School Band and Orchestra, and Schoolmusic.com which earned him invitations to lecture on new music technology at the University of Dayton and the University of Delaware. Tuomaala is a former member of the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and was the Drum Corps Midwest and Drum Corps International Individual World Champion on Mellophone in 1992. He has also served as a marching band adjudicator for the Tri-State Circuit for the Pageantry Arts, Ohio Judges Association, National Association of Music Festivals and Performance Arts Consultants.

President-Elect

Scott Campbell ~ Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Secretary

Andy Nelson ~ Milaca

Membership

Brian Lukkasson ~ Spring Lake Park High School

Honor Band Chair

Tami Lyons ~ Jackson Middle School - Champlin Park

Honor Band

Nora Tycast ~ Spring Lake Park High School

A native of Edina, Minnesota, Nora Tycast is a graduate of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign where she recieved a Bachelor of Music degree. Recently she completed her Master's in Education Administration and Policy from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Ms. Tycast currently teaches several ensembles at Spring Lake Park High School. Prior to teaching at Spring Lake Park, Ms. Tycast opened a new high school in Miami-Dade County, Florida and taught for several years at Hopkins High School, Hopkins West Junior High and directed the marching band at Maple Grove Sr. High School. Ms. Tycast resides in Golden Valley with her husband and children.

Schools

For logistical purposes, this roster contains high school, college, and university institutions. The regional assignment for elementary and middle schools is currently identified by the name of the HIGH SCHOOL that serves your student population.

Colleges/Universities

Augsburg College (Minneapolis)
St. John’s University (Collegeville)
St. Cloud State University
Brainerd Community College
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Schools

Albany
Andover
Annandale
Anoka
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Becker
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Benilde-St. Margaret’s, St. Louis Park
Blaine
Brainerd
Breck School, Golden Valley
Brooklyn Center
Buffalo
Buffalo Lake-Hector
Champlin Park
Columbia Heights
Coon Rapids
Crystal
Delano
DeLaSalle, Minneapolis
Eden Valley-Watkins
Education, Golden Valley
Elk River Area
Faith Christian School, Foreston
Foley
Fridley
Glencoe-Silver Lake
Great River Education Center, Waite Park
Heritage Christian Academy, New Hope
Holdingford
Holy Trinity, Winsted
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted
Irondale, New Brighton
Kimball Area
Little Falls
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
Maple Grove
Maple Lake
Mayer Lutheran
Meadow Creek Christian School, Andover
Melrose Area
Milaca
Minneapolis Edison
Minneapolis North Community
Minneapolis Patrick Henry
Minneapolis Roosevelt

Minneapolis South
Minneapolis Southwest
Minneapolis Washburn
Minnewaska Area, Glenwood
Monticello
Mora
Mounds View
Nay-Ah-Shing School, Onamia
New Century Charter School, Hutchinson
New London-Spicer
Norwood-Young America
Onamia
Osseo
PACT Charter School, Anoka
Park Center, Brooklyn Park
Paynesville Area
Perpich Center for Arts
Pierz
Providence Academy, Plymouth
Rivers Christian Academy, Elk River
Robbinsdale Cooper
Rockford
Rocori, Cold Spring
Royalton
SAGE Academy Charter
Sartell-St. Stephen
Sauk Centre
Sauk Rapids-Rice
School, Maple Grove
Spring Lake Park
St. Anthony Village, Minneapolis
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Cathedral
St. Cloud Christian School
St. Cloud Tech
St. John’s Prep, Collegeville
St. Louis Park
Swanville
The City, Inc.-North, Minneapolis
Totino-Grace, Fridley
Upsala
Watershed, Minneapolis
Watertown-Mayer
West Lutheran, Plymouth