State
Chairs
State Chair Responsibilities
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Communicate with new members within your state soon after they join WBDI. Encourage their active participation in WBDI.
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Actively promote WBDI at music conferences, state meetings, etc. that you attend.
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Communicate with individuals in your region encouraging them to attend Summer Conference as well as the Midwest Clinic.
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Submit state news items to the editor of the Woman Conductor by Feb. 1, April 1, and/or Oct. 1 for inclusion. Submit at least one article a year.
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Send a report of your activities to the Recording Secretary by November 1 and May 1 of each year so that this information can be included in their report for the next meeting.
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Nominate women in your state for awards, encourage them to apply for specific awards.
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If you attend the Midwest Clinic, be available to work a shift at the WBDI booth.
If your state is not represented here, please volunteer to be your state's chair by contacting Linda Thompson or Marilyn Bennett.
ALABAMA - Open
ALASKA - Open
ARIZONA - Open
ARKANSAS - Valerie Laney: Email
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA - Kim Mieder: Email
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Open
COLORADO - Megan Lewin: Email
CONNECTICUT - Open
DELAWARE - Open
FLORIDA - Alondra Bahls-Mariles: Email
GEORGIA - Open
HAWAII - Open
IDAHO - Open
ILLINOIS - Maura Shepherd: Email
INDIANA - Jennifer Gordon: Email
IOWA - Jennifer Williams: Email
KANSAS - Victoria Griffitt: Email
KENTUCKY - Ashley Shoupe: Email
LOUISIANA - Open
MAINE - Open
MARYLAND - Lori Schwartz Reichl: Email
MASSACHUSETTS - Open
MICHIGAN - Heather Ellenwood: Email
MINNESOTA - Open
MISSISSIPPI - Open
MISSOURI - Open
MONTANA - Open
NEBRASKA - Chiyo Trauernicht: Email
NEVADA - Open
NEW HAMPSHIRE - Open
NEW JERSEY - Open
NEW MEXICO - Melissa Rice: Email
NEW YORK - Holly L. McCoy: Email
NORTH CAROLINA - Jennifer Weddington: Email and Website
NORTH DAKOTA - Open
OHIO - Wendy Reeves: Email
OKLAHOMA - Chelsea Zuniga: Email
OREGON - Open
PENNSYLVANIA - Jenny Neff: Email
RHODE ISLAND - Open
SOUTH CAROLINA - Courtney Vance: Email
SOUTH DAKOTA - Mary Cogswell: Email
TENNESSEE - Open
TEXAS - Marilyn Bennett: Email
UTAH - Christine Wolf: Email
VIRGINIA - Open
WASHINGTON - Open
WEST VIRGINIA - Open
WISCONSIN - Lisa Zemlock: Email
WYOMING - Open
INTERNATIONAL
CANADA
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Province Chair - Alberta: Holly De Caigny - Email & Melissa Closson - Email
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Province Chair - British Columbia: Open
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Province Chair - Manitoba: Open
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Province Chair - Ontario: Lauren Helmer: Email
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Province Chair - Quebec: Open
ITALY - Open