District 1 Executive Committee (EXCOM)

President
Eryn Carranza
South Fayette High School
EMAIL
Vice President
Meagan Bruno
West Allegheny School District
EMAIL

Immediate Past President
​Rob Traugh
Composer / Educator
EMAIL
Treasurer
Matt Nelson
Fort Cherry Jr/Sr High School
EMAIL
Secretary 
Jamie Gore
Southmoreland High School
724-887-2010
gorej@southmoreland.net
Festival Coordinator
Cyndi Mancini
Montour HS
​Fest Coordinator
Rachel Skilone
Neil Armstrong MS, Bethel Park
412-854-8439
skilone.rachel@bphawks.org
Web Editor
Mark Santore
Laurel Highlands High School
724-437-4741, ext. 2192
mark.santore@lhsd.org
High Ed. Representative / State Rep.
Jessica Vaughan-Marra
Seton Hill University
jvaughanmarra@setonhill.edu
Curriculum & Instruction
Aaron Booz
Abraham Lincoln Elementary (Bethel Park SD)
412-833-5000, ext. 8354
booz.aaron@bphawks.org

Professional Development Committee

High Ed. Representative
Christopher Marra
Seton Hill University
cmarra@setonhill.edu
High School Representative
Timothy Daniels
Norwin High School
​daniels.timothy@norwinsd.org
Jr. High/MS Representative 
Ben Cook
Elizabeth Forward School District
bcook@efsd.net  
Elementary Representative 
Alicia Scaramuzzo
Woodland Hills School District
scaral@whsd.net

Content Area Representatives

BAND 
Cyndi Mancini, Montour HS
​Acting Rep.  New Rep Needed

District 1 Officer Elections

  1. Length of Office
    • Vice President/President/Past President: 2 years each
    • Secretary/Treasurer: 4 years
    • Professional Development (PD) Representative: 4 years
  2. Election Years (Spring)
    • Vice President: 2023, 2025, 2027
    • Treasurer: 2023, 2027, 2031, 2035, 2039
    • JHS/MS & Higher Ed PD Rep: 2022, 2026, 2030, 2034
    • Elementary & HS PD Rep:  2024, 2028, 2032
  3. Upcoming Ballots
    • Regular: Vice President: Spring 2023
    • Regular: Junior High and Higher Ed PD: Spring 2024
    • Regular: Vice President: Spring 2023
    • Regular: Elementary, High School PD: Spring 2024
    • EXCOM: State PD Representative: Spring 2024
  4. Procedure
    1. Nomination Committee appointed and chaired by Immediate Past President
    2. Slate of Officers should include two candidates for each office
    3. December 1 deadline for biographies to be submitted to Web Editor
    4. Elections held online up to March 1
    5. Current NAfME/PMEA card required for voting
    6. Results are posted in newsletter by Editor