January 31, 2008
Advisor
Dr. Keith Koster
Christopher Newport University
President
Heather Vereb
Christopher Newport University
Heather Vereb is a sophomore choral music education major at Christopher Newport University where she helped start a student chapter of ACDA on campus. She performs in the choral ensembles at CNU and is also active in the Student Government Association where she serves as a representative of the student ACDA and CMENC organizations. One of her major plans for leading CCVMEA is to include and organize an enhanced communication plan among all of the Commonwealth’s chapters. In addition, she plans to lead a revision of the constitution that establishes active and inactive chapters and regional representatives from student chapters across the state as well as plans for an exciting conference next year at the Homestead for VMEA 2008 (Mark your calendars now: November 20, 21, 22)! She welcomes any and all ideas or suggestions.
Vice President
Jessica Colling
Christopher Newport University
Jessica Colling is a sophomore choral music education major/childhood development minor at Christopher Newport University. She currently serves as Vice President of CMENC chapter 1052 and has not restricted her on-campus activities to the music department. In addition, Jessica serves as New Member Educator for her sorority Alpha Phi and is also a Resident Assistant (RA) in a dormitory for first-year students. One of her favorite aspects of the music department at Christopher Newport is the preparation given to the education majors. For Jessica, teaching became a daily experience as a junior in high school where she had the opportunity to teach kindergarten through first grade students as a teacher cadet while at North Stafford High School in Stafford, Virginia. As a senior, she cadet-taught her high school chorus class. It was after directing the Winter Concert that Jessica realized that there was nothing more fulfilling to her then teaching and assisting with young musicians in gaining further knowledge in technique and performance. Since that moment on, she has dedicated her higher education to the art of music teaching. Jessica is excited to serve as Vice President of the executive board and to have the opportunity to represent the state of Virginia’s collegiate members. She hopes to bring new ideas and build stronger roots to build community throughout the state for VMEA’s collegiate members.
Co-Secretary/Webmaster
Andrew Snead
Longwood University.
Andrew Snead is a fourth year music student at Longwood University. He is an active member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and recently completed a term as Assistant Collegiate Province Representative. Andrew is an active adjudicator, conductor and performer. He has studied at the prestigious South Carolina Conductor's Institute, and is a clarinet student of David Niethamer. Andrew was the conductor of the Memphis Sound Drum & Bugle Corps, 2007 DCI Division III World Champions and was also named Drum Major of the Year. Mr. Snead is the Director of Music at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Chesterfield and Music Instructor for the Powhatan High School Marching Band . He is also quite passionate about his membership CCVMEA/ CMENC, he has served in many capacities on the chapter level and is State Vice President..
Co-Secretary/Webmaster
Emi Eiting
George Mason University
Emi Eiting is a senior music education-choral major at George Mason University where she currently serves as Treasurer of Mason’s CMENC chapter. She is also an active member of local ACDA. Raised in Southern Wisconsin, Emi is an alumnus of the prestigious Kenosha Youth Performing Arts Company and of the Interlochen Arts Program in Traverse City, MI. Her first love has been musical theatre and in this genre she has served as actor, vocalist, pianist and stage manager for various professional theatre companies around the country. She has also served as music director for numerous productions including those at the Boston Conservatory of Music, Riverside Theatre and Walnut Hill School for the Arts where she also taught musical theatre classes at the middle school level. Emi has been fortunate to work with choral conductors Dr. Anton Armstrong, Dr. Charlene Archibeck and Dr. James Kinchen; as well as theatre composers Jason Robert Brown, Michael John Lachiusa, Lance Horne and Brian Lowdermilk. Emi is active in the Chorale & University Singers at George Mason. In the spring of 2007 she was featured as the soprano soloist in F.J. Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass in D minor. Emi studies voice with soprano Dr. Kathryn Hearden. She his grateful to have the opportunity to serve Virginia’s collegiate educator’s as a member of the executive board as we work to streamline communication, ratify our new constitution and grow our community through continually innovative ideas that serve our membership.