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President
Kristen Hutchinson
Kristen Hutchinson received her Bachelors Degree in Music Education from New Mexico State University in 1998. She started her career as a high school choral director. After four years, she moved into elementary education as a classroom teacher. Kristen then began teaching Music in the elementary classroom with Albuquerque Public Schools. She has her Level III Orff certification. Kristen is an accomplished singer, choral director and musical director in local musical theatre productions over the past twenty years.
Secretary
Meghan Timm
Meghan Timm graduated from the University of New Mexico as a vocalist with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education. She has been teaching elementary music with the Albuquerque Public Schools since 2020. She loves teaching elementary music because she believes it is one of the most important steps in creating a strong musical foundation. By creating the foundation of creativity and joy then she believes students will want to continue to make music throughout their life. Meghan is an Orff-certified educator and has received her Orff Level III certification.
Vice President
Patti Lamb
Past President
Diane Marino
Patti Lamb is a native New Mexican, graduate of UNM Music Department, a former band director, flutist & 20-year teaching veteran. Patti has taught in NM, TX, MS, WA, VA, FL, Japan & the Netherlands due to being a military spouse for 20 years, during which she relocated 12 times. She has 2 young adult children, a dog & a retired Colonel husband who teaches JROTC at Del Norte HS.
Diane Marino received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music Education from Long Island University, a Master in Music Education from the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY, and is a National Board Certified Teacher. She taught band and general music in upstate New York before moving to Albuquerque. She now teaches pre-K-5 general music for Albuquerque Public Schools Diane is an Orff-certified educator.
Treasurer
Sarah Farrell
Historian/Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor
Alexa Nguyen
Sarah Farrell teaches K-5 General Music and 6-8 Modern Band at Sandoval Academy of Bilingual Education in Rio Rancho.She has her Orff Level III certification as well as Kodaly I in English and Spanish. A National Board Certified teacher, Sarah has been teaching 28 years.
Alexa Nguyen is in her 6th year of teaching elementary music. Ms. Nguyen has a Bachelor's in Music Education from UNM, is a Daniels Fund Alumni, and is pursuing a Master's in C&I with a focus in Reading and Tesol. Ms. Nguyen teaches at Georgia O'Keeffe elementary school and is excited to grow the music program there! Ms. Nguyen is certified in Orff Schulwerk with additional training in Level I and 3 Master classes of the Schulwerk. Her goal is to become a Level III educator with the state of NM and to grow a music program at her school filled with recorder and ukulele clubs, baby music/family classes, and elementary choir.