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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.
Treasurer
Vicky Wood
Vicky Wood is an elementary music teacher for Albuquerque Public Schools. This is her 13th year teaching and her 12th year as a member of NMAOSA. She previously served as Secretary for three years and is beginning her sixth year as Treasurer.
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.
Secretary
Alexis Abeyta-Ward
Historian/Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisor
Alexa Nguyen
Alexis Abeyta Ward graduated from the University of New Mexico as a vocalist with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education. She taught elementary music for one year in Tyler, TX and then began teaching with Albuquerque Public Schools in the fall of 2020. She is Orff Level I certified. Since she began teaching in New Mexico she has found great help through the NMAOSA workshops and resources and is happy to serve as secretary for the 2022-2023 school year.
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.
Webmaster
Baramy B. Vongsurith
Baramy B. Vongsurith has been inspiring young musicians as the music specialist at San Jacinto Elementary in Amarillo ISD since 2016. A proud graduate of West Texas A&M with a certification in Music Education, he furthered his expertise with OAKE certification from Texas State University and completed his AOSA training at SMU in 2023. Passionate about blending technology with music education, Baramy loves creating innovative resources that resonate with both students and teachers, making learning as engaging as it is educational.
Co-Treasurer
Sarah Farrell
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.