OMEA’s LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE YEARS
From All You Ever Wanted To Know About OMEA: The Oregon Music Educators Association - Its History, Leaders, Policies and Traditions 1936-1996, Compiled by John C. McManus & Updated by David M. Becker
PRESIDENTS OF OMEA
1937-38 * Lillie Darby Klamath Falls (president pro-tem)
1938-40 * Clifford Elliott McMinnville (1st official president)
1940-42 * Waldemar Hollensted Portland
1942-44 * Glen Griffith Eugene
1944-46 * Andrew Loney La Grande
1946-48 * Vernon Wiscarson Salem
1948-50 * Howard F. Miller Salem
1950-52 * John Stehn Portland State College
1952-54 * John O’Connor Oregon State College
1954-56 * Donald Scott La Grande
1956-58 * Max Risinger University of Oregon
1958-61 * Louise Huckaby Portland
1961-63 * David Petrasso David Douglas (Portland)
1963-65 * John McManus McMinnville
1965-67 * Lynn Lawrence Corvallis
1967-69 Lynn Sjolund Medford
1969-72 * Lamar K. Jensen West Linn
1972-74 * Steven Stone Aloha (Beaverton)
1974-76 Douglas Anderson McMinnville
1976-78 Larry Morrell David Douglas (Portland)
1978-80 * Keith Eide Lewis & Clark College
1980-82 Lynn Sjolund Medford
1982-84 Adrienne Eide Beaverton
1984-86 Raoul Maddox Ashland
1986-88 Gary Frame Salem
1988-90 Sally McBride Corvallis
1990-92 * Gene Slayter Springfield
1992-94 Solveig Holmquist Salem
1994-96 Bobbie Holsberry Corvallis
1996-98 David Becker Lewis & Clark College
1998-00 Deborah Glaze Lake Oswego
2000-02 John Skelton Dallas
2002-04 Jim Howell La Grande
2004-06 Patrick Vandehey George Fox University
2006-08 Steven Zielke Oregon State University
2008-10 Christopher Silva David Douglas (Portland)
2010 † Jeff Simmons Bend
2011-12 Christopher Silva David Douglas (Portland)
2012-14 Tina Bull Oregon State University
2014-16 Tom Muller David Douglas (Portland)
2016-18 Todd Zimbelman Salem
2018-20 Kathy Briggs St. Mary’s (Portland)
2020-22 Jeremy Zander Beaverton
2022-24 Ben Lawson Redmond
2024-26 Erika Lockwood Rex Putnam
* Deceased as of February 20, 2020
† Resigned after 6 months. Past President Christopher Silver served out the remaining term.