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About OCMEA

Our Mission + Vision

Fostering lifelong, quality music education.

 

Mission: To advocate for quality music education, expand opportunities for all students by supporting educators, and promote music's transformative power through collaboration and community engagement.  
 

Core Values: 

Advancement

Equity

Sustainability

DEI STATEMENT

OCMEA has been formed and will be operated in such a manner as to advance music and music education on behalf of the students and music educators of Onondaga County, New York.” (Article II, Section 2.1 of the bylaws of OCMEA)

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We believe that the phrase “on behalf of the students and music educators” means ALL of our students and educators, whatever race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, ability, gender identity, religion and all other identities represented. In OCMEA, we value diversity and we believe equity is worth fighting for. We seek to cultivate an organization where all students and educators truly belong. 

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OCMEA is committed to, among other initiatives, actively including students and educators from all schools into our ensembles and ongoing work.  We promote repertoire from a diverse group of composers, conductors, and other artists.OCMEA strives to make decisions which benefit all our students and educators, directly addressing the urgent needs of marginalized individuals who have been historically and systemically underserved.

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[Adopted, June 5, 2023 at the Annual Meeting of the Onondaga County Music Educators Association]

Executive Board

Officers

President: Christian (CJ) Oliver, CiTi BOCES

Treasurer: Alison Miles, Fabius-Pompey

Past President: Andrea Akins, Syracuse City

President-Elect: Rebecca Pethybridge, LaFayette

Executive Secretary: Michelle Currier, East Syracuse-Minoa

District Representatives

Baldwinsville: Brittany O’Reilly

CBA: Tim Davis

Diocese of Syracuse: Jason Kammerer

East Syracuse-Minoa: BJ Boycheck

Fabius-Pompey: Alison Miles

Faith Heritage: TBA
Fayetteville-Manlius: John Jeanneret

Jamesville-DeWitt: Dan Blumenthal

Jordan-Elbridge:Zach Moser

Lafayette: Rebecca Pethybridge

Lyncourt: Marian Hayden

Liverpool: Jeffrey Abbott & Sky Harris

Manlius Pebble Hill: Teresa Mirakian

Marcellus: Josh Nightingale

North Syracuse: John Harnois

Onondaga: Andrew Doloff

Skaneateles: Paige Williams

Solvay: Chris Jabot

Syracuse City: Rory Edwards

Tully: Pat Votra

West Genesee: Tony Alvaro

Westhill: Corey Riley

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Donate to OCMEA

Support our mission to foster lifelong, quality music education by making a donation of any amount through PayPal. Your contribution helps us advocate for equitable access, support passionate educators, and empower communities through the transformative power of music. Together, we can ensure that every student has the opportunity to experience the lasting benefits of music education.

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Our Policies

To read our Snow Day and other policies, visit our policies page.

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