Playback - Winter 2008 - (Page 28) MUSIC NOTES NAMM Announces New Board of Directors Nominees The Annual Meeting of Members at the 2008 NAMM Show will take place Saturday, January 19, 2008, at 11:30 a.m. in the Pacific Ballroom of the Hilton Anaheim Hotel. All voting Members received a proxy ballot in the mail to elect the eight Members nominated for the new slate of the 2008 NAMM Board of Directors. You are encouraged to participate in the voting process to be sure your voice is heard in this election. joN hARRIS hARRIS/TEllER, INC. ChICAGo, Ill. Jon Harris is president of Harris/Teller, Inc., a full-line music products distributor, based in Chicago. Harris is a member of the Music Distributors Association and the National Association of School Music Dealers, Inc. (NASMD). NEIl lIlIEN MEISEl MUSIC, INC. SPRINGFIElD, N.j. Neil Lilien is president of Meisel Music, Inc., a distributor of band and orchestra products, string and bow instruments, and digital electronic tuners, based in Springfield, N.J. Lilien is president of the String Industry Council and the International Band and Orchestral Products Association, serves on the board of the American String Teachers Association and is a member of the Support Music Coalition and NASMD. lEE PAYNTER j.W. PEPPER & SoN, INC. PAolI, PA. Lee Paynter is chief operating officer of J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc., a 15-store retailer of print music, music software, computer hardware, concert accessories and music library supplies, based in Paoli, Pa. Paynter is a member of the Retail Print Music Dealers Association (RPMDA) and MENC: The National Association for Music Education. lIANE PIEFFER RoCklEY RoCklEY MUSIC Co., INC. lAkEWooD, Colo. Liane Pieffer Rockley is vice president/ owner of Rockley Music Co., Inc., a fullline retailer, based in Lakewood, Colo. Rockley is a member of and frequent presenter for RPMDA and the Music Teachers National Association. johN TARPlEY TARPlEY MUSIC Co., INC. AMARIllo, TEXAS John Tarpley is secretary of the corporation of Tarpley Music Co., Inc., a four-store, full-line retailer, based in Amarillo, Texas. Tarpley is on the board of directors for NASMD, and is a member of RPMDA, the Alliance of Independent Music Merchants (AIMM), the Music Instrument Technicians Association and the National System Contractors Association, and a former board member of the Amarillo Symphony Youth Orchestra. joE VASko MAPEX USA, INC. lAVERGNE, TENN. Joe Vasko is vice president/general manager of Mapex USA, Inc., a drum manufacturing company, based in LaVergne, Tenn. Vasko is a member of the International Association for Jazz Education and the Percussive Arts Society. RoBIN WAlENTA WEST MUSIC Co., INC. CoRAlVIllE, IoWA Robin Walenta is senior vice president of West Music Co., Inc., a six-store, full-line retailer, based in Coralville, Iowa. Walenta is a member of NASMD, RPMDA, AIMM, Omega, the Keyboard Excellence Group and the NAMM Ad-Hoc Technology Committee. RoBERT WIlSoN SoUND TEChNoloGY PlC. hERTFoRDShIRE, U.k. Robert Wilson is chairman of Sound Technology Plc., a full-line distributor, based in Hertfordshire, U.K. Wilson is a board member and past president of the Music Industries Association, chairman of the British Music Fair for the past 20 years, board member of Music for Youth, board member of Music for All and freeman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. 28 PLAYback
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