Membership Coordinators

If you have questions about the Association of Concert Bands, please contact the Membership Chair Sarah McElfresh.   If you would like to speak to someone local to your region or state, you may contact the Regional Membership Coordinator listed below for your area. Regional Membership Coordinators (RMC) assist the Membership Chair in answering questions for members and potential members.  If there is not an RMC for your area, contact Sarah McElfresh,.

Membership Chair

  • Sarah McElfresh lives in Newport News, Virginia and can be reached by phone at 757-874-9270 or email

 Regional Membership Coordinators 

  • International: Judy Shellenberger - Williamsport, PA Phone: 570-326-4807  or email  
  • Alaska: Deirdre Nalven - Denver, CO  email
  • Arizona: Jan Turnage - Chandler, AZ  Phone: 408-674-4324 email
  • California: Bianca Patterson - Sacramento, CA, Phone: (916) 308-6017 email
  • Colorado: Deirdre Nalven - Denver, CO  email
  • Florida: Artie Clifton - Jacksonville, FL Phone: 904-553-5127 email
  • Georgia: Vicki Pinson - Murrayville, GA  email
  • Hawaii: Deirdre Nalven - Denver, CO  email
  • Idaho: Gary Gillett - Missoula, MT  Phone: 406-241-8616 email
  • Indiana: Phil Hahn -  Phone: 219 -464-3615 email
  • Iowa: Jay Kahn - Maquoketa, IA Phone: 563-249-4733 email
  • Louisiana: Jerry DeHart - Abbeville, LA Phone: 337-739-3816 email
  • Maine: Randy Kitano
  • Massachusetts: Ted Zimmerman - Stoughton, MA Phone: 781-344-7345 email
  • Michigan: John and Chris Griffith - Kalamazoo, MI Phone: 269-342-0059 email
  • Montana: Gary Gillett - Missoula, MT  Phone: 406-241-6365 email
  • Nebraska: Ron Roberts Phone: 308-530-0951 email
  • New Jersey (North): John Harley
  • New Jersey (South): Paul E. Kirby, Ramsey NJ Phone:201-314-0512 email
  • New Mexico: Jan Turnage - Chandler, AZ Phone: 408-674-4324 email
  • Nevada: Deirdre Nalven - Denver, CO  email
  • New Hampshire: David Hare, St. Johnsbury, VT Phone: 802-274-4053 email 
  • North Carolina: Sarah and Scott McElfresh - Newport News, VA Phone: 757-874-9270 email
  • Oklahoma: Jessie Davis - Sherman TX  email
  • Pennsylvania: Howard Bear, Pittsburgh, PA email
  • South Carolina: Lisa Randle, Charleston, SC email 
  • Southern Texas David Huber - Houston, TX Phone: 713-248-7708 email
  • Utah: Jan Turnage - Chandler, AZ Phone: 408-674-4324 email
  • Vermont:  David Hare, St. Johnsbury, VT Phone: 802-274-4053 email Manager - St. Johnsbury Band, PO Box 243, St. Johnsbury VT 05819
  • Virginia: Sarah and Scott McElfresh - Newport News, VA Phone: 757-874-9270 email
  •  RMC for your state, please contact Sarah McElfresh.

As of  January 24, 2025