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Regions and Branches

As a national organization, our operational structure is divided into five regions, each of which governs over numerous local/state branches.  Each region holds individual annual conferences, wherein local and regional needs and concerns are addressed, while interfacing with the national organization through participation on the national board.  Listed below is each region, along with their corresponding states and branches, as well as contact information for pertinent officers.  Updated branch and contact information will be posted as it becomes available.

Central

Central Region

Julian Goods, Central Region Director

This region includes the following states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.  Branches in this region include:

 

Chicago Music Association (CMA)
P.O. Box 436984 • Chicago, IL  60643

Brandon Brown, President

Website: www.chicagomusicassociation.org


Detroit Musicians Association
1100 Baits Drive  •  Ann Arbor,  MI  48109
Dr. Walter McLean, President

Website: www.detroitmusiciansassociation.org
 

R. Nathaniel Dett Club of Music & Allied Arts
P. O. Box 607211 • 1723 W

est Devon Ave. • Chicago,IL  60660-9988
Paul-Martin Bender, President

Website: RNDCMAA Facebook Contact


Willis Patterson Our Own Thing Chorale
1410 South Zeeb Road  •  Ann Arbor, MI  48103
Ronald Woods, President

Website: www.ourownthing.org

Eastern

Eastern Region

Julius E. McCullough, Eastern Region Director

This region includes the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington D.C.  Branches in this region include:

 

B Sharp Long Island

P.O. Box 340215 • Jamaica, NY  11434

Victoria Burton, President

Website: www.BSharpQLI.com​


Ben Holt Memorial Branch

P.O. Box 60722  •  Washington, DC  20039

Kelvin Page, President

Website: www.dcnanm.org


David I. Martin Music Guild
P. O. Box  1682  • Lincolnton Station • New York, NY 10037

Dr. John Banks, President

Website: www.dimmgnyc.com


Grand Staff Unlimited for Musicians & Artists
1436 E. 87th Street  •  Brooklyn NY 11236

Monica Sylvester, President

Website: GSUMA Facebook Contact

 

Madame Mary Caldwell Dawson Branch

P.O. Box 4798 • Pittsburgh, PA, 15206

Anqwenique Kinsel, President

 

MU-TE-OR (Musicians, Teachers, and Organists)
1091 Sterling Place  •  Brooklyn NY 11213

Kathleen Grosvenor, President

Website: MTO Facebook Contact


Thomas Music Study Club
208 Lakeview Place  •  Riverdale, NY 10471

Osceola Davis-Smith, President

Website: TMSC Facebook Contact


Tidewater Area Musicians
16 Kenan Court   Hampton, VA 23666

Lorraine M. Bell, President
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W. Russell Johnson Music Guild
PMB #521  •  45 East City Avenue  •  Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Spencer Moore, President

Website: WRJMG Facebook Contact

Southeastern

Southeastern Region

Bernice Hogan Hall, Southeastern Region Director

This region includes the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.  Branches in this region include:

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Carol Brice Music Association of North Carolina
P.O. Box 843 • Elon, NC 27244 

Anthony Philpott, Interim President

Website: www.cbmanc.org
 

Central Alabama Music Association
Unavailable • AL  

Dr. Terry Henry, President

Website: CAMA Facebook Contact

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Metropolitan Atlanta Musicians Association
2513 Kings Park Circle • Decatur, GA  30034
Sandra Kirton, President
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Website: www.mama1-atl.com

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Sankofa 

Academy of Fine Arts, Inc. • Unavailable • FL
Dr. Jessie Davis Owens, President 

Website: www.drjowensacademyoffineartsinc.org

Southwestern

Southwestern Region

Barron Coleman, Southwestern Region Director

This region includes the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas.  Branches in this region include:

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​Dallas Metroplex Musicians' Association
P.O. Box 763785  •  Dallas,  TX  75376-3785
Barron Coleman, President 

Website: www.dallasnanm.com

New Arts Musique
4373 Haywood Place  •  Shreveport, LA 71109
Jonathan Fountain, President 

Website: NAM Facebook Contact

Western

Western Region

Yolanda Mitchell West, Western Region Director

This region is inclusive of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.  Branches in this region include:

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Edna Hammett Porter Music Association

P. O. Box 1938 • Los Angeles, CA  90001

Bettye Randle and Rose Kimble, Co-Presidents

Website: EHPMA Facebook Contact


George Robert Garner III
512 Devirian Place • Altadena, CA 91001 
Timothy Davis, Jr., Interim President

Georgia Laster Association of Musicians, Inc.
3336 South La Cienega, Unit #216 • Los Angeles, CA  90016-3115
Yolanda Mitchell West, President

Website: www.glamincla.org


Taylor Benjamin Smith Performing Arts Society

P. O. Box 452146 • Los Angeles, CA  90045

Ethel Williams, President

Website: TBSPAS Facebook Contact

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