MTNA Staff

MTNA National Headquarters

441 Vine St., Ste. 3100

Cincinnati, OH 45202-3004

Phone: (513) 421-1420 or (888) 512-5278

Fax: (513) 421-2503

mtnanet@mtna.org

Office of the Executive Director

Gary L. Ingle, Executive Director & CEO
ext. 226, gingle@mtna.org

Marge Bengel, Senior Deputy Executive Director
ext. 229, mbengel@mtna.org

Responsibilities: 501(c)(3), Administration, Finance

Brian Shepard, Deputy Executive Director/COO
ext. 241, bshepard@mtna.org 

Responsibilities: Operations, Marketing, Public Relations, National Conference

Melissa Curtice, Member Development Associate
ext. 237, mcurtice@mtna.org

Responsibilities: Membership Development, Certification

Elaine Donaldson, Director of Membership Processing
ext. 230, edonaldson@mtna.org

Responsibilities: Membership Dues/Status

Marcie Gerrietts Lindsey, Director of Publishing and Managing Editor
ext. 234, mlindsey@mtna.org

Responsibilities: American Music Teacher Magazine, Reprint Permission

Teasha F. O'Connell, Communications Associate
ext. 231, toconnell@mtna.org

Responsibilities: Summer Directory, New Products Directory

Brian Pieper, Graphic Designer
ext. 233, bpieper@mtna.org

Tonya Schauer, Meetings Associate
ext. 245, tschauer@mtna.org

Responsibilities: Conference Exhibitors, Foundation Fund Gala

Chad Schwalbach, Marketing and Public Relations Associate
ext. 232, cschwalbach@mtna.org 

Responsibilities: Marketing, Advertising Sales

Peggy Stites, Bookkeeper
ext. 228, pstites@mtna.org

Responsibilities: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Expense Reimbursements, List Rentals

Linda Stump, NCTM, Director of Competitions
Phone (719) 633-4820

Fax (719) 633-2785
lindastump@mtna.org

Jennifer Thomason, Executive Assistant
ext. 235, jthomason@mtna.org

Responsibilities: ASCAP Inquiries; Composer Commissioning Program; Studio Teacher Fellowship Award; State, Local and Teacher of the Year Awards; Foundation Fund Endowments, Fellows and Grants