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, MTNA e-Journal, 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

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

Jenny 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