All-State Professional Development

NMEA is excited to provide a variety of opportunities for professional development with local as well as nationally recognized clinicians. Much of NMEA’s professional development is offered in tangent with the All-State Festivals and Conference.

​

​2025 NMEA All-State Professional Development  ​

​We are pleased to announce our list of the 2025 clinicians for the professional development sessions at our conference. Professional Development Sessions will be held at UNLV and CSN, and our Exhibit Hall will be set up in Doc Rando Lobby at UNLV. We are so excited to have such an amazing lineup of presenters and exhibitors this year!!! Remember that Directors need to register for All-State to qualify for certificates. Email David Morris (stateexec@nmeamusic.org) after February 15th, for Certificates. Certificates will be returned via email reply. The deadline to request a certificate is March 1, 2025.

​

• Greg Gilpin - All-State Middle School Choir conductor

• Dr. Cecil Adderley - NAfME President-Elect

• Dr. Tim Lautzenheise - Conn-Selmer and Hal Leonard Music

• Dr. Paula Crider - Conn-Selmer and University of Texas (ret)

• Dr. Lindsey O'Connor - Yamaha Performing Artist and Vandoren Artist-Clinician

• Dr. Maureen Yuen - University of Nevada, Reno

• Clay Blackman - Former President Nebraska Music Educators Association

• Clare Birmingham - College of Southern Nevada

• Dr. Phil Vallejo - Marshall University

• Dr. Stephanie Council - University of Nevada, Las Vegas

​​

2025 All-State Professional Development Schedule updated 1/27

2025 All-State Conference Book and Concert Program is Now Available​ online