SERVICE ON PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES OR BOARDS (Partial list) President-Elect, MENC: the National Association for Music Education Past President, International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) President, International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) President-Elect, International Association of Jazz Educators Vice-President, International Association of Jazz Educators GRAMMY Signature Schools Advisory Committee, The Grammy Foundation, Santa Monica, California Advisory Board, Black Jazz Music Caucus, International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) Regional Membership Chairman, IAJE, Colorado President, State Unit (IAJE) President, Colorado Music Educators Association Regional Representative, National Federation of State High School Associations (five states) State Chairman, Multi-Cultural Awareness (Colorado) Member, Civil Rights Board, Denver Musicians Association Member, Colorado Music Administrators Association President, Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society, University of Colorado Chapter Member, Jazz Fellowships Panel, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. Member, Consultant/Panelist, National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, Miami, FL. Member, Music Panelist, Colorado Council for the Arts Member, Arts Panelist, Montana Arts Council Member, Arts Panelist, Wyoming Arts Council