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PRESIDENT
Martha Barnhill
Primary Instrument: cello
kasta.president@gmail.com
Director of Orchestras, Retired
Shawnee Heights USD 450
Tecumseh, KS
Private cello instructor
Lawrence, KS
Topeka Symphony
Lawrence Community Orchestras
Guest Clinician and Teacher
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dr. Jacob M. Dakon
Primary Instrument: violin
kasta.presidentelect@gmail.com
Associate Professor, Music Education
University of Kansas
Sinfonietta Ensemble of Lawrence
Youth Orchestra Director
PAST PRESIDENT
Laura Hutchins
Primary Instrument: violin
kasta.pastpresident@gmail.com
Director of Orchestras
Robinson Middle School
Wichita, KS
Private violin and viola instructor
Guest Clinician and Teacher
SECRETARY
Rachel Unruh
Primary Instrument: violin
kasta.secretary@gmail.com
Director of Orchestras
Haysville USD 261
Hayesville, KS
Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Musician and former Board Member
TREASURER
Michael Harbaugh
Primary Instrument: viola
mharbaugh54@gmail.com
Director of Orchestras, Retired
Beloit USD 273, Beloit, KS
Beloit Community Orchestra Music Director
Western Kansas Orchestra Association Secretary
Salina Youth Symphony Preparatory Orchestra Director
Hays Symphony Orchestra
Salina Symphony Orchestra
Appointed Chair Facilitators
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Historian
Robbie Banks
Winfield High School, Retired
Winfield, KS
historian@kasta.org -
Newsletter Editor
Olivia Bazanos
MS Orchestra Director, HS Assistant Band Director
Derby USD 260
Derby, KS
bazanosol@gmail.com -
Webmaster
Alison Mayes
HS Orchestra Director
Blue Valley Southwest HS
Overland Park, KS
alisonmayes523@gmail.com -
KIO Chair
Ramiro Miranda
Professor of Violin and Viola
Orchestra Director
Pittsburgh State University
Pittsburgh, KS
ramirom@pittstate.edu -
KASTA Middle-Level Statewide Orchestra Chair
Michael Harbaugh
Orchestra Director, Retired
Beloit Public Schools
Beloit, KS
mharbaugh54@gmail.com -
Solo Competition Chair
Dr. Amber Dahlén Peterson
Associate Professor of Music
Southwestern College
Winfield, KS
bratschemusik@yahoo.com -
Summer Middle School Orchestra Chair
Daniel McCready
Orchestra Director
Topeka High School
Topeka, Kansas
dmccready@tps501.org -
Private Studio Chair
Erinn Renyer
Cello Instructor
Washburn University
Topeka, KS
eane@sbcglobal.net
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KASTA Boards
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Laura Hutchins, President
Martha Barnhill, President-Elect
Henry O. Littich, Past President
Catherine Tummons, Secretary
Michael Harbaugh, Treasurer -
Henry O. Littich, President
Laura Hutchins, President-Elect
Eric Crawford, Past President
Frances Oare, Secretary
Michael Harbaugh, Treasurer -
Henry O. Littich, President
Eric Crawford, Past President
Michael Harbaugh, Treasurer -
Eric Crawford, President
Brigid Mayer, President-Elect
Karen McGhee-Hensel, Past President
Michael Harbaugh, Treasurer -
Karen McGhee-Hensel, President
Michael Harbaugh, Treasurer