📣 Calling all MMEA members! 🎶
I am thrilled to recommend Dr. Adrian Davis as the next NAfME North Central Division President-Elect for 2024-2026! 🎉
Dr. Davis is an exceptional leader and an advocate for music education. With their extensive experience and dedication to the field, they are the ideal candidate to represent our division. As an accomplished educator, Dr. Davis has consistently demonstrated their commitment to advancing music education and empowering students. Their innovative ideas and passion for inclusivity make them the perfect choice to lead our division forward.
But we need YOUR support! 🙌
Voting ends on February 8, 2024, so don’t miss your chance to make a difference. Head over to https://nafme.org/about/2024-nafme-elections/ to learn more and cast your vote for Dr. Adrian Davis as the next NAfME North Central Division President-Elect.
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NAfME Election Questions Summary:
Dr. Adrian Davis’ election questions focus on the major challenges and opportunities in music education and within the association, as well as the advancement of equity and diversity in NAfME. He emphasizes the underrepresentation of minoritized populations in leadership, curriculum, pedagogy, policy, and spaces, and the influence of white supremacist ideologies in music education. Dr. Davis believes that intentional efforts to include cultural competence and disrupt the status quo can lead to a transformative and engaging music education experience.
He also highlights the need for NAfME to rebrand itself as a valuable asset for all music educators and communities, addressing concerns of inclusivity and stereotype perpetuation. Dr. Davis plans to advance equity and DEIA by assessing existing systems, marking oppressive systems, introducing counter knowledge and counternarrative spaces, decentering whiteness, and promoting critically conscious programs and services. He aims to create equal and equitable opportunities in music education for marginalized populations and change the narrative from a deficit perspective to one of equal community members. Additionally, Dr. Davis emphasizes the importance of representative leadership in music education to truly embrace diversity for underrepresented populations at all levels. He believes that effective leadership requires characteristics such as integrity, honesty, reliability, empathy, and a sensitivity to the needs of underrepresented populations.
Respectfully,
Dr. Roque Diaz
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