NASMD Board Meeting in New Orleans

The Board of Directors for the National Association of School Music Dealers (NASMD) recently concluded a three- day planning meeting for the 2015 Convention to be held March 18th- 21st at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The NASMD board includes (president) George Quinlan, Jr. of Quinlan & Fabish Music Co., (vice president) Rosi Johnson of Mississippi Music, (secretary/treasurer) Mike Meyer of Meyer Music, Beth Houlihan of Kidder Music, Greg Lyons of Royal Music, Ron Kuykendall of Saied Music, C.J. Averwater of Averwater Music, and Evan Jones of Bandland Music.

The educational program will include many peer- to- peer learning opportunities with panel discussions and roundtable sessions led by NASMD members as well as some top professional speakers on various topics relevant to operating a successful retail business.

The Hotel Monteleone is a fourth- generation, family- owned establishment on Royal Street in the French Quarter. It boasts an ideal location with many surrounding restaurants and outstanding meeting room facilities for educational programming.