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.

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​2026 NMEA All-State Professional Development  ​

​We are pleased to announce this years list oclinicians for the professional development sessions at our conference. Professional Development Sessions will be held at UNLV and CSN.  Our Exhibit Hall will be set up in the Ham Hall 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) for PD Certificates. PD Certificates will be returned via email reply.

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• Richard Saucedo, Retired Director of Bands, Carmel HS Sponsored by Conn-Selmer Division of Education

• Kimberly James, Associate Professor UNLV School of Music

• Dr. Richard Kravchak, CSN Dean of Arts and Letters/IUNLV Interim Oboe Professor

• Michael Stone, NAfME Western Division President and Coordinator of Visual and Performing Arts - Bakersfield City Schools

• Judy Bush, NAfME North Central Division Past President

• Doug Bush, Assistant Director of Bands - University of Nebraska

• Bryan Conger, UNLV Assistant Professor of Clarinet

• Uli Geissendoefer, UNLV School of Music Part Time Instructor of Latin Jazz

• Dr. David Conner, Director of the UNLV Star of Nevada Marching Band

• Beth Gibbs, Director of Choral Activities, University of Nevada, Reno

• ​Dr. Ivan Ivanov, UNLV Post Doctoral Graduate

• Brian Kurtz, UNLV DMA Student and Part Time Instructor 

• Travis Pardee, Foothill HS and Nikko Lopez, Mannion MS

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2026 All-State Professional Development Schedule

2026 All-State Conference Book and Concert Program is NOT Available​ YET