2026 Board & Chairs

We are proud that 100% of our board members who sought an additional two-year term were all reelected back in June, and we’re just as excited to welcome an additional four new members to the Board for 2026, thus creating the largest MEPA Board of Directors in our history.

2026 MEPA Executive Board of Directors

• Jodi Fairbanks, President
• Matt Hahn, Vice President, Percussion & Winds
• Heather Graham, Vice President, Color Guard
• John Espy, Treasurer
• Gina Roberts, Secretary
• Mike Maegly, Education Director, Percussion & Winds
• Alex Holland, Education Director, Color Guard

2026 MEPA Board of Directors

• Cathy Barnes Miller, Amanda Miller, Seth Rivetti-Sharpe, Erica Sleppy, John Wheeler; Color Guard Representatives.
• Drew Brown, Brandon Dittgen, Casey Layer, Nick Riley, Ted Smith; Percussion Representatives.
• Alex Khatibloo, John Oliver; Winds Representatives.

2025-26 Committee Chairs

• Color Guard Classification, Heather Graham.
• Percussion & Winds Classification, Matt Hahn.
• Scholarship, Amanda MIller.
• History, Cathy Barnes Miller.
• Hall of Fame, Matt Hahn.
• Show Host & Site Selection, Jon Shaw.