Medina Community Band Board

Lu Ann Gresh

President

Lu Ann Gresh is a retired elementary music specialist with 36 years of experience. She has both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in music education from The University of Akron. She has taught for the Revere City Schools, Highland Local Schools, Clark County Schools in Las Vegas, Nevada, and most recently Wadsworth City Schools. She taught preschool music and adult beginning piano classes at The University of Akron. Lu Ann and her husband, Paul, reside in Wadsworth, Ohio. She has two children, Jonathan and Kelsey. She has been a member of the Medina Community Band since 1997. She also plays in the Sounds of Sousa Band, and is a member of the Brass Band of the Western Reserve. Lu Ann currently serves as the trumpet section leader. She is President of the Medina Community Band Association.

Amy Muhl

Vice President, Assistant Conductor

Amy Muhl has been a member of Medina Community Band since 1998. Originally from Lyme, Connecticut, moved to Ohio to study music education at Oberlin Conservatory in 1991. She graduated in 1995 and taught orchestra for two years in the Willard City Schools. Amy received her masters of music education from Kent State University on a scholarship, in 1998. She then taught instrumental music at Buckeye High School, in Medina (OH) and in the fall of 1999, became the elementary band teacher for Buckeye Local Schools. In the fall of 2001, she began teaching elementary instrumental music at Central Intermediate School in the Wadsworth City Schools. She is presently teaching general music for Wadsworth City Schools at Valley View, Isham, and Lincoln Elementary. Amy also plays flute/piccolo and piano and teaches private lessons, in addition to being a member of Medina Community Band and Sounds of Sousa Band. She is also Treasurer of the Medina Community Band Association. Amy resides in Wadsworth with her husband Frank, and three children Kenneth, Eva and Simon.

Rodney Hannah

Treasurer

Rodney Hannah attended the Norton City Schools and graduated from Norton High School. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Kent State University and a Master’s degree in mathematics from The Ohio State University. He is a retired math and physics teacher at Norton High School. Married for 51 years (as of 2022) with two adult children and two grandchildren, he resides with his wife Carolyn in Medina (Ohio). Looking back, he reminisced that he has always had a love for music and was voted ‘most musical’ student in his high school senior class. Marches have always inspired him and he especially liked the counter-melodies in the low brass parts, which encouraged him to switch from cornet to trombone.

Sue McLaughlin

Secretary

Sue McLaughlin has been a member of the Medina Community Band since 1994. While in high school, she was a member of the concert band, pep band, orchestra, and jazz band, playing clarinet and saxophone. In addition to playing flute and piccolo in the Medina Community Band, Sue has also performed with Marcus Neiman and The Sounds of Sousa Band, Symphony West Orchestra, Medina Show Biz, Medina Chorus, St. Paul Lutheran Church orchestra, Champagne Flutes at the Music Settlement, Western Star Flute Choir and the Supertonics Flute Choir. Sue is retired from Southwest General Health Center and lives in Medina with her two cats, Truffles and Lilibet. Sue is section leader for the flute section, media/public relations contact for the band, website support and secretary of the Medina Community Band Association.

Alyssa Miller

Financial Secretary

Alyssa Miller has been a member of the Medina Community Band flute section since 2018. She received her Master of Music Education from Kent State University in 2021 and her Bachelor of Music Education from Ohio Northern University in 2015. Alyssa currently works as a grant writer for the music education nonprofit Music Will, which provides free curricular resources, instruments, and modern band pedagogy training to teachers across the country. Previously, she worked as an elementary and middle school music teacher in the Akron Public Schools. Alyssa lives in Akron with her dog, Snowball, and enjoys reading, spending time in nature, and seeing live theater in her free time.

Erich Standar

Board Member

Erich Standar has been a member of Medina Community Band since 2017. He graduated from Highland High School in the class of 2018, where he was a member of the school’s Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band. He was a member of the Pit Orchestra (fall 2016 and 2017) musicals; Mary Poppins and Fiddler on the Roof. He brought back the school’s Clarinet Choir which he led during his senior year. Erich was the recipient of the John Philip Sousa Award (Spring 2018) for superior musicianship and outstanding dedication. He was selected to perform in the Kent State University Honors Band (Winter 2016), the Ohio University Honors Band (Winter 2017), and the Akron University Clarinet Workshop (Winter 2018). Erich has participated in the Ohio Music Education Association District Six Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Event where he received superior class “A” ratings. Erich currently oversees driver skills examinations for the Ohio Department of Public Safety in addition to serving as the band’s Assistant Librarian.

Tom Kenat

Board Member

Dr. Thomas Kenat has been a member of MCB since 1983. He has served on the Board of the Medina Community Band Association since 2014, and was President from 2014 to 2017. He began playing clarinet in junior high and was in the Lakewood High School band. At Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon) he played bass and contrabass clarinet in the Kiltie Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble for seven years, while earning his engineering degrees. A Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, he consults for KenaTech Process Engineering and serves as a volunteer on the committee that produces the Professional Engineer exam for chemical engineers, and rebuilds and repairs pipe organs. An avid sailor, he also does custom marine and specialty woodworking. Tom has two children and three grandchildren.

Wendy Warner

Board Member

Wendy Warner has been a member of the Medina Community Band since 2021. She graduated from Cloverleaf High School where she played cornet, then tuba and trombone. She played tuba and trombone in college, attended Ashland College, and graduated from TCU. She holds a BA in Music and a BS Ed, and a MS in Physical Therapy from Columbia University. After retiring as a physical therapist in Cleveland, and a very long hiatus from music, she finally found the time to start playing a few years ago. She was asked to try the euphonium rather than tuba- and has loved the challenge. She stays busy researching, writing, giving talks, and helping to preserve local history. She also volunteers to do research and photography projects at local cemeteries. Wendy resides in Berea.

Jeff Danilovic

Board Member

Jeff Danilovic is a registered nurse with 19 years experience in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care and Home Care Nursing where he currently has the role of Clinical Market Manager.. He earned an Associates Degree in Nursing from Cuyahoga Community College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Ohio University. Prior to his career in nursing, Jeff studied music education at The Ohio State University where he participated in various ensembles including the Trumpet Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, and The Ohio State University Marching Band. He joined the Medina Community Band in 2018 and is also a member of The Brass Band of the Western Reserve. Jeff and his wife Colleen, reside in Medina, Ohio with their children Caitlin, Connor, and Molly.