NAMM Director Appointed to Two Arts Advocacy Committees
Mary L. Luehrsen Will Provide Outreach for NAMM and the Music Products Industry on National and International Music Forums
NAMM, the International Music Products Association, announced today that Mary L. Luehrsen, director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, has been named to the advocacy committee of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) and the national steering committee of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), representing NAMM’s Membership and the music products industry.
Luehrsen will serve on the ISME advocacy commission from 2006 to 2008. This six-person commission is devoted to music education advocacy and policy to further ISME’s overall mission of stimulating music education as an integral part of general education worldwide.
Luehrsen will also represent NAMM on AEP’s Steering Committee, which is comprised of 42 organizations that represent a cross-section of organizations involved in the coalition. AEP’s mission is to demonstrate and promote the essential role of the arts in enabling every student to succeed in school, life and work in the global economy of the 21st century.
For more information about International Society for Music Education and Arts Education Partnership, interested parties can visit isme.org and aep-arts.org.
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About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $18.1 billion global music products industry, with a mission to strengthen the music industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. Comprised of more than 9,000 member companies and individual professionals worldwide, NAMM supports an industry that employs more than 400,000 people globally. Through its programs, events and advocacy efforts, NAMM advances a shared vision of a thriving, innovative and inclusive music products industry where every person has access to the joy of music-making. NAMM also operates The NAMM Foundation, investing in the future of music through the support of education, global grantmaking and featured programs that expand participation in music across all ages and stages of life. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., NAMM serves as a leading voice for the global music products industry through public policy, advocacy, education and other member services. For more information, visit NAMM.org, and learn more about NAMM’s Vision, Mission & Objectives at NAMM About Page.