Sarah McElfresh has been the Association of Concert Bands National Membership Chair since 2011 and has held the position of Web Administrator/Online Content since 2013, previously serving as a Regional Membership Chair. With a background in website development since 1996, Sarah has created award-winning websites for various organizations. Her roles in ACB require an understanding of copyright laws and a dedication to keeping up with digital marketing trends. Sarah has been a member of eight community bands across four states, contributing to the online presence of four of them. Presently, she is an active member of the Peninsula Concert Band in Newport News, Virginia, playing the Euphonium, serving on the board, and overseeing their website and social media. In 2016, she received the Leland A. Lillehaug President’s Award from the ACB. Educated in geology with a Bachelor of Science from St. Lawrence University in New York and Master of Science from the University of Pittsburgh, she has spent time at the front of a college classroom, but now enjoys time at home with her family.

Inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2022, Mark J. Morette is second generation owner of Mark Custom Recording Service, Inc. Mark personally has been honored with over 100 Grammy Entry List appearances for his engineering and producing. Mark has been awarded the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s award for “Outstanding Service to Music Education,” and the International Percy Grainger Society’s “Grainger Medallion” for lifetime dedication and commitment in preserving and promoting the music of Percy A. Grainger. The New York State Band Directors Association awarded Mark the “Outstanding Service” Award for lifetime dedication to the promotion of Wind Band music, the Phi Beta Mu, International Bandmasters Fraternity’s “Outstanding Contributor Award,” and the Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma “Distinguished Service Medal” for service to the music world to name just a few. He is a judge for “The American Prize”. He has given clinics about copyrights, recording techniques, producing recordings and the History of Wind Band Recordings to dozen of conventions and music magazines in addition to his speeches for arts and non-profit organizations. Mark is also a member of the ACB Advisory Council.