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Due to the death of East Central Division President-elect Carol Winborne, there will be a special election to fill the President-elect position. The ballot and voting instructions will be in the February/March 2003 American Music Teacher.

Mark Mrozinski served for thirteen years as coordinator of the Harper Music Academy, a community music school affiliated with William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. While at the Harper Music Academy, he was responsible for shepherding its growth from 250 students to more than 700 students in 2001. Currently, he is operations manager for continuing education at Harper College. An independent piano teacher for several years, Mark, along with his wife Levonne, maintained a studio in his home. He has taught piano in both group and private lessons to children and adults; he also has taught college-level music theory, music history and appreciation, as well as class piano. Mark continues to be an active clinician and adjudicator.

Mark holds a bachelor's degree in music from Wilkes University and a master's degree in music from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; both degrees are in piano performance. His teachers have included Anne Vanko Liva, Roosevelt Newson, Walter Hautzig, Duke Miles, and Kenneth Drake.

His MTNA service began with chairing a competition for his local association. At the state level, Mark has served as group piano chair, piano chair, newsletter editor, and most recently as president of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association. While president, he was elected three times to chair the Council of State Presidents. Mark currently serves on MTNA's State Syllabus Task Force.

In addition to his work as a teacher and administrator, Mark has composed several supplementary piano teaching pieces. His compositions are published by The Frederick Harris Music Company. Most recently, he has collaborated with Cathy Albergo and J. Mitzi Kolar to write a beginning piano method, Celebrate Piano!, due to be released in March 2003.

Mark lives in suburban Chicago with his wife and children Benjamin and Emma. Mark's other interests include chess and running. He recently completed his second marathon.

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