The East Metro Community Music Association (EMCMA) is a new nonprofit dedicated to bringing music to our local community. It developed from a 2023 reunion of former Centennial High School band students.
Board of Directors
Silvie Andrews, President
Silvie works at the Gresham Historical Society by day and plays clarinet by night. She has lived in the Gresham area her whole life and is a graduate of Centennial High School.
Chris O’Rourke, Vice President
Chris O’Rourke is a Centennial alum and is currently a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for Providence Health and percussion educator. He is passionate about educating students of all ages and levels and fostering a strong sense of community.
David Radford, Treasurer
David is a Centennial alum and currently a science teacher for the Reynolds School District. He has nine years of marching experience with high school band and the Oregon Crusaders.
Kimberly Morrison, Secretary
Kimmy is a Centennial alum and trombonist. She works at Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy as a Clinic Administrative Development Specialist. Getting back into the band scene after a 22-year break was a huge breath of fresh air and felt like coming home.
Lisa Garza
Doug Wolfe
William Stellbrink
Adrienne Meyer
Amethyst Kahler
Amethyst is a Centennial High School Colorguard alum with a combined twelve years of marching and instructional experience. She is mom to current and former Centennial School District students and runs a local non-profit photography business for families.
Educational Directors
Michael Lasfetto, director
Michael Lasfetto is the founding Educational Director for the East Metro Community Music Association. In this role, Michael oversees the operation of and directs the concert and marching bands. He also serves as the music teacher at Butler Creek Elementary School where he teaches all students in grades K-5 and is on the faculty of the Eastwinds Band Camp through Vibe of Portland. When not teaching music, Mr. Lafetto is the Church Music Scholar at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church where he takes organ lessons, sings in the choir, and assists the organist-choirmaster. He is frequently asked to substitute as a guest organist at churches around the Pacific Northwest. As a performer he has played horn, piano, and/or sung with the Oregon Sinfonietta, the Portland Wind Symphony, Rose City Swing, The Olympia Symphony, the Northwest Wind Symphony, and the Consonare Chorale. Before returning to the school district where he grew up, Michael taught band, choir, and general music in the Lincoln County, Salem-Keizer, and Scottsdale Unified School Districts. Michael has a Bachelor of Music Education from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Music in Music Education from the American Band College of Central Washington University as well as training in Orff Schulwerk, Conversational Solfege, and World Music Drumming. His professional affiliations include the Association of Concert Bands, The National Association for Music Education, the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, The American Guild of Organists, and the International Horn Society. He is a proud member of this local union, the Centennial Education Association as well as a lifelong member of Mu Phi Epsilon International Professional Music Fraternity.