ELECTIONS 2024 Vice President Candidate Ryan Duckworth

ELECTIONS 2024

Vice President

Ryan Duckworth, Bloomington High School

Ryan Duckworth has been teaching music in Southern California for over twenty years.  He has taught band and choir at elementary, middle, and high school levels and is currently the choir teacher and Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair at Bloomington High School in San Bernardino County.  He is excited to be creating and piloting a new music production course for his school this year.  He also serves as a California Teacher Induction Coach for new music teachers in his district.

Ryan has served as President of the San Bernardino County Music Educators Association (SBCMEA) and two-terms as president of the CMEA Southeastern Section.  He is currently serving as the interim Secretary as well as the Mentorship and Support Program Chairperson for the California Music Educators Association.

A life-long singer and instrumentalist, Ryan earned his Bachelor’s Degree in music education with an emphasis on vocal music at the University of Redlands.  He later earned a Master’s Degree in Music Education from Boston University.  He has presented sessions at the California All-State Music Education Conference and has written several articles on music education, leadership, and advocacy.

Ryan enjoys serving and supporting the music education community in California.  He is passionate about service-leadership, and he would value the opportunity to continue supporting the music teachers of California in a new role as the Vice President of CMEA.  Our association’s advocacy work is so important, and Ryan wants to continue working with fellow passionate, creative, and dedicated music educators to build an even better future for the music teachers and music students in our state.  His vision for music education is  to create ever-expanding opportunities for young musicians to discover and nurture their natural talents and creative natures under the guidance of highly effective and well-supported music teachers in their schools, no matter where they live.