The Houston Area Community Music Association is comprised of various community bands from the Houston Metropolitan Area. HACMA encourages each member band to have a representative on the Board of Directors.
Board of Directors
Beverly Emery
Lone Star Symphonic Band
Beverly has been performing with Lone Star Symphonic Band since February 2004, and has been President of the Lone Star Symphonic Band since May of the same year. Originally from Oklahoma, she attended high school in Katy at Mayde Creek High School, where she was involved in marching and concert bands, and played in the local community 4th of July celebrations. Attending college on music scholarships, she majored in Social Sciences, and works as a Routing Analyst at a food services distribution company.
Vice President
Frank Inselbuch
Houston Concert Band
A systems consultant, Frank plays Trumpet and is President of the Houston Concert Band. He has played with the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, the Doctor's Orchestra of Houston, the Fort Bend Symphony, the Digital Brass (Quintet) and the Houston Symphonic Band. Frank studied with Mel Broiles (Metropolitan Opera), and with Gil Johnson (Philadelphia) and Jan Roller (San Antonio) at Interlochen where he played in the World Youth Symphony Orchestra (WYSO).
Secretary / Treasurer
Leslie Parish
Lone Star Symphonic Band
Leslie has been performing with the Lone Star Symphonic Band since 2002. She joined the board in 2003 and was elected secretary in 2004. Leslie is also the Music Worship leader and Choir Director at Liberation Baptist Church on Veteran’s Memorial Drive.
Member-At-Large
Chuck Throckmorton
Houston Concert Band
Originally from Florida, Chuck grew up in the Midwest earning a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Iowa. Chuck also holds a Master of Arts from Stephen F. Austin State University, where he held an adjunct faculty position in the School of Music. Chuck moved with his family to Houston in 1989 to become the Assistant Band Director for the Shepherd Independent School District. After directing bands at both the St. Thomas and Episcopal High Schools in the Houston area, Chuck became Director of Bands at Rice University. Chuck plays French Horn with The Houston Brass, as well as other professional ensembles in the area. He has also served as the Principal Horn of the Pasadena Philharmonic.
Member-At-Large
Ed Hendrickson
The Woodlands Concert Band and Lone Star Symphonic Band
Ed is the President of The Woodlands Concert Band, and a member of the Lone Star Symphonic Band. Born and raised in Houston, Ed has been a police officer with the Houston Police Department for 29 years. He is currently a sergeant assigned to the Robbery Division. Ed graduated from Sam Houston State University with a degree in Law Enforcement and Police Science in 1985. As a police officer, Ed has worked in the Patrol, Burglary and Theft, Forgery, supervised the Polygraph Section, and Robbery Division. In 1998, former Governor George W. Bush appointed Mr. Hendrickson to the Texas Polygraph Examiners Board. Ed played trombone in his Junior High and High School band. After a break from music during college, he began playing occasionally with various groups, including a band that the Houston Police Department formed for a short period of time. For the last 15 years, Ed has enjoyed playing the trombone regularly, in groups such as The Woodlands Concert Band and Lone Star Symphonic Band.
Member-At-Large
Bob Morales
The Woodlands Concert Band
Robert, a native Houstonian, is a mechanical engineering graduate of the University of Houston. Robert has worked for several consulting engineers until accepting a position in an engineering sales company. As with Victor Kayam of Remington, he liked it so much that he bought the company--which evolved into Morales and Associates, Inc., an agency that represents engineering and commercial manufacturers. Robert initially played clarinet for 7 years when in school, then, when his sons began studying music, he also started playing again for local community bands. Groups with which he has performed include the Missouri City Community Band, West Houston Concert Band Lone Star Symphonic Band, Pasadena Symphonic Orchestra, and now the Woodlands Concert Band.
Member-At-Large
Noah Lee
The Woodlands Concert Band
Dr. Lee is a native Texan who retired from teaching in Deer Park ISD in 1988, after directing public school bands and orchestras for 30 years. He received his education and musical training at the University of North Texas-Denton. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity and Pi Kappa Lambda, a national honorary society.