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Home / ROPA News / 2026 Annual Conference – July 28-30 – Dallas TX / 2026 Documents and Schedule

2026 Documents and Schedule

  • Welcome from ROPA President Steve Wade
  • Welcome from Stewart Williams, President of AFM Local 72-147
  • 2026 Conference Attendees

Officer Reports

  • President Report (Steve Wade)
    • 2026 ROPA President Report
  • Vice President Report (Amanda Swain)
    • 2026 Vice President Report
  • Secretary Report (Karen Sandene)
    • 2026 Secretary Report
    • ROPA Website Hints
    • ROPA Discussion Lists
    • 2025 Conference Minutes, for Delegate Approval
  • Treasurer Reports (Rick Basehore)
    • 20260729  Treasurer Report to Delegates
    • FYE25 ROPA Financial Statement Statements
    • FYE25 Budget Report
    • FYE25 Dues Report
    • FY26 ROPA Financial Statements YTD
    • FY26 Budget YTD
    • FY27 Proposed Budget

Electronic Media Committee Report (Mike Smith)

  • 2026 Electronic Media Report

Negotiations Workshop

  • Documents for the Negotiations Workshop are for Delegates who are logged in. They can be found AT THIS LINK (for delegate use only – delegates must be logged in to view)

Speaker Biographies

  • Amy Bishop, Midday Host and Marketing Manager, WRR, KERA, Dallas
  • Megan Elk, Director of Communications & Organizing, AFM Local 10-208
  • Gabe Kristal, Director, AFM Organizing Services Department
  • Ben Kessler, Director of Government Affairs, AFM
  • Lorraine Montemayor, Secretary/Treasurer, Texas AFL-CIO
  • Jeremy Morrow, Program Director, Musicians Foundation
  • Martine Elyse Philippe, Director of the Office of Arts and Culture, Dallas
  • Jessica Schmidt, Orchestrate Inclusion

Speaker Materials

  • Naomi Bensdorf Frisch: Labor and Employment Legal Landscape
  • Lorraine Montemayor:  Keynote Address
  • Nate Omdal: Freelance Musicians Association Conference Report
  • OCSM:  Links to  items referred to in Robert Fraser’s presentation:
    • Interview with Ruth Budd, OCSM’s founder, can be found here — https://ocsm-omosc.org/index.php/en/news
    • You can find out about the film “Dear Lara” here – https://www.dearlara.film/
  • Megan Elk:  The Power of Workers’ Stories
  • Keith Carrick: ICSOM Conference Report

2026 Orchestra Reports

  • 2026 Orchestra Reports (for delegate use only, requires extra login)

2026 Resolutions

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