Michael Blakeslee is Chief Operating Officer of the National Association for Music Education. In nearly three decades of work for NAfME, he has coordinated work on advocacy, on the development and dissemination of print and multimedia materials for music educators, and on interactions with businesses, government agencies, and other associations. Blakeslee served as editor for the 1994 National Standards for Arts Education and on the governance committee of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, which released new standards in 2014. Before working for NAfME, Blakeslee taught at institutions including the Universidad de Los Andes and the Universidad Nacional Pedagogica of Colombia.