Mark Hageman

Mark Hageman is the President-Elect of the Michigan Music Education Association (MMEA) and currently in his 16th year of teaching. He teaches elementary music at Haverhill Elementary School in Portage Public Schools, following 12 years of teaching elementary music and high school choir at Union City Community Schools.

In addition to teaching music, Mark is a certified 200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher with an emphasis on healing physical and emotional trauma. He has presented at the Michigan Music Conference for many years on topics including advocacy and trauma-informed practices, blending his knowledge of music and trauma healing to help his students recover from post-COVID trauma and reach their full potential as musicians.

Mark has previously served MMEA as a Region C Representative and Advocacy Chair. He has attended advocacy training and events in both Lansing and Washington, D.C., to promote funding for school music programs. He looks forward to continuing to advocate for music educators across Michigan to ensure music remains an opportunity for all students.