MARGARET BAUER graduated from Mansfield in 1973, earning a B.S. in music education. She received her Master of Arts in music history and literature from IUP in 1975 and her Master of Library Science degree from SUNY at Geneseo in 1979. She taught private music lessons from 1975 through 1998 and has been a member of several community orchestras and bands since her graduation from Mansfield. She has been music director at Mohrsville Church of the Brethren since 1994, directing and performing in several different musical activities throughout the year. She is a member of the Schuylkill Valley High School Music League and annually plays bassoon in the pit orchestra for musical productions. She is currently teaching Introduction to World Music at Penn State Berks Lehigh Valley in Reading.
Bauer has served as Executive Director of PMEA since 1996. She is an active member of MENC and the State Manager's Council. She is also a member of: the American Society of Association Executives (certified in 1998), the PA Society of Association Executives (past president, and recipient of PASAE Award of Excellence), the American Library Association and the PA Library Association, and the Berks County Chamber of Commerce. She is a life member of Sigma Alpha Iota, national honorary women's music sorority.