Ken Metz is currently a professor of music and assistant chair of the department of music at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX. His music has been performed across the country. In 2010 he co-authored a textbook, Fundamentals for Aspiring Musicians with Dr. Robert Frank of Southern Methodist University. Metz has been a member for many years and has served as Region 6 co-chair from ~2007-2011.