Dorothy A. Straub (1992-94) Dorothy Straub served as president of MENC and president of MENC’s Eastern Division, chaired the MENC committee for string and orchestra education, and has co-authored a number of publications in the area of string education, such as TIPS: Establishing a String and Orchestra Program , published by MENC. Straub long served as Music Coordinator for the Fairfield public schools in Connecticut and as Orchestra Director at Fairfield High School. menc.org