Dr. Hunter has been Professor and Coordinator of Music Therapy at Nazareth College in Rochester, New York, a position held since 1982. As Past-President of the National Association for Music Therapy, he helped lead the organization in a successful effort to unify with the American Association for Music Therapy, forming the American Music Therapy Association in 1998. Dr. Hunter is also a member and the current chair of the New York State Board for Mental Health Practitioners. In 2005 he was awarded the very first license as a Creative Arts Therapist by the State of New York.