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KCDA Leadership


PRESIDENT
Dr. Dwayne Dunn
Director of Choirs, Lawrence High School


PRESIDENT-ELECT
Dr. Melissa Grady
Assistant Professor of Music Education, University of Kansas


SECRETARY
Wendi Bogard
Director of Choirs, Basehor Lindwood High School/Middle School


TREASURER
Janie Brokenicky
Director of Choirs, Wamego High School/Middle School

NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Christopher Kurt

Director of Choirs, Rosehill High School 

WEBSITE COORDINATORS
Matthew and Ashley Greenlee
Senior Engineer, Burns and McDonnell
Director of Choral Activities, Topeka High School


EXHIBITS AND ADVERTISEMENTS COORDINATOR & MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Margie Lawrence
Director of Choirs, Bishop Seabury Academy, Lawrence


COMMUNICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Alexandra Rome
Preschool-6th Grade, Holy Family Elementary, Hays


TENOR/BASS HONOR CHOIR
Randy Frye
Director of Choirs, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, Lawrence


SOPRANO/ALTO HONOR CHOIR
Amy Ives
Vocal Music Director, Newton High Schools


TREBLE (5th-9th Grade) HONOR CHOIR
Ashley Greenlee
Director of Choirs, Topeka High School
JUNIOR HIGH/MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIRS
Erin Stewart
Director of Choirs, Prairie Trail Middle School, Olathe


SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CHOIRS
Jason Sickel
Director of Choirs, Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park


TWO-YEAR COLLEGE CHOIR
Kerry Kuplic
Associate Professor of Vocal Music, Dodge City Community College


COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY CHOIRS
Dr. Christopher Smith
Director of Choral Activities, MidAmerica Nazarene University


COMMUNITY CHOIRS
Carolyn Welch
Artistic Director, Lawrence Children's Choir


MUSIC & WORSHIP
Steve Eubank
Sanctuary Choir Director, Topeka First United Methodist Church


JAZZ/SHOW CHOIRS
John Stafford II
Director of Choirs, Kansas City Kansas Community College


YOUTH/STUDENT ACTIVITIES & ETHNIC/MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES
Dr. Ryan Olsen
Director of Choral Ensembles, Baker University, Baldwin City


CHORAL COMPOSITION
Timothy Tharaldson
Director of Choral Activities, Benedictine College, Atchison


COLLEGE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
JD Maxey
The University of Kansas

District Representatives

NW DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
Jessica Hakoda
Director of Choirs, Ellsworth Jr/Sr High Schools

NC DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
Karis Nichols
Director of Choirs, Rock Creek High School/Middle School 

NE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
Randy Frye
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Director of Choirs, Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, Lawrence
EC DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
Laura VanLeeuwen
Director of Choirs, Olathe West High School

SE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
Sydney Shannon
Choir Director, Galena Public Schools

SC DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
Nicholas Griggs
Director of Choirs, McPherson High School

SW DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE
Brandon Wade
Director of Choirs, Pratt Middle/High School
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