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NATIONAL OFFICERS
From the

President PRESIDENT
ANDRÉ THOMAS
president@acda.org
Gratitude….Reflection….Inspiration
VICE PRESIDENT
What a celebration our 2023 conference was for the DAVID FRYLING
entire membership. I would like to offer my apprecia- dfryling@acda.org
tion to the program committee, headed by our Nation- PRESIDENT-ELECT
al Vice President, David Fryling:
EDITH COPLEY
David Fryling—Chair ecopley@acda.org
André Thomas Penelope Cruz—Assistant Conference Chair SECRETARY/TREASURER
Mark Boyle—Conference App & Technology Chair TOM MERRILL
Gretchen Harrison—R&R Coordinator merrilltg@gmail.com
Jared Berry—Honor Choirs Chair
Jace Saplan—Interest Sessions Chair PAST PRESIDENT
Amy Blosser—Auditioned Choirs Chair LYNNE GACKLE
Marques Garrett—Invited Choirs Advisor lgackle@acda.org
Stan McGill—Performance Logistics EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Margie Camp—Receptions & Awards Chair ROBYN HILGER
Julie Yu-Oppenheim—Immersion Choirs Chair executivedirector@acda.org
Arreon Harley-Emerson—DIC Liaison
NATIONAL R&R CHAIR
The amount of time each of these individuals gave over the last two years GRETCHEN HARRISON
in planning and working through the hundreds of details that make up a nationalrr@acda.org
national conference is immeasurable. We all know that being in leadership is EASTERN REGION PRESIDENT
voluntary and gives no remuneration other than appreciation and gratitude CHRISTOPHER KIVER
from members for their service. Congratulations, committee, on a job well cak27@psu.edu
done.
Throughout the years, ACDA has provided leadership worldwide in choral MIDWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
music. Royce Saltzman, past president of ACDA, was an integral part of the DAVID PUDERBAUGH
International Federation of Choral Musicians (IFCM) founding. Six other david-puderbaugh@uiowa.edu
organizations joined ACDA and earned the founding member distinction. In NORTHWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
2020, ACDA was an inspiration for conductors in South Africa. March 17-19 STEVE ZIELKE
will be the first National Conductors Conference in Cape Town, South Af- StevenZielke@nwacda.org
rica. In April, IFCM will have its conference in Istanbul, Turkey. It promises
to be a fantastic conference. SOUTHERN REGION PRESIDENT
For an organization to continually exist, it must be relevant to the needs STANLEY ROBERTS
of its membership, and it should encourage new young leadership. As senior roberts_sl@mercer.edu
leaders, it is our responsibility to listen and begin implementing a policy that SOUTHWESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
will keep us current and vital for choral directors. I am proud to say ACDA JEFFREY A. MURDOCK
is right on track. Remember, as a member, you have a voice in our organiza- jeffreym@uark.edu
tion, and we certainly welcome your thoughts and hopes for our organization.
Please respond to any surveys sent to you or requests for your input for our WESTERN REGION PRESIDENT
organization. I wish you success as you’ve returned to rehearsals and class- MICHAEL SHORT
president@acdawestern.org
rooms. I hope the conference provided you with new tools and repertoire
to utilize during rehearsals. I hope that you have returned refreshed and in- INDUSTRY ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVE
vigorated. I certainly did, and I met and enjoyed a host of eager, enthusiastic OLIVER SCOFIELD
young conductors! KI Concerts
oliver@kiconcerts.com