Chad Lemons has been working in the St. Vrain Valley School District in Colorado since 2010. He strives to inspire his students to find a passion for music through an inclusive and meaningful music education. His experience includes middle and high school band, middle school choir, and he is currently teaching general music at Mead Elementary.

Shane Colquhoun, Ph.D., is a Grammy-nominated music educator with a diverse musical background in music education and production. He currently serves as the Assistant Professor of Music Technology and Contemporary Music Styles at Alabama State University.

Jeremy D. Cuebas is a conductor, teacher, and podcaster dedicated to connecting, healing, and inspiring others through music and self-discovery. Committed to empowering conductors and educators to become the best versions of themselves, Jeremy's work helps them show up in the world as effective and compassionate leaders, creating a lasting impact on generations of students and audiences.

Janine is passionate about inquiry-based, child-centered teaching and social justice. She has been teaching choral, instrumental, and general music in international schools for over 15 years, but she continues to learn more every day.

Educator, and author Jen Rafferty started her teaching career as a middle school teacher in Central New York for 15 years. As the founder of Empowered Educator, she often provides professional development that focuses on the social/emotional well-being of the adults in schools.

Glory St. Germain Founder/CEO, TEDx Speaker, International Bestselling Author 50+ Books in the Ultimate Music Theory Program & The Power of WHY Musicians Series.

Dr. J. Scott Smith has been the choral Director at Central Middle School since 2011. Prior to his appointment at Central Middle School, Dr. Smith was the music specialist, choral director and orchestra director at Roopville Elementary for 11 years.

John has over forty years in musical instrument repair handling brass, woodwind & percussion repair. John is currently a District Repair Manager for Music & Arts covering North & South Carolina, Virginia & West Virginia region.

Dr. Holliman is a graduate of Delta State University with a Bachelor's in Music Education and received her Master's in Music Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. She graduated in 2021 from Auburn University with her Doctorate in Music Education with an emphasis in music technology for instruction.

Kirsten Meyer is the general music/chorus teacher at Jefferson Elementary in the Westfield Public Schools. Prior to coming to Westfield, Kirsten taught band and general music at Stockbridge Valley, near Syracuse, New York and elementary general music and chorus in the Clifton Public Schools.

Timothy Simmons is the Music teacher at Delaware Valley Friends School in Paoli, PA, a school for students grades 1-12 with learning differences such as Dyslexia or ADHD.

Christopher Loftin is an Albert H. Collins Fellow, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Choral Music Education PhD Candidate at Auburn University, graduating in May 2023.

Jakob is a Norwegian music and voice teacher and choir conductor that has studied at Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg, Codarts in Rotterdam, Barratt Due institute of music, University of Stavanger, Nord University and NTNU, specialising in choir conducting, children’s voices and co-creative classroom. His work has been a massive success at multiple schools in Norway.

Michelle Vallejo currently resides in Dallas, Texas. She has spent her entire career teaching general music and modern band. Before moving to Dallas, Michelle taught elementary general music in Northern Virginia.

Until recently, Chris was the Head of Music at a large International school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He completed his Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Teaching at Avondale College in Australia and a Master of Educational Studies (Creative Arts Specialization) at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is currently completing his PhD looking at Music Education in International Schools.

Kevin is a music industry educator with the Abington School District in Abington, PA. Kevin's coursework focuses on music production, modern band, digital literacy, and songwriting. Kevin founded the district's music industry program, M3 (Modern Music Makers), which boasts a considerable roster of individual performers and student-run performing ensembles.

Danielle Bayert has been teaching music in Jeffco since the fall of 2005 and began at Kendrick Lakes in fall of 2006. She is originally from Wyoming and came to Colorado in 2001.

Mr. Rice is from Cartersville, Georgia. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Music Education from Kennesaw State University and will be finishing his Masters Degree In Music Education from Mississippi State University in June of 2023.

Dr. Hulsey has been a part of music education since 2018. Throughout her career she has sung all over the country and been a featured soloist with the Pensacola Children’s Chorus, The Choral Society of Pensacola as a teenager.

Cody Messersmith is a dynamic music educator, consultant, and performer in the state of Pennsylvania. Messersmith is an adaptive and inclusive music consultant for various regional and nationally-accredited organizations.

Dr. Hanson is an assistant professor of music at Seattle Pacific University where he serves as the director of music education and orchestral activities.

Dr. Craig Aarhus is Associate Director of Bands and Associate Professor of Music at Mississippi State University. At MSU, he co-directs the Famous Maroon Band and basketball pep bands, conducts Wind Ensemble "B," the Concert Band, and Campus Band, and teaches Conducting and Brass Techniques in the Department of Music.

Audio-Technica’s Brent Chamberlin is a multi-faceted engineer and musician. He loves to capture sound from behind an audio console just as much as creating music in front of a microphone.

Dana Lamb-Schaubroeck is an award winning music educator, edupreneur, and writer. She has been named Teacher of the Year, Grammy Semifinalist in Music Education, Top 25 Music Educators in the US by Music and Arts, and has been a featured speaker at We Are Hope for PBS with Mark Wood and Jackie Evancho, Georgia Music Educator Association, and Georgia Educational Technology Conference. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Instructional Technology and Fine Arts.

Kevin Droe, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Northern Iowa. He teaches undergraduate music education courses, coordinates the graduate music education degree program and sponsors the UNI Garage Bands.

LeslieAnne Bird teaches middle school general music and chorus at University School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, is an adjunct lecturer for preservice music teachers at Akron State and Cleveland State. She has 28 years experience teaching general music to children in pre-k-12th grade in public schools in four states.

Chris currently teaches elementary music, piano, and music theory at the Colorado Springs Conservatory. Prior to this, he worked for nearly 5 years at Community Prep Charter School, an alternative high school campus in downtown Colorado Springs, where he developed and taught multiple courses related to music performance and theory, studio recording, and song and lyric writing.

Aside from his regular gig as a public school music teacher, Steve is a regular columnist in the Canadian Music Educator Journal where he writes on topics including popular music education and creativity, and is author of the award-winning book, Rock Coach: A Practical Guide for Teaching Rock Bands in Schools, and Creative Musicking: Practical, Real-Life Ideas to Get Your Learners Creating Their Own Music. He also just released his third book called, Technology for Unleashing Creativity, through Oxford University Press.

Mr. Williams is a highly energetic self-starter, hard worker, and very dependable; with leadership experience in an array of professional fields.

Mrs. Asibuo-Ramos holds a Master of Arts in Teaching (Music) from Lehman College, a B.A. in Literature and a B.M. in Music (Summa Cum Laude) from SUNY Purchase,. As an active lyric Soprano and independent music professional, Mrs. Asibuo-Ramos can be heard in numerous solo and ensemble recitals, concerts, operas, galas, and services throughout the Tri State area. She has performed the role of “Despina” in Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, “Amahl” in Amahl and the Night Visitors, roles in The Dialogues of the Carmelites, Hansel and Gretel, and in Monteverdi's Coronazione di Poppea.