The following individuals are currently part of the regional faculty

Harriette Walters
Master Director, Greater Nassau Chorus, International Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Master Director, Greater Nassau Chorus; International Board of Directors; Moderator, Director Education Coordinators; Certified International Faculty Member, past DMA (Director of Music Activities); past Education Coordinator; current Regional Leadership Coordinator

Areas of Expertise:
Harriette offers a wide range of expertise. They include:

• Vocal Skills
• Directing Skills
• Rehearsal Planning
• Section Leader/ Assistant Director Training
• PVI’s
• Motivation
• Creativity
• Performance
• Coach choruses and Quartets
• Leadership

Carolyn Schmidt
Master Director, Hickory Tree Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Master Director of Hickory Tree Chorus; Certified Music Arranger; past DMA (Director of Music Activities)

Areas of expertise:

• All areas of barbershop arranging
• Repertoire development
• Directing Skills
• Rehearsal Planning
• Section Leader/ Assistant Director Training
• PVI’s
• Quartet Coaching

Carole Argulewicz
Director, Evergreen Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
B.S. in Music Therapy; M.S. in Special Education; Certified Director of Evergreen Chapter; past Quartet Coordinator, current Directors' Coordinator

Areas of Expertise:

• Music Theory
• Directing Skills
• Rehearsal Planning
• Section Leader/ Assistant Director Training
• PVI’s
• Quartet Coaching

Connie Kash
Director, Twin County Chorus, Faculty

Biography:
Psychotherapist: Member of the Arrangers Association (pre IMAP); Past Region 15 Quartet Champion; Past DMA Faculty, 1977 – 1987; past Directors’ Coordinator; past Quartet Promotion Chair; current Region 15 Arrangers Coordinator; member of the Director Certification Program

Areas of Expertise:

• Arranging

Dana Dunlevy
Hickory Tree Chorus, Faculty

Biography:
Substitute Teacher; Taught writing and literacy programs; Founding Member/President of a group called Women Who Write

Areas of Expertise:

• Writing of Press Releases
• Design and Production of Flyers
• Power Point and web Graphics
• Knowledge of available media outlets
• Planning and marketing of membership programs

Faith MacDonnell
Assistant Director, Harmony Celebration Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Dance/Acting Instructor; Member of the Director Certification Program; Church Choir Director; Trained as a Classical Singer; Experienced Coach

Areas of Expertise:

• All aspects of visual planning and performance
• Solid comprehension of relationship between enhanced sound and visual performance

Jeannie Froehlich
Assistant Director, Harmony Celebration Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Two Time Queen of Harmony; past Chair of Showcase at International Convention; Coronet Club Board of Directors, Coronet Club Show Chair; former European Faculty; Queens College Faculty; Experienced emcee

Areas of Expertise:

• Sound
• Expression
• Showmanship
• Staging and Emcee Work
• Teaching all aspects of barbershop technique and craft
• Choreography
• Lyrical Interpretation

Judith Douglas
Director, Metro Rhythm Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Director, Golden Apple Chorus for 9 years; Past Asst. Director and now current Director of Metro Rhythm Chorus; Coach of  Urysu Chorus, Tokyo, Japan; Former Dance Instructor.  

Area of Expertise:

• Vocal Production
• Expression Category
• Music Theory

Kathleen Wright
Liberty Oak Chorus, Faculty

Biography:
Bachelor’s degree in Music

Areas of Expertise:

• Chapter leadership and organization
• Human relations

Katie Blackwood
Master Director, Liberty Oak Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
B.A. in Music and Theater, Professional Performer, Voice Teacher, Coach for chorus and quartet, Master Director of the Liberty Oak Chorus

Areas of Expertise:

• Vocal Production
• Vocal Pedagogy
• PVI
• Expression
• Showmanship
• How to organize a quartet
• Rehearsal Planning
• Musical Leadership training
• Music/Repertoire Selection
• Directing Skills

Lisbet P. Kline
Director, Song of the Valley Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Retired Physical Therapist; Certified Director, Coach and Voice teacher; past MDR (Membership Development Representative); past Directors' Coordinator; past Chair of Regional Quartet Seminars in Region 11; past Chapter/Membership Coordinator, Region 15; Co-Chair Regional Leadership Seminars, Tulsa for 3 years; Emcee for Worldwide Celebration, International Convention in New Orleans; current Education Coordinator

Area of Expertise:

• Communication Skills
• Sound
• Expression
• Showmanship
• Section leaders/Assistant Director training
• Directing Skills
• Rehearsal Planning
• Strategic Planning and goal setting
• Crisis management and mediation

Marilyn Block
Liberty Oak Chorus, Coach

Biography:
Former front-Line Director; former DMA staff member, former Vice-Regent, Treasurer and Board member

Areas of Expertise:

• Vocal Skills
• Unit Sound
• Individual voice training
• Directing Skills
• Section Unity
• Rehearsal Planning

Peggy DiSunno
Long Island Sound Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Retired Teacher; Professional Leadership Training; President of Teachers Union; Professional Music Teacher Mentor; Immediate Past Regional Team Coordinator; Certified Director

Areas of Expertise:

• Rehearsal planning
• Strategic Planning and goal setting
• Crisis management and mediation
• DCP training

Sandy Robinson
Liberty Oak Chorus, Faculty

Biography:
Retired Teacher, many years as Special Needs Teacher; Specialist in specific learning styles, Education Coordinator-in-training

Areas of Expertise:

• Teaching skills
• People skills

Sharon Vitkovsky
Harmony Celebration Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Certified NJ Music Teacher; Queen of Harmony; Queen's College Faculty; Coronet Club Board of Directors; wrote scripts and taught Barbershop classes in Hungary; Front-line Director; Assistant Director; Approved Arranger (previous/original program);Approved Candidate Judge - Music (during 1990's); RMT member - Education Coordinator (started TRAX) and Director Coordinator

Areas of Expertise:

• Quartet and Chorus Coaching
• Vocal Production, Interpretation, Sound as well as other aspects of the barbershop craft
• Judging Categories and levels
• Arranging
• Classes for quartet members, musical leaders, section leaders, directors and director candidates

Susan Schuman
Hickory Tree Chorus, Faculty & Coach

Biography:
Masters degree in Counseling and Student Affairs; Professional leadership training as President of Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood and member of the Temple Board of Directors; directed many college productions; Assistant Director; Lead Section leader; various other chapter chair positions, DCP program

Areas of Expertise:

• Vocal Production
• PVIs
• Section leader training
• Script writing

Alexis DePersia-Norelli
Harmony Celebration Chorus, Faculty & Young Women in Harmony Coordinator

Biography:
Administrative Assistant, Drama Teacher, High School Musical Choreographer;

HCC Dream Team member, Visual Team member, Webmaster, Regional RAH representative.

A trained performer who has taken numerous classes in activing, voice, speech dance and performance. Extensive experience with church youth groups and college student groups in music, dance, team building, communication and leadership.

Areas of Expertise:

• Visual performance
• Choregraphy planning
• Team building
• Leadership