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Doreen Alsen  
 
M.M. in vocal performance, Ithaca College. 20 years teaching experience. Taught Musical Theater at the University of Trier in Germany.
   
Stephanie Chambers
  Currently in her final semester of study as a Vocal Performance and Music Education major at Ithaca College. Worked with Pre-K and 3rd Grade music students at Immaculate Conception School in Ithaca from 2006-2007. Co-taught music lessons for the Ithaca Head Start program and worked as a student teacher in Binghamton High School, spring of 2008. For the past two summers, she has worked with elementary, middle and high school students as an assistant director for one of the free summer camps offered by the UrbanPromise program in Wilmington, DE.
   
Dr. Janet Galván
  Professor of Choral Music and Music Education, Ithaca College. Conductor, North American Children's Chorale, Carnegie Hall. Conductor of national, regional and all-state choirs. Former member of Robert Shaw Festival Singers.
   
Dr. Jennifer Haywood
  B.M., Music Education and Performance. M.M., conducting, Ithaca College. Ph.D., Music Education with emphasis in Choral Conducting. Teaching experience includes directing three branches of the Ithaca Children's Choir, extensive public school teaching, guest conducting, and private vocal instruction. Currently Assistant Professor of Music at Ithaca College.
   
Jennifer Lawrence Birnbaum
  B.M. in Music Education, Ithaca College. M.A. in Ethnomusicology and Music Education, Teachers College, Columbia University. Recorder player for twenty-five years. Over ten years teaching experience.
   
Neal Massa
  Professional free lance musician, leader of the Neal Massa Trio and member of many jazz ensembles. Main focus in teaching is on improvisational skills. Over 25 years teaching experience.
   
Lenora Schneller
  B.A., Sarah Lawrence College. M.M. and Artists Diploma, Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. Active performer of solo, chamber, and orchestral music, playing with the Louisville Opera, Starling Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Chamber Players, and Cornell Contemporary Chamber Players. Recent benefit recital in Amman, Jordan. Founding member of the local new music group, Tabula Rasa.
   
Lisa Winans
  B.M. and M.M. in Music Education, concentration in voice and piano, Ithaca College. Currently directs the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Women's Chorus, in addition to teaching music theory and directing the annual musical at the Owego Free Academy. Has accompanied many All-County and Area All-State Festivals throughout New York State. Has been involved with the Ithaca Children's Choir since 2002.
   
Ana Withiam
  Currently pursuing M.M. in Choral Conducting, B.M. in Music Education, concentration in voice and piano, Ithaca College. Graduate Assistant for the Ithaca College Choir and the Ithaca College-Immaculate Conception Lab School Program. Former choral director for Norwood Public Schools in Massachusetts.