Recognized Directors
A few years ago we started a program in the MAD to recognize any chorus directors
who have served as the front-line director of our MAD chapters for at least 10 years.
Since then with your help, we have compiled a list of Directors who fit that criteria.
For a few years now, we have made a presentation to the directors at
the chorus contest at the MAD Fall Convention. So far we have publicly
recognized 115 men and women for their musical contributions to the District and to your chapters.
If you know of any else who deserves our recognition, please send the proper information to us.
Details for eligibility and submission can be found on the CDD Director Recognition page.
If you know of any errors or updates in this list, please report them to
.
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Director |
Started Directing |
Years |
Chapter(s) |
Status |
Recognized in |
John Hohl |
1988 |
20 |
Alexandria, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Richmond, VA; Dundalk, La Plata, MD |
|
2006 |
Richard Lewellen |
2004 |
20 |
Alexandria, Fairfax, VA |
Active |
2014 |
Scott Werner |
1975 |
49 |
Alexandria, VA |
Active |
2002 |
Jeff Avey |
1990 |
34 |
Allegany County & Frederick, MD |
Active |
2010 |
Mike Feyrer |
1980 |
44 |
Allentown-Bethlehem, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Galen Claar |
1990 |
34 |
Altoona, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Paul Huppert |
1973 |
51 |
Amityville, Massepequa, Western Suffolk, NY |
Active |
2002 |
Diz Disney |
1978 |
46 |
Anne Arundel, MD |
Active |
2014 |
Larry Duggan |
1992 |
32 |
Anne Arundel, MD |
Active |
2002 |
Bob Wachter |
1975 |
49 |
Arlington, Fairfax, and Mt. Vernon, VA |
Active |
2015 |
Bill Colosimo |
1985 |
39 |
Arlington, Prince William County, VA; District of Columbia |
Active |
2013 |
Thomas Wiener |
1999 |
25 |
Arlington, VA |
Active |
2014 |
Neil Plum |
1976 |
48 |
Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, NJ |
Active |
2002 |
Tom Sterling |
1981 |
43 |
Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, Ridgewood, NJ; Hagerstown, MD; Milford, DE |
Active |
2009 |
Bill Biehl |
1993 |
31 |
Baltimore & Frederick, MD |
Active |
2011 |
Mike Kelly |
1998 |
26 |
Bowie, MD |
Active |
2008 |
Neil Dingle Jr. |
2000 |
24 |
Brooklyn, NY, Ocean County, NJ |
Active |
2015 |
Joe Caprara |
1994 |
30 |
Brunswick Area (Greater) |
Active |
2003 |
Tom Ewald |
1971 |
53 |
Bryn Mawr, Bucks Co., Harrisburg, PA, Bowie, Easton, MD |
Active |
2003 |
Ron Knickerbocker |
1983 |
41 |
Bryn Mawr, Chester County, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Rick Serpico |
1993 |
31 |
Bryn Mawr, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Jack, Jr. Pinto |
1987 |
37 |
Bucks County & Easton, PA; Hunterdon County, Hamilton Sq & Princeton, NJ; Manhattan, NY |
Active |
2017 |
H. Charles Ross |
1998 |
26 |
Bucks County, PA; Somerset Hills, NJ |
Active |
2016 |
Carol Johnson |
1997 |
27 |
Cape May County, NJ |
Active |
2016 |
Sally Wolfe |
1999 |
25 |
Carlisle, Hanover, PA; Anne Arundel, Montgomery County, MD; Charles Town, WV |
Active |
2009 |
Eric Phillips |
2003 |
21 |
Carlisle, Pottstown, Scranton, and York, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Jeffrey Liebknecht |
1992 |
32 |
Carroll County, MD |
Active |
2017 |
Kevin King |
1983 |
41 |
Catonsville, Patapsco Valley, Dundalk, MD |
Active |
2006 |
Dave Rogers, III |
2002 |
22 |
Charlottesville, VA |
Active |
2012 |
Bill Oppenheim |
1993 |
31 |
Cherry Hill, NJ |
Active |
2003 |
Lori Ludlum |
1999 |
25 |
Chester Co., Philadelphia, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Bill Gilchrist |
1979 |
45 |
Chester County. Reading, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Dale Thomas |
1988 |
36 |
Columbia/Mountour County, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Joe Brennan |
1989 |
35 |
Delaware County, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Robert Seip |
2003 |
21 |
Delaware County, PA; Abington/Levittown, PA; Rahway Valley, NJ |
Active |
2017 |
Al Butler |
1984 |
40 |
Fairfax, Manassas, VA; Bowie, Montgomery County, Easton, Centreville, MD |
Active |
2008 |
Joe Cerutti |
2004 |
20 |
Five towns College, NY, Alexandria, VA |
Active |
2015 |
Roger Crist |
1990 |
34 |
Frederick, MD |
Active |
2015 |
Jack Mitchell |
1989 |
35 |
Freehold, NJ |
Active |
2012 |
Fred Womer |
2001 |
23 |
Greater Baltimore, MD, Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2011 |
Brian Allen |
2001 |
23 |
Hampton Roads, Suffolk, Norfoilk, VA |
Active |
2013 |
Bill Eberius |
2004 |
20 |
Harford County, MD |
Active |
2016 |
Joe Mannherz |
1987 |
37 |
Harford County, MD, Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2006 |
Hal Kraft |
1979 |
45 |
Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Scott DeVoe |
2008 |
16 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
Active |
2017 |
Bob Brubaker |
1971 |
53 |
Hazleton, PA |
Active |
2006 |
Larry Bomback |
2008 |
16 |
Hell's Kitchen, NY |
Active |
2019 |
Robert Mains |
1979 |
45 |
Honesdale, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Jim Bongard |
1978 |
46 |
Iselin, Linden, Somerset Hills, NJ; Seaford, Ocean View, DE |
Active |
2002 |
Sal Iorizzo |
1995 |
29 |
Jamaica, NY |
Active |
2009 |
Wayne Woodward |
2000 |
24 |
Lancaster, Bryn Mawr, Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Lori Whitehaus |
2008 |
16 |
Lancaster, PA |
Active |
2017 |
Mark Sanders |
1998 |
26 |
Lancaster, Reading, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Dick Hadfield |
1992 |
32 |
Lansdale, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Anne Bureau |
2004 |
20 |
Lansdale, PA |
Active |
2014 |
Dean Kahl |
1998 |
26 |
Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2008 |
Bob Bennett, Jr. |
2002 |
22 |
Lebanon, Reading, Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2014 |
Bob Ramsey |
1985 |
39 |
Levittown, Abington/Levittown, Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Walt Messinger |
1992 |
32 |
Levittown, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Roger Tarpy |
1985 |
39 |
Lewisburg, PA; Norfolk, VA |
Active |
2016 |
Earl Huff |
1987 |
37 |
Lewistown, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Paul Grimmer |
1988 |
36 |
Lewistown, PA |
Active |
2006 |
Donald Reckenbeil |
1988 |
36 |
Livingston, Montclair, Hunterdon County, NJ |
Active |
2013 |
Dave Mittelstadt |
1979 |
45 |
Livingston, Montclair, Morris County, NJ |
Active |
2003 |
Paul Horner |
1991 |
33 |
Mahanoy City, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Dan West |
1993 |
31 |
Mahanoy City, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Robert Harris |
1995 |
29 |
Morris County, Montclair, Somerset Hills, NJ |
Active |
2010 |
Tom McElraevy, Jr. |
1967 |
57 |
Nassau/Mid Island, NY |
Active |
2002 |
Maurice Debar |
1997 |
27 |
Nassau/Mid Island, NY |
Active |
2016 |
Dick Boyle |
1978 |
46 |
New Brunswick, Asbury Park, Raritan bay, Hunterdon Co., Ocean Co., Red Bank, Atlantic City, NJ |
Active |
2003 |
Rick Taylor |
1998 |
26 |
Norfolk & Fairfax VA; Montgomery County & Dundalk, MD |
Active |
2013 |
Maury Trotman |
1977 |
47 |
Norfolk, Suffolk, VA |
Active |
2003 |
Patty Leveille |
1996 |
28 |
Norfolk, VA |
Active |
2007 |
Andy Harris |
1991 |
33 |
North Queens, NY; Linden, Somerset Hills, Morris County, Greater Brunswick,NJ |
Active |
2007 |
James Ewin |
1995 |
29 |
Ocean County, NJ |
Active |
2005 |
Freddie King |
1967 |
57 |
Patapsco Valley, Dundalk, MD |
Active |
2002 |
Bill Winterberg |
1995 |
29 |
Paterson NJ and Atlantic City NJ |
Active |
2004 |
Eric Jackson |
1986 |
38 |
Philadelphia, Chester Co., Bryn Mawr, PA, Cherry Hill, NJ, Manhattan, NY |
Active |
2003 |
Herbert Miller, Jr |
1992 |
32 |
Philadelphia, PA, Ridgewood, Cherry Hill, NJ |
Active |
2007 |
Tony Petro |
1989 |
35 |
Pottstown, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Le Roy Scheffler |
1980 |
44 |
Pottsville, Mahonoy City, Pottstown, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Glenn Williamson |
1984 |
40 |
Prince William Co., Fauquier County, VA |
Active |
2013 |
Bob Seltzer |
1992 |
32 |
Reading, PA |
Active |
2012 |
John De Bruin |
1989 |
35 |
Red Bank, NJ (Asbury Park) |
Active |
2008 |
Mike Wallen |
1997 |
27 |
Richmond, VA |
Active |
2017 |
Purcell Stybr |
1987 |
37 |
Ridgewood, NJ |
Active |
2002 |
Douglas Svozil |
2002 |
22 |
Ridgewood, NJ, Rockland Co., NY |
Active |
2013 |
Joe Pollio |
1988 |
36 |
Salisbury, MD |
Active |
2002 |
Carroll Beard |
1978 |
46 |
Salisbury, MD; Seaford, DE |
Active |
2002 |
James Franceski |
1977 |
47 |
Scranton, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Bob Locklin |
1987 |
37 |
Somerset County, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Tony Doganeri |
1978 |
46 |
Somerset Hills, NJ |
Active |
2002 |
TJ Barranger |
1999 |
25 |
Somerset Hills, NJ, Anne Arundel, MD |
Active |
2014 |
Rich Taylor, II |
1992 |
32 |
Somerset Hills/Plainfield, Cherry Hill, Greater Brunswick, Freehold, Rahway Valley, NJ |
Active |
2012 |
Herman Rotsch |
2007 |
17 |
South Coastal Delaware |
Active |
2016 |
Joseph Malafarina |
1975 |
49 |
State College, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Glenn Rocle |
1985 |
39 |
Staten Island, NY |
Active |
2010 |
Russ Speicher |
1963 |
61 |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Tom Salmon |
2003 |
21 |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Active |
2011 |
William Byrd |
2001 |
23 |
Suffolk, VA |
Active |
2016 |
June Noble |
2004 |
20 |
Sussex Co., NJ |
Active |
2014 |
Louis Ponte |
1994 |
30 |
Teaneck, NJ |
Active |
2013 |
Diane Trautman |
2007 |
17 |
Tri-County, MD |
Active |
2016 |
Wes Spencer |
1983 |
41 |
Tunkhannock, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Martin Wise |
2007 |
17 |
Tunkhannock, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Ray Ramage |
2000 |
24 |
Tunkhannock, Wilkes Barre, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Alan Fennell |
1987 |
37 |
Westchester County, NY |
Active |
2017 |
Keith Harris |
2008 |
16 |
Westchester County, NY |
Active |
2017 |
Wayne Grimmer |
1999 |
25 |
Western Suffolk, Five Towns College, NY |
Active |
2009 |
Joe Hunter |
1992 |
32 |
Western Suffolk, Manhattan, NY |
Active |
2011 |
Ray Patsko |
1979 |
45 |
Wilkes Barre, PA |
Active |
2014 |
Jay Butterfield |
1987 |
37 |
Wilmington, DE, Lancaster, Harrisburg, & Hershey, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Richie Lavene |
1996 |
28 |
Wilmington, DE, Princeton, NJ |
Active |
2011 |
Chuck Lower |
1978 |
46 |
Wilmington, DE; Abington, Lansdale, Bucks County, PA |
Active |
2011 |
Douglas Russell |
1983 |
41 |
Winchester, VA |
Active |
2007 |
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