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