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
.
Click on a column title to sort by that column.
Director |
Started Directing |
Years |
Chapter(s) |
Status |
Recognized in |
Russ Speicher |
1963 |
41 |
Stroudsburg, PA |
|
2002 |
Freddie King |
1967 |
37 |
Patapsco Valley, Dundalk, MD |
|
2002 |
Tom McElraevy, Jr. |
1967 |
37 |
Nassau/Mid Island, NY |
|
2002 |
Tom Ewald |
1971 |
40 |
Bryn Mawr, Bucks Co., Harrisburg, PA, Bowie, Easton, MD |
|
2003 |
Bob Brubaker |
1971 |
35 |
Hazleton, PA |
|
2006 |
Paul Huppert |
1973 |
31 |
Amityville, Massepequa, Western Suffolk, NY |
|
2002 |
Bob Wachter |
1975 |
2020 |
Arlington, Fairfax, and Mt. Vernon, VA |
|
2015 |
Joseph Malafarina |
1975 |
49 |
State College, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Scott Werner |
1975 |
49 |
Alexandria, VA |
Active |
2002 |
Neil Plum |
1976 |
48 |
Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, NJ |
Active |
2002 |
Maury Trotman |
1977 |
47 |
Norfolk, Suffolk, VA |
Active |
2003 |
James Franceski |
1977 |
47 |
Scranton, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Chuck Lower |
1978 |
46 |
Wilmington, DE; Abington, Lansdale, Bucks County, PA |
Active |
2011 |
Carroll Beard |
1978 |
46 |
Salisbury, MD; Seaford, DE |
Active |
2002 |
Jim Bongard |
1978 |
46 |
Iselin, Linden, Somerset Hills, NJ; Seaford, Ocean View, DE |
Active |
2002 |
Tony Doganeri |
1978 |
46 |
Somerset Hills, NJ |
Active |
2002 |
Dick Boyle |
1978 |
46 |
New Brunswick, Asbury Park, Raritan bay, Hunterdon Co., Ocean Co., Red Bank, Atlantic City, NJ |
Active |
2003 |
Diz Disney |
1978 |
46 |
Anne Arundel, MD |
Active |
2014 |
Robert Mains |
1979 |
45 |
Honesdale, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Ray Patsko |
1979 |
45 |
Wilkes Barre, PA |
Active |
2014 |
Bill Gilchrist |
1979 |
45 |
Chester County. Reading, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Dave Mittelstadt |
1979 |
45 |
Livingston, Montclair, Morris County, NJ |
Active |
2003 |
Hal Kraft |
1979 |
45 |
Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Le Roy Scheffler |
1980 |
44 |
Pottsville, Mahonoy City, Pottstown, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Mike Feyrer |
1980 |
44 |
Allentown-Bethlehem, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Tom Sterling |
1981 |
43 |
Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, Ridgewood, NJ; Hagerstown, MD; Milford, DE |
Active |
2009 |
Kevin King |
1983 |
41 |
Catonsville, Patapsco Valley, Dundalk, MD |
Active |
2006 |
Douglas Russell |
1983 |
41 |
Winchester, VA |
Active |
2007 |
Ron Knickerbocker |
1983 |
41 |
Bryn Mawr, Chester County, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Wes Spencer |
1983 |
41 |
Tunkhannock, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Glenn Williamson |
1984 |
40 |
Prince William Co., Fauquier County, VA |
Active |
2013 |
Al Butler |
1984 |
40 |
Fairfax, Manassas, VA; Bowie, Montgomery County, Easton, Centreville, MD |
Active |
2008 |
Bill Colosimo |
1985 |
39 |
Arlington, Prince William County, VA; District of Columbia |
Active |
2013 |
Bob Ramsey |
1985 |
39 |
Levittown, Abington/Levittown, Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Glenn Rocle |
1985 |
39 |
Staten Island, NY |
Active |
2010 |
Roger Tarpy |
1985 |
39 |
Lewisburg, PA; Norfolk, VA |
Active |
2016 |
Eric Jackson |
1986 |
38 |
Philadelphia, Chester Co., Bryn Mawr, PA, Cherry Hill, NJ, Manhattan, NY |
Active |
2003 |
Jay Butterfield |
1987 |
37 |
Wilmington, DE, Lancaster, Harrisburg, & Hershey, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Jack, Jr. Pinto |
1987 |
37 |
Bucks County & Easton, PA; Hunterdon County, Hamilton Sq & Princeton, NJ; Manhattan, NY |
Active |
2017 |
Joe Mannherz |
1987 |
37 |
Harford County, MD, Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2006 |
Earl Huff |
1987 |
37 |
Lewistown, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Purcell Stybr |
1987 |
37 |
Ridgewood, NJ |
Active |
2002 |
Bob Locklin |
1987 |
37 |
Somerset County, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Alan Fennell |
1987 |
37 |
Westchester County, NY |
Active |
2017 |
Dale Thomas |
1988 |
36 |
Columbia/Mountour County, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Donald Reckenbeil |
1988 |
36 |
Livingston, Montclair, Hunterdon County, NJ |
Active |
2013 |
Paul Grimmer |
1988 |
36 |
Lewistown, PA |
Active |
2006 |
John Hohl |
1988 |
36 |
Alexandria, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Richmond, VA; Dundalk, La Plata, MD |
Active |
2006 |
Joe Pollio |
1988 |
36 |
Salisbury, MD |
Active |
2002 |
Jack Mitchell |
1989 |
35 |
Freehold, NJ |
Active |
2012 |
John De Bruin |
1989 |
35 |
Red Bank, NJ (Asbury Park) |
Active |
2008 |
Joe Brennan |
1989 |
35 |
Delaware County, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Tony Petro |
1989 |
35 |
Pottstown, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Jeff Avey |
1990 |
34 |
Allegany County & Frederick, MD |
Active |
2010 |
Galen Claar |
1990 |
34 |
Altoona, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Roger Crist |
1990 |
34 |
Frederick, MD |
Active |
2015 |
Andy Harris |
1991 |
33 |
North Queens, NY; Linden, Somerset Hills, Morris County, Greater Brunswick,NJ |
Active |
2007 |
Paul Horner |
1991 |
33 |
Mahanoy City, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Herbert Miller, Jr |
1992 |
32 |
Philadelphia, PA, Ridgewood, Cherry Hill, NJ |
Active |
2007 |
Jeffrey Liebknecht |
1992 |
32 |
Carroll County, MD |
Active |
2017 |
Rich Taylor, II |
1992 |
32 |
Somerset Hills/Plainfield, Cherry Hill, Greater Brunswick, Freehold, Rahway Valley, NJ |
Active |
2012 |
Joe Hunter |
1992 |
32 |
Western Suffolk, Manhattan, NY |
Active |
2011 |
Bob Seltzer |
1992 |
32 |
Reading, PA |
Active |
2012 |
Dick Hadfield |
1992 |
32 |
Lansdale, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Walt Messinger |
1992 |
32 |
Levittown, PA |
Active |
2003 |
Larry Duggan |
1992 |
32 |
Anne Arundel, MD |
Active |
2002 |
Rick Serpico |
1993 |
31 |
Bryn Mawr, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Bill Biehl |
1993 |
31 |
Baltimore & Frederick, MD |
Active |
2011 |
Dan West |
1993 |
31 |
Mahanoy City, PA |
Active |
2002 |
Bill Oppenheim |
1993 |
31 |
Cherry Hill, NJ |
Active |
2003 |
Louis Ponte |
1994 |
30 |
Teaneck, NJ |
Active |
2013 |
Joe Caprara |
1994 |
30 |
Brunswick Area (Greater) |
Active |
2003 |
Robert Harris |
1995 |
29 |
Morris County, Montclair, Somerset Hills, NJ |
Active |
2010 |
Sal Iorizzo |
1995 |
29 |
Jamaica, NY |
Active |
2009 |
Bill Winterberg |
1995 |
29 |
Paterson NJ and Atlantic City NJ |
Active |
2004 |
James Ewin |
1995 |
29 |
Ocean County, NJ |
Active |
2005 |
Richie Lavene |
1996 |
28 |
Wilmington, DE, Princeton, NJ |
Active |
2011 |
Patty Leveille |
1996 |
28 |
Norfolk, VA |
Active |
2007 |
Maurice Debar |
1997 |
27 |
Nassau/Mid Island, NY |
Active |
2016 |
Carol Johnson |
1997 |
27 |
Cape May County, NJ |
Active |
2016 |
Mike Wallen |
1997 |
27 |
Richmond, VA |
Active |
2017 |
H. Charles Ross |
1998 |
26 |
Bucks County, PA; Somerset Hills, NJ |
Active |
2016 |
Rick Taylor |
1998 |
26 |
Norfolk & Fairfax VA; Montgomery County & Dundalk, MD |
Active |
2013 |
Mark Sanders |
1998 |
26 |
Lancaster, Reading, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Dean Kahl |
1998 |
26 |
Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2008 |
Mike Kelly |
1998 |
26 |
Bowie, MD |
Active |
2008 |
Lori Ludlum |
1999 |
25 |
Chester Co., Philadelphia, PA |
Active |
2013 |
TJ Barranger |
1999 |
25 |
Somerset Hills, NJ, Anne Arundel, MD |
Active |
2014 |
Thomas Wiener |
1999 |
25 |
Arlington, VA |
Active |
2014 |
Wayne Grimmer |
1999 |
25 |
Western Suffolk, Five Towns College, NY |
Active |
2009 |
Sally Wolfe |
1999 |
25 |
Carlisle, Hanover, PA; Anne Arundel, Montgomery County, MD; Charles Town, WV |
Active |
2009 |
Neil Dingle Jr. |
2000 |
24 |
Brooklyn, NY, Ocean County, NJ |
Active |
2015 |
Ray Ramage |
2000 |
24 |
Tunkhannock, Wilkes Barre, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Wayne Woodward |
2000 |
24 |
Lancaster, Bryn Mawr, Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2010 |
William Byrd |
2001 |
23 |
Suffolk, VA |
Active |
2016 |
Brian Allen |
2001 |
23 |
Hampton Roads, Suffolk, Norfoilk, VA |
Active |
2013 |
Fred Womer |
2001 |
23 |
Greater Baltimore, MD, Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2011 |
Dave Rogers, III |
2002 |
22 |
Charlottesville, VA |
Active |
2012 |
Douglas Svozil |
2002 |
22 |
Ridgewood, NJ, Rockland Co., NY |
Active |
2013 |
Bob Bennett, Jr. |
2002 |
22 |
Lebanon, Reading, Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2014 |
Robert Seip |
2003 |
21 |
Delaware County, PA; Abington/Levittown, PA; Rahway Valley, NJ |
Active |
2017 |
Eric Phillips |
2003 |
21 |
Carlisle, Pottstown, Scranton, and York, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Tom Salmon |
2003 |
21 |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Active |
2011 |
Anne Bureau |
2004 |
20 |
Lansdale, PA |
Active |
2014 |
Richard Lewellen |
2004 |
20 |
Alexandria, Fairfax, VA |
Active |
2014 |
June Noble |
2004 |
20 |
Sussex Co., NJ |
Active |
2014 |
Joe Cerutti |
2004 |
20 |
Five towns College, NY, Alexandria, VA |
Active |
2015 |
Bill Eberius |
2004 |
20 |
Harford County, MD |
Active |
2016 |
Herman Rotsch |
2007 |
17 |
South Coastal Delaware |
Active |
2016 |
Martin Wise |
2007 |
17 |
Tunkhannock, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Diane Trautman |
2007 |
17 |
Tri-County, MD |
Active |
2016 |
Scott DeVoe |
2008 |
16 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
Active |
2017 |
Keith Harris |
2008 |
16 |
Westchester County, NY |
Active |
2017 |
Lori Whitehaus |
2008 |
16 |
Lancaster, PA |
Active |
2017 |
Larry Bomback |
2008 |
16 |
Hell's Kitchen, NY |
Active |
2019 |
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