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