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 |
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 |
Paul Huppert |
1973 |
31 |
Amityville, Massepequa, Western Suffolk, NY |
|
2002 |
Scott Werner |
1975 |
29 |
Alexandria, VA |
|
2002 |
Neil Plum |
1976 |
28 |
Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, NJ |
|
2002 |
James Franceski |
1977 |
27 |
Scranton, PA |
|
2002 |
Carroll Beard |
1978 |
26 |
Salisbury, MD; Seaford, DE |
|
2002 |
Jim Bongard |
1978 |
26 |
Iselin, Linden, Somerset Hills, NJ; Seaford, Ocean View, DE |
|
2002 |
Tony Doganeri |
1978 |
26 |
Somerset Hills, NJ |
|
2002 |
Bill Gilchrist |
1979 |
25 |
Chester County. Reading, PA |
|
2002 |
Ron Knickerbocker |
1983 |
21 |
Bryn Mawr, Chester County, PA |
|
2002 |
Wes Spencer |
1983 |
21 |
Tunkhannock, PA |
|
2002 |
Earl Huff |
1987 |
17 |
Lewistown, PA |
|
2002 |
Purcell Stybr |
1987 |
17 |
Ridgewood, NJ |
|
2002 |
Joe Pollio |
1988 |
16 |
Salisbury, MD |
|
2002 |
Joe Brennan |
1989 |
15 |
Delaware County, PA |
|
2002 |
Larry Duggan |
1992 |
10 |
Anne Arundel, MD |
|
2002 |
Dan West |
1993 |
11 |
Mahanoy City, PA |
|
2002 |
Tom Ewald |
1971 |
40 |
Bryn Mawr, Bucks Co., Harrisburg, PA, Bowie, Easton, MD |
|
2003 |
Maury Trotman |
1977 |
29 |
Norfolk, Suffolk, VA |
|
2003 |
Dick Boyle |
1978 |
25 |
New Brunswick, Asbury Park, Raritan bay, Hunterdon Co., Ocean Co., Red Bank, Atlantic City, NJ |
|
2003 |
Hal Kraft |
1979 |
15 |
Harrisburg, PA |
|
2003 |
Dave Mittelstadt |
1979 |
25 |
Livingston, Montclair, Morris County, NJ |
|
2003 |
Eric Jackson |
1986 |
18 |
Philadelphia, Chester Co., Bryn Mawr, PA, Cherry Hill, NJ, Manhattan, NY |
|
2003 |
Bob Locklin |
1987 |
17 |
Somerset County, PA |
|
2003 |
Tony Petro |
1989 |
15 |
Pottstown, PA |
|
2003 |
Paul Horner |
1991 |
13 |
Mahanoy City, PA |
|
2003 |
Dick Hadfield |
1992 |
12 |
Lansdale, PA |
|
2003 |
Walt Messinger |
1992 |
12 |
Levittown, PA |
|
2003 |
Bill Oppenheim |
1993 |
11 |
Cherry Hill, NJ |
|
2003 |
Joe Caprara |
1994 |
10 |
Brunswick Area (Greater) |
|
2003 |
Bill Winterberg |
1995 |
10 |
Paterson NJ and Atlantic City NJ |
|
2004 |
James Ewin |
1995 |
10 |
Ocean County, NJ |
|
2005 |
Bob Brubaker |
1971 |
35 |
Hazleton, PA |
|
2006 |
Kevin King |
1983 |
41 |
Catonsville, Patapsco Valley, Dundalk, MD |
Active |
2006 |
Joe Mannherz |
1987 |
37 |
Harford County, MD, Harrisburg, PA |
Active |
2006 |
Paul Grimmer |
1988 |
36 |
Lewistown, PA |
Active |
2006 |
John Hohl |
1988 |
36 |
Alexandria, Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Richmond, VA; Dundalk, La Plata, MD |
Active |
2006 |
Douglas Russell |
1983 |
41 |
Winchester, VA |
Active |
2007 |
Andy Harris |
1991 |
33 |
North Queens, NY; Linden, Somerset Hills, Morris County, Greater Brunswick,NJ |
Active |
2007 |
Herbert Miller, Jr |
1992 |
32 |
Philadelphia, PA, Ridgewood, Cherry Hill, NJ |
Active |
2007 |
Patty Leveille |
1996 |
28 |
Norfolk, VA |
Active |
2007 |
Al Butler |
1984 |
40 |
Fairfax, Manassas, VA; Bowie, Montgomery County, Easton, Centreville, MD |
Active |
2008 |
John De Bruin |
1989 |
35 |
Red Bank, NJ (Asbury Park) |
Active |
2008 |
Dean Kahl |
1998 |
26 |
Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2008 |
Mike Kelly |
1998 |
26 |
Bowie, MD |
Active |
2008 |
Tom Sterling |
1981 |
43 |
Atlantic City, Cherry Hill, Ridgewood, NJ; Hagerstown, MD; Milford, DE |
Active |
2009 |
Sal Iorizzo |
1995 |
29 |
Jamaica, NY |
Active |
2009 |
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 |
Glenn Rocle |
1985 |
39 |
Staten Island, NY |
Active |
2010 |
Jeff Avey |
1990 |
34 |
Allegany County & Frederick, MD |
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 |
Ray Ramage |
2000 |
24 |
Tunkhannock, Wilkes Barre, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Wayne Woodward |
2000 |
24 |
Lancaster, Bryn Mawr, Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2010 |
Chuck Lower |
1978 |
46 |
Wilmington, DE; Abington, Lansdale, Bucks County, PA |
Active |
2011 |
Joe Hunter |
1992 |
32 |
Western Suffolk, Manhattan, NY |
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 |
Tom Salmon |
2003 |
21 |
Stroudsburg, PA |
Active |
2011 |
Jack Mitchell |
1989 |
35 |
Freehold, NJ |
Active |
2012 |
Bob Seltzer |
1992 |
32 |
Reading, PA |
Active |
2012 |
Rich Taylor, II |
1992 |
32 |
Somerset Hills/Plainfield, Cherry Hill, Greater Brunswick, Freehold, Rahway Valley, NJ |
Active |
2012 |
Dave Rogers, III |
2002 |
22 |
Charlottesville, VA |
Active |
2012 |
Robert Mains |
1979 |
45 |
Honesdale, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Glenn Williamson |
1984 |
40 |
Prince William Co., Fauquier County, VA |
Active |
2013 |
Bill Colosimo |
1985 |
39 |
Arlington, Prince William County, VA; District of Columbia |
Active |
2013 |
Dale Thomas |
1988 |
36 |
Columbia/Mountour County, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Donald Reckenbeil |
1988 |
36 |
Livingston, Montclair, Hunterdon County, NJ |
Active |
2013 |
Louis Ponte |
1994 |
30 |
Teaneck, NJ |
Active |
2013 |
Rick Taylor |
1998 |
26 |
Norfolk & Fairfax VA; Montgomery County & Dundalk, MD |
Active |
2013 |
Lori Ludlum |
1999 |
25 |
Chester Co., Philadelphia, PA |
Active |
2013 |
Brian Allen |
2001 |
23 |
Hampton Roads, Suffolk, Norfoilk, VA |
Active |
2013 |
Douglas Svozil |
2002 |
22 |
Ridgewood, NJ, Rockland Co., NY |
Active |
2013 |
Diz Disney |
1978 |
46 |
Anne Arundel, MD |
Active |
2014 |
Ray Patsko |
1979 |
45 |
Wilkes Barre, PA |
Active |
2014 |
Thomas Wiener |
1999 |
25 |
Arlington, VA |
Active |
2014 |
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 Wachter |
1975 |
49 |
Arlington, Fairfax, and Mt. Vernon, VA |
Active |
2015 |
Joseph Malafarina |
1975 |
49 |
State College, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Mike Feyrer |
1980 |
44 |
Allentown-Bethlehem, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Le Roy Scheffler |
1980 |
44 |
Pottsville, Mahonoy City, Pottstown, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Bob Ramsey |
1985 |
39 |
Levittown, Abington/Levittown, Lebanon, PA |
Active |
2015 |
Roger Crist |
1990 |
34 |
Frederick, MD |
Active |
2015 |
Neil Dingle Jr. |
2000 |
24 |
Brooklyn, NY, Ocean County, NJ |
Active |
2015 |
Joe Cerutti |
2004 |
20 |
Five towns College, NY, Alexandria, VA |
Active |
2015 |
Roger Tarpy |
1985 |
39 |
Lewisburg, PA; Norfolk, VA |
Active |
2016 |
Jay Butterfield |
1987 |
37 |
Wilmington, DE, Lancaster, Harrisburg, & Hershey, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Rick Serpico |
1993 |
31 |
Bryn Mawr, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Maurice Debar |
1997 |
27 |
Nassau/Mid Island, NY |
Active |
2016 |
Carol Johnson |
1997 |
27 |
Cape May County, NJ |
Active |
2016 |
H. Charles Ross |
1998 |
26 |
Bucks County, PA; Somerset Hills, NJ |
Active |
2016 |
William Byrd |
2001 |
23 |
Suffolk, VA |
Active |
2016 |
Eric Phillips |
2003 |
21 |
Carlisle, Pottstown, Scranton, and York, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Bill Eberius |
2004 |
20 |
Harford County, MD |
Active |
2016 |
Martin Wise |
2007 |
17 |
Tunkhannock, PA |
Active |
2016 |
Diane Trautman |
2007 |
17 |
Tri-County, MD |
Active |
2016 |
Herman Rotsch |
2007 |
17 |
South Coastal Delaware |
Active |
2016 |
Jack, Jr. Pinto |
1987 |
37 |
Bucks County & Easton, PA; Hunterdon County, Hamilton Sq & Princeton, NJ; Manhattan, NY |
Active |
2017 |
Alan Fennell |
1987 |
37 |
Westchester County, NY |
Active |
2017 |
Jeffrey Liebknecht |
1992 |
32 |
Carroll County, MD |
Active |
2017 |
Mike Wallen |
1997 |
27 |
Richmond, VA |
Active |
2017 |
Robert Seip |
2003 |
21 |
Delaware County, PA; Abington/Levittown, PA; Rahway Valley, NJ |
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 |
Larry Bomback |
2008 |
16 |
Hell's Kitchen, NY |
Active |
2019 |
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