DescriptioPreviously, she taught general and choral music on Long Island before moving to Michigan. Jennifer was on staff at the Michigan State University Community Music School as an early childhood music instructor and directed a satellite children’s choir program. While completing her master’s, she was responsible for supervising student teachers, assisting undergraduate music education classes, and instructing an undergraduate education course.

Internationally, Jennifer has served as a guest clinician for the summer SING! Children and Youth Choir Program in Cork, Ireland, and directed the inception of an early childhood music program to accompany the organization in the summer of 2018.

Jennifer has served as the ACDA and NYSSMA elementary honor choirs chairperson and has presented research in New York, California, and Michigan. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in Vocal Performance and Music Education and a Master’s in Music Education from Michigan State University. Her primary goal as an educator is to teach an appreciation of and provide access to different ways of engaging with music.n text goes here

Description texIt has always been a passion of Anne's to connect with and serve her local community through music-making. Being a conductor with the Westchester Children’s Chorus is a highlight of her week and something she views as a great privilege.

Anne is a graduate of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music and holds bachelor's degrees in vocal performance and choral music education. She studied voice with Carlos Montané, choral conducting with Professor Walter Huff, and was mentored by choral educator and author Dan Andersen. Anne is an active member of ACDA, NYSSMA, and WCSMA. 

It is Anne’s goal to help young singers build healthy voices to enable a lifetime of singing. Anne is honored to be a part of the WCChorus staff and the director of the Cantus ensemble.t goes here

Hannah holds a Bachelors in Music Education and Vocal Performance from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and a Masters in Special Education from Concordia College.

Currently, Hannah teaches at Scarsdale Middle School as a 6th Grade Chorus and General Music instructor. Prior to joining the Scarsdale team, Hannah taught Middle and High School Chorus and Musical Theater in the Pawling Central School District. It is her mission to guide her students' musical development and cultivate a life-long love of music.

Outside of the school day, Hannah has had opportunities to serve in other music organizations. For the past few years, Hannah was the chair for All County Choruses in Dutchess County where she organized and produced annual county wide music festivals. Hannah is the Treasurer of the Kodály of Westchester Board. She is currently completing her Kodály levels training with an emphasis of choral pedagogy and repertoire.

Jonathan has worked as an accompanist for various schools and community choirs in Long Island, NY accompanying concerts as well as school festivals. In 2017, he joined the Hibernian Festival Singers as their accompanist on their international tour to Ireland. Along with playing the piano, Jonathan has worked as a recording/mixing engineer in top NYC recording studios such as Dream Recording Studios and QUAD Recording Studios. Jonathan now works freelance recording and mixing for local artists in his private home studio.

Jonathan started his career in public school education as a leave-replacement in the Mamaroneck UFSD where he taught middle school and high school choir. Currently, Jonathan is the music teacher at Port Chester High School where he teaches Choir, IB music, Music Production, Music Theory, and runs the school’s a capella group, The Port Chester Sound. It is Jonathan’s passion to aid in the development of his students and to witness their ever-growing capabilities.

He also directs a treble and a tenor-bass a cappella group after school, and is one of the advisors for their Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter. During his free time, he arranges various a cappella songs for his groups to perform.

Previously, Kevin served as the choir director at Peekskill High School, where he conducted their Vocal Jazz and Concert Choir ensembles, as well as the String Orchestra and Classical Guitar ensembles. He was the music director for some of their shows at their middle and high schools. 

Wanting to provide more to the choral community beyond the classroom, Kevin has led sectionals at various All-County and Area All-State choir rehearsals within Westchester County. Recently, Kevin was a guest conductor for Wayne County’s 6th-grade All-County choir festival and was very grateful to have that opportunity.

Kevin received his Bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and his Master’s degree in Music Education at Florida State University with a focus on choral conducting.

Andrea holds a BS in Music Education from Hofstra University and an MA in Music Education with a concentration in Pedagogy from The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. She has studied voice with Donna Balson and Joshua Hecht, piano with Blanche Abram and Marilyn Lehman, and she completed an independent study in choral conducting with Dr. David Fryling. Andrea also has the pleasure and privilege of completing her student teaching at the high school level with Dr. Doreen Fryling in Rockville Centre, NY. Andrea is an active member of NYSSMA, ACDA, and WCSMA, and regularly attends conferences for her professional growth, learning, and networking. Andrea is also a Kodály and FAME certified music educator, having completed her training at The Hartt School.

In addition to her daily classroom duties, Andrea has happily served Westchester County as chairperson of the Area All-State Choirs. Andrea is thrilled to give back wherever she can, and is always looking for ways to learn and grow, and collaborate with her colleagues. She is incredibly passionate about choral music and how it connects people through its pure beauty. She especially loves “geeking out” with her high school choir over choral music and watching them learn and grow through this beautiful art form. She is thrilled to work with the talented, wonderful staff at the Westchester Children’s Chorus in Northern Westchester and is looking forward to the growth and learning opportunities to come.

Jenna Stufkosky is a tenured music educator in the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District in Westchester County, New York. She teaches kindergarten through fifth-grade general music classes, as well as fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade chorus. Additionally, Jenna piloted a singing club at the Briarcliff Middle School for students grades 6-8 with a strong interest in developing their vocal skills. Jenna prepares students for performances in the school, community, All-County Festivals, and NYSSMA Solo Festival.

Jenna is an avid member of the American Choral Directors Association. In Fall 2023, Jenna served as a guest speaker for the 2023 NY-ACDA Conference to present tips to future music educators for a successful start to a career in music education. In the Winter of 2024, Jenna was invited to be the guest conductor for the Wayne All-County Festival. There, she conducted the Fifth Grade All County Chorus. 

As a lifelong learner, Jenna holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam and is currently working on her Master of Music Education at Florida State University. Once completing her MME degree, she dreams of pursuing a lifelong Choral Conducting education to deepen her skills as a musician and conductor.

As a music educator, Nate has worked in the NYS public schools since 2015. He is currently teaching K-2 Music for the Hendrick Hudson School District in Cortlandt, NY. Nate is in demand as a festival accompanist and guest conductor, having performed with All County groups across eight counties in New York. Nate is an active piano adjudicator for NYSSMA. Nate has enjoyed a busy schedule as an accompanist, frequently appearing with school choral programs, soloists, and community groups throughout NYS, as well as serving as the pianist for over 30 musical theatre productions. Nate has served as the music director for Central Christian Church of Danbury since 2021. 

When he is not making music, Nate loves to hang out with his wonderful wife (also a music teacher) and dog Bruce. Nate is an avid hiker and is a member of the Catskill 3500 club. He is thrilled to work with the Westchester Children’s Chorus.

Caitlin joined the Westchester Children’s Chorus in September 2021 as the first intern before growing into the organization's Program Manager and Associate Conductor. She works closely with Artistic Director Amanda Gundling to develop relationships with Sarah Lawrence College, SUNY Purchase, and Manhattanville College to expand the WCChorus Apprenticeship Program.

In addition to her work with WCChorus, Caitlin serves as Choral Music Faculty at The Masters School (Dobbs Ferry, NY). She is also a voice teacher, collaborating with Alyson Isbrandtsen Talent, alongside her private studio. As a voice teacher, Caitlin loves to meet her students where they are and establish a consistent, healthy physical platform, setting them up for a lifetime of singing regardless of genre.

She is a past member of the New York Choral Society (New York, NY) and sings professionally in both New York City and Westchester County, ranging from sacred music (Larchmont Avenue Church; Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester; Asbury United Methodist Church) to rock and pop (Brooklyn Music Kitchen; Arlene’s Grocery; Connolly’s).

Douglas is an active composer and arranger. His church music is published by GIA (Chicago, IL). His compositions and arrangements have been performed at various institutions in the New York City area, including St. Joseph’s Seminary, the City University of New York, and the national meeting of the Boards of the Methodist Church.

He is currently Director of Music Ministry at the Larchmont Avenue Church, where he directs a large music program that includes multiple choirs and instrumental ensembles. Douglas is the Music Director of the Westchester Chorale, a community chorus in residence at the church, and organist at Sinai Free Synagogue.

Douglas holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Fordham University and the Manhattan School of Music. He is a Fellow of Trinity College of Music (London, UK) and an Associate of the American Guild of Organists.

Since coming to the United States, she has studied organ at Concordia College-New York and Nyack College, and received her MM in organ performance at Manhattan School of Music. Ms. Miyazaki was a music coordinator at the Church of St. Bernard in White Plains, NY where she played the organ and the piano for both in English and Spanish masses, a music director and an organist at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at Hawthorne, NY and she currently serves as an organist at The Church of the Resurrection in Rye, NY. She has performed solo organ recitals at venues including Calvary Baptist Church, Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, and Japanese American United Church, all located in New York City, as well as Ramapo Reformed Church in Mahwah, NJ.

She has been a faculty member at Nyack College since 2012, as well as a member of The American Guild of Organists and the Associated Music Teachers League. As an active educator, she has piano studio at Sakura Nursery (Harrison, NY) and has been teaching numerous young students.

Ms. Miyazaki is an active collaborative pianist and Basso Continuo player. She has worked on numerous choral and ensemble productions, including the Nyack College Chorale, The Calvary Choir and the Jubilee Chorus, which included performances at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. She is currently an accompanist for the Westchester Chorale and Westchester Children’s Chorus.

Outside of the classroom, Kimberly is currently the NYSSMA Zone 11 Representative, acting as liaison for over 300 Westchester music educators to the NYSSMA state council. She is also the Publicity Chair for the Westchester County School Music Association (WCSMA) and previously served as NY-ACDA Membership Chair.

As a pianist, she has also accompanied All-County, Area All-State, and NYSSMA solo festivals in both Westchester and Rockland County for the past nineteen years.

Kimberly holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Ithaca College, where she studied under Janet Galván, and a Master of Arts from Teachers' College at Columbia University.