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NANCY BOCEK, Nationally recognized choreographer based in Illinois

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KEVIN MANLEY has over 20 years of teaching. His concert choirs have consistently earned Superior Ratings at Ohio Music Education Association Adjudicated Events, and he has been a clinician at the OMEA State Convention. During his years as director of Findlay First Edition, the group was the FAME New York Grand Champion, as well as 18 other Grand Championships and numerous caption awards for Best Vocals, Best Choreography, and Best Instrumental Combo. Kevin is a member of OMEA and ACDA. He holds a BM and MM in Choral Music Education from Bowling Green State University. He has been named the Findlay Rotary Club Teacher of the Year, the Findlay High School Teacher of the Year, and the 2012 Three Rivers Athletic Conference Girls Golf Coach of the Year.

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CONNIE MULLIGAN has served as a vocal music educator specializing in show choirs for over 30 years. Her groups have earned multiple National Championships, regional titles, and numerous awards for Outstanding Vocals and Choreography. Connie's talent as a vocal director, choreographer and producer has been instrumental in creating innovative and unique performances that have set her groups apart as some of the most successful in the country.

Connie's expertise extends beyond daily classroom teaching and directing. She has a proven track record of building and revitalizing show choir programs as well as transforming small groups into thriving programs. Additionally, Connie's contributions as a competition adjudicator, workshop leader, and team-building facilitator have further showcased her expertise and commitment to the show choir community. In addition to her educational work, Connie enjoys consulting and designing costumes for top show choir groups across the nation. For the past decade, Connie has pursued her dream of making show choir more popular and accessible, spreading its benefits not only to students but also to the surrounding community. Her passion for music has led her to Nashville, TN where she is able to enjoy being near her kids, Samual and Sydni.

 

DALLAS JAMES PRITT is currently an Equity Principal Actor at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. For over ten years in the show choir world, Dallas has worked as a choreographer, show designer, and vocal coach for ensembles in 13 states, and has been a clinician/adjudicator for over 40 competitions. His groups have won many awards including Best Choreography, Best Show Design, Best Overall Effect, and Best Vocals along with becoming consistent finalists and placing nationally. He is the recipient of the 2018 FAME Aspire Award for Best New Choreographer, after being nominated in 2017. As an actor, singer, and dancer, he has been seen across the country at regional theatres, theme parks, and on television. He is most recognized from the film, 'A Heart's Calling’, the Toyota Tacoma Mall Terrain and Curology Pimple commercials, and co-starring as Chet alongside Billy Ray Cyrus in season two of 'Still The King' on CMT. He's also been seen at off-Broadway's York Theatre Company, Theatre West Virginia, Huron Playhouse, Cedar Point, Six Flags Over Georgia, Valleyfair, Kings Island, and Coney Island. Dallas holds a BFA in Musical Theatre after studying at Roosevelt University's Chicago College of Performing Arts and Lipscomb University's College of Entertainment and the Arts.

 

SANDI THOMAS is the retired, choral director from Clover Hill HS in Midlothian, Virginia. After 38 years in music education, Sandi retired in 2019 and has relocated to Durham, New Hampshire, where she resides with her
husband. Throughout her 38 years, Thomas’ competitive show choirs consistently won many caption awards in the
best vocal, best choreography, best show design categories, as well as Grand Champion Awards. Her Chamber
Choirs were known for their challenging repertoire and the affection with which they perform. Sandi is a seasoned judge on both the regional and national levels. Having judged from Nebraska to Florida throughout the past 14 years, she particularly loves the chance to make a difference in her comments to competing show choirs. Sandi is also a clinician for show choirs across the country, offering them a fresh, unbiased assessment of their shows and vocal quality, as well as antidotes for improving both.
Sandi has a passionate love for all choral music. Whether it is as the Artistic Director of the Granite State Choral
Society, or as the now choir director at the Lee Church in Lee, New Hampshire, she loves helping singers find their
passion through the music they sing.

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SETH JOHNSON (Solo Competition) is a tenor with a passion for both opera and education. Hailing from Illinois, he is a graduate of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, with a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. During his time in Peoria, his interest in opera was piqued through his work with arts organizations such as Opera Illinois and Bradley Opera Youth Outreach. Shortly after graduating, Seth moved from Illinois to Ohio where he began work with the local arts scene. He has worked with many local arts organizations in several capacities, including as a performer in various roles with Toledo Opera and Detroit Opera, soloist with Masterworks Chorale, performer for Toledo Symphony Orchestra, both house manager and resident artist at Ohio Light Opera, and education administrator at Great Lakes Light Opera. Johnson works with many of these companies regularly, being cast in supporting roles of various sizes including Vanderdendur in Candide, Pritschitsch in The Merry Widow, Giuseppe in La Traviata, Le Petit Veillard and L'Horloge comtoise in L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Von Marambot in Cloclo, Magus in Gift of the Magi, Pop in The Pajama Game, and the Purser in Anything Goes. His work in supporting roles does not preclude Mr. Johnson from commanding the stage as a leading man. Throughout his time on the stage, Johnson has also performed such roles as Nemorino in L’elisir d’amore, L’amante in Amelia al ballo, Archibald Grosvenor in Patience, and Gabriel von Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus. In 2021, Seth completed his Master’s in Vocal Performance at the University of Toledo, where he began his collegiate teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant for vocal pedagogy and repertoire, chamber singers, music theory/aural skills, and opera workshop. Now, Mr. Johnson can be found teaching an array of classes at Owens Community College in Perrysburg, OH including voice lessons, piano lessons, class piano, music theory, aural skills, professions of music, and music business. Johnson also manages his own private voice and piano studio.

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