Katie Gerrich is the Director of Choirs at McClintock High School in Tempe and is honored to serve as the President of the Arizona Chapter of ACDA.  She has been teaching choral music for 22 years, the past nineteen at MHS. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education and a Masters in Education/Human Relations, both from Northern Arizona University. While in her undergrad at NAU, she served as President of the Shrine of the Ages Choir, and studied under the direction of Dr. Edith Copley, Dr. Alan Rieck and Mrs. Sally Hanson. Katie has served as the chair for both the Arizona Southwest Regional Choir and the Arizona All-State Jazz Choir. Katie truly enjoys mentoring student teachers, and she is honored to be requested as a guest director, clinician and collaborative pianist throughout the state.  She lives in Chandler with her husband and 8-year-old daughter.