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Member
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Background
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Chairperson &
Artistic
Director
Judy Rethwisch
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Judy has been involved
in the Performing Arts for over forty-three years. She
is currently the Fine Arts Coordinator for the Affton
School districtand
currently teaches Theater Arts at Affton
High School. Affton High School honored Judy recently by
naming their auditorium after her. She
has held State & National offices in the American Alliance for Theater
Education and Mo. State Thespian.
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Vice Chairperson
Harry Irwin
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Many years of experience in the retail music
business, currently, owner of Classic Keyboards of St. Louis. Formerly general manager of the 11store
chain of Ludwig Aeolian music stores in the St. Louis area. Former president of Irwin
Music Stores.
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Executive Director
Cheryl Jett
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Cheryl enjoys working
with small and/or emerging organizations whose focus is the arts or
history. She comes from a family of
musicians, has been involved in the arts all her life, and spent many years
as a music teacher. Cheryl holds a
B.A. and an M.A in American History, with a minor in Art. She served as the
Executive Director of Cahokia Mounds Museum Society at Cahokia Mounds State
Historic Site for several years and also served as
Secretary-Treasurer on the board of directors of the Illinois Chapter of the
Trail of Tears Association for four years. She was a 2007 recipient of a
Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation grant for research on Native American women’s
activities during World War II; currently, she is working on a book based on
that research. Her first book, Alton, a
history of the river city of Alton, Illinois, will be published in spring 2009.
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Secretary :
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We’re still waiting for a Secretary personal biographer
Keep checking back for
an update.
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Music Chair
Dr. Frances Irwin
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Fran earned her music
education degree from Duquesne
University with applied
music studies in voice and organ. She
was a member of the Duquesne University Tamburitzans
performing concerts of Balkan music in the United
States and Europe. She earned her Master and Doctorate of
Music Education from Washington University in St.
Louis and taught public school music for 31
years. She became a
nationally certified music educator (MENC), and has received the Emerson
Electric Excellence in Teaching Award.
Fran has given presentations on Balkan music at the local, national
and international levels. After retiring she became executive director of the United
Nations Association of St. Louis for several years. She is listed in various volumes of
biographical references such as Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who
Among American Women, and International Leaders of Achievement
She continues to be
a freelance musician in St. Louis. She and her husband Harry sing in the St.
Louis Cathedral Basilica Choir and are both on the Metro South Arts
Council. They are the parents of five
adult children.
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Visual Arts Chair
Patti Mudd
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Patti has been
involved in the Arts for many years.
She received her undergraduate BFA degrees in Theatre and Studio
Art. She began working professionally
in Theatre working for Theme Parks such as World’s of Fun, and Busch Gardens,
Williamsburg, VA. Locally she has worked for Stages St.
Louis, Muny Student Theatre, TNT, etc. She also roamed the country working for
various theatre companies and found her niche in Children’s Theatre with
Living Arts for Students in Knoxville,
TN. Inspired by the children she encountered,
Ms Mudd returned to school to receive her education
certification and Masters of education.
Currently she is the Chairperson for the Bayless
High School Fine Arts Department, where she also teaches visual art and
theatre production design. Her goal is
to inspire children through the arts and help make art accessible to
everyone! As a member of the Metro South Arts Council, she hopes to achieve
these goals in the Metro South area of St.
Louis.
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Director Arts Enrichment Program
Julie Norton
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Julie teaches
Elementary Art at the Bayless Elementary
School. She also a faculty advisor and instructor for an after-school
Drama Club sponsored by the Metro South Arts Council.
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Web Site
Manager
Michael Ackermann
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Mike has been involved with theater since
1969 He has worked every position in theater but his main devotion is to the
tech side. Mike is currently on the
board of directors for Affton CenterStage Theater
Company as their Technical Director. Mike is also a teacher assistant for
Judy at Affton High School theater department. Ah Community Theater where you can do a lot
or a little, but you meet wonderful people and develop good and great
friendships
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Web Site Developer
Jim Meady
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Jim has been
involved with community theater for over thirty years, both in Massachusetts and Missouri.
He has worked in all areas, both on stage and behind the scenes
(director, designer, stage manager, producer, etc.) He has also served on several Boards, both
as Chairman and Treasurer. He is
currently Production Manager and a Board member of The First Run Theatre
Company, the only theater group in St. Louis
dedicated solely to presenting premier full-stage productions of plays
by St. Louis
area playwrights
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