NEIL RUBY, PRESIDENT
JAY DAVIS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ALL-STATE EVENTS
LETRICIA HENSON, ELEMENTARY DIVISION CHAIR
Dr. Jordan Cox is the Associate Dean for the School of Performing Arts at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, MO overseeing the music, worship, theatre, and dance programs. Dr. Cox began his career as a middle and high school vocal music teacher and earned his PhD in Music Education with a dissertation on spirituality in choral music making. Other research interests include score study and rehearsal design.
As Director of Choral Activities and Music Education, he teaches music education and worship courses and directs MBU’s three choral ensembles. His choirs travel regionally and abroad, most recently to Carnegie Hall in New York City performing Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass.” Under Dr. Cox's direction, the MBU Chamber Singers have served as a demonstration choir for Dan Forrest's session at the Getty's SING! Conference in Nashville and recorded their first album entitled, "Let it Shine Bright!" establishing MBU’s first choral endowment. His choirs enjoy frequent collaborations with area arts organizations like the Alton Symphony Orchestra, Crescendo Youth Choirs and Bach Society of St. Louis. Dr. Cox is an active adjudicator, clinician, and presenter. He has conducted numerous honor and festival choirs, serves as the Worship Repertoire and Resource chair for the Missouri Choral Directors Association and will be presenting a session at the upcoming Southwest ACDA conference in Denver, CO.
His life is full of adventure alongside his wife, Kasey, who serves as Director of Theatre and Dance at MBU, and their four beautiful, talented, and spirited children, Noah, Jobi, Katy, and Lawson.
Dr. Kay Pace has had a long and distinguished career as choral director, concert and collaborative pianist, ethnomusicologist, composer/arranger, church musician, and music educator for all ages. She retired in 2019 from the M. E. Stilwell Performing Arts School in Clayton County Public Schools (CCPS), Jonesboro, GA. Before CCPS, Dr. Pace held academic posts in several universities: Southern Illinois (Carbondale), Alabama State (Montgomery), Morgan State (Baltimore, MD), and Clark Atlanta (Georgia).
At Alabama State University (ASU), her longest post, Dr. Pace served as professor of piano and music theory, Dean of the School of Music, and director of the ASU Touring Choir primarily. Under her leadership, the School of Music organized the only state (Alabama) sponsored celebration to pay tribute to composer William Dawson during his lifetime. In 2013 Dr. Pace's choral alumni established The Kay Pace Choral Excellence Scholarship at ASU in her honor.
Before retirement from CCPS, Dr. Pace served as H. S. Choral Lead Teacher and Head of Vocal/Choral Music at Stilwell. Her students consistently placed in All State Chorus, Reading Chorus, Literary, the Governor’s Honors Program, etc. and they were highly recruited for competitive scholarships and awards. Dr. Pace was selected as “Star Teacher” several years, Stilwell’s first Teacher of the Year, and in 2017-18 the CCPS Board voted to name the newest fine arts magnet school the Dr. Kay R Pace School of the Arts for elementary students.
Throughout her professional career, Dr. Pace has served as director of outstanding children's choirs in community and church-based settings. Highlights include the Ben Hill UM and Westhills Presbyterian Children's Choirs in Atlanta,, the St. John AME Children's Choir and the University for Children and Youth summer choral project in Montgomery, as well as the Ray of Hope Children's Choir in Baltimore, MD.
Dr. Pace has had other award-winning choruses perform in Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Apollo Theater (New York), the International Beethoven Festival (Germany), Spivey Hall, Fisk Memorial Chapel (Nashville) and at the GMEA In-Service Conventions in Savannah and Athens. She is also well known as a versatile concert pianist who has won numerous national and international piano competitions and who has performed world-wide as solo and collaborative artist.
In 2018, the Carter Presidential Library and Museum (Atlanta) presented Dr. Pace with a framed letter from President Jimmy Carter for her many years of service to the educational and musical communities. Additionally, in 2019 the Georgia ACDA (American Choral Directors Association) awarded Dr. Pace its first Distinguished Directors Award at Spivey Hall (Clayton State University) and in 2022, The Atlanta African American Music Society (TAAMS) presented Dr. Pace with its Atlanta Music Legends Award in recognition of her lifetime contributions to music.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Dr. Pace holds degrees from Xavier University, Southern Illinois University, the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Pacific Western University and teacher certification from the University of West Georgia. She also holds memberships in GMEA, ACDA, NAWA and many other professional arts organizations.
Music has the power to change anything –Betty Reid SoskinHeidi Long, Organizer Erika Brown, Organizer Kelly Jackson &Vicorie Brown, Accompanists for Both Choirs Letricia Henson, Elementary Division Chair
Adairsville Elementary
Director: Kim Norris
Paisley Atkins
Devyn Brock
Addison Glover
Anna Lingerfelt
Allatoona Elementary School
Director: Scott Brown
Kaylee Castleberry
Nina Green
Anna Gunnels
Camdyn Wyche
Lillian Zeisler
Avondale Elementary School
Director: Sheila Smith
Emma Bramley
Xavier Brown
Reya Galbreath
Jack McCallister-Huff
Beaverdale Elementary
Director: Elea Hall
Rylan Croninger
Kamden Dunbar
Hadley Fisher
Westen Goswick
Charlee Hurston
Darrin Lewis
Emily Medina
Sophie Searl
Bergen Souther
Ellie Theros
Benteen Elementary School
Director: LuShaun Falconer
Sloane Anderson
Lizbeth Carrasco-Navarro
Amelia Clark
Bethlehem Christian Academy
Director: Ashton Burtt
Olivia Breckon
Madison Burtt
Bethany Livingston
Lorelei McElveen
Evie Merritt
Mallory Perry
Brooklyn Stavely
Big Shanty Intermediate School
Director: Erika Brown
Abbey McAllister
Kaia Noblitt
Dakota Potts
Addyson Price
Emma Taylor Torbett
Hadley Brown
Thomas Grandstaff
Hartridge Northrip
Kevin Nunez
Lillian Wolworth
Blakeney Elementary School
Director: Sherry Puryear
Jonah Bryant
Dustin Collins
Isis Council
Reginald Johnson
Ossawa Jones
Audryanna Mack
Gatlin Purkey
Jayceon Roberson
Annabelle Smith
Olivia Valdez
Blue Ridge Elementary School
Director: Brittany Swann
Maya Adler
Anika Batra
Safaa Jamsa
Le'Ahna Jones
Emma Palmer
Alise Resto
Amil Sherman
Kharis Thomason
Eliza Todd
Reign Townsend
Burgess Peterson Academy
Director: Nicholas Brooks
Olivia Benzie
Victoria Duncan
Caytlyn Lingenfelter
Bradley Miller
Sebastian Shupe
Elijah Snelson
Audrey Tamayo
Kaylee Turner
Simon Westbrook
Vivienne White
Cartersville Elementary School
Director: LaRue Bowman
Addison Connors
Jimmy Fair
Bianca Glover
Benjamin Huff
Winifred McNeil
Olivia McWhorter
Johannes Spies
Noemi Valencia
Emma Vaughan
Chattahoochee Elementary School
Director: Becky Alexander
Campbell East
Blythe Hardiman
Ella Rodriguez
Emily Victorino Duran
Evelyn Williams
Yuze Jiang
Clarkesville Elementary School
Director: Angela Frady
Emma Johnson
Zachary Jones
Lucy McDougal
Chandler Miller
Albany Strong
Bri'Asia Trammell
Clear Creek Elementary
Director: Kaleb Harkins
Phoebe Dustin
Mattie McCormick
Makinley Pittman
Lily Wilson
Cloverleaf Elementary School
Director: Justin Davis
Leah Allen
SaRion Darby
Charlotte Lewis
Shanelle Shephard
Compton Elementary School
Director: Victoria Knowles
Ava Crenshaw
Noelle Ewuakye
Parker S.J. Langworthy
Leah Alexsandra Lizaola
Alayah Wilson
Coosa Middle School
Director: Jenifer Beaver
Collins Chambers
Kailee Foster
Olive Hays
Anayeli Ramirez
Cotton Indian Elementary
Director: Heidi Long
Kingston Cross
Alexia Gonzalez
Lariah Williams
Avery Wilson
Kie'Le Woods
Dekalb Elementary School of the Arts
Director: Kimberly Geter
Jamie Carter
Madeleine Coxson
Christian Flynn
Asia Horton
Kiersten Jones
Yalayna Morton
Harmony Raji
Sylena Springer
Masen Truitt
Chloe Tucker
Demorest Elementary School
Director: Lavona Bridges
Asher Franklin
Cassia Grier
Autumn Pittman
Eva Stephens
Dutchtown Elementary School
Director: Todd Cento
Re'Nique Orange
East Clayton Elementary School
Director: Joseph Temple
May'aana Almon-Hendrix
Maliah Austin
Lauryn Benton
Ryleigh Bing
Ayva Cantu
Harper Dobbins
Aiden English
Munachi Idehen
Skylar Marshall
Malani Thompson
Eastside Elementary School
Director: Cindi Hicks
Charlie Edwards
Bryson Hand
Jacob Mendez
Journey Rhodes
Molly Sargent
Britlea West
Sara Kate Wilkes
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts
Director: John Tisbert
Olivia Bowen
Lila Colon
Zoey Kaar
Vivienne Rawlings
Olivia Stout
Esther Jackson Elementary
Director: Christopher
Ladouceur
Kianna Andrews
Kennedy Grishaber
Hannah James
Liam Ndonnang
Jack Read
Sophia Read
Khyri Sheard
Anneliese Throgmorton
Sasha West
Fairview Elementary School
Director: Hannah Cole
Kaylee Liaping
Mackenzie Wagner
Cordel White
Fairview Elementary School
Director: Nora Dukes
Dawsyn Holden
Alana Loren
Kamryn McEntire
Paisley Wheeler
Jordan Wright
Flippen Elementary
Director: Laura Forehand
Robyn Gardiner
Elena Parrish
Robert Reynolds
Essence Roman
Eliezer Romeus
Garden Hills Elementary
School
Director: Samuel Holmes
Lila Canavan
Ana Marsh
Garden Lakes Elementary
School
Director: Emily Threlkeld
Afton Burnett
Allie Woody
Gray Elementary School
Director: Monica Tritto
Aubrei Blake
Darci Bray
Mallory Medeiros
Anaya Patel
Karsin Warren
Greater Atlanta Christian School
Director: Robin Hensley
Elijah Chernikov
Skylar Duncan
Nicholas Jones
Ella Majors
Adalyn Manso
Marissa Medina
Eliana Onal
Samantha Porter
Luke Simmons
Macey Wyatt
Hamilton Crossing Elementary School
Director: Katelynn Crossan
Kayleigh Burnett
Evelyn Davis
Vada Hale
Kelsey Hill
Haw Creek Elementary School
Director: Kaitlyn Sneath
Iyza Adams
Zoya Demsky
Amelia Gonzalez
Aarna Kumar
Eleanor Miller
Juhitha Moturi
Rithika Ponnath
Anvita Praveen
Delwin Sebastian
Saisurya Yeduvaka
Hebron Christian Academy
Director: Ruth Mullen
Janalee Alvarez
Chloe Castner
Ashley Clum
Macy Coker
Adriana Covarrubias
Donovan Hawks
Matthew Marzano
Evelyn Ochs
Cate Snow
Trenton Williams
Home School
Director: Mary McMichael
Abigail Person
Nora Yancey
Home School
Director: Amber Smith
NinaRose Mims
Hope-Hill Elementary School
Director: Colleen Kingston
Chase King
London Layne
Madison Passmore
Sameer Staples
Roderick White
Humphries Elementary School
Director: Lushaun Falconer
Giovanni Rose
Faith Titus
J.W. Arnold Elementary School
Director: April Saxton
Kelsey Douglas
Charlize Fletcher
Gianni Scruggs
Jackson Elementary School
Director: William Garner
Jordyn Adams
Harmony Brady
Nicolas Brewer
Sasha Estime
Kennedy Furlow
Jesse Ingram
Jace Jones
Avery Samuels
Kiara Saunders
Neako Yancey
John Milledge Academy
Director: Logan Brasher
Clara Bauer
Ella Claire Boelen
Charlie Cummings
Sophia Higgins
Chevi Johnson
Callen McDonel
Brenleigh Register
Gracie Sanders
Lindy Watkins
Nathan Watkins
Kay Pace School of the Arts
Director: Erin Oxford
Kaydence Adams
Kaci Bass
Noelle Dawson
Kyndall Gibson
Skye Golden
Chancellor Moore
Angela Reed
Ayva Smith
Zuri Travis
Chavon Williams
Kilpatrick Elementary School
Director: Krista Crews
Isabel Andrade
Ty'rea Burgess
Jeffrey Degboe
Kory Register
Edward Reyes
Peyton Thomas
King's Ridge Christian School
Director: Claire Burns
Lavvi Brown
Maggie Mann
Henley McNeese
Liliana Pappagallo
Tatum Rambo
Caroline Brott
Austin Crawford-Clayton
Scarlett Harwell
Lexi Lee
Sophia Sadler
Kingston Elementary School
Director: Jackie McNeely
Evangeline Burchett
Lilly Kramer
Jaslyne Thompson
Lorelei Walton
Lake Oconee Academy
Director: Cathy Williamson
Kinleigh Dobbs
Reagan Hood
Madison Lomonaco
Harper McRae
Carly O'Neal
Logan Williams
Lake Park Elementary School
Director: Ashley Mays
Ellisyn Cason
Yatziri Castillo
Bailey Fleetwood
Mackenzie Gaskin
Brianheidy Guadalupe
Kaleb Jackson
Chloe Johnson
Jamison Mays
Haley Moore
Kennedy Walton
Lamar County Elementary
Director: Ancheyl Davis
Khelton Buckner
Dustin Ferrier
Ke'Vaughn Hosley
Emmy Jones
Ansley Lenderman
Sara Smith
Caidyn Sparks
Addilyn Todd
Mariyah Webb
Cylee York
Lawrenceville Elementary School
Director: Amie Schaff
Myla French
Eliana Hall
Herina Katambwe
Raquel Ortiz
Yalainy Pereira
Vincent Rodriguez
Live Oak Elementary
Director: Tiffany Reed
Natalie Browne
Kamille Lindsey
Sophia McFarlane
Loganville Christian Academy
Director: Jennilee Burton
Abigail Campbell
Hadassah Normil
Teara Riley
Brielle Ruziva
Annalee White
M. Agnes Jones Elementary School
Director: Rosemary Blankson
Alyssa Barker
R'riana Ferrell
Kissiah Harris
Aubrei Ivey
Aleya Johnson
Makayla McGhee
A'Journi Walker
Talia Williams
Mansfield Elementary
Director: Sarah Latimer
Laila Egeland
Addison Hunt
Olivia Savage
Ruby Wells
Madison Womack
Martin Technology Academy
Director: Heather Farr
Zoey Baker
Kelsey Lance
Nora Peck
Alana Peoples
Alexa Peralta
Madison Powell
Alexia Rosales
Riley Sazma
Aileen Trejo
Elijah Truong
McGarrah Elementary School
Director: Sandra Daniel
Zanarriya Brown
Daniel Echols
Barbara Fells
Mollyjade Mendoza
Cory Robbins
Midway Hills Academy
Director: Robyn Meeks
Kolbie Jones
Colby McCant
Bellah McMillon
Aubree Taylor
Kaiden Worthen
Mission Road Elementary
Director: Jason Gann
Laina Cagle
Daphne Davasher
Lacey West
New Hampstead K8
Director: James Kirk
Eliza DeMarco
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Ryleigh Lauderdale
Ta'Miyah McNab
Angelina Morales
New Hope Elementary School
Director: Mikayla Murphy
Alyssa Edwards
Leighton Foster
Kennedy Moon
Jazmine Spann
Caliyah Wilson
Newton County STEAM Academy
Director: Kassie Moseley
Chandler Alred
Adriel Colquitt
Harper Frasure
Lowell Howard
Natalie Icenhour
Jenevieve Kirkham
Navia Mann
Landon Mendoza
Brooklyn Mosley
Adrian Roach
North Columbia Elementary School
Director: Lisa Wiggins
Molly Bloodworth
Jayce Chancey
Delaney Hardison
Kinley Johnson
Lainey Putnam
Caroline Snelling
Skylar Speering
Sawyer Thompson
Lilah Willard
Northwest Laurens
Elementary School
Director: Catherine Peacock
Charleigh Clae Crews
Ollie Reese Edwards
Gray Griffith
Caroline Horne
Addyson Jones
Austin Mosely
Josephine Newsome
Asher Powers
Madison Thomas
Jourdyn Washington
Parkway Elementary School
Director: Tiffany Tanner
Lydia Brantley
Tristan Hansen
Adison Krahe
Yessenia Reyes
Hudson Tanner
Pyper Taylor
Lydia Wilhelm
Poole's Mill Elementary School
Director: Christina Hart
Mitchell Jenkins
Georgia McClellan
Madison Owenby
Olivia Wall
Hailey Waskom
Rabun County Elementary School
Director: Natasha Mazarky
Jeremy Aguilar
Vivian Bradley
Abigail Garner
Emily Lopez-Silva
Marlowe McElroy
Hadleigh Pileski
Maya Rodriguez
Emma Savino
Kimber Shurtliff
Izabel Trogdon
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Director: Quashona Antoine
Hudson Garner
Harrison Green
Conor Healy
Crosby Kennett
Natalie Wood
Roberts Elementary
Director: Angela Kirtland
Mei Acosta
Hannah Chen
Redic Griffin
Liam Hansen
Siddhi Joshi
Olivia Mo
Liyana Mohamed
Sahasra Nagubadi
Mia Penagos-Garcia
Elicia Stephenson
Roopville Elementary School
Director: Carla Jackson
EmmaRyan Browning
Adriana Cid
Brayleigh Justice
Alex Owens
Reese Thomas
Sarah Smith Elementary
Director: Letricia Henson
Ella Atkins
Lola Cooper-Knowles
Brandon Jimenez-Nava
Sophie Kimbrel
Ekelechukuu Otuonye
Livia Viberg
Bruno Duque Villafane Santos
Savannah Classical Academy
Director: Lawanda Allen
Morales Audris
Danica Copeland
Devany Copeland
Clarke Eliana
Vilaynguen Mila
Savannah Country Day School
Director: Merritt Graves
Jaelyn Buffkin
Camille Goldstein
Neelum Kamaleson
Eleanora Stephens
Violet Thomas
Sherwood Acres Elementary School
Director: Anita Moody
Ja'Nasia Jackson
Tiana Pringle
Social Circle Elementary School
Director: Amy Rains
Cheyanne Britt
EJ Fears
Alyssa Ferguson
Emersyn Quick
Laila Smith
Preston Smith
Paisley Sullivan
Drew Turner
Rylee White
Jason Young
Springdale Park Elementary School
Director: Brianne Turgeon
Felicity Dicke
Edward Page
Maggie Sheilds
Lulu Torre
Stevens Creek Elementary
Director: Melissa Blizzard
Elijah Campbell
Caroline Coleman
Asher Eichenberger
Bani Jain
Sofia Latif
Emma Morris
Jayden Pagan Soler
Strong Rock Christian School
Director: David Floyd
Bennett Brown
Addison Cobb
Preston Hall
Taylor Mayfield
Jude Milby
Suwanee Elementary School
Director: Marti Parker
Samih Bhimani
Desire Dixon
Katalina Florez
Noelle McBee
Talitha Similao
Tara Elementary School
Director: Glen Perdew
Jacob Becerra
Praise Ogunbor
Laila Woodhull
Taylorsville Elementary School
Director: Michelle Jacobs
Bentley Clapp
Gentry Eramian
Genesis Gomez
Deliah Lake
The GLOBE Academy
Director: Tramaine Quarterman
Michael Chang
Maliha Dao
Elise Jacobs
Elizabeth Jeffers
Beatriz Teixeira-Staples
Austin Waithe
Timber Ridge Elementary School
Director: Krista Firkus
Lynna Bon
Summer-Raye Green
Bill Le
Sophia Logan
Savannah Mata
Utopian Academy for the Arts
Director: Amber Smith
Lucas Jones
Virginia Highland Elementary
Director: Maggie Sherwood
Declan Letourneau
Walnut Creek Elementary School
Director: Annelise Millwood
Lilly-Ann Truax
Warren T. Jackson Elementary School
Director: Zachary White
Sophia Ahn
Quincy Loughead
Piper Pope
Emma Raudales
Neriah Sogunro
Wauka Mountain Multiple Intelligences Academy
Director: Kristy Cooper
Nevaeh Blackmon
Annabelle Day
Peyton Martin
Hadley Park
Liliana Price
Aubree Renteria
Emma Thibodeau
Wells Elementary School
Director: Lisa Mullis
Aaron Coleman
Elizabeth Dominguez
Kitara Gomez
Lyric Monroe
Lathan Walley
Wesley International Academy
Director: Jasmine Redding
Quinn Robinson
West Side Elementary School
Director: Lydia McCutcheon
Olivia Anderson
Nora Beamer
Sloane Ford
Wynnie Jennette
Bear Kirk
Greta Mae Masterson
Valen Richeson
White Elementary School
Director: Joanie Catron
Harper Agan
Roan Alexander
Olivia Oler
Kolin Witt
Woodlawn Elementary School
Director: Christina Richardson
Nadia Carillo
Allison Chavarria
Bella Ponders
Kinsley Smith
Karolee Taylor
