Meet the Board of Directors

President: Dawn Miller

Dawn moved to Colorado in May of 2000 with her husband, Terry. They have two children: Samantha, eight and Casey, four. Dawn works for a software company in Westminster as a technical writer helping to create online help. She has a degree in English with a minor in Secondary Education from Florida Southern College. Music has been in Dawn’s family throughout the generations. Her mother and step father both sang with the Bach Choir in Orlando and continue to sing together in their home church. Her grandmother was the church organist for over 50 years in a small church in Michigan.

Dawn’s been singing in choirs since she was eight and enjoys all sorts of musical styles. She has experience conducting youth choirs and directing both youth and adult drama teams. Music continues to provide an outlet of creativity that is unlike any other and is always a source of inspiration and solace. She is proof that people really do randomly burst into song anywhere.

Vice President, Communications: Fred Wood

Originally from South Carolina, not too far from Myrtle Beach, Fred holds an Industrial Management/Engineering degree from Clemson University, and is employed as an Industrial Engineer with AAI Acquisition, a manufacturer of jet aircraft. Fred has been involved in music since going to Sunbeams with a neighbor in the second grade. He has been involved in church choirs and hand-bell choirs since high school.

Fred started playing clarinet in grammar school under the direction of an old Navy band director by the name of “Captain Bill” Williams. While at Clemson he sang with the Clemson Chorale Society and played both clarinet and bass clarinet in the Clemson University Tiger Band, Concert Band and Pep Band. While in the USAF, he sang with a quartet at Chapel 2 at Lowery AFB, and with the Chapel Choirs at MacDill AFB, and Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Base, the choir that won the worldwide Air Force competition in 1968. He is the proud father of two sons who have both been involved in vocal and instrumental music.

Vice President, Performance: Julie Owen

Julie was raised in the midwest but has lived in Colorado since 1984. She holds a BA degree in Theater/Dance from Hope College in Holland, Michigan and a MA in Counseling Psychology from the University of Northern Colorado. Julie has been performing (acting, singing, dancing) since she was a little girl primarily in musical theatre. Some of the theaters she has performed with include: The Gateway Theatre in New York, The Ensemble Theatre and the Village Theatre in Chicago and the Saddleback Theatre in Orange County California. "Back in the day", Julie was a dancer with the Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Company in Chicago.

Currently, she is a mom (her favorite role) and a caterer and owns her own catering company in Lafayette.

Vice President, Fundraising: Joan Williams

Joan was born and raised in DeLand, Florida, a sleepy college town in the north central part of the state. She moved to Colorado with her husband, Ron, sixteen years ago so that he could pursue a Masters Degree in music at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She and Ron loved the beauty of the Denver area and have been here ever since. An interior design major at Florida State University, her career has taken many turns.

As wife of Director Ron Williams for 41 years, Joan has been privileged to sing in choirs and chorales under his direction for over 30 years. She is a founding member of the Colorado Repertory Singers, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Broomfield Choral Festival. She enjoys producing graphic design and promotional pieces for both the CRS and the Broomfield Choral Festival. She is an avid reader and gardener and enjoys sewing and crafts. She and Ron have two children, three grandchildren, and a very spoiled cat.

Treasurer: Deanne Weiss

Deanne was blessed to be born and raised in the Hill Country of South Texas where she mastered her vocal skills from the porch swing to a captive audience of cedar trees. She attended Brigham Young University Idaho on a Music Theater & Vocal Performance scholarship where she was part of the Concert Chorale. A devotee to chorale music, she has also been a member of both the Eleanor Kennard Chorale and the Colorado Mormon Chorale. She currently serves as Choir Director for her Broomfield congregation while attempting to navigate Nursing School and raise three young children with her husband, Richard.

Secretary: Keri Batchelder

Keri lives in Colorado after transplanting from the East Coast. She is on the faculty in the Department of Social Work at Colorado State University, and works as an Instructor and Research Associate for the Social Work Research Center at CSU. Keri received her Master of Social Work from Colorado State University and has her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with a minor in Music, from the University of New Hampshire.

At UNH, Keri sang with the University Concert Choir, and she has been involved in musical pursuits since childhood playing piano, trumpet, hand bells and always singing! CRS has brought music performance back into her life, and she is grateful for the creative outlet! Keri also enjoys being involved in the music and Christian education life of the UCC church in Broomfield, doing volunteer work with the Human Rights Campaign and cheering on her favorite New England sports teams!

Soprano Section Leader: Sue Lyon

Sue Lyon was raised in the Midwest and moved to Colorado to attend college at the foot of Pike's Peak.  After graduating from The Colorado College, she moved to Washington, D.C. to work for a U.S. Senator.  Law school followed and a stint in the Solicitor's office of the Department of the Interior.  She returned to Colorado with her husband and two children and turned her talents to writing historical fiction.  She is the author of four Western historical novels.  Broomfield has been "home" for 22 years.

Alto Section Leader: Rebecca Kessler

Rebecca enjoys singing the variety of music as well as sitting under excellent leadership in the CRS. Rebecca maintains a private flute studio in Broomfield. She is active in local flute choirs, substitutes in local orchestras, and performs as a soloist. In a midlife career switch she returned to school and earned a BA degree in music, flute performance, from North Central College in Naperville, IL.

Prior to her career change, Rebecca was a Psychiatric Nurse Specialist working with children and parents in an Outpatient Pediatric Clinic. Currently she is serving as a Deaconess at Rocky Mountain Presbyterian Church and is active developing ministry there. Moving to Colorado in 2005 was a realization of a long time dream, especially since her daughter's family lives in Broomfield. In addition to music, Rebecca enjoys reading, gardening, Rocky Mountain National Park, and being Ella's and Jude's grandmother.

Tenor/Bass Section Leader: Tim Flora

Tim, and his wife Susan, are original CRS members and have participated in the chorale for ten years. Tim has sung in various choirs all his life, including children’s choirs, church choirs, and high school where he was awarded most valuable male singer. By profession, Tim is an Aerospace Engineer with degrees from Purdue University and Santa Clara University. At both Ball Aerospace and Lockheed Martin, he has overseen the development of several NASA and defense spacecraft. “The link between engineering (mathematics) and music fascinates me. My family is comprised of professional musicians, math teachers or engineers – with few exceptions. Clearly mathematics and music have a mysterious and wonderful connection.” He lives with his family in Lafayette, Colorado, where he enjoys trail running and other mountain activities.