2010 Board of Directors - Email Board@IndependenceChapter.com

President - Terry Scott
Secretary - Tom Raab
Treasurer - Clarence Acker - (1st Half Craig Pistner)
Immediate Past President - Steven Sprunger
Music VP - Steve Popernack
Chapter Development VP - Tammy Hipp (Acting)
Membership VP - David Hipp
Promotion and Advertizing - Luther Carson
Board Member at Large - Phil Downey
Board Member at Large - Scott Schuster
Board Member at Large - Shawn Thomas

Many thanks to the 2009 board of directors, for a job well done!

Former Boards of Directors

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Dr. Thomas Scott - Interim Director

          Dr. Scott has an undergraduate degree in piano performance and a Master’s Degree in choral conducting from BGSU, a Master’s Degree in Theology from the University of Notre Dame, and a Ph.D. in music theory and music composition from Kent State. He is a life member of the American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA) and holds the Choirmaster certification from the American Guild of Organists (AGO).

             His choirs have sung at The Vatican, The Duomo in Florence, S. Paul’s in Venice, The Basilica of S. Francis in Assisi, S. Ignatius in Rome and elsewhere. In demand as a clinician, composer and vocal coach, Dr. Scott has recorded several jazz compact disc recording, and is currently performing with Los Gatos, a latin/jazz ensemble.  He and Ann have been married 30 years, and they have four children.

            Dr. Scott is in his fourth year as director of the choral program at Trinity High School. The Chamber Choir is the top select choir at Trinity and has scored Superior ratings at both the District and Solo and Ensemble Adjudicated Events of the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) in the last several years. 

Having co-directed and associate-directed the Men of Independence for the last six years, Tom has sung in competition quartets such as Quad Pro Quo and Tricked Out.  He considers it a rare privilege to work with the talented and motivated singers in the men of Independence.