Kristen Kirch is in her 17th year as director of bands at the Chequamegon Middle School and High School where she conducts the 6th grade Junior Band, the 7th/8th grade Intermediate Band, and the High School 9-12 Band. Mrs. Kirch holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana and has taken numerous graduate courses from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, IL. She is an active accompanist and church musician and is also a member of the National Association for Music Educators. She is currently serving as the past-president and convention registrar of the Wisconsin Concert Band Association.