Serena Jenkins Clark, President
Serena Jenkins Clark is a Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities and Voice at the College of Southern Idaho, conducting choirs and teaching studio voice and music appreciation. In addition, she serves as director of CSI’s MusicFest, a summer music camp for young musicians 12-18. She also enjoys working as a vocal coach and musical director…
Sean Kane, President-elect
Vision Statement Professional communities like IDACDA are critical gathering spaces to share our recent challenges, sorrows, joys, successes, and dreams for the future. A mentor and friend of mine once told me, “Isolation is the kiss of death.” We need one another to continue to thrive as choir directors. When I joined IDACDA I was…
Sidney Hudson, Past-president
Sidney Hudson is currently in her 40th year of teaching choral music in the secondary schools, currently director of Choirs at West Junior High School in Boise. After graduating from Boise State University, in 1983, she began her teaching career in Spokane, WA. From there she moved to Colorado where she taught for 25 years.…
Cassie Horner, Secretary
Cassie Horner is currently director of choirs at Les Bois Junior High in the Boise School District. She graduated from Idaho State University in 2012 and earned a Masters in Educational Leadership from Boise State University in 2016. In 2012, Cassie started her career teaching Pre-K – 5th grade general music at Desert Sage ELementary…
Emmanuella Mazile; Membership Chair and Jr. High School R&R Chair
Emmanuella Mazile is the choir director at South Junior High in the Boise School District. Previously, she was the choir director at Lowell Scott Middle School in West Ada School District. She supervised and conducted weekly district-wide collaborations for all middle school choir directors, as a PLC facilitator. She was also an integral part of…
Amanda Hall, Treasurer
Amanda Hall has been a secondary choral educator for the last 7 years. She graduated from Idaho State University in 2012 and since then has taught at Xavier Charter School, Jerome High School, and is currently the choir teacher at Robert Stuart Middle School and Canyon Ridge High School. Amanda likes to stay active in…
Keith McCauley, Webmaster
Keith McCauley is co-founder, Vice President and Associate Director of Cantus Youth Choirs, a non-profit community choir in the Boise, Idaho area. McCauley co-founded Cantus with his wife, Erika (Artistic Director and President), and Melody Paskett. McCauley has been arranging music and directing choirs at Cantus since 2012. He directs Fortis, an all-male contemporary a capella ensemble (18 members);…
Idaho ACDA state leadership is comprised of an Executive Board, Repertory and Resource Coordinators, and Repertory and Standards Chair.
Every two years, active ACDA members elect a state president-elect. The president-elect serves in that position for two-years and then assumes the President position for the next two-years. Following that term, the President assumes the role of Past-President on the Executive Board.
The Secretary and Treasurer positions are appointed by the Executive Board when vacancies exist.
Repertory and Standard (R/S) Coordinators and Repertory and Standards (R/S) Chairs are appointed by the ID ACDA President.
If you have interest in serving in any ID ACDA Leadership position, please contact the current president.