Our Staff

is the associate director of ACC. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from Alderson-Broaddus College. She taught in Kanawha County Schools as an Itinerant Elementary Music Teacher for 8 years. She is presently the Music Assistant at Christ Church United Methodist. Her duties at CCUM include the children's music ministry called Jubilate!.

Noel is a member of MENC, WVMEA, AOSA and FUMMWA. She is currently treasurer of WVOSA and is past president of The Society for General Music. She is presently on the Executive Board for WVMEA and WVASCC.

is ACC's intern. She attended the University of Charleston where she was selected as the Most Outstanding Freshman Music Student and her senior year as a finalist for the Most Outstanding Graduating Senior. In 2005 she graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Charleston with a degree in Music Performance. Ms. Moss was a member of the Appalachian Children's Chorus for twelve seasons and while at UC served on ACC's staff as accompanist and choir assistant.

Ms. Moss received a scholarship and attended graduate school at Boston University where she received a masters in Music Education. While at BU she was the musical director for Amahl and the Night Visitors, director for United Parrish of Auberngale's Children's Choir, and taught Music in Winchester Public schools. Ms. Moss is currently attending Marshall University seeking a second master's degree in choral conducting with Dr. David Castleberry. She teaches at Cross Lanes Christian School, where after just one semester was appointed the Fine Arts Director.

is an accompanist for ACC. Ms. Young was born in Ekaterinburg, Russia. She has a music degree and has studied piano, choral technique and conducting at the Leningrad Institute of Culture in St. Petersburg.

is the chamber choir associate director and an accompanist. He graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in music education. He also holds certification in Orff-Schulwerk from the University of Kentucky. He is currently a kindergarten through fifth grade music specialist with
Kanawha County Schools.

is the administrative and development director for ACC. She graduated summa cum laude with a journalism degree from Marshall University. She has interned for the Marshall Artists Series and the WV Legislature's Office of Reference and Information. She also wrote for Marshall University's Parthenon.

is ACC's business manager. Ms. Jackson graduated from magna cum laude West Virginia University with a degree in early childhood development.

is the co-founder and artistic director of the Appalachian Children' Chorus and for three years served as its marketing and development director as well. Holding a bachelor's and master's degree from West Virginia University, Selina has studied children's choral techniques and conducting with such renowned conductors as Henry Leck, Barbara Tagg, Doreen Rao, Sandra Murphy, Janet Galvan, Joan Gregoryk, David Brunner, Lee Kesselman, Ann Howard Jones and Stephen Cleobury. She has been awarded the Artistic-Teacher Certification from Doreen Rao's Choral Music Experience Institute. In May, 2004 Midkiff participated as a conducting fellow in the first ever Chorus America Choral Orchestral Conducting Workshop for the Youth and Children's Choir Conductor.

As an experienced singer herself, Ms. Midkiff has performed leading roles in operas, oratorios, and musical theater throughout West Virginia. She is a member of the National Choral Directors Association, the Music Educators National Conference, the West Virginia Division of the Orff Schulwerk Association and this year serves as ACDA R & S chair for community choirs. In 2006, Ms. Midkiff was appointed to the Governor's Commission on the Arts.