Cynthia Dinsmore

Choral director, Concert , Chamber Choir and Men's Ensemble

Cynthia Dinsmore, Conductor and Music Director, is a Choral Music Director at River Ridge High School in North Thurston School District. She holds a B.A. in Music Education and Voice from Central Washington University with post-graduate training at Saint Martin’s University and Pacific Lutheran University. She is a member of the Music Educator’s National Conference, the Evergreen Orff Chapter, and the American Choral Directors Association. She is a native of Olympia and resides in Boston Harbor with her husband and three children.

Beth Tobin

Choral director, Junior Choir

Beth Tobin has been working with young children and music since 1979, and for the past fourteen years, has been directing choirs in Alaska and Washington. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Pacific Lutheran University and is a member of the Choristers Guild and the American Choral Directors Association. Beth loves the energy young children express in their singing. She excels at finding creative ways to help children develop music skills while having great fun. Beth lives in Olympia with her husband and three children.

Amy S. Holcombe

Choral director, Cadet Choir

Amy Holcombe began teaching middle school choir and drama for the North Clackamas School District in Oregon after graduating from Portland State University with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Music Education. She also served as a director to the North Clackamas Children's Choir for over 10 years. In the summer of 2007, Amy moved to Yelm with her husband and two young boys. As a certified teacher in K-12 Music, she now supports area schools and students through private voice lessons and guest teaching. She is enthusiastic about discovering, developing and defining the voice and producing excellence in young choral singers.

Suzanne Olson

Accompanist

Suzanne Olson is an elementary school music specialist for the Shelton School District. She received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 1995 (cum laude) and her Master of Education degree from Lesley University in 2000. Suzanne has taught middle school strings and choir, as well as elementary general music in Tumwater and Las Vegas, Nevada. In 2002 and 2005 she traveled through Europe as organist and choir member with the PLU Choral Union community choir. Her experience includes musical theatre and church music. She is the choir director at Faith Lutheran Church and the organist at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church, both in Shelton, where she and husband Daniel share a home.

Valerie Fluetsch

Program and Tour Manager

Valerie has been working with the Olympia Youth Chorus since 2000.

Jenifer Morgan

Accountant

Jenifer received her BBA in accounting from Southwest Texas State University in 1981. She has been working for various nonprofit organizations for 27 years. Currently she is the Finance Manager for TOGETHER!, Westminster Presbyterian church and The Neighborhood Free Medical Clinic. She and her husband Jim live in Tumwater with their two college age children.