BOARD MEMBERS
Executive Board
PRESIDENT: Falane Gerritsen
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Falane Gerritsen is a fully certified Orff Schulwerk teacher. Her Level I Pedagogy instructor was Paul Weller, Level II Keri Lynn Nichols, and Level III Roger Sams. Falane has served on the board for Idaho Orff for most of her teaching career including serving as Secretary. She has also presented several times at Idaho Orff workshops. She is very enthusiastic about Orff Schulwerk and the joy it brings her students through exploration and play. Falane graduated with a Flute Performance degree from the University of Akron in 2009 Summa Cum Laude, and a Music Education degree from Boise State in 2014. She has taught for Boise Schools, Kuna Schools, and now teaches in West Ada at Christine Donnell School of the Arts. She teaches General Music as well as Choir and Percussion Ensemble. She has also taught both piano and flute privately. Falane plays 1st flute in Treasure Valley Concert Band under the direction of Marcellus Brown, and also plays flute and piccolo in the Meridian Symphony under the direction of Jim Ogle. Falane is most inspired as a teacher by her mentors who specialize in movement including Dr. Lori Conlon Khan and Matthew Stensrud. She is passionate about including movement and dance in her lessons and shares her joy of creative movement during Orff Workshops.
Falane has been married 18 years to husband Michael who plays Euphonium and is an ICU nurse at St. Lukes Meridian. She has two children, Anthony 14 who plays trombone, and Jeannette 12 who plays flute. Falane and her family enjoy spending time with their animals, and also really love the outdoors and to go camping. Falane also loves making greeting cards and she donates musical themed cards to our Treasures Store to provide music teachers with scholarships for professional development.
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Falane Gerritsen is a fully certified Orff Schulwerk teacher. Her Level I Pedagogy instructor was Paul Weller, Level II Keri Lynn Nichols, and Level III Roger Sams. Falane has served on the board for Idaho Orff for most of her teaching career including serving as Secretary. She has also presented several times at Idaho Orff workshops. She is very enthusiastic about Orff Schulwerk and the joy it brings her students through exploration and play. Falane graduated with a Flute Performance degree from the University of Akron in 2009 Summa Cum Laude, and a Music Education degree from Boise State in 2014. She has taught for Boise Schools, Kuna Schools, and now teaches in West Ada at Christine Donnell School of the Arts. She teaches General Music as well as Choir and Percussion Ensemble. She has also taught both piano and flute privately. Falane plays 1st flute in Treasure Valley Concert Band under the direction of Marcellus Brown, and also plays flute and piccolo in the Meridian Symphony under the direction of Jim Ogle. Falane is most inspired as a teacher by her mentors who specialize in movement including Dr. Lori Conlon Khan and Matthew Stensrud. She is passionate about including movement and dance in her lessons and shares her joy of creative movement during Orff Workshops.
Falane has been married 18 years to husband Michael who plays Euphonium and is an ICU nurse at St. Lukes Meridian. She has two children, Anthony 14 who plays trombone, and Jeannette 12 who plays flute. Falane and her family enjoy spending time with their animals, and also really love the outdoors and to go camping. Falane also loves making greeting cards and she donates musical themed cards to our Treasures Store to provide music teachers with scholarships for professional development.
PAST PRESIDENT: Miranda Rupp
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TREASURER: Renee Corvo
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SECRETARY: Jamie Olsen
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At-Large Board Members
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS: Shirley VanPaepeghem
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON: Shirley VanPaepeghem
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Shirley Van Paepeghem received her master's degree in Integrating the Arts in Curriculum through Lesley University and her BA in Music Education from Boise State University. Her teaching experience of 40 years includes secondary choral music, K-8 general music and private voice. Her area of teaching expertise is the young voice through adolescence.
Mrs. Van Paepeghem is a Level Two certified Orff Music Instructor. She has been a guest presenter at both state and national education conferences and performs regularly as a jazz vocalist at the Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival and Disneyland. She has served as the Idaho President of the Orff Schulwerk Association for music educators and the Elementary Repertoire and Standards Chair for the state chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfMe). She currently serves on the State Board of the Idaho Jazz Education Endowment. During the summers, Mrs. Van Paepeghem has taught choral music at the Young Musicians & Artists' camp at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, Soundsation Jazz Camp at Edmonds Community College and currently is on the admin team for the NNU Vocal Jazz Camp in Nampa, Idaho.
In her retirement from full time teaching, she is teaching studio voice at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), has a University Children's Choir at NNU, and is temporarily covering the music education position at Boise State University.
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRPERSON: Shirley VanPaepeghem
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Shirley Van Paepeghem received her master's degree in Integrating the Arts in Curriculum through Lesley University and her BA in Music Education from Boise State University. Her teaching experience of 40 years includes secondary choral music, K-8 general music and private voice. Her area of teaching expertise is the young voice through adolescence.
Mrs. Van Paepeghem is a Level Two certified Orff Music Instructor. She has been a guest presenter at both state and national education conferences and performs regularly as a jazz vocalist at the Sun Valley Jazz & Music Festival and Disneyland. She has served as the Idaho President of the Orff Schulwerk Association for music educators and the Elementary Repertoire and Standards Chair for the state chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfMe). She currently serves on the State Board of the Idaho Jazz Education Endowment. During the summers, Mrs. Van Paepeghem has taught choral music at the Young Musicians & Artists' camp at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, Soundsation Jazz Camp at Edmonds Community College and currently is on the admin team for the NNU Vocal Jazz Camp in Nampa, Idaho.
In her retirement from full time teaching, she is teaching studio voice at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), has a University Children's Choir at NNU, and is temporarily covering the music education position at Boise State University.
WEBMASTER: TBA
Vendor Liaison: BETH BENTON
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ALL STATE ORFF ENSEMBLE: Dr. Lori Conlon Khan
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Lori has been happily involved in music education for 43 years, including a position in K-12 instrumental and choral music; 32 years in Boise School’s General Music K-6; 10 years in pre-school music at Northview Montessori; as a professor in Lesley University’s Arts Integration
MEd program; Movement instructor in Orff Schulwerk teacher training courses; as a Visiting Music Education Professor at Boise State University; and now as Clinical Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Idaho. She isn't certain what she wants to do when she grows
up, but she will retire after the Spring 2024 semester to spend more time with her family and elderly parents.
Lori has held the office of Region I Representative for the AOSA National Board (2012 - 2015), Co-Chaired the AOSA 50th Anniversary celebration (2016-2018), and most recently Co-Chairs the IMEA/Idaho Orff Elementary Honor Orff Ensemble with her good friends, Shirley, Miranda, and Falane. She begins national service again with AOSA this July 1, serving on the Research to Practice Subcommittee through 2023. Lori has three children she is extremely proud of – Sidrah, Sharif, and Khadija. Sidrah and Sharif are both counselors in their Los Angeles homes, and Khadija, who works for a documentary film company in London. She and her husband, Ather, enjoy time together at their mountain cabin in Lowman. Lori did Level I training at NNU back in the 90’s, Levels II and III at UNLV in 2003 and 2005, and completed a Master Class under the tutelage of Jos Wuytuck at the University of Mephis in 2007.
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Lori has been happily involved in music education for 43 years, including a position in K-12 instrumental and choral music; 32 years in Boise School’s General Music K-6; 10 years in pre-school music at Northview Montessori; as a professor in Lesley University’s Arts Integration
MEd program; Movement instructor in Orff Schulwerk teacher training courses; as a Visiting Music Education Professor at Boise State University; and now as Clinical Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of Idaho. She isn't certain what she wants to do when she grows
up, but she will retire after the Spring 2024 semester to spend more time with her family and elderly parents.
Lori has held the office of Region I Representative for the AOSA National Board (2012 - 2015), Co-Chaired the AOSA 50th Anniversary celebration (2016-2018), and most recently Co-Chairs the IMEA/Idaho Orff Elementary Honor Orff Ensemble with her good friends, Shirley, Miranda, and Falane. She begins national service again with AOSA this July 1, serving on the Research to Practice Subcommittee through 2023. Lori has three children she is extremely proud of – Sidrah, Sharif, and Khadija. Sidrah and Sharif are both counselors in their Los Angeles homes, and Khadija, who works for a documentary film company in London. She and her husband, Ather, enjoy time together at their mountain cabin in Lowman. Lori did Level I training at NNU back in the 90’s, Levels II and III at UNLV in 2003 and 2005, and completed a Master Class under the tutelage of Jos Wuytuck at the University of Mephis in 2007.
TREASURES: Beverly Schumacher
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Beverly is enjoying her 7th year of retirement. She keeps busy with organizations and running the Orff Treasures group and pop-up store. She manages donations, shops for deals, and coordinates members to make items for the store to sell at Orff workshops, IMEA Conventions, ACDA Conferences, and other sales and events. All funds raised go directly to the Idaho Orff Scholarship Fund for members. She is also very interested in promoting the chapter to get as many teachers aware of the chapter as possible. She helps manage the instrument loan and mentor programs operated by the Treasures group. Contact her for any issues in relation to those operations.
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Beverly is enjoying her 7th year of retirement. She keeps busy with organizations and running the Orff Treasures group and pop-up store. She manages donations, shops for deals, and coordinates members to make items for the store to sell at Orff workshops, IMEA Conventions, ACDA Conferences, and other sales and events. All funds raised go directly to the Idaho Orff Scholarship Fund for members. She is also very interested in promoting the chapter to get as many teachers aware of the chapter as possible. She helps manage the instrument loan and mentor programs operated by the Treasures group. Contact her for any issues in relation to those operations.
HOSPITALITY: Julianna Poe
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Julianna received her BME from MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2011. After graduating, she taught in Kansas City before moving to Idaho. Since moving to Idaho, she has taught in the Vallivue School District and currently teaches in the Boise School District. Julianna completed her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in 2016 and her Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership: Building Principal in 2020, both from Northwest Nazarene University. Attending Orff conferences and workshops has made such a difference in her teaching. She is thrilled to contribute to the organization that has empowered her as a music teacher to better meet the needs of her students. When she isn't teaching, Julianna loves spending time outdoors with her husband.
HOSPITALITY: Nicole Keller
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Julianna received her BME from MidAmerica Nazarene University in 2011. After graduating, she taught in Kansas City before moving to Idaho. Since moving to Idaho, she has taught in the Vallivue School District and currently teaches in the Boise School District. Julianna completed her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction in 2016 and her Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership: Building Principal in 2020, both from Northwest Nazarene University. Attending Orff conferences and workshops has made such a difference in her teaching. She is thrilled to contribute to the organization that has empowered her as a music teacher to better meet the needs of her students. When she isn't teaching, Julianna loves spending time outdoors with her husband.
HOSPITALITY: Nicole Keller
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