NHACDA Choral Director of the Year

The Board of Directors of the NHACDA Chapter voted in 2010 to create a yearly award to recognize a Choral Director of the Year. In 2025, the Board again decided to add a second award to recognize a Young Choral Director of the year. The following awardees were nominated by friends and colleagues and recognized because they promote high quality music in the NH choral community. Congratulations! 
2026 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year

Kevin Fisher

​[Pictured left to right: Becca Crivello, Kevin Fisher] 
2026 NHACDA Young Choral Director of the Year

Courtney Wade 

​[Pictured left to right: Becca Crivello, Courtney Wade] 
2025 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year

​Matthew Barbosa

​[Pictured left to right: Matthew Barbosa, Becca Crivello] 
2024 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year

​Dr. Matthew Leese

Nominated by Cathy Lanigan​

​[Pictured left to right: Robert Malay​, Cindy Gallagher, Joseph Conti, Dr. Matthew Leese, Emma Forest, Brianne Biastoff, Blake Leister, Becca Crivello, Sandra Howard] 
2023 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Will Gunn
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[Pictured left to right: Blake Leister, Will Gunn, Emma Forest, Brianne Biastoff, Sandra Howard, Becca Crivello] 
2022 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Sheila Cuneo

[Pictured left to right: Katie Avalos, Sheila Cuneo, Emma Forest, Blake Leister] 
2020 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Chris Belding 
2019 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Blake Leister

[Pictured left to right: Lauren Peithmann, Krystal Morin, Blake Leister, William Gunn] 
2018 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Maria Leticia González 

[Pictured left to right: Krystal Morin, Maria Leticia González, William Gunn, Lauren Peithmann, Sandra Howard]
2017 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Dr. Sandra Howard 

[Pictured left to right: Robert Harrington, Lauren Peithmann, Jamie Bolduc, Sandra Howard, Krystal Morin]
2015 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Thomas Martin 

[Pictured left to right: Esther Ruth Holland Rhoades, Tom Martin] 
2013 NHACDA Choral Director of the year
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​Kathryn Butterfield

[ Pictured-left to right: Sandra Howard, Kathryn Butterfield, Esther Ruth Holland Rhoades ]
2012 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Dr. Madelyn Gearheart
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[ Pictured-left to right: Esther Ruth Holland Rhoades, Madelyn Gearheart, Jay Chandler ]
2011 NHACDA Choral Director of the Year
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​Dr. Dan Perkins  

[ Pictured-left to right: Jay Chandler, Dan Perkins ]