Meet Our Staff
Our Staff
Randall Meder - Artistic Director; Conductor of the Nicolet and Joliet Boy Choirs
Karie Green - Artistic Director; Conductor of the Preludio and ConBrio Choirs
Ms. Green holds a Bachelor of Music Education Degree with voice emphasis from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. After several years of teaching high school vocal music, she joined the Green Bay Boy Choir and Girl Choir staff in 1990. Ms. Green served as accompanist for the boys training choirs through 1997 and then became the boy choir Associate Director until 2003. After a two year leave, Ms. Green returned as Associate Director of the Green Bay Girl Choir and now conducts the Preludio and Arietta training girl choirs, and Licenza touring girl choir. She accepted the role of Artistic Director of the Green Bay Girl Choir in 2008.
For the past 19 years, Ms. Green has worked on the team that presents the Pulaski High School annual musical. Productions have included Fiddler on the Roof, Wonderful Town, Hello Dolly, and 42nd Street. Ms. Green also leads a children’s worship time and choir at First United Methodist Church, Green Bay. At Green Bay East High School, she was prominent in developing the Music & Drama Parent Organization and has been its co-chairperson since the organization’s inception in 2005.
Andrew Tolksdorf – Associate Director; Conductor of the Voyaguer and Marquette Boy Choirs
Mr. Tolksdorf has been a clinician numerous times with the Green Bay Boy Choir Summer Camp in the areas of solfege and music theory. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Green Bay Boy Choir and Girl Choir, Inc. prior to accepting the role of Associate Director for the training choirs. Professionally, Mr. Tolksdorf is on the music faculty of the Green Bay Area Public School District and serves as the Elementary Music Department Faculty Co-Chairperson. He was named Teacher of Distinction with the Golden Apple Awards program in 2006 and 2007, and honored as 2007 Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year.
Mr. Tolksdorf graduated from Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he earned his Bachelors Degree in music with emphasis in general music and choral music education. He is certified in the Kodaly methodology for music education and was the charter president of the Association of Wisconsin Area Kodaly Educators. Mr. Tolksdorf holds a Masters of Education Degree in the area of curriculum and instruction with emphasis in technology in education from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is a member of the National Education Association and the Northeast Wisconsin Education Association. Mr. Tolksdorf has been a soloist with and member of the Dudley Birder Chorale.
Elissa Lucas - Associate Director; conductor of the Arietta and Cantabile Girl Choirs
Mrs Lucas is in her second year with the Green Bay Girl Choir program. Elissa is currently the Choral Director for the Oconto School District teaching 5-12 grade choirs. Prior to Oconto, Elissa did Choral and General music in the Gillett School District for 5 years. Mrs. Lucas is also the Children’s and Middle School Choir Director at Nativity Parish, Green Bay. Elissa holds a Music Education degree from St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin. She has also served as a Teen Team leader for Teen Missions International in Trinidad and Tobago and Cameroon,Africa.
Audrey Olson – Founder and Director Emeritus; retired
Accompanists
Ellen Hanchek–Ellen Hanchek returned to the Green Bay Boy Choir as the accompanist for the Nicolet and Joliet Choirs.She is a graduate of the Lawrence Conservatory of Music with degrees in Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music. For 9 years she taught keyboard musicianship at UWGB in addition to accompanying the college choirs. While living in Madison, Ellen accompanied the Middleton High School choir and assisted in the choral department. Ellen has a private piano studio and accompanies the Green Bay Symphony choir and in other local schools.
Emily Sculliuffo– From the age of 14, Ms. Slavek has accompanied a multitude of soloists and ensembles including the College of St. Catherine (St. Paul, MN) Women’s Choir, St. Norbert College’s Chamber Choir, Music Theatre, Knight Theatre, and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Choir. She is a 2007 graduate of St. Norbert College with a degree in piano accompaniment.
Pam Heiser — Mrs. Heiser is returning to the Green Bay Boy Choir and Girl Choir staff. She accompanies the Preludio choir under the direction of Karie Green. Pam received her Bachelor of Music Education degree from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and her Master of Arts degree with elementary music emphasis from the University of Illinois.
Susan Romey–Susan Romey’s love for accompanying began while playing piano for high school choir concerts. She studied Piano Pedagogy at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and has been teaching piano and accompanying for churches, weddings, solo/ensemble,etc. since 1990.She currently teaches piano students, is an office manager at The Bridge Recording Studio, and is a member of the N.E.W. Piano Teachers Forum. This is Susan’s second season as accompanist for the Green Bay Boy Choir’s Voyageur and Marquette Choirs.