Kim Claassen is the choir director at Mountain View HS in Vancouver, WA. She previously taught at Cascade Middle School where her choirs performed at WMEA and NWACDA State and Regional conferences. Kim received both her Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music Education from Central Washington University. She stays active as a clinician and performer, is the NWACDA Middle School/Junior High Reptertoire and Resource Chair, and serves as the LCRMEA Treasurer. Kim resides in Vancouver with her husband Mark, who is the band and orchestra director at Mountain View HS, and their two sons Hans and Silas.