Leora Schwitters  is the Artistic Director/Founder of Rainier Youth Choirs in Kent, WA. Leora retired from directing high school and junior high choirs in the Kent schools. Her Cedar Heights Junior High choirs performed in state and regional conferences for WMEA and ACDA. She earned a B.M. from Yankton College Conservatory of Music, SD, and a MAT in Music Education from the University of Washington. A Past-President of WA-ACDA, she remains active as a clinician, adjudicator, and honor choir conductor. Leora is the recipeint of the 2014 Leadership and Service Award from WA-ACDA. She is a member of ACDA, NAfME, NW Kodály Educators, Chorus America, and NATS. She and her husband Larry enjoy trail running and are avid birders.