Our Staff

A lifelong conductor and music educator, Kathy holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati, a Master of Music from Bowling Green State University with emphases in choral conducting and general music education, and a Ph. D. in music education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  See More

She has served as the director of choral activities or taught at Seneca East High School and Attica Elementary School, the University of Findlay, Heidelberg College, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Kennesaw State University, where she currently still teaches part-time.  She is trained in both Orff and Kodaly, spent ten years teaching for the Lincoln Center Institute’s aesthetic education programs, and six years teaching in Discipline-Based Music Education with the Southeast Center for Education in the Arts (SCEA) and the North Georgia Institute for Education in the Arts (NGIEA). In addition, she has directed and/or conducted many musicals and theatrical events at various high schools, colleges, and theatres.

Kathy and her husband, Brady, have two grown children, and live in Marietta with an array of furry and feathery things.  In her spare time, Kathy enjoys cooking, gardening, writing, and an unhealthy obsession with HGTV and renovation/decorating.

A musician at heart, Bruce met the piano around the age of 5 and it's been love ever since. He began playing for services at his childhood church by the age of 12 and began creating his own compositions based on free-form improvisations. 

Bruce studied classical piano into college but the detours of life carried him down a meandering musical path that would eventually lead him to Emerson.Along the way Bruce continued to seek out musical opportunities as a pianist in ballet studios, numerous bands, weddings, bars, musicals, experimental theater and as a solo accompanist.

Bruce also enjoys yoga, creating artwork in the digital world, gardening in the real world and tending to his ever-growing 2,000 piece collection of vintage and antique sheet music.

Emily has been a member of Emerson Unitarian Universalist Congregation since June 2023. She has many years of experience in Office Administration and Management, and is excited to bring her skills to Emerson.

Emily lives in Rome with her partner Matt and daughter Katie. They have 3 dogs and 1 cat. Emily enjoys gardening, kayaking, hiking, reading, and spending time with friends and family.

Michael comes to Emerson with a degree in teaching, years of experience in the school classroom and many more years of experience in the religious education setting. Michael has taught and supported children and youth from wee babies to senior high teens. Michael is dedicated to Emerson, to Unitarian Universalist values and to all of our families.