Our Director: Chris Klepeis

Chris hails from a family of barbershoppers. Her dad was a life long member of the Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) where summer vacations were planned around the men's international conventions. Soon after high school graduation, she joined the local chapter of Sweet Adelines in New York.

While a member of the Singin' Queens Chorus (Queens, NY), the director moved away and Chris took over the helm of the chorus. Over the years Chris has been a member of and competed with the Greater Nassau Chorus, the Heart of Long Island Chorus, and most recently, the Island Hills Chorus until her family moved to East Tennessee.

During her Sweet Adeline experiences she has held most every management position in the chorus. Additionally, she has been show chair, publicity/marketing chair, treasurer, and section leader. Chris served as the Marketing Coordinator on the Regional Management Team for Region #15, Metropolitan New York for three years. She sang baritone with a number of quartets.

Chris' musical background is supported by her classical piano training. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Dowling College in New York. She and her husband Richard have a home in Mooresburg, TN. They have a daughter, Jill who lives in Ohio.