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PRESIDENTIAL
LEADERSHIP
STEVEN ZIELKE
President/Conference Chair
Steven M. Zielke, Director of Choral Studies at Oregon State University is the Patricia Valian Reser Professor of Music. At OSU, Zielke directs the OSU Chamber Choir, the OSU Meistersingers and teaches choral conducting. He earned graduate degrees from Florida State University, studying with Andre Thomas & Rodney Eichenberger, and received a B.M.E. from Friends University teaching music in the Kansas public schools. Choirs under his direction have appeared at regional and national conferences, including a 2015 performance at the National Collegiate Choral Association and three past Northwest ACDA conferences. He has also presented sessions at both regional and national conferences. Zielke is a past-president of the Oregon ACDA, artistic director for the Corvallis Repertory Singers, and is president-elect of the Northwest ACDA region.
Bill Campbell
President Elect/Program Chair
Bill Campbell is in his 18th year as the choir director at Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where he directs the school’s six choral ensembles. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Arizona and a Master of Arts degree from Oregon State University. In his 26 years of teaching, he has taught choir at both the middle and high school levels. Prior to his time in Lake Oswego, he taught at Crescent Valley High and Cheldelin Middle Schools in Corvallis, Oregon, and Molasky Junior High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bill has served as Oregon ACDA President (2018-2020), Oregon ACDA Treasurer (2012-2018), OMEA District 11 Chair (2005-2006), and is currently the Lakeridge High School fine and performing arts department chair. He is a graduate of Grant High School in Portland, where he lives with his wife Allison, kids Collin and Chloe, and their puppy Elvis.
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NICOLE LAMARTINE
Past President
Nicole C. Lamartine creates innovative and engaging choral experiences as the Director of Choirs at Central Washington University. She conducts the flagship CWU Chamber Choir, integrates 21st century relevancy into MM choral studies, and teaches conducting, voice, and music education. Previously, she was Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wyoming from 2008-2020 and University of California, Santa Barbara from 2020-2022. She has conducted numerous All-State and international honor choirs, and her choirs have appeared on ACDA, MEA, and NCCO conferences. She conducts Chor Anno, a NW ensemble of choral music professionals, and she is the Founder of the Santa Barbara Gay Men's Chorus. She is a Past-President of Northwestern ACDA.