May 21, 2012

Last Updated: April 27, 2012

Mrs. Kroese

Position: Music Specialist
Birthplace: Southern Iowa
Education: North Mahaska High School, New Sharon
William Penn College, B.A. Music Education
University of Northern Iowa, M.A. Music Education plus 45 hours in Curriculum and Instruction
Experience: 1977-1988  K-12 Music at Janesville
1988-Present  Waterloo Community School District: Kittrell, Elk Run, Longfellow, Kingsley, and Lou Henry
Family: Widowed-Terry was a band director and school administrator at West High
Hobbies: Travel-I’m going to Croatia and Bosnia this summer.  I’ve done quite a bit of travel in Europe and the US.
Attending concerts, opera, musicals, and plays
Reading, sewing, crochet
Genealogy-my family has been in Iowa for over five generations on both parent’s sides
Current president of the Iowa Music Educator’s Association
Serve on the board of the Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
Organist, choir director, and music director at 1st Methodist Church in Cedar Falls