Lake Ridge Chorus of Sweet Adelines International proudly introduces their new director, Jill Spriestersbach! Having served as assistant director, Jill has taken over for founder and director emeritus, Jean Knight, and directed us into First Place Small Chorus her first time directing on the contest stage! Way to go Jill!

Jill has been a member of Lake Ridge Chorus since 1996. She has served as secretary and Baritone Section Leader, and was also Baritone in quartet, Step Aside. She is a registered nurse, and is married to Todd and has not one, not two, but three teenagers!

Jill's Message:
"Wow! What an exciting year I've had!  Hearing "Lake Ridge Chorus" called for Regional Competition awards was so thrilling! (First Place Small Chorus). The chorus members have all worked hard and dreamed big to be so successful."

Lake Ridge announces the retirement of our wonderful director and friend Jean Knight. She is now having terrific time singing with us on the risers and has been deemed our Director Emeritus, so we still get to enjoy her directing whenever the Spirit moves her! Thank you Jean for all your dedication and hard work!

Jean has been a Sweet Adeline for 33 years. She began her barbershop experience singing tenor with a quartet from the Ashland (OH) Chorus and also directed the chorus there for a time.

In 1975, she began organizing a group of women in the Lorain County area, who had an interest in singing barbershop harmony. With help from her quartet and a few other friends, the Lake Ridge Chorus received its charter in October 1976. She considers it a great honor and privilege to have directed the chorus most of the years since that time. Jean is an approved arranger in the Sweet Adelines International Music Arrangers Program. She is also a retired elementary vocal music teacher, having worked in the Sandusky and Elyria City Schools for 29 years. Jean enjoys reading, playing the piano and traveling.