KATHERINE (KT) BOLING
Business Manager & Development Officer
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KT joined the JCC team in 2016 as a member of the Finance Department. With a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and experience in project management, quality engineering, and accounting, KT joined our team as Accounting Assistant and is now the Business Manager and Development Officer for the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus.
KT’s ties to the Chorus go back as far as 1996 when she joined the JCC as a young singer under the direction of Jim Taylor, the Chorus’ first conductor. In her two years as a member of the JCC, KT enjoyed opportunities to perform at various venues around the state and country, and even in Carnegie Hall. Since then, she has continued her passion for music, participating in numerous bands and choirs at her church, and through high school and college. KT’s love of the arts has also extended to dance, where she has become a professional Latin dancer, ballroom dance instructor, and even an aerialist.
JORDAN GORONAL
Recruitment & Marketing Coordinator
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Jordan Rae was born and raised in the bold city of Jacksonville, FL. She obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of North Florida in 2018 concentrating in Graphic Design and Digital Media. Jordan has worked as a graphic designer and videographer for multiple organizations for over 5 years including the University of North Florida and American Lung Association.
She has a passion for the performing arts and participated in numerous choirs since the age of 7. Jordan has had the pleasure of performing all over the country and winning state and district awards for vocal solo and ensemble. Jordan says her proudest accomplishment in singing was being able to perform in Carnegie Hall at 14 years old. She is happy to continue her love for music with the JCC and can't wait for the upcoming season.
DOROTHY LEITCH
Program Manager
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Dorothy Leitch is a Florida native – born and raised in St. Petersburg, then moved on to Georgia for higher education. She received her Associate of Arts from Oxford College of Emory University and went on to receive her bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a major in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University, while also starting her professional career with Coca-Cola. After graduation, she moved to Jacksonville – a city her father’s family had lived since the 1800’s.
Now living in Jacksonville, Dorothy has worked in many businesses including the Federal Reserve Bank and several small, privately-owned companies. Jacksonville is also the place where she and her husband of over 30 years, Jim, have their family with three children. Carlisle, their oldest, is a mechanical engineer who works on F-18s at NAS Jacksonville. Emily, the middle child, works as a kindergarten teacher in Tallahassee. Sarah, her youngest, is a full time student at Florida State University and an alumni of the JCC Touring Choir. Once her children were all in school, Dorothy became a teacher in Duval County Public Schools at Dinsmore Elementary, where she taught second through fourth grade students for 15 years.
It was through Sarah, her youngest, that Dorothy began to volunteer with The Jacksonville Children’s Chorus. Through her personal experience, Dorothy developed a love and an appreciation for the JCC. As the Program Manager for the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, Dorothy feels that her new role serves everything she loves – children, music, and working in a business-related position. Dorothy is excited to be a part of the JCC family.
JACK SUMRALL III
Program Assistant
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Jack G. Sumrall III is an American conductor, composer and tenor who loves to champion new music. Jack graduated with his undergraduate degree in Music (voice) with an outside field in Education. Jack studied private voice with Jane Christeson; He studied conducting (both choral and orchestral) with Dr. Andrew Larson, Anthony Hose and Dr. Timothy Peter. Jack is currently completing his master's degree in conducting at the University of North Florida under the tutelage of Dr. Cara Tasher; Jack also currently studies voice with Dr. James Hall.
Jack has premiered new works of music by voice and by baton from composers at Stetson University, including more recently a piece commissioned by Jack for tenor, piano and percussion entitled Versicles from the eminent composer Sydney Hodkinson. Jack has had the opportunity to conduct internationally at the Krzysztof Penderecki Concert Hall in Radom, Poland, working with the Radom Chamber Orchestra in a masterclass under the direction of Jonathan Brett and Maciej Żółtowski. Jack is currently the Choir Director at Flagler Beach United Methodist Church.