ACDA offers fully paid medical, dental, vision, and long term disability insurance. Additionally, ACDA makes an employer contribution of 9% into a 403b retirement fund for the employee.
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Telecommuting is allowed.
Providing leadership and strategic direction on all aspects of the ACDA conference experience, the Conference Manager is responsible for the successful execution of ACDA’s conference programming. The Conference Manager is a key staff member and provides considerable support to National and Regional volunteer leadership as they seek to organize and lead conferences across the country.
The ACDA conference schedule is coordinated in alternating years. During the odd-numbered years, one National conference is executed and led by the ACDA Vice-President, a conference committee, and the National staff. The most recent national conference was held in Cincinnati, Ohio in February 2023. More than 4,000 participants joined us for five days of programming and concerts. During the even-numbered years there are, six Region conferences (led by Region Presidents and their volunteer conference committees); one Children and Youth conference (led by a National Chair); and one Research conference (led by a National Chair). The 2024 conferences include locations in Spokane, WA, Omaha, NE, Nashville, TN, Providence, RI, Louisville, KY, Denver, CO, Pasadena, CA, and Chicago, IL. The 2025 National Conference is scheduled for Dallas, Texas in March of 2025. The 2026 and 2027 sites are currently under development.
Here are links to information on our most recent conferences. Candidates may find these useful in understanding the scope and scale of the conference events for ACDA:
As the leading voice and ally of choral music in the United States, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is dedicated to serving teachers and directors of choral music through education, performance, composition, and advocacy. ACDA is a 63-year-old, $3MM membership association of over 13,000 choral professionals and industry partners nationwide. ACDA supports the choral profession through programming, festivals, workshops, symposia, choral program exchanges, international efforts, publications, peer networking, professional development, and conferences. Our purpose is to serve and support choral teachers and directors of children and youth choirs; community choirs; K-12 choirs; music and worship; composers; and collegiate and professional ensembles; and members of the retired choral community. ACDA has made a commitment to access, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) and considers this work within the choral field to be central to our mission. With chapters in every state in the U.S., over 1 million choral participants are affected by the work of ACDA every year. ACDA has a 14-member, well-respected staff. The organization is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.