Iowa Federation Festival Centers and Chairs

Center 102- Quad Cities, Federated Music Teachers Association

Nora Reiter (iowareiter@gmail.com) and Debbie Laird (laplus5@mchsi.com)

Augustana College, Moline, IL

March 6-7, 2026

Center 103-Iowa City

Kristina Nurnberg (kabnurnberg@gmail.com) and Nik Jacob (jakobpianostudio.com)

West Music, Coralville, IA   

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Center 201-Cedar Rapids

Martha Bauder (marthabauder28@gmail.com) and Sharon Colton (sharic@mchsi.com)

West Music, Marion,  IA  

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Center 202-Waterloo

Lucinda Lear (lmlear@me.com) 

Music Hill Studios, Waterloo, IA  

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Center 302-Soo Mar

Alicia Gelynse, Laurel Evertse, and Shanna Schreurs (shannadh@natedh.com)

Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA

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Center 303-Morning Musicale,

Tina Boell (tinaboell@gmail.com) and Jeanette Hinkeldey (hinkeldeyharmonies@gmail.com)

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Holstein, IA

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Center 402-Council Bluffs

Cheryl Haines (chainesnewhorizon@gmail.com) and Tina Sherrill (ntsherrill@cox.net)

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Council Bluffs

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Center 405-Tri-County

Kathy Soetmelk (mama_soets@hotmail.com) and Jennifer Perkins (qltrstore@harlennet.com

First Baptist Church, Harlan, IA

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Center 501-Des Moines

Kim Newhouse (kim.newhouse@icloud.com) 

The Bridge, Johnston, IA - February 27, 2026 

Grandview University, Des Moines, IA - February 28, 2025

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