Background
Smith, Deborah L. was born on August 28, 1964 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Daughter of Richard M. Smith and Carmen M. Cruz.
music and secondary school educator
Smith, Deborah L. was born on August 28, 1964 in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Daughter of Richard M. Smith and Carmen M. Cruz.
Student, University Surrey, Guildford, England, 1985—1986. Bachelor of Music cum laude, University Massachusetts, 1987. Master of Music in Choral Conducting, University Connecticut, 1992.
Choral music director Granby Junior-Senior High School, Massachusetts, 1987—1988, Claremont Public Schools, New Hampshire, 1988—1990. Graduate teaching assistant in theory University Connecticut, Storrs, 1990—1992. Director choral music Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, Massachusetts, 1992—2004, Concord-Carlisle High School, since 2005.
Founder, conductor Chamber Singers University Surrey, Guildford, England, 1985—1986. Conductor Reading Community Singers, Massachusetts, 1995—2002, Braintree Choral Society, 2002.
Member of Massachusetts Teachers Association, Massachusetts Music Educators Association (adjudicator district festivals 1987, 1996, 1999, assistant manager Massachusetts All-State Chorus 2000-2001, manager Massachusetts All-State Chorus 2001-2002, adjudicator district festivals 2005), Music Educators National Conference, American Choral Directors Association (clinician workshop at state conference 2000), Pi Kappa Lambda.