Background
Poppe, Donna was born on February 25, 1953 in Newton, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Louis Gustav and Dorothy Elizabeth (VanDenBrand) Poppe.
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Donna Poppe
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Student, Hastings College, 1970-1972; Bachelor in Music Education, U. North Colorado, 1974; certified Orff-Schulwerk, U. Denver, 1977; Master of Education in Curriculum, Seattle Pacific U., 1990; Master of Arts in Integrated Arts, Seattle Pacific U., 1990.
Career
Band, music, orchestra teacher, Weld County School District, Greeley, Colorado, 1974-1979;
special education teacher, Franklin Pierce School District, Tacoma, Washington, 1979-1984;
music teacher, Sumner (Washington) School District, since 1984. Consultant Seattle Pacific U., 1982. Consultant, professor Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1985-1989, U. Georgia, Athens, 1988-1989.
Member adjunct faculty Pacific Luth.U., Tacoma, since 1995. Clinician/presenter U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1991. Clinician N.W. Orff Conference, 1994, Orff 100 Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 1995.
Chair National Orff Conference, Seattle, 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member Tacoma Symphony, 1983-1985. Coordinator team Washington State Teachers Strike,1991. Chair district Valuing Diversity, 1993-1995.
Drama clinician N.W. Orff Conference, 1994. Conductor children's performance 20th Anniversary Washington Orffchpt., 1994. Delegate International Society Music Education, Pretoria, South Africa,1998-.
Member National Education Association, National Audubon Society (newsletter editor 1974-1979, field trip leader Seattle 1992), American Orff-Schulwerk Association (national board of trustees 1987-1990, editorial board 1984-1987, clinician and presenter Cleveland 1983, Denver, 1990), Music Educators National Conference (representative 1983-1985, research session Olympia, Washington 1990), Drum Corps International.
