Background
Burkhalter, Susan Shively was born on April 16, 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of William Mays and Thelma Louise (Kanatzer) Burkhalter.
Burkhalter, Susan Shively was born on April 16, 1946 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of William Mays and Thelma Louise (Kanatzer) Burkhalter.
Bachelor of Music, College Wooster, 1970.
Organist, choir director Olivet Episcopal Church, Springfield, Virginia, 1976-1977, Grace Reformed United Church of Christ, Washington, 2001. Children's choir director Our Savior Lutheran Church and School, Arlington, Virginia, 1997-1998. Piano teacher, organist, 1976—2006.
Interim organist Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, Springfield, 2001—2002. Organist Lutheran Church of Abiding Presence, Burke, 2004—2005. Associate organist First Church of Christ Scientist, Mount Vernon, since 2006.
Advisor music majs. College Wooster, Ohio, since 1995.
Volunteer Carderock Springs Elementary School, Bethesda, Maryland, 1988-1995, Pyle Middle School, 1994-2000, Walt Whitman High School, 1997-2005. Member Sierra Club, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, World Wildlife Fund, African Wildlife Fund. Member General Federation Women's Clubs, Suburban Women's Club of Montgomery County, Maryland, since 1999.
Member Music Teachers National Association, American Guild Organists (officer).
Married Curtis Allen Shively, February 5, 1977. Children: Rachel Mirabel, Stuart William.