Kelly Pease Lombardi is a published songwriter and singer who has traveled the country performing her original music for various audiences. In 2006, she earned a degree in English and Music from Louisiana College, with a concentration in vocal performance. Her debut self-titled album, Kelly Pease, was released to itunes in the fall of 2007 through Reunion Records, a Christian record label in Nashville, Tennessee. After several tours and radio exposure, Kelly and her husband settled down to start their family. She has had various teaching experiences in voice and piano over the years and looks forward to joining the CMA team.

Visit her website at www.kellypease.com

Bill Cashdollar is a graduate of Mount Vernon Nazarene University with a degree in Music, focusing on both Percussion and Music Composition. Being a member of the U.S. Association of Rudimental Drummers and the Percussive Arts Society, Bill has studied a broad range of percussive styles covering drumset, mallets, world percussion, drumline and concert percussion, in genres such as jazz, funk, blues, rock, pop, country, and progressive. Previous teaching experience includes percussion instruction at the Hilliard Community Music School, private percussion instructor, and director of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University percussion ensemble.

Mary K. McCardel has been an artist since she could hold a crayon. Throughout her childhood, she was always making "things," drawing, and painting. For instance, with the help of her sister, Maureen, she painted her mother's kitchen cabinets with a basting brush and a stick of butter. To this day, she loves being "messy". That is why she went to school to study art.

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Carolyn Glaub founded The Center of Music and Art twenty years ago on the principal that every creative act is a dream, and that it is the mission of CMA to help people develop their dreams and use them to better their lives. Carolyn has been certified as a Kindermusik educator and has over 30 years of experience teaching young children in group classes. You may contact her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .