A CCC Summer Festival staff member since 2005, Leslie Hicks is excited to now also conduct the Northminster Satellite Choir! She holds Bachelor and Master of Music Education degrees from Miami University with additional licensure in Gifted Education. Ms. Hicks has taught music for 32 years – mostly in the Middletown City Schools – and currently serves grades K-6 at Central Academy.

Level III Orff-Schulwerk certified, she serves as Treasurer of the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA) and has been named Local Conference Co-Chair of the AOSA

2018 National Professional Development Conference in Cincinnati. Since 2000, she has coordinated the annual OMEA District XIII Elementary Honor Choir.

In her spare time she enjoys reading mystery novels, experimenting with art projects, and walking with her miniature schnauzer, Casey.