MEET YOUR DIRECTORS
MOLLY BOEHLJE
Preparatory Choir Director
My name is Molly Boehlje (Bowl-Jee) and I am in my sixth year of teaching Elementary Music at Sawyer Elementary here in Ames! This year, I will also be teaching once a week at Mitchell Elementary. I live in Grimes, but I adore the Ames Community and am so very excited to be a part of the Ames Community Children's Chorus. With my students, I love to build relationships, play, sing, move, and really give them the chance to experience music. I look forward to expanding my relationships across the Ames community this year!
Concert Choir and Chorale Director
Erika Johnson has directed choral and vocal music in Iowa, Kansas, and Massachusetts for over 20 years. Mrs. Johnson currently teaches for the Ames Community School District where she teaches Early Kindergarten through fifth grade general music and choir. She has worked extensively with children in the performing arts, encompassing preschool through high school music education, private voice and violin instruction, and musical theater. She received her Bachelor of Music in music education and vocal performance at Ithaca College, Kodaly certification from Wichita State University, and additional graduate work at Drake University and Morningside University. She is an active clinician in elementary music education methods and frequently serves as a mentor for pre-service and early career educators.
ERICA JOHNSON
Operations Manager
Emily Malamos teaches music to students in grades PK-6 at St. Cecilia. She graduated from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, with a Bachelor of Music in Education. Her experience includes 5+ years of general music and instrumental music education.