Dr. Christopher J. Russell, Director of Choirs and Music Department Chair at East Ridge High School in Woodbury, Minnesota, earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from Northwestern College, a Master of Arts in Music Education with a Choral emphasis at the University of St. Thomas, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Music at the University of Minnesota. He has also worked toward a Master of Divinity at Bethel Theological Seminary. Having previously taught middle school music in the tropical climate of the Dominican Republic, he taught twelve years at Park High School. At East Ridge High School, Dr. Russell directs all choirs. He has served as a technology integration specialist and has served on district technology committees in two school districts.  He is an expert on the incorporation of music technology in music education, and has presented at many professional conventions on the subject.  He is the author of a blog entitled Technology in Music Education, and has written an interactive iBook (only available in iBooks on the iPad) entitled Practical Technology for Music Education. In addition to his activities at school, Dr. Russell is a lyric tenor and tubist, and has been a guest conductor of the South Washington County Community Band, has served as the orchestra director for the Woodbury Community Theater, and has sung with both the Minnesota Opera and the Minnesota Chorale. Dr. Russell grew up in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, in a high school where the high school bands are nationally recognized. He married his wife (Liz) in October 2006, and is a proud step-father of a twelve-year-old boy (Josh), and has a four-year-old son (Andy) and a newborn (Luke). Dr. Russell loves to do things on two wheels, so he enjoys bicycling as well as motorcycling.