McCoy ’05 Hosts Live Conversation with Stepniak

August 3, 2023

On Saturday, July 22 , “Across the Arts with Patrick D. McCoy” hosted a special live conversation and reception with Michael Stepniak, Ed.D., in honor of his recent promotion from dean of Shenandoah Conservatory to executive dean for creativity and the arts at Shenandoah University. The entire event was created and hosted by Patrick D. McCoy ’05 (Master of Music in Church Music – Conducting) who also serves as a member of the Conservatory Advisory Board and Dean’s Circle. The intimate setting at the Gaylord Hotel and Resort in Oxon Hill, Maryland, with its breathtaking atrium view suite, provided the perfect backdrop for the gathering of arts leaders and supporters.

Supporters and representatives of the arts community included:

Mrs. Terri Allen, executive director of the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) with Ms. Pamela Simonson, co-founder
Ms. Dana M. Anderson, Director of Strategic Initiatives of the Heritage Signature Chorale
Dr. Arlene King-Berry, Heritage Signature Chorale board member
Dr. Edryn Coleman ’18 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Education), director of choral activities at Oakland Mills High School
Ms. Caroline Edwards, arts supporter and soprano with Trinity Chancel Choir
Mr. Adam Graham, organist and conductor
Ms. Linda Hall ’76 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education – Piano), choral conductor, retired music teacher from Baltimore City College High School and Conservatory Advisory Board member
Rev. Renee Hammock, executive pastor at Leadenhall Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland
M3 | Mitchell Media & Marketing, LLC (Dr. Ceylon Mitchell, event photographer)
Mr. Aaron Myers, executive director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Dr. Alvin L. Reaves, III, Palliative Care, arts supporter and musician
Ms. Jerilynn Payne ’79 ( Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy – Piano), Conservatory Advisory Board member
Ms. Diedre Robinson, arts supporter
Dr. Anne Schempp, Ed.D., PA-C, Shenandoah University’s director of the Division of Physician Assistant Studies and associate professor of physician assistant studies (wife of Dr. Stepniak)

This event marked the first independently produced iteration of “Across the Arts with Patrick D. McCoy.”