As a former member of Evansville Children’s Choir, Kerri Blanford joyfully returned to the program as Associate Choral Director in 2019. Kerri teaches choral music at Thompkins Middle School. She assisted with the EVSC Middle and High School Honors choirs and was the featured soprano soloist in the 2018-19 Honors Orchestra and Choir collaboration of Bernstein’s Make Our Garden Grow. Kerri previously taught at Edinburgh Community Middle-High Schools. 

Kerri earned degrees in B.M. Vocal and Instrumental Music Education from the University of Evansville, and M.M. Flute Performance from Shenandoah University. Her instructors included Dr. Gregory Rike for voice and Gunnery Sgt. Kara Santos, Dr. Kelly Sulick and Dr. Shauna Thompson for flute at UE and Jonathan Snowden for flute at Shenandoah. She teaches voice and flute privately with emphasis in the Suzuki Method. Kerri is a member of the Evansville Philharmonic Chorus and Evansville Symphonic Band. She has been featured as a soloist in both ensembles.

In July 2018, Kerri married Alex Blanford. She enjoys traveling with her husband and watching their little boy, Caleb, grow as he explores the world around him.