{"id":301,"date":"2026-02-09T06:25:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T06:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf-dev\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2026-04-06T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:40:14","slug":"the-guild","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/the-guild\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guild"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"301\" class=\"elementor elementor-301\" 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data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c4935 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29c4935\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06da2a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06da2a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ea074 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88ea074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;600&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The GUILD<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae83bcd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae83bcd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa4c443\" data-id=\"fa4c443\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f775254 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f775254\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba13676\" data-id=\"ba13676\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5308523 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5308523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd90f4\" data-id=\"4bd90f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0edec82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0edec82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">A unique innovation at the 1933 conference was a conscious effort to add a music component to the growing conference for ministers and clergy. In 1933, the Ministers Conference listed Dr. John Finley Williamson of the Westminster Choir School, a leading authority on church music, served as the director of a session for Church Music Directors. The Chaplain reported: <i>\u201cThis [addition] aroused so much interest that there have been requests that we provide in future conferences for the<\/i> <i>attendance of church music directors\u201d.<\/i> As a result of such an overwhelmingly enthusiastic response to the expansion and enrichment of the ministers conference, the program for 1934 included an official welcome to the choir directors, a schedule of their meetings, and the announcement that Mr. John Milton Kelley, Assistant Director of the Westminster Choir School would direct the program.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The Choir Directors and Organists Guild was added to the yearly gathering to develop the music ministry of the churches along with the training of clergy for greater service to the church and community. The Rev. Samuel A. Devan, university chaplain from 1930-1940, wrote about the integral and invaluable addition to the conference as it takes on the special work of church music particularly in the African American context. To this date, the Hampton University Ministers Conference-Choir Directors &amp; Organists Guild Workshop remains the oldest of the conferences founded and sustained by colleges and universities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bb23fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bb23fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-898ba6b\" data-id=\"898ba6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd97fb9 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd97fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 GUILD PRESENTERS\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4331eb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4331eb6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-id=\"a8f108e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f16194 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f16194\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a811cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a811cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-742\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/kernodle-1024x1024.png 1024w, 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data-id=\"c142d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heritage and History: Reclaiming the Radical Nature of Black Sound and the Black Sacred Song<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f271d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"97f271d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcwMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d2020 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9d2020\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c71443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c71443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/dandridge.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8544b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8544b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rev. Stacy Dandridge, DMin<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f86dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7f86dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sacred Worship in the Age of AI: Guarding the Soul of the Black Church<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe2fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2fe2fd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcwMyIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e245a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8e245a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15cf96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a15cf96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-744\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/roberson-1024x1024.png 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data-id=\"9da2b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Donald Lawrence: The Sonic Architecture of the Gospel Story<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8621509 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8621509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcwNyIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b64e90f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b64e90f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0e09bc\" data-id=\"e0e09bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0661874 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0661874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APPLIED SESSION PRESENTERS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d403e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04d403e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b199a99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b199a99\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59964e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59964e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-741\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/fonza.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b5286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b5286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Frances Fonza<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e17122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e17122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conducting Masterclass<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d994f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"04d994f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxMCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e0cb1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e0cb1a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420a3b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"420a3b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-748\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/whitley.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5db10b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5db10b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Min. Rodney Whitley<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf4b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbf4b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Effective Worship Planning with Planning Center\u2122 &amp; ProPresenter\u2122<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8987991 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8987991\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxMyIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4aad3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d4aad3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-582eb22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"582eb22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/Lewis.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c0e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04c0e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Min. Leon C. Lewis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83e93c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83e93c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Singing &amp; Serving Together: Praise Teams &amp; Choirs in Worship<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc798b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"dc798b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxNiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70eacbf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70eacbf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60366b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c60366b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-745\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/brewer.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6ee34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6ee34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carolyn Tribune Brewer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fb6d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61fb6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Playing &amp; Serving Together: Techniques for Church Band Musician<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75fb706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"75fb706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcxOSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c9d6f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c9d6f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899fefe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"899fefe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-756\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/ragins.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979fcaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"979fcaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Natalie Ragins<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc82e86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc82e86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technology #101: Music Apps &amp; Software to Enhance Corporate Worship<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcb0ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fcb0ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcyMiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4093ac1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4093ac1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac98d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac98d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-743\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/legrair.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7996ae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7996ae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Jaron M. LeGrair<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e967cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e967cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vocal Intelligence: A Masterclass<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e344a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"14e344a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcyNiIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edcdf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9edcdf4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205c36b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"205c36b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92695a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f92695a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-770\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/04\/savage-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17be447 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17be447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Justin Savage<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ef261 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25ef261\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contemporary Vocal Arranging &amp; Rehearsal Techniques<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7671b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eb7671b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjcyOSIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0123183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0123183\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1864fa\" data-id=\"e1864fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b31ea animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7b31ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR TEAM<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64857d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f64857d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;100&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 CHOIR GUILD OFFICERS\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df1857 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6df1857\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f47d22f animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"f47d22f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/omar_dickenson-300x300-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"Prof. Omar Dickenson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/omar_dickenson-300x300-1.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/omar_dickenson-300x300-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tProf. Omar Dickenson\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDirector, Conference Music\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5df3d5 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"e5df3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/kathryn_carver-prthcwl2vka05hnfgola557hq2lyl1cfqxb3goito8.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"Rev. Dr. Kathryn Grier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/kathryn_carver-prthcwl2vka05hnfgola557hq2lyl1cfqxb3goito8.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/kathryn_carver-prthcwl2vka05hnfgola557hq2lyl1cfqxb3goito8-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRev. Dr. Kathryn Grier\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f5a5d animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"c7f5a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/dexteryl_taylor-300x300-1.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"Mr. Dexteryl Taylor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/dexteryl_taylor-300x300-1.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/dexteryl_taylor-300x300-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMr. Dexteryl Taylor\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-role\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVice President\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2754d7 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-member\" data-id=\"a2754d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member skin-default bdt-transition-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-photo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/Younger-scaled-r1net0ody0vslzt6xmnqq1gcs03arzc25fwntrrni0.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"Rev. Carlos Younger\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/Younger-scaled-r1net0ody0vslzt6xmnqq1gcs03arzc25fwntrrni0.jpg 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/Younger-scaled-r1net0ody0vslzt6xmnqq1gcs03arzc25fwntrrni0-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRev. 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McInnis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/ann_mclnnis-prthcupehw7fi9q5rns105okjav85n4z2o04i4lm0o.png 300w, https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/minconf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/164\/2026\/02\/ann_mclnnis-prthcupehw7fi9q5rns105okjav85n4z2o04i4lm0o-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMs. Ann B. 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