Lori L. Riggins

About Lori L. Riggins

Previous Position: Choral Director Clovis Municipal Schools, Gattis Middle SchoolGrades: 6-8 Courses: Choir Instruments: VoiceDirector: Men\'s Varsity Choir, Women\'s Varsity Choir, Varsity Mixed Choir, Women\'s Non-Varsity Choir, Mixed 6th Grade Concert Choir. August 2021-May 2025Previous Position: Performing & Visual ArtsWhite Mountain Elementary Grades 3-4-5Ruidoso, New Mexico August 2019 - June 2021Previous Position: Choral Director / Vocal Music Carlucci American International School of Lisbon, PortugalGrades 5-12Courses: Choir, guitar, musical theater. Instruments: Voice, beginning piano and guitar. Director: 5th Grade Choir, MS Choir Grades 6-7-8, HS Choir Grades 9-12 and HS beginning guitar. Assistant director: middle school musical theater. August 2014- June 2019Previous Position: Choral Director ~ Clovis Municipal Schools, Marshall Middle School Arts AcademyGrades: 6-8 Courses: Choir Instruments: VoiceDirector: Men\'s Varsity Choir, Women\'s Varsity Choir, Varsity Mixed Choir, Women\'s Non-Varsity Choir, Mixed 6th Grade Concert Choir. August 2009 - May 2014Previous Position: Music Educator ~ Clovis Municipal Schools, Parkview ElementaryGrades: K-6 Courses: General MusicInstruments: Voice August 2007 - May 2009 Personal: Mother of two grown sons, both are married and are serving or have served the the US Army. I am a New Mexico Native, musician and vocalist. I have also lived variously in Florida, Texas, Colorado, Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut and Portugal. Former member of the WBU International Choir, and have toured and or performed in Hong Kong, Vienna, Austria, Leipzig, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic. Alto soloist and choir member of the Clovis Community Chorus- featured soloist for G.F. Handel\'s \"Messiah\" with a 19 piece symphony orchestra in December 2013 and chorus member of the coro participativo with the Gulbenkian professional singers and orchestra for the November 2015 performances of G.F Handel\'s \"Messiah\". Education: B.A. 1997; M.Ed 2009 ~ Wayland Baptist University, Plainview, TexasOrton-Gillingham certified in Multi- Sensory Education Level Professional K-8 Elementary Teaching License w/ Performing & Visual Arts EndorsementMember: Central Baptist Church, ACDA, NMACDA, NMMEA, EMEA, TMEA & NAfME

Experience

1. Choral Director

   Hobbs Municipal Schools

   Aug 2025 — Present

Education

• Wayland Baptist University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Social Sciences Composite; psychology, sociology & criminal justice

  1994 — 1997

• Wayland Baptist University

  Master of Education (MEd), Elementary Education (K-8)

  2007 — 2009

• Wayland Baptist University

  N, Vocal Performance

  1981 — 1983