Karen Stafford

Karen Stafford is a retired elementary music specialist, church music director, Teachers Pay Teachers seller, and adjunct professor from Union, Missouri. Dr. Stafford obtained her BME and MA from the University of Central Missouri and her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and has all three levels of Orff Schulwerk and Kodaly. She has presented clinics and workshops at the local, state, and national levels and has had several articles published in the Orff Echo. Currently, Dr. Stafford serves as music director for Zion United Church of Christ in Union, an adjunct for Central Methodist University, and supervises student teachers for Missouri State University on an as-needed basis. 

Dr.Stafford is a CASA volunteer (Court Appointed Special Advocate) with the Franklin and Gasconade Counties (MO) system. On the home front, she is not ashamed to admit she is a rescue pet mommy, and spoils her dog and cat without regret. She loves yoga and swimming, and her kitty is especially happy about Dr. Stafford taking up crocheting.