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MILWAUKEE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE RINGERS
	Ken Blake has been ringing bells for over 20 years and is excited to be a new member of MHE. Ken is a '93 graduate of Concordia University having played in the Alleluia Ringers and sang in the Kammerchor. Ken lives in Beloit with his wife and two children ages 13 and 16. He is a general music teacher and choir director at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Janesville. He is an adjudicator for the WSMA and has been a WIAA official for the last 12 years in the sport of volleyball.
	Tracey Bowers, Charter member, has been playing bells for over 25 years and is thrilled to be a member of MHE. She started really enjoying the art of ringing handbells when she joined the Alleluia Ringers at CUW. She is a staff accountant at a private company in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. Tracey enjoys scrapbooking in her spare time and is a consultant helping people preserve their photos with quick & easy solutions. Tracey has a wonderful husband, Brad, of twelve years and beautiful dog, Shelby.
	Linda Carlson has been ringing bells on and off for about 30 years. She lives in Wauwatosa with her husband and four children ages 10-16. Being a charter member of MHE, she thoroughly enjoys this outlet for her love of music. In addition to her job of being a mom, Linda and Mark own Sport Clips Haircuts in Germantown, is a Girl Scout leader, an AFS volunteer and former host Mom and volunteers as often as possible at her children's schools.
	Debbie Frick has been ringing/directing handbells for 32 years and is a charter member of MHE. She's currently the director of the handbell choir at First United Lutheran Church in Sheboygan, co-director of the Sheboygan Area Handbell Choir, and sings with the Sheboygan Symphony Chorus. She's worked as a church secretary for 28 years and has been happily married to Steve for 22 years. In her "spare" time she enjoys scrapbooking and spending with Daisy, her 2-year old Cockapoo.
	Kaethe Grabenhofer, a charter member, has been playing handbells since high school. Scrapbooking and bicycling are a few of the activities she tries to fit in when not teaching music or playing organ at First Immanuel Lutheran in historic Cedarburg.
	Suzanne Hibbard has been involved in handbells for over twenty years as a ringer, director, teacher, clinician, sales rep, and lover of bells. Suzanne is a charter member of MHE and currently the Director of Music at Risen Savior Lutheran Church in Franklin where she plays services and directs five choirs and an Activity Director at Heritage Place, a senior apartment complex in Brookfield, where she recently started a senior chime choir. She resides in Franklin with her husband Steve, also a musician, and has four children. Suzanne is the assistant director for the Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble.
	Penny Kindraka began ringing in church youth choirs and continued through college, despite being a voice major. She both sang and rang with Classical Bells in Detroit while raising two children, directing at church and occasionally singing an opera. Now living in Plymouth, she is glad to be singing with the Lakeshore Chorale and ringing in MHE. She loves how its hard work and fun all at the same time.
	Jana Larson joined MHE in 2011.
	Kristine Morano started playing handbells in 1994 with the handbell choir at St. John's Lutheran Church in Port Washington. While attending Concordia University for music education, she was a five-year member of the Alleluia Ringers. She now lives in Fredonia and enjoys spending time with her husband Tom and daughter Mikayla.
	Carl Reyes joined MHE in 2011.
	Anne Reynolds recently moved to the Milwaukee area and is thrilled to be a new member of MHE. She previously rang with the Old South Ringers at Old South Church in Boston. After many years of conducting chemistry research, she now works as a patent agent for a Milwaukee law firm where she prepares and prosecutes patent applications. She lives in Cedarburg with her husband and their 2-year-old son. Aside from ringing, she enjoys cooking and swimming in her spare time, and hopes to someday visit all of the world's major wine-making regions.
	Jennifer Scheler, a charter member of MHE and alumnus of Concordia's Alleluia Ringers, directs the handbell choir at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Watertown. Her full-time job is mom and homeschool teacher to three delightful teenagers. She also works as a homeschool curriculum consultant in a six-state region. She enjoys bicycling and hiking in the beautiful Wisconsin countryside.
	Rachel Strand joined MHE shortly after graduating from Concordia University of Wisconsin, where she also rang with the Alleluia Ringers for four years. After working in childcare for many years, Rachel is now a stay-at-home mom. She also helps ten to the animals on their farm and at the Humane Society where she volunteers. Along with Rachel's love of music, she enjoys photography, gardening, organizing, and spending time with family and friends.
	Katie Wierer began playing handbells in grade school, and became hooked when she had the privilege of playing with the Alleluia Ringers at CUW. Since then, she has been a member of the Madison Area Concert Handbells and her church handbell choir. She works at Children��s Hospital of Wisconsin as a pharmacist. In her spare time, Katie enjoys spending time with her husband Jay and daughter Ellie, reading, and playing with their two pet rabbits.

Former Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble Ringers
Beth Bawden Allison Bessert Karla Bessert Karen Canapa Lauren Delancy Patrick Delancy Laura Ellwein Jerrod (JR) Fenner Andrew Gerike Shannon Grosnick	Michael Grosnick Corey Janssen Iris Jastram Erin Junger Shelley Lund Michael Moeder Josh Moeller Karen Stabelfeldt Melodee Vogt Kimberly Williams