Meg Palermo is in her third year of the DMA program in Choral Conducting. During her two years in Tucson she was the conductor for the University of Arizona’s Treble Glee, the Artistic Director for the Voices of the Oaks Chorale in Oracle, Music Director for Villa Voices at Fellowship Square in Tucson, and Music Director at Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ. She is currently serving as Interim Music Coordinator at Valley Unitarian Universalist in Chandler. Meg has been teaching and directing choirs since 2002 at high schools in Nevada, New Jersey and Arizona. She was the choir director at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, from 2015 to 2023. In addition to her work in public schools, and her work as a church musician, she is actively involved in directing music for theater productions in schools and the community, and runs a private voice studio. Meg has adjudicated festivals and been a clinician for middle and high school choirs in Nevada, New Jersey, and Arizona. She has presented at conferences and workshops on rehearsal strategies, diverse repertoire, under-represented composers, and student leadership. Her publications include a choral review Diana Saez’s “Plena” in the May 2024 issue of The Choral Journal, and a chapter on Michael Bussewicz-Quarm, published in the book Choral Repertoire by Women Composers released in 2025 by GIA Publications. In 2025 Meg presented sessions at University of Arizona’s Choral Literature Intensive, the AzACDA Summer Conference and the 2025 Arizona Music Educators Conference. She was also chosen by audition to participate in the Sarteano Choral Workshop in Sarteano, Italy. Meg was born and raised in Connecticut. She earned her MM in Choral Conducting from Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ, and her BM in Music Education from the University of Delaware. She currently resides with her family in Ahwatukee, Arizona.