A 24-year member of Sweet Adelines International, Caitlin has been on the International Faculty since 2020. She is Master 600 director of Diablo Vista Chorus and sings baritone for International Champion Quartet, LoveNotes (2014). She created and directs The Starlettes, a chorus comprised of past Rising Star champions. In 2012, she received a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology and focuses on promoting healthy singing in her classes and coaching sessions.

Dan Wessler is a barbershop arranger, singer, and chorus director who currently resides in Long Beach, California. He has been arranging for barbershop quartets and choruses since 2011. Several groups have sung his arrangements on the Barbershop Harmony Society contest stage, at both the district and international level, to high acclaim. He writes arrangements for BHS contest, as well as for general show performance, and writes arrangements for men’s and women’s barbershop groups alike. Dan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from Bradley University in Peoria, IL, a Master’s Degree in Choral Conducting from Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Literature from University of Colorado Boulder. He serves on the adjunct faculty of Concordia University Irvine.