Meet Mr. Chafin
​Thomas Chafin is the choral director at Allatoona High School in the Cobb County School District. He also serves as the music director at Christ Episcopal Church in Kennesaw, GA. Prior to being at Allatoona High School, he was choral director at Valdosta High School in Valdosta, GA. He earned his Bachelors in Music Education and Masters of Music Performance in Choral Conducting at Valdosta State University where he was a graduate assistant for the choral and opera programs. While earning his graduate degree he studied conducting with Dr. Paul Neal and voice with Dr. Carol Mikkelsen.In addition to his teaching and conducting responsibilities, he has served as the GMEA District XII Choral Chair and currently serves on the LGPE repertoire committee. This September, he will be featured on the Guest Artist Series at Texas State University where he will spend 3 days working with the choirs of TSU and collaborating with Dr. Joey Martin and Craig Hella Johnson on the upcoming Texas State Conducting Institute. He is originally from Moultrie, GA, where he was inspired by Kathy Wright and Bill Caldwell to become a choral director. He currently resides in Atlanta and has two beautiful boys, Rhys and Leo.