Chris Tkacik is a New Jersey-based conductor and educator. He is currently a DMA student at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ studying wind band conducting. He previously served as the director of bands at Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, NC, where he oversaw a comprehensive band program, including 4 concert ensembles, 2 jazz ensembles, and a nationally recognized marching arts program.
Previously, he served as the director of bands at Greene Central High School in Snow Hill, NC, and director of bands, orchestra, and K-8 music at Stokes Elementary School in Stokes, NC.