Stephen Rew holds his Bachelors and Masters of Music Education from UMKC Conservatory of Music. In over a decade as a public educator he has received his district’s Teacher of the Year Award two times. Currently, he is the Past-President for the Missouri Choral Directors Association. Rew is a Vocal Music Teacher at Raymore-Peculiar High School and is also entering his 24th year as a professional church musician serving as the music director at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church nearby the location where he and his wife, Cindy and their children Mason and Chloe live in their dream home.