Cathy Brenner has been ringing handbells for approximately 16 years. Music has always been her favorite way of relaxing.

Lauran Delancy began ringing in high school and immediately fell in love with the handbells. She has been a soloist since 1998 and has been directing since 1999 both at the church and college level. She loves working with handbells and answering questions as a clinician and also as a sales aid for Schumerich Handbells. She attended Concordia University Wisconsin where she had the opportunity to ring as a member of the Alleluia Ringers under the direction of Dr. John Behnke for 6 years. She graduated in 2003 with a BA in Parish Music and a BA in Humanities. She completed her Master of Church Music degree with an emphasis in Handbells in 2006.  Lauran and her husband Patrick have three future ringers: Cora (2008), George (2009), and Nathan (2011).

Romaine Diamond has been involved with music her entire life.  Growing up in a musical family, she played the piano, oboe and English Horn.  As an adult, Romaine has enjoyed playing handbells as an extra curricular activity.  Romaine first played English Handbells with Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church and the Claremont Ringers in Atlanta, GA.  After returning "home" to Kansas City in 2003, she sought out an accomplished group to further her skills.  This is Romaine's eighth year with Rezound!

Kathy Ford taught vocal music for 28 years in the Clinton and Blue Springs, Mo. public schools, where her student handbell choirs were invited to play three times for the Mo. State Music Educators' conference.  She earned a Music Ed. degree from Baker University and a Master of Arts degree with an emphasis in organ and music theory from UCM.  She is an organist at First UMC in Blue Springs and directs the Chancel Choir and two adult handbell choirs.  She also maintains a private piano studio of more than 20 students. 

Kathy joined Rezound! in the spring of 2002, and has been a director for 20 years at the Intergenerational Handbell Camp at HPC in Parkville, Mo.  She and husband, Chuck, have two married sons, Chad/Mandy and Tanner/Michelle, four grandchildren, Lilly, Drake, Adison, Ansley, and two corgis.  In her spare time, Kathy assists Chuck with his private brass students as a contest accompanist, and enjoys golfing, kayaking and cross-stitching. 

Pat Latshaw began ringing handbells in 1986 and has enjoyed opportunities to ring solo and small ensemble pieces as well as serving her church as handbell choir director. She also plays the flute and piano. Pat lives in Prairie Village with her husband, daughter and son. This is her eighth year with Rezound!

Tenessa Martin started ringing handbells when she was in the eighth grade as a member of the Ft. Leavenworth Youth Handbell Choir. She started piano lessons when she was eight years old, then started flute in 5th grade. She then tried other various woodwinds including bassoon, clarinet, and the saxophone. Tenessa graduated from the University of Kansas in 2006 majoring in Music Education. She is an elementary music teacher at Bradley Elementary School on Fort Leavenworth and teaches private piano lessons at her home. Tenessa has been ringing handbells on and off for about fourteen years. 

Tenessa enjoys spending time with her wonderful husband, Whit and their adorable baby boy, McCoy.  She also likes to garden, scrapbook and other crafts, and play on Facebook!

Sheri Rutten was born and raised in Palmer, Nebraska.  She started ringing in 1995 at First United Methodist Church in Blue Springs, Missouri and has attended the Intergenerational Handbell Camp at Heartland Presbyterian Center in Parkville, MO for several years.  Sheri joined Rezound! in the fall of 2001.  In addition to ringing handbells, she enjoys playing the flute, singing in her church choir, cross-stitching, following Nebraska football, and spending time with her niece and nephews.

Amy Watson

Kimberly Michaelis began ringing at First Baptist Church of Shawnee and has 12 years of solo and ensemble experience.  Born and raised in the Kansas City area, she has a Master of Music Education degree from UMKC and B.A. degrees in Music Education and Music (Piano Performance/Applied Piano Pedagogy emphases) from MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe.  Kimberly teaches orchestra in the Shawnee Mission School District, maintains a private piano studio, and catches up with most of her non-musical activities during the summers!

Lisa Mills began ringing bells as a teenager at her church. Twenty plus years later she is still ringing. Lisa also plays the piano and has given lessons in the past. She is also one of two accompanists for the Odessa Middle School Honor Choir.  Lisa works as a sign language interpreter in the Independence Missouri School District.  Her family consists of wife Carey, two daughters, Alexis and Allie and their two dogs, Makita and Lettie. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, especially family movie night on Fridays, going to zoos, going to Worlds of Fun and Silver Dollar City, reading and being outside.

Russell W. Joy, to whom music has always been very important, graduated from Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music in Berea, Ohio. He majored in bassoon with an emphasis in early music and later played with the Ohio Chamber Orchestra. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Russell sang in the Mendelssohn Choir. For the last two years, handbells have been his musical passion. "I find handbells more challenging, rewarding, and musically sophisticated than I ever imagined them to be." With over 20 years artistic experience, Russell is the artist and owner of Joy Stained Glass Studio in Kansas City, Missouri.

Trey Bures

Sara Washington has been involved with handbells for over 30 years. She has acquired many bell friends from all over the country while ringing in numerous choirs in Kansas, Indiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, Iowa and Missouri. She helped start several auditioned community groups - The Rhapsody Ringers of Manhattan, KS, The Tulsa Festival Ringers of Tulsa, OK, Kansas City Handbells and Rezound!.

Most years Sara rings with others from all over the country at Bay View Week of Handbells in various assignments. Always looking for a ringing challenge, she has rung in many auditioned Bronze choirs at National AGEHR sponsored events. She was one of four selected for the Solo and Ensemble Dream Team-summer 2005. (http://www.steproject.com/SEE/2005Archive/DREAMTEAM.html)
Sara is a past AGEHR Area VIII Board Member having served as Secretary for 2 terms, 2000-2004. She currently directs Handbell groups at Platte Woods United Methodist Church in Kansas City.
Other interests: Sara plays bassoon for Platte City Community Band and her church orchestra, and she works at Moon Marble in Bonner Springs, KS.

David Rebecchi doesn’t know exactly when he started ringing handbells; if you ask, he can only say: “Since I had to stand on a step-stool to reach my bells.” He began ringing, under the direction of Rev. Karen J. Yount, with the Carillons of Budd Park Christian Church of Kansas City where he also became an accomplished soloist. After graduating high school, he became a member of the Praise Ringers of the First Christian Church of Maryville – during which time he composed and recorded his first handbell composition, “And the People Rejoiced” – until he graduated college.

David joined Rezound! in mid-Fall 2009 and is a member of the First Christian Church of Bonner Springs where he lives with his wife, Katie, who is the leader of the church’s music team, and his daughter Margo.