Jordan Markwood is a passionate musician excited about bringing people together to communicate meaningful messages through singing. He is in his twelfth year as the Choral Director and Fine Arts Department Chair at Rock Ridge High School and also serves as the Music Director at Galilee UMC.
 

Mr. Markwood was named the 2023 VA Region 4 Teacher of the Year and both the 2022 Loudoun County and Washington Post Teacher of the Year.a Previously, he taught at Stone Hill M.S. for seven years and was the VA-ACDA MS R&R Chair from 2013-2015. Mr. Markwood is the current VCDA Secretary and previous leadership roles include Chair of the VMEA Honors Choir Auditions, and VCDA District XIV Representative.

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Mr. Markwood holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Houghton College and a Master of Music in Vocal Pedagogy and Performance from Westminster Choir College of Rider University.