Katie St. Pierre is the Director of Orchestras at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA. This is her first year as a full-time teacher at W-L. Mrs. St. Pierre spent the 2008-2009 academic year in the Arlington School District, teaching orchestra at Washington-Lee High School, Williamsburg Middle School and Ashlawn Elementary. Prior to relocating to Virginia, Mrs. St. Pierre taught instrumental and general music in Avon and Hartford, CT.

Mrs. St. Pierre is a graduate of The Hartt School at the University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut, earning a Bachelors of Music, Cum Laude.  She is currently studying for her Masters Degree at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.

In addition to teaching in the public schools, Mrs. St. Pierre offers private lessons, specializing in strings and piano.  She is an active member of the American String Teachers Association, and holds the position of Newsletter Editor for the Virginia Chapter. Mrs. St. Pierre also belongs to MENC (Music Educators National Conference).

A violist, Mrs. St. Pierre currently performs with the McLean Orchestra in Virginia and the Elegy Orchestra in Washington D.C. Previously, she performed with the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra, the New Britain Symphony, and the West Hartford Symphony in Connecticut. In 2006, Mrs. St. Pierre performed as a guest alumna with the Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Mrs. St. Pierre has also performed with the Yokosuka Symphony Orchestra in Japan, and the National Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Lukas Foss, at Carnegie Hall.

Katie St. Pierre resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with her husband, Nathan, her two cats (Talkee and Lily), and her two turtles (Theo and Abi).