Cecile Lindegren
Music Director
Cecile Lindegren has been a member of UUFEC since 1996, and became the Director of Music during the ministry of Rev. Harold Hawkins, after first serving 15 years as a volunteer accompanist. Cecile was a music teacher in the Okaloosa and Walton County public schools for 39 years, before retiring in May 2016. She as has been a leader in numerous local, district and state music organizations, including president of the Okaloosa County Music Teachers Association, Choctaw Bay Music Club, and the Florida League of the Arts. She currently president of the Eta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, (Florida Mu State) for teachers in Okaloosa, Walton, and Escambia Counties and is a “music performance assessment” choral festival adjudicator for the Florida Vocal Association ( where she also has held district and state leadership positions). A co-founder of the Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus and director for 14 years, Cecile has resumed membership in this choral organization since retiring. When not involved in music, Cecile also enjoys reading, gardening, sewing, cooking, and traveling.