Jenny May Caronchi

Jenny May Caronchi has been dancing for more than 20 years, having successfully competed throughout the U.S. and Canada. She is a former student of Nancy Dinger and Kathleen Crawley Donnelly. Jenny is a certified instructor by the British Association of Teachers of Dancing and is a member of the Federation of United States Teachers and Adjudicators. She also serves as Chaplain of the Scottish Heritage Association of Northeast Ohio and as Vice-President of the touring show "Touch of Tartan"which promotes the music, dance and culture of Scotland.

In addition to directing the Jenny May School of Highland Dance, Jenny is director of the Heather Belles, having founded the group in 2000.

Also trained in other forms of dance, she enjoys serving as choreographer of musicals for local high schools. Shows she has choreographed include several productions of Brigadoon as well as 42nd Street, Anything Goes, The Fantastiks, and Once Upon a Mattress.

Jenny enjoys a career as a reporter for the News-Herald, which recently won the title of "Best Daily Newspaper in Ohio" in its category in the Cleveland Press Club's Excellence in Journalism Awards. She is among reporters from the News-Herald who earned the Associated Press' "Best Series" award for a series addressing issues in education as well as a first place award from Suburban Newspapers of Ohio for a feature on education in Ohio.

Jenny is married to Christian Caronchi, who is a Certified Public Accountant for Neece and Malec CPA firm in Chardon. Christian also serves as an officer for the Scottish Heritage Association of Northeast Ohio.