Ms. Jenna Lechner is in her 16th year of teaching, her fourth year at Jefferson City School District (2022). Her first ten years were spent teaching for the Salisbury R-IV School District and two were in the Columbia Public Schools. Ms. Lechner has a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from William Woods University in Fulton, MO and a Masters of Music Education from Central Methodist University in Fayette, MO. Before teaching she took a short life detour and worked in the culinary world in St. Louis, MO after graduating from L'Ecole Culinaire.  

Ms. Lechner has taught many facets of music education within the public school systems. Her responsibilities throughout her tenure of teaching have included K-5 general music, 7-12 vocal music, and 5-12 instrumental music, as well being a previous color guard instructor of 8 years, Tri-M advisor and A+ Scholarship Coordinator. She judges flutes at the state level for the Missouri Bandmaster Association All-State Band and holds affiliations in NAfME, MBA, NEA, and Sigma Alpha Iota.

Ms. Lechner resides in Columbia, MO with her wife Tiffany and children, Lillian and Gavin.