Kim Wonders has a B.S. in Music Education, and a Masters in Education in Administration and Supervision. She was a high school choral director for 31 years in Nashville, TN, spending her last 24 years at Hunters Lane High School. Kim was the Music Department Chair and taught International Baccalaureate (IB) Music at Hunters Lane High School. She also wrote the Music Curriculum for the IB Program at Hunters Lane High School. 

Kim has been an active member of the Metro Nashville Chorus of Sweet Adelines International since 1979. She became chorus director in 1988, and in 1989 they won the regional chorus competition for their first time in Region 23. The chorus has competed in the Sweet Adelines International Harmony Classic Competition in 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, and 2011. In 2006, they were named International Division A Chorus Champions. Kim earned the title of Master Director in 2006 based on the chorus’s score at the Harmony Classic Competition (a director in Sweet Adelines International that is in the Director Certification Program earns the title of Master Director when their chorus scores over 600 points in a Regional or International Competition). In 2008 & 2011, MNC won Division AA Chorus Championship and was the first chorus to win Harmony Classic in both divisions. Metro Nashville Chorus was also the first chorus to win the Harmony Classic Competition three times. MNC has competed in the International Chorus Semi-Finals seven times; 1990, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018,  2022 and 2024. They have placed in the top 10 three times, 2014 (7th Place), 2018 (9th Place) and 2022 (7th Place). They have won the International Harmony Achievement Award 5 times: 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 & 2022. Metro Nashville Chorus will compete in the International Harmony Classic Division AA Competition in Columbus, OH, in October of 2026. They are the 2026 Region 4 Champion Chorus and will compete in the International Chorus Semi-Finals in Seattle, WA, in October of 2027.

Kim was the recipient of the Sweet Adelines/NAfME (National Association for Music Education) Music Educator of the Year Award in 2005. Kim has been involved in regional leadership in Sweet Adelines for many years. She is a Master Faculty on the Sweet Adelines’ International Faculty. Kim is in great demand as a coach, teacher and clinician throughout the world.