Richard Tengowski is a music teacher for the School District of Kohler. He received his B.M. in Music Education from St. Norbert College and his M.M. from Northwestern University. He teaches middle and high school concert bands, jazz ensemble, pep band, drumline and secondary general music.

Tengowski is the President-Elect for the NAfME North Central Division, Past-President of the Wisconsin Music Educators Association and Past-President of the Wisconsin Association of Music Supervisors, Coordinators, and Department Chairpersons. He is an active member of the WMEA Standards Committee and the Wisconsin Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance Project.

Tengowski is a Herb Kohl Educational Fellowship Award Recipient, a School District of Kohler Teacher of the Year and was inducted into the Wisconsin Bandmaster Association. Tengowski is an active clinician, conductor, master adjudicator, speaker and freelance performer. He has addressed numerous state, regional and national education groups including the Midwest Clinic and NAFME national conferences. He is a member of NAfME, WMEA, AFM, and an honorary member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

He is married to wife Beth Ellen and has four sons, Ryan, John, Benjamin and Gregory – all musicians.