Collin Richardson is the current vocal music director at Columbus Alternative High School under the auspices of Columbus City Schools. He served in the same capacity at Linden-McKinley STEM Academy. He concurrently serves as organist-in-residence at Church of the Messiah in Westerville, Ohio and as an accompanist for Capriccio Columbus under the direction of Larry Griffin. Dr. Richardson formerly served as university organist and assistant professor in the Department of Music at Hampton University (Hampton, Virginia) and as the faculty accompanist for the Grammy-nominated Central State University Chorus. He has taught courses in the areas of organ, piano, music theory and piano pedagogy in addition to accompanying university choral ensembles and vocalists.

A native of Cincinnati, Richardson earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in music at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia as a student of David Oliver. He continued his music studies, earning the Master of Music in organ performance from Emory University. He then earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in organ performance with additional studies in piano pedagogy from the College–Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. He continues to teach organ and piano privately and remains active as a liturgical musician in central Ohio.