Currently an adjunct professor of music at Buena Vista University, Glee has undergraduate degrees from Bethel University and Buena Vista University, and received her M.M. from the University of South Dakota. Along with teaching at BVU, she also has a full private voice studio.
Glee Crippin is actively involved in her church and community. Her community theater involvement includes leading roles in Oklahoma, Guys and Dolls, The Secret Garden, Nunsense, and Music Man, and music director for several productions, currently In the Beginning. Glee has been stage director for 7/8 grade productions of Music Man Jr. and Fiddler on the Roof Jr. Another creative outlet is A Touch of Broadway, a troupe of 14 people who provide entertainment for businesses and meetings. Glee is the music director as well as one of the performers.