Meet the Chorale

2022-2023 Season Singers

Soprano
Constance Albert
Mary Arnold
Laurie Jo Bain
Karin Barth
Jenna Benjamin
Sue Brault
Elizabeth Brefka
Janice Butz
Robin Caldwell
Crystal Casaroti
Peggy Lynn Cormier
Jenna Cornell
Judith Dauska
Darlene Dorner-Stodola
Marcia Ellis
Eva Finke
Jerilyn J. Fletcher
Annette L. Gajeski
Margaret Gonzales
Cassidy Heim-Dittmer
Marilee Jahn
Lynn Jung
Katelin Keck
Kathy Krouse
Nancy Lambert
Melissa LoCascio
Pamela MacMullen
Jane Mariucci
Natalie Mattson
Beth Montejano
Elizabeth Murphy
Elizabeth Murrell
Laura Nelson
Gail C. Orchard
Susan Parker
Carolyn G. Petersen
Janet Peterson
Haley Pritzl
Lisa A. Reichenberger
Emily Rosenfeldt
Birgit Ruotsala
Karin Sands
Linda M. Sanner
Megan Sarver
Teresa L. Schmidt
Heidi Schmitz
Teresa Schoffelman
Lee Anne Scovell
Grace Sehring
Sherry Sink
Kelly Stender
Melissa Terrell
Angelina K. Terrien
Christine L. Tipps Abbott
Susan Toonen
Angela Vandermause
Peggy Walters
Andrea Waschbisch
Lory Wieseckel
Christine Wilke
Karen M. Wochos
Jan Zvara

Alto
Kay Adams
Ritalyn Krueger Arps
Mary Bain
Kathy Baldwin
Yulia Barstow
Alethea Jacob Burnsworth
Amy Ashwood Cecchinato
Rachel Cheney
Monica-Elese Daos
Marsan Day
Patricia Hartsel Dennison
Myrna M. Dickinson
Susan B. Elliott
Janice Evers
Rändi Fay
Linda Feldmann
Brenda Forslund
Jeni Funk
Tricia Garrison
Cathy Geimer
Lynn Gregory
Linda Grzeca
Sara Hyska
Sally Johnson
April Strom-Johnson
Pat Karlovitz
Nancy Kusch
Leah Larsen
Becky Merchak
Carol Miller
Katerina Musgrave
Mary Nickel
Casey Niesen
Emily Terrell Paulsen
Lauren Pritzl
Michele Pufahl
Lyn Rotter
Laura Sager
Haley Schmidt
Teresa Aportela Sergott
Laurie Sewall
Julie Sipiorski
Hannah Stewart
Sharon Stodola Eslien
Stacey Swaer
Amy Van De Hey
Barbara Vitchus
Judy Ward
Kay Waugh
Cailey Wheeler
Mary Lynn Young
Amy Zynda

Tenor
Barbara Basche
Jodi Beno
Luke Crocker
Joshua S. Errer
James Gregory
Aaron Hitz
John J. Krueger
John W. Lemke
Dave Mariucci
David L. Orchard
Michael Ratachic
David Reinking
Bob Richter
Jim Ruotsala
Tom Schumacher
Nick Selinsky
Ted Van Egeren
William Van Klooster
Jonathon Weiss

Bass
Terence Adler
Devon Breecher
Brian J. Brooks
Douglas Brown
Joseph M. Chojnacki
Warren Clark
Patrick Daul
Douglas Durkee
Warren Elliott
Mark Feldmann
George Freeman
Bruce Glassco
Paul Grall
Anthony J. Greene
Charles Hagen
Thomas Hamilton
Dr. Sergio Heredia
Christopher Hyska
Franz Igler M.D.
Nathan Jaschob
Timothy Kinne
Bruce McLeod
Robert Murphy
John Pollock
Jeff Rafn
Jim Sanders
Bill Sands
Tom Schoffelman
Clark Steinhardt
Alex Stensaas
Richard J. Suslick
Erik Torkelson
Bob Tuszynski
Greg Walters
Gary Wieseckel

Chorale Staff
Kent Paulsen, Artistic Director
Elaine Moss, Assistant Director, Piano Accompanist
Josh Fields, Administrative Specialist
Elizabeth Brefka, SNC student scholarship award
Bruce Glassco, SNC student scholarship award
Andrea Waschbisch, SNC student scholarship award
Dudley Birder, Artistic Director emeritus

Board of Directors 

The Board of Directors of the Dudley Birder Chorale, with representatives from both the Chorale and wider community, provides oversight and direction to the activities of the Chorale. The Board ensures that the mission of the Chorale is being met and kept in consistent and continual awareness. This active and dedicated Board acts as both a guide and an advisor to the Artistic Director for the operations of the Chorale. The Board engages regularly in both short-range and long-range planning for the Chorale.  Board members make the commitment to regularly attend board and committee meetings, and to provide an annual financial contribution to the Chorale. The Board members are assigned to one or more committees which focus on the Board members’ areas of interest and expertise; these areas of service include determining music performed and venues used, engaging in marketing efforts to grow the audience and public awareness, addressing members’ satisfaction and concerns, and ensuring financial accountability and stability. 

Governance Committee: Sandra Walden (chair), Marcia Ellis, Tom Hamilton, Tom Schumacher

Artistic Advisory Committee: Jeffrey Verkuilen (chair), Tom Hamilton, Alex Stensaas, Sandra Walden

Finance and Development Committee: Tom Schumacher (chair), Marcia Ellis, Megan Heintzkill,
Barbara Vitchus

Membership and Communications Committee: Alex Stensaas (chair), Sergio Heredia,
April Strom-Johnson

For those interested in joining the board, please email us at birderchorale@snc.edu.