Officers
Benjamin T. Berman received his BM and MM in voice performance from the Mason Gross School of the Arts of…
Diane Aragona has her master of music in voice from Rutgers University. Ms. Aragona is the founder and co-owner of…
Eileen Cooper Sedek’s performances have earned her praise for her “winsome stage presence” (Star Ledger ) and “spectacular acting and…
Elizabeth Saunders has served on the board of directors since 2011, as chair of the events committee for several years…
Board
Dr Tessa Romano is tenure-track Lecturer in Voice at Te Whare Wnanga o Ltkou (University of Otago) in Ltepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa…
Patricia Sheridan offers private vocal training at her studio in New York City, specializing in classical vocal technique, including proper…
Manoj found his calling in music early on in life. He began his formal training at age seven, though his…
Chelsea Feltman has mentored students, spoken on panels, and led workshops around the world. She maintains a private voice studio…
Born in West Bromwich, England and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Susan Quintyne has sung internationally in Barbados, Japan, Jamaica, and…
Eli is an accomplished baritone (roles with San Francisco Opera Center, Los Angeles Opera, Cultural Arts Festival in Cortona, Italy…
Jared Trudeau is an Assistant Professor of Voice at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, teaching in the undergraduate and graduate Musical…
Charlotte Surkin is a singing voice specialist at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School of Lighthouse Guild International, voice…
Jennifer D’Agostino received her DMA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in voice performance with a minor in opera production. She…
John Ruppi is the NYSTA hospitality chair, and has recently been assisting in marketing and publicity, coordinating with NATS and…
Past Presidents
Matthew Hoch is associate professor of voice and coordinator of the voice area at Auburn University, where he teachers applied…
David Sabella’s performing credits include Chicago (Broadway) and Off-Broadway productions of Jules, Kiss and Make Up, Hexed, So Long, 174th…
Janet Pranschke is past president of NYSTA and is the founding director of NYSTA’s Professional Development Program. NYSTAÕs Distinguished Voice…
Past president of NYSTA, Josephine Mongiardo helped found The Oren Lathrop Brown Professional Development Program and has been awarded the…
Judith Nicosia is associate professor at Rutgers University, where she teaches voice, undergraduate and graduate pedagogy, diction, graduate art song…