Leadership

Officers

Benjamin Berman (he/him)

Treasurer

Benjamin T. Berman received his BM and MM in voice performance from the Mason Gross School of the Arts of…

Diane Aragona (she/her)

Vice President and Registrar

Diane Aragona has her master of music in voice from Rutgers University. Ms. Aragona is the founder and co-owner of…

Eileen Cooper Sedek (she/her)

Secretary

Eileen Cooper Sedek’s performances have earned her praise for her “winsome stage presence” (Star Ledger ) and “spectacular acting and…

Elizabeth Saunders (she/her)

President

Elizabeth Saunders has served on the board of directors since 2011, as chair of the events committee for several years…

Board

Tessa Romano (they/them)

Dr Tessa Romano is tenure-track Lecturer in Voice at Te Whare Wnanga o Ltkou (University of Otago) in Ltepoti/Dunedin, Aotearoa…

Patricia Sheridan (she/her)

Patricia Sheridan offers private vocal training at her studio in New York City, specializing in classical vocal technique, including proper…

Manoj Govindraj (he/him)

Manoj found his calling in music early on in life. He began his formal training at age seven, though his…

Chelsea Feltman (she/her)

Social Media Chair

Chelsea Feltman has mentored students, spoken on panels, and led workshops around the world. She maintains a private voice studio…

Susan Quintyne (she/her)

Social Media

Born in West Bromwich, England and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Susan Quintyne has sung internationally in Barbados, Japan, Jamaica, and…

Eli Villanueva (he/him)

Eli is an accomplished baritone (roles with San Francisco Opera Center, Los Angeles Opera, Cultural Arts Festival in Cortona, Italy…

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Jared Trudeau (he/him)

PDP Director

Jared Trudeau is an Assistant Professor of Voice at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee, teaching in the undergraduate and graduate Musical…

Charlotte Surkin (she/her)

Charlotte Surkin is a singing voice specialist at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School of Lighthouse Guild International, voice…

Jennifer D’Agostino (she/her)

Editor, VOICEPrints

Jennifer D’Agostino received her DMA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in voice performance with a minor in opera production. She…

John Ruppi (he/him)

John Ruppi is the NYSTA hospitality chair, and has recently been assisting in marketing and publicity, coordinating with NATS and…

Past Presidents

Matthew Hoch (he/him)

Matthew Hoch is associate professor of voice and coordinator of the voice area at Auburn University, where he teachers applied…

David Sabella (he/him)

David Sabella’s performing credits include Chicago (Broadway) and Off-Broadway productions of Jules, Kiss and Make Up, Hexed, So Long, 174th…

Janet Pranschke (she/her)

Janet Pranschke is past president of NYSTA and is the founding director of NYSTA’s Professional Development Program. NYSTAÕs Distinguished Voice…

Josephine Mongiardo (she/her)

Past president of NYSTA, Josephine Mongiardo helped found The Oren Lathrop Brown Professional Development Program and has been awarded the…

Judith Nicosia (she/her)

Judith Nicosia is associate professor at Rutgers University, where she teaches voice, undergraduate and graduate pedagogy, diction, graduate art song…

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