OFFICERS
Sahoko Sato Timpone is Associate Professor of Voice at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, following eight years on…
Elizabeth Saunders has served on the board of directors since 2011, as chair of the events committee for several years…
Benjamin T. Berman received his BM and MM in voice performance from the Mason Gross School of the Arts of…
Tracy Marie Koch, spinto soprano, has been hailed as possessing a “beautiful, penetrating dramatic sound with exceptional beauty.” Ms.Koch was…
Collin Ellsbury is an actor, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and voice teacher from Fort Dodge, Iowa, whose teaching is grounded in…
Board of Directors
Born in West Bromwich, England and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Susan Quintyne has sung internationally in Barbados, Japan, Jamaica, and…
Patricia Caicedo is a soprano, musicologist, and physician whose work explores Latin American and Iberian art song, music and health,…
Colin Briskey is an innovative, evidence-based voice teacher and storyteller who collaborates with students to craft a singing technique that…
Ronald F. Land is a respected vocal instructor, pianist, assistant conductor, coach, accompanist and administrator. Well versed in opera, art…
John Ruppi is the NYSTA hospitality chair, and has recently been assisting in marketing and publicity, coordinating with NATS and…
Claudia Friedlander is a voice teacher and fitness expert based in New York City. Born in Queens and raised in…
Walker Jermaine Jackson is an extremely versatile singer, vocal coach, and music director living in New York City. As a…
Baritone Corey Gaudreau is a singer and vocal arts educator. He is Chair of Voice at New England Conservatory’s Expanded…
Yi Ding, soprano, is an internationally active performer and voice teacher. She serves on the voice faculty at the University…
Past Presidents
Matthew Hoch is associate professor of voice and coordinator of the voice area at Auburn University, where he teachers applied…
Judith Nicosia is associate professor at Rutgers University, where she teaches voice, undergraduate and graduate pedagogy, diction, graduate art song…
Janet Pranschke is past president of NYSTA and is the founding director of NYSTA’s Professional Development Program. NYSTAÕs Distinguished Voice…
David Sabella’s performing credits include Chicago (Broadway) and Off-Broadway productions of Jules, Kiss and Make Up, Hexed, So Long, 174th…
Past president of NYSTA, Josephine Mongiardo helped found The Oren Lathrop Brown Professional Development Program and has been awarded the…