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
Patricia Sheridan offers private vocal training at her studio in New York City, specializing in classical vocal technique, including proper…
Born in West Bromwich, England and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Susan Quintyne has sung internationally in Barbados, Japan, Jamaica, and…
Charlotte Surkin is a singing voice specialist at The Filomen M. D’Agostino Greenberg Music School of Lighthouse Guild International, voice…
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…