Leadership

Officers

Benjamin Berman

Treasurer

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

Diane Aragona

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

Secretary

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

Elizabeth Saunders

President

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

Felix Graham

Vice-President

Felix Graham is a New York-based performer, teacher, researcher, and director. As a singing voice specialist, Graham’s pedagogy focuses on…

Board

Eli Villanueva

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

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

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

Jennifer D’Agostino

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

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

Past Presidents

Matthew Hoch

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

David Sabella

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

Janet Pranschke

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

Josephine Mongiardo

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

Judith Nicosia

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

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