Bios of the 2024 TCC Board of Directors
PRESIDENT: Emily Ore, Soprano
[Term 1 Ends Dec 31, 2024]
Emily is a native of Phoenix, Arizona and she joined TCC for the 2022 Fall season (Aug 2022) to pursue her hobby of singing and to meet new people. Emily has served on the TCC Board of Directors as VP in 2023 and President in 2024. She also sings with a women’s A Capella group, Wicked Pitch of the West. Outside of work and singing, Emily’s hobbies include traveling, spending time at the beach, going to sporting events, and theater.
Emily works as a Senior Project Manager in the Financial Industry. Her professional background has developed and honed excellent relationship management skills and the ability to adapt quickly to shifting circumstances. As a highly collaborative, communicative and results-oriented project manager, she is at ease with organizing project milestones, implementing carefully strategized plans and propelling her team to successful outcomes.
VICE PRESIDENT: Deb Northrop, Tenor
[Term 1 Ends Dec 31, 2024]
Deb has been involved with TCC for more than 23 years. She has served the needs of the chorus in many different capacities. She currently serves as the Vice President on the Board of Directors, Show Committee and Music Team.
She has competed with several Sweet Adeline Choruses, held multiple leadership and committee positions within those choruses. Currently she sings with the Wicked Pitch of the West A Cappella Women’s Group and is a Barbershop Harmony Society member.
She is the Administrative Assistant to the Online Nursing Division for a Private Post-Secondary Education College. She has been working with auditors, compliance teams, leadership support and students for more than 21 years.
Deb has the willingness, drive and commitment to continue to serve TCC and its vision, to serve the community and be a safe place for all.
TREASURER: Judi Schlieter, Tenor
[Term 1 Ends Dec 31, 2024]
Judi joined TCC in 2022 and has been member of the TCC Board of Directors for the last 2 years, serving as Treasurer. She would love the opportunity to serve the chorus for another term.
After becoming a member of Sweet Adeline’s Phoenix Kachina Chorus in 1987, she performed and competed with several choruses, including Phoenix Showcase, Celebrity City Chorus, and Scottsdale Chorus. Over the years, she served on several committees including: costuming, make up, choreography, music committee, and show committee.
Judi retired from SRP after 30 years, where she worked as a customer service supervisor, and a billing specialist. She now spends her time bowling, playing golf, and singing with TCC and Wicked Pitch of the West.
SECRETARY: Kristi Christofferson, Alto
[Term 1 Ends Dec 31, 2025]
Kristi is a native of Arizona and joined TCC in the fall of 2018. Kristi was a member of the TCC board in 2019/2020 and has decided to get involved again. In her spare time, Kristi also sings with a women’s A Capella group, Wicked Pitch of the West where she serves as Business Manager and Social Media Lead. Kristi also loves to travel and loves spending time with her loved ones.
In her professional career Kristi works as an Account Manager for a large Pharmacy Benefit Management company where she manages the day to day functionality and relationship of Health Plan clients with the PBM. In addition she is also responsible for leading projects and building teams to support clients.
BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE
Joanne Courville, Soprano
[Term 2 Ends Dec 31, 2025]
Encouraged to become a member of Tempe Community Chorus, I joined in January 2019 as a soprano. All my life, I have been involved in music, whether singing in school, church choirs, musical productions, or during my years of studying piano.
Singing has always been a lifelong passion for me. After pursuing music performance at the university and community college, I was led to take my love of singing to a higher level. In the Phoenix area, I sang in community choruses at Mesa and Chandler/Gilbert Community Colleges starting in 2007. Performing with a group of choral members who are excited about learning new music and performance techniques, as well as developing new friendships, has been a real plus within TCC.
My professional work, including training and development, health/wellness issues, and working with the food industry, has allowed me to spend many years serving on boards and committees in various leadership capacities for business/industry, governmental agencies, and non-profits.
For the past two years, I’ve served on the TCC Board of Directors as a Member At Large. My efforts were focused on the Grant Committee, since I spent years overseeing procurement and developing contracts for large organizations and private vendors. It has been a great growth experience and very fulfilling to serve with hardworking and committed volunteers. Right now, new possibilities for TCC exist, so I’d welcome the opportunity to continue building on the foundation that the Board has worked hard to develop.
Chelsea Freund, Soprano 1
[Term 1 Ends Dec 31, 2025]
I am brand new to TCC as of Fall of 2023, but not new to singing. I previously took vocal performance classes with instructors at Chandler Gilbert Community College, and have experience in musical performance productions. I attended a high school for the arts in Minnesota with my major being theater, but also played three instruments, danced, wrote, and studied visual arts as well. I am grateful to have found TCC and am pretty sure my neighbors are thrilled, since they probably prefer me to sing loudly elsewhere, especially when volume and repetition are involved.
If there is any free time to be had, Chelsea likes to bake and cook with recipes that unapologetically use real butter. She enjoys stand-up comedy and live music, and dresses that make a statement.
Nancy Read, Alto
[Term 2 Ends Dec 31, 2025]
I am a TCC Alto 2. I joined TCC in 2017 upon the break up and dissolution of the San Tan Chorale where I served on their Board. I was recruited to join TCC by Alto 1 Bev Rouscup. Bev invited 4 of us to join TCC and we did! The 4 of us were welcomed with open arms as we became the newbie Alto 2’s. We loved the singing, the practices, the concerts and Cary’s direction. I now truly miss the group singing during TCC’s hiatus and look forward to resuming singing, when determined as safely to do so.
I have years and years of experience in leadership and serving on Boards and Commissions: City Councilmember and Vice-Mayor of a CA municipality, retired staff member to a CA Member of Congress, Board of Directors CA Golden Gate Bridge District in San Francisco, Board member Girls and Boys Club, PTA President and Little League Team Mom.
Since relocating to AZ in 2000, I retired in 2016 from the AZ Secretary of State’s office in the capacity of statewide Campaign Finance Manager. I now have the time, interest and desire to help TCC get back up and running, to invite all returning TCC members back and work to the benefit of all who wish to participate in TCC at any level.
Sarah Saucedo, Soprano
[Term 1 Ends Dec 31, 2025]
Singing is a lifelong passion for Sarah, who first joined choir in elementary school and continued through high school and college. Starting in Fall 2023, Sarah proudly joined Tempe Community Chorus to continue her singing journey.
Sarah was heavily involved in campus organizing at Arizona State University which opened the door for her to serve on the board of directors for a civil rights organization and a local harm reduction collective fighting the overdose epidemic. In 2019 she joined AmeriCorps NCCC, performing national and community service in California and Hawaii. Currently she is an analyst with a policy and government affairs firm.
Sarah is skilled at executing objectives, conducting research and analysis, and working on a team. She is thrilled to now serve the TCC community on the board of directors. Outside of TCC, she and her partner Ian enjoy hiking, cooking, and spending time with family.
