Our Leadership
Director ~~ Terry Hait
Terry Hait joined SA in May 2010, to sing with the bass section. Several years later, Terry was asked to join Carol Wood, Sue Dana-Leviness and Joanne Burdick to sing tenor for a new quartet, Girls’ Night Out. She has served on the board as secretary. Now, as Flora Beth Cunningham passes the torch, Terry begins her role as Director for City of the Hills Chorus.
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Coincidentally, like Flora Beth, Terry is also a native of Philadelphia who was transplanted to Stamford, NY, as a young girl. She earned a BA in Psychology at Hartwick College where she also had the privilege of singing under Hartwick professor and choral director, Dr. Thurston Dox.
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Terry lives in Jefferson, NY, with her husband, Lynn, and their Boston terrier, Abbey. They have 5 grown children and 4 amazing grandchildren. Terry is director of music at St. Joseph’s Parish in Worcester, NY, where she has directed the annual Christmas Cantata for many, many years. She is an ONC BOCES board member and is a local meeting leader for Weight Watchers. She enjoys singing, playing piano, baking, quilting and spending time with friends and family.
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Assistant Director ~~~ Jan McGrath
Jan lives in Cooperstown, NY, joining the chorus in 1994. At present she is president of the chorus and is the baritone section leader. She also has been the chorus's historian for many years. Jan sings in the quartet Four of Hearts and also in the choir of her church.
Jan has recently retired after 46 years with Bassett Healthcare, having always worked in Human Resources. She's married to a U.S. Air Force veteran, is the mother of a U.S. Marine Corps Reservist, and is the grandmother of four. Her joys are reading, singing, and membership in the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors functions as the governing and decision-making body of the chorus. The board has six members, each elected for a two-year term. It elects the officers, each for a one-year term. The board is responsible for developing, overseeing, and evaluating long-range plans that are based on the goals of the chorus. They establish committees that are responsible for carrying out the plans.
The board members, left to right:
Front:
Sue Dana-LeViness - Treasurer
Jan McGrath - President
Cindy Heaney - Secretary
Back:
Robin Medina
Elaine Bonadies
Dorcas Ross - Vice President
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