Board of Directors

Vyllana Nguyen

Co-Chair

Vyllana (she/her) is a graduate of the Creative Industries program at TMU and serves as the Social Media Director on the MSC Board of Directors. Vyllana currently works in the children's television industry and is delighted to convey MSC's artistic vision through promotional and advertising initiatives. Throughout her undergraduate studies, Vyllana has continued to be involved in music, having sung in MSC’s Frisson for two years, TMU's Resonate a cappella group, as well as being a proud alumna of the Ontario Youth Choir. Vyllana is extremely passionate about supporting the choral community, and is looking forward to another exciting season with MSC.

Tyrese Walters

Co-Chair

Tyrese Walters (he/him) is a graduate of Western University with a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Voice Performance, where he studied Voice with Prof. Torin Chiles and Conducting with Prof. Kathleen Allan and Dr. Mark Ramsay. In his final year at Western, he co-lead the Student Choral Initiative, a 20 member choir, within the Faculty of Music. He is the recipient of many awards including the Richard G. Manuel Music Award (2022), and the Deral Johnson Award (2022). Tyrese is in his final year of studies at the University of Toronto completing a Master of Music in Choral Conducting, where he holds the Elmer Iseler National Graduate Fellowship in Conducting. Tyrese is an experienced choral singer and conductor. He is the conductor of the low-voice ensemble, “Rocambolesco,” and an associate conductor of the 70-voice youth choir “Frisson” and assistant conductor of the 80-voice young adult choir “Datsuzoku” in the MSC Choirs organisation. He is the Conductor of “Encore” in the Young Voices Toronto organisation. Tyrese has also sung with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale

Russell Sweeney

Treasurer

Russell is a graduate of the Accounting and Finance program at the University of Waterloo and serves as treasurer on the MSC Board of Directors. Russell currently works at Deloitte as a manager in the Accounting Advisory practice and relishes the opportunity to utilise his experience in the accounting and business realms to assist MSC from a financial point of view. Russell has been an enthusiastic member of MSC for 5+ years, including MSC’s inaugural season, and has also sung in numerous other choirs including the University of Waterloo Chamber Choir, the Cawthra Park Secondary School Chamber Choir, and the Ontario Youth Choir.

Paige Fitzpatrick

Social Media & Advertising Director

Paige Fitzpatrick (she/her) is a former student of the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University, and serves as the Secretary on MSC’s Board of Directors. While studying at Western, she was an active member of the Faculty of Music Students’ Council and was elected to serve on the council’s executive team as the Vice-President of Events for the 2018/2019 school year. She is now an undergraduate student at Toronto Metropolitan University studying Creative Industries with focuses in Visual Culture and Professional Communication, and continues to be involved in a number of leadership roles within the university including Senate and the Creative Industries Course Union. She has participated in The Woodlands Secondary School’s Concert, Chamber, and Europe Choirs throughout high school, as well as Resonance Youth Choir in 2016 and 2022. Paige began her first season with MSC in the summer of 2020, and is excited to be returning to sing for another season and continue working more closely with the organization.

Hilary Menezes

Community Outreach Officer

Hilary is completing a degree in English and Cultural Studies, with a minor in Political Science and a Concurrent Certificate in Leadership, Equity & Social Change, at McMaster University. She will be continuing her studies in the fall at OISE, beginning her Master of Arts/Ontario College of Teachers Certificate in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development. As an active member in her community, Hilary has sung in school and community choirs for nearly 16 years. This includes singing and volunteering with MSC for the past five seasons. She has enjoyed watching the choir grow and flourish, and is proud to be joining the Board of Directors. She looks forward to bringing her passion for community, connection and care to the team and organization as a whole.

Laura Packer

Educational Outreach Officer

Laura Packer (she/her) is a secondary school educator, born and raised in Toronto. Laura is a three time graduate of the University of Toronto, where she received her Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Education, and most recently her Masters of Education. She has been an educator in Toronto for the past seven years, working in various schools around the city teaching Music and English, among other subjects. Laura sings with the Orpheus Choir of Toronto, Royal York Road United Church, and Babel, as well as spent two summers singing with Sehnsucht and Concreamus. She is passionate about connecting youth with choral programs and accessible, quality arts education, and is looking forward to furthering the relationships between MSC and schools in the community.

Cameron Martin

Advancement Director

Cameron (he/him) is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Voice Performance program and is currently working towards a Master’s in Ethnomusicology at the same institution. Cameron’s research interests include voice studies, trauma studies, and anthropology of the voice, with a specific interest in the relationship between singer and voice teacher and the navigation of power dynamics therein. Cameron is delighted to join Datsuzoku and the Modern Sound Collective as a resident musicologist to explore their repertoire and facilitate a holistic learning process for choristers through research. Cameron also works as the tenor soloist at Glenview Presbyterian Church as well as at the West Toronto Community Choir. He is passionate about singing and very grateful to have the opportunity to work with Datsuzoku this year.