Sue Fitch: Sue lives in Pleasant Hill and manages the office for the Law Office of Joan Grimes, a bankruptcy attorney in Walnut Creek. She has been singing in various groups from childhood, and also played the organ for many years. She currently sings and plays the hand bells at her church. Sue has been singing with the Cantare Chorale since 1999.

David Morales: David is CCV’s Founder and Artistic Director. His professional choral conducting experience spans 30 years in the East Bay, where he has held music positions in large Presbyterian churches and community musical organizations. David is also a Music Instructor at Merritt College in Oakland.

John Phillips: John lives in Richmond and works for Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco. In the summer of 2004, Wells Fargo granted John a 2-month paid leave to work on enhancing Cantare’s organizational database. He has been singing with Cantare since its inception in 1987.

Jay Reso: Jay lives in Concord and works for Chevron USA as a team leader for a global enterprise application support. Before transferring to the Bay Area, Jay served on the Board of Directors and was the Administrative Director of the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans. In addition to performing with choruses and choirs since high school, he was also instrumental in the post-Katrina recovery of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra including their educational outreach program.

Don Scott: Don is retired after thirty-nine years as an instrumental music teacher in Contra Costa Co. public schools, and now teaches privately in Walnut Creek. He has sung in numerous school, university and church choirs throughout his childhood and adult life, and now with the Cantare Chorale. Don has sung in the Chorale for five years and serves as chairman of the Cantare Education and Outreach Committee.

Suzette Smith, Secretary: Suzette lives in Benicia and is the administrator of Diablo Valley Montessori School in Lafayette. She has enjoyed music and has been involved in large and small choirs continuously since childhood. She has sung with CCV since 1999.

Mark Wilson: Mark resides in his native hometown of Oakland, and is an Assistant Professor at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. Additionally, he is a Lecturer in the Sociology Department of UC Berkeley, and former Pastor of McGee Avenue Baptist Church. Mark is a gospel musician, cellist and has sung in choruses since his youth attending Oakland public schools, including choral training under the direction of David Morales in the fledgling Oakland Youth Chorus. He now sings in the Cantare Chorale.

Derrick Wu: Derrick resides in Oakland and has been practicing architecture in the Bay Area for over 25 years. He sings with his church choir and currently serves as the moderator at Berkeley Chinese Community Church. Derrick is a supporter of Cantare Con Vivo and in particular its education/outreach program.

Yvonne Crosby Young: Yvonne lives in Oakland and is a teacher in a local elementary school. She is former Educational Program Director for the Samaritan Neighborhood Center in Oakland. Yvonne has extensive experience as an ESL teacher, translator (Spanish), tutor and mentor. She has served as a Board or advisory member for various community organizations and is a consistent and enthusiastic supporter of the various music opportunities provided by CCV to the community-at-large.