Staff and Board

Meet the Staff

Executive Director

Cheryl McNeill

served as President of the Phoenix Girls Chorus Board of Directors for 2 years and elected to two terms as Chair of the Phoenix Boys Choir Board of Trustees, prior to assuming her current position as Executive Director.

While serving as the Board Chair of the Phoenix Boys Choir, Cheryl was instrumental in the reorganization and restructuring of the Phoenix Girls Chorus.

She has over 25 years of experience in non-profit, business, and public affairs, having coordinated major fundraising events, managed a successful commercial real estate venture, served in a senior role with a major Presidential campaign in New Hampshire, and managed successful Congressional and statewide campaigns. She also ran her own successful campaign for public office. Cheryl helped found and open Victory Collegiate Academy, a public charter school for underprivileged youth in Phoenix. She has received several awards for her many leadership roles and achievements, has had her work published, and was recognized as a “Rising Star” in her field. She holds a BA in Political Science from Emory University and a Paralegal Certificate from the University of Hartford.

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Harmonia Artistic Director

Laura Stevens

Laura Stevens is a music teacher and performer from Phoenix, Arizona. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from Ottawa University.

She is also an avid performer and loves to perform almost as much as she loves to teach. Ms. Stevens is an alumna of Phoenix Girls Chorus and has worked with the choir as a theory and sight singing instructor and a secondary director.

Ms. Stevens works as an elementary music teacher at Great Hearts Roosevelt Archway Academy and also teaches private piano and voice lessons. She is a firm believer that there should be a space available for anyone wanting to make music. She encourages exploration through learning music theory, leading in performance, and loving the process.

Principal Accompanist

Rebekah Howe

Rebekah Howe has 30+ years experience of piano accompanying and has professionally collaborated alongside choirs, vocalists, and instrumentalists since 2010. She has performed and toured internationally with the Phoenix Girls Chorus since 2012 and additionally has served as the Principal Accompanist for PGC since 2016.

Western Sky Satellite Choral Director

Renee Wilson-Wicker

With over 30 years of mastery experiences, distinguished educator, Renée Wilson-Wicker, recently retired from the Gwinnett County (GA) Public School District. Holding the Bachelor of Music degree (Education emphasis) from Capital University, the Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from the Manhattan School of Music and advanced Music Education coursework from the University of Georgia, Renée's groups consistently earned Superior and Excellent ratings at adjudicated events and she has been recognized by the prestigious Who's Who Among America's Teachers over multiple years.
Renée, an active conductor, clinician, adjudicator, and servant leader, holds membership in the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA), Arizona Choral Educators (ACE), Arizona Choral Directors Association (AzACDA), Arizona Music Educators Association (AzMEA), and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). She currently serves as the Lifelong Coordinator for the Western Division ACDA as well as AzACDA and is a Certified Head Adjudicator for the Georgia Music Educators Association.

Board of Directors

Robert Mayfield

Board President

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Kera Wacker

Vice President

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Brandi Reynolds

Secretary

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Cecilia Romero

Treasurer

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Joy Haugen

Director

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