mattias Geise

PRESIDENT

Matthias Geise is a senior partner at Bain & Company, where he has built a career spanning more than 25 years in management consulting and leads the firm’s Financial Investors practice in New York. His work focuses on private equity and private credit, including due diligence and value creation. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and completed a Fulbright Fellowship at the Stockholm Center for Organizational Research.

gregory kimble

VICE PRESIDENT

Gregory Kimble Jr. concentrates his practice in providing affordable transactional legal counsel and governance to individuals, small businesses, and nonprofits, primarily in communities of color.

Gregory graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2017.  He spent two years working as an Equal Justice Works Fellow, where he provided legal counsel and general nonprofit guidance to small nonprofits in Westchester County, New York.

Michelle Sardone

SECRETARY

Michelle Sardone began her career at NewYork-Presbyterian in 2002 as a staff social worker on a psychotic disorders unit and has since advanced through several leadership roles. Today, she oversees management and patient flow for more than 500 psychiatric beds across the NewYork-Presbyterian enterprise.

Michelle has extensive experience leading inpatient and ambulatory behavioral health programs, managing interdisciplinary teams, improving patient flow and clinical quality, and advancing operational initiatives across complex psychiatric service lines. She has been recognized for excellence in clinical supervision, program development, staff education, and system integration.

Loren Becher

TREASURER

Loren Becher is an ethics and compliance leader with more than 20 years of experience transforming corporate cultures within Fortune 500 pharmaceutical companies. She has built and strengthened compliance programs that empower employees, improve operations, and deliver measurable results.

Her expertise includes strategic planning, project management, operational excellence, and employee engagement. She has led global, cross-functional teams and initiatives that improved compliance metrics, strengthened employee engagement, and produced award-winning training programs.

Loren holds a Master of Public Health in Health Policy and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The George Washington University, as well as several professional certifications in ethics and compliance. A dedicated community volunteer, she has previously served on several boards. Loren lives in Westchester with her husband and two sons and enjoys long-distance running while listening to health, wellness, and finance podcasts.

Isper Crissey

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Isper Crissey has been a nurse for almost 30 years, having worked in clinical practice at John Hopkins Hospital, nursing administration at NYPH. She currently teaches nursing at Mercy College and Columbia University, where she serves on several committees and is a fellow for the diversity, equality, and inclusion program at Mercy College. Outside of work, she is a member of NAMI of Rockland (National Alliance on Mental Illness), an advocacy group for persons with mental illness and their families. She is a volunteer in the religious education department of the Holy Name of Jesus Church in Valhalla and is active at her daughter’s school. She tries to be actively involved in her daughter’s activities because she knows it takes a village to raise a well-rounded and happy child, and she believes in WCChorus’ mission. Ms. Crissey lives in White Plains with her husband and daughter, who sings in WCChorus.

ELIZABETH CLAIN

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Elizabeth Clain spent 31 years working in public schools in New York State.  She spent the first six years of her career teaching Social Studies in the New York City public school system and the last 26 years in the Mamaroneck School District.  For the past 11 years, Liz served as the Principal of Mamaroneck High School, and most recently, she began her next chapter as an educational consultant, coaching new and seasoned administrators.

While serving as principal of Mamaroneck High School, one of Liz’s responsibilities was to directly supervise the music department. Liz quickly realized what a privilege it was to spend time with teachers and students while they made music together and learned from one another.  Liz is deeply aware of how important it is for young people to have a place where they belong and where they can be their true selves. Liz believes the WCChorus is such an organization. Liz has watched WCChorus grow since 2015, and she is honored to now serve as a board member. 

Liz’s two children are grown and theoretically out of the house!  She and her husband can be found most weekends hiking/walking, reading, or cooking for friends and family. 

Diandra D’Amico

MEMBER AT LARGE

Diandra Lyn D’Amico is an English language arts teacher at Mamaroneck High School with nearly two decades of experience working with students in public, private, and charter school settings. In 2023, she received the New York City Department of Education’s Big Apple Award in recognition of her excellence in teaching and commitment to students.

Diandra holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Haverford College and a master’s degree in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is passionate about helping young people strengthen their voices, pursue their interests, and recognize their ability to make a difference.

Lauren Drapek

MEMBER AT LARGE

Lauren Drapek is an educational leader, former music educator, and lifelong musician who serves as Assistant Principal at Edgewood Elementary School in Scarsdale. Previously, she spent more than a decade at VOICE Charter School in Queens as a music teacher, department leader, and school administrator.

Throughout her career, Lauren has championed equitable access to arts education. She secured grants to expand instruction in musical theatre, keyboard, and modern band and helped develop a music program featured in The New York Times. She has also directed student choruses at Symphony Space and presented nationally on music education and literacy.

An active vocalist, Lauren performs with community choral and theatre ensembles. She holds degrees from New York University, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Caitlin Shannon

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Caitlin Shannon is a researcher, educator, and lifelong music lover who is delighted to be part of the Westchester Children’s Chorus community. A singer for as long as she can remember, she believes choral music has a unique ability to foster joy, connection, and belonging.

Caitlin is Program Director for the Attachment and Health Disparities Lab at the NYU School of Global Public Health, where she leads national initiatives to expand access to biomedical data and strengthen research capacity. Over the past two decades, she has worked in the United States and internationally in global health, implementation science, and program evaluation.

Outside of work, Caitlin enjoys cooking, traveling, and exploring new places with her daughter, Aine. She is grateful for the opportunity to support the Chorus and celebrate the power of music in children’s lives.