Meet the
PITCHES
NISHAD FRANCIS
President
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Voice Part: Tenor
Joined: Fall 2021
Major: Political Science
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Soul Artist(s): Bruno Mars, Sam Smith
Audition Song: "Talking To the Moon" by Bruno Mars
Fun Fact: Was born with 2 teeth
STEPHANIE LIU
Music Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Voice Part: Mezzo
Joined: Fall 2020
Major: Communications
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA
Solos: Trampoline, Past Lives
Soul Artist(s): Sammy Rae and the Friends
Audition Song: "I Say A Little Prayer" by Dionne Warwick
Fun Fact: Is lactose intolerant but still eats ice cream (favorite flavors are coffee and strawberry)
ELENA FLAUTO
Business Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Voice Part: Soprano
Joined: Fall 2021
Major: Music History & Industry, Statistics
Graduation Year: 2025
Hometown: Akron, OH
Solos: Santa Tell Me, Snakeskin, Call Out My Name
Soul Artist(s): Lana Del Rey, Ethel Cain
Audition Song: "Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé
Fun Fact: Is related to Cher!!
ADITI SREENIVAS
Vice President, Assistant Music Director
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Voice Part: Mezzo
Joined: Fall 2022
Major: Political Science and Music Industry
Graduation Year: 2026
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Solos: Call Out My Name
Soul Artist(s): Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, SZA, Lorde
Audition Song: "If I Ain’t Got You" by Alicia Keys
Fun Fact: The first (and third to last) song I bought on iTunes was "Count On Me" by Bruno Mars.
BEN SUSSKIND
Performance Director, Co-Social Chair
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Voice Part: Baritone
Joined: Fall 2022
Major: Theater
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Solos: Conan Gray Medley
Soul Artist(s): Lizzy McAlpine, Conan Gray
Audition Song: "All I Ask" by adele
Fun Fact: Wrote and recorded an EP last summer!
NITI SEEREERAM
Co-Social Chair
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Voice Part: Alto
Joined: Fall 2020
Major: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Burlington, MA
Solos: Bad Dream
Soul Artist(s): Lady Gaga
Audition Song: "Take Me to Church" by Hozier
Fun Fact: Loves dinosaurs!
NICK BURGOS
Co-Publicity Chair
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Voice Part: Bass, Baritone
Joined: Fall 2020
Major: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution with Environmental Systems and Society Minor
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Chula Vista, CA
Soul Artist(s): EXO, Day6, UMI, Stephen Day, Grent Perez
Audition Song: "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" by Meghan Trainor ft John Legend
Fun Fact: Was an avid dinosaur enthusiast in his earlier years :-)
XIMENG GUO
Co-Publicity Chair
Pronouns: He/Him/His
Voice Part: Tenor
Joined: Fall 2021
Major: Computer Science
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Shenzhen, China
Solos: Two
Soul Artist(s): 徐佳莹 Lala Hsu, Mariah Carey
Audition Song: "Not Over You" by Gavin DeGraw
Fun Fact: His Chinese name 曦萌 is a perfect translation to Simon
JOANNA ZHANG
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Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Voice Part: Soprano
Joined: Fall 2020
Major: Business Economics
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Solos: Trampoline
Soul Artist(s): Phoebe Bridgers, Faye Webster
Audition Song: "Put Your Records On" by Corinne Bailey Rae
Fun Fact: Has opposite birthdays with her sister! (10/9 and 9/10)
FIONA MCDANIEL
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Pronouns: They/Them
Voice Part: Soprano
Joined: Fall 2021
Major: Physics with Data Engineering Minor
Graduation Year: 2025
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Solos: If Stars Aligned
Soul Artist(s): Yebba, SZA, Jacob Collier, Q, Fleetwood Mac
Audition Song: "Moon River" from Breakfast at Tiffany's
Fun Fact: I like heights! I can ride a giraffe unicycle and am an avid rock climber
LINDSEY MARDONA
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Pronouns: She/Her
Voice Part: Alto
Joined: Fall 2022
Major: Cognitive Science w/ Specialization in Computing (& double minor in digital humanities + data science engineering)
Graduation Year: 2023
Hometown: Castro Valley, CA
Solos: Primadonna
Soul Artist(s): Laufey, Luke Chiang, Lawrence, Higedan, Day6
Audition Song: "Left Side" by Eloise
Fun Fact: Can do a pretty good togepi impression!
DAKOTA DRY
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Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Voice Part: Mezzo
Joined: Fall 2021
Major: Ethnomusicology
Graduation Year: 2024
Hometown: Richmond, CA
Solos: Wings/Be My Husband
Soul Artist(s): Joni Mitchell
Audition Song: "Rise Up" by Andra Day
Fun Fact: She did musical theatre as a child