Our Staff

 Lisa began her journey with The Singing Angels as a teenager, spending five unforgettable years with the organization, an experience she describes as life-changing. For more than three decades, she has remained devoted to the Angels in a variety of roles, with her most treasured memories coming from the time spent with founder, Bill Boehm. His vision and love for the Angels continues to inspire her work today. Outside of the Angels, Lisa is a dedicated pediatric RN, with her heart rooted in philanthropy and caring for others. She is honored to serve as Executive Director, working alongside others who share her passion for the organization. Together, they remain focused on preserving the organization’s legacy and guiding it toward a renewed era of excellence. 

Marianne spent ten unforgettable years performing with The Singing Angels and her daughter Josephine is currently in her fifth year as an Angel.  Marianne is thrilled to be involved with the Angels once again - now as a parent, mentor and supporter.  She cherishes the opportunity to work alongside fellow alumni as they work to give back, share experiences and help create wonderful and exciting opportunities for today's Angels, just as others once did for them.   

Jim grew up surrounded by barbershop music and fell in love the with style of singing. He was an Angel for eight years. Jim is proudest of singing Baritone with International Collegiate Champion quartet "Catfish Bend" in 2002. Serving as the director of Tower City Chorus has allowed him to continue his love of music before returning to the Angels in 2021.

One of five brothers, Ken was born in New Jersey and began his dance training at age 4. Over the years he and his four brothers evolved into a tap dance act which became featured performers with The Singing Angels following their move to Cleveland in 1966. While also singing with the Angels the brothers danced while the Angels sang barbershop harmony.

They moved to Seattle in 1971 and returned as guest performers with the Angels through 1976. During this time the brothers were introduced to ballet and jazz and followed a path into the ballet world. 

Fast forward to 2005, Ken was asked to take the roll of Artistic and Executive Director of Washington Contemporary Ballet. While in this capacity, Ken was responsible for development, implementation and supervision of school syllabus, staffing for both artist training and administrative responsibilities, and developing the performance season, casting, auditions, overseeing rehearsals, and all technical aspects of a production. 

During Ken’s tenure as Artistic Director, he staged their annual Nutcracker Production a well as their annual Spring Repertory Concerts which featured many premier works as well as WCB Signature pieces including, Nevsky, Pied Piper, and Collage’. 

Ken also hosted the Metropolitan Dance Festival bringing together ten dance organizations from all around the Puget Sound area for a full day of dance related activities, classes with guest instructors and culminating in a public  performance with all participants. 

Ken was asked to return to The Singing Angels as the Artistic Director collaborating with the Acting Executive Director to ensure the preservation of the The Singing Angels artistic quality.

Frances is a Singing Angel alumna, Class of 2022. Frances spent seven years performing with Angels and is presently a student at Baldwin Wallace University studying Music Education

Katharine Cowan has been a company member with the Cleveland Ballet Company since 2019. She is an accomplished teacher specializing in ballet and contemporary dance. Katharine's love for dance began at the age of 3, and since then she has studied ballet, pointe, contemporary,

modern, jazz, musical theatre, and hip hop. Her extensive training includes prestigious institutions such as the Joffrey Ballet, Boston Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, Ballet Austin, Oregon Ballet Theatre, and Studio West Dance Academy. 

As a dedicated educator, Katharine

has also worked with outreach programs in the greater Cleveland area, with the goal of spreading the joy of dance to the community. Her performance repertoire includes lead roles like Giselle, Cinderella, Sugar Plum, and Clara and features works by acclaimed choreographers

such as George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, Jerome and Laura Tisserand, Dawn Fay, Claudia Schreier, and Ilia Zhivoi. 

As a teacher, Katharine focuses on building confidence, creativity, and teamwork in a supportive environment where students can express themselves, develop, discipline, and cultivate a love for dance.

James Balaguer

Retired

Gary DaMert, M.D.

Retired

Marianne Brady

Alumna

Mary Beth Marquard

Alumna

Chandler H. Everett

Retired

Jim Koenig

Alumnus