Staff & Board

 Staff: 

Executive Director (OPEN)

Gail Sattler, Chair Gail has lived in Arizona for 20 years, having completed a long-planned escape from the cold of Wisconsin. Since arriving here, she has owned a limousine service, drove for Super Shuttle, had a courier/delivery business, and is now selling balloons and sponges. Music has always been an important part of Gail’s life, and she was a member of three singing groups prior to moving here. Gail knew of and had seen “TLC”, but she was unable to join the chorale until about four years ago. Since becoming a part of Arizona Women in Tune, Gail has learned to respect and thoroughly enjoy the music, the sisterhood, and the mission that Arizona Women in Tune presents and represents. Gail hopes this year will be a time of exceptional growth as Arizona Women in Tune continues to discover and treasure who they are and where they are going - as a group and as individuals.

Charles King, Bookkeeper/Accountant
LaDessa Coleman, Music Librarian
OPEN, Volunteer Coordinator
Annette Overholt, Reception Coordinator

 Board: 

Elizabeth Vaught, Vice Chair/Secretary Elizabeth is new to Arizona Women in Tune and the Board! Another one of our 'straight girls', Elizabeth hails from Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a primary teacher and a member of MUSE Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir for eight years. Now an official Phoenician, she is working for the Roosevelt School District as a Staff Development Director and working on her doctorate in Educational Leadership. Elizabeth enjoys singing and laughing, and can often be found hiking in the Superstitions.

Jane Murdock, Treasurer. Jane joined AZWIT March, 2006, after attending her very first concert and is an alto 1. Music has always been in her life: playing piano, accordion, singing in the church youth choir; playing brass instruments thru high school; then performing the folk songs of the '60s, usually as a solo, to the accompaniment of her guitar. Jane has always been a social worker, eventually earning a Master's in Social Work from Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Her career includes State Assistance Programs, working with battered and abused women, community health centers, hospital discharge planning and, in Arizona, being a hospice social worker over the last 10 years. Jane volunteered and trained staff for the Gay and Lesbian Hotline in St. Louis; and has presented educational programs on substance abuse and co-dependency to small and large groups, encouraging recovery thru 12-step programs.

Michele Michaels, Director of Grants Michele remembers Arizona Women in Tune when it was TLC in the early 1990's and has enjoyed attending concerts every year since then! A longtime volunteer and activist in the lesbian community in Phoenix, Michele served as President of the board of the Lesbian Resource Project in the mid 90's and most recently served a 2-year term as Grants Officer for One Voice Community Center in Phoenix. She joined Arizona Women in Tune as a board member in September 2007, contributing such strengths as networking, critical analysis, and grants writing. As a woman with progressive hearing loss, Michele also brings awareness of issues related to disability and access. As the Hard of Hearing Specialist for the State of Arizona, Michele travels around Arizona educating and training consumers and professionals about hearing loss. Michele holds a B.A. in Human Communication with a minor in Cultural Anthropology from Arizona State University. Michele also manages the career of a solo artist, Jess Hawk Oakenstar, and Jess's folk duo, Wayward Maggie.

Lee Kovacsavics, Board Member

Barbara Morrissey, Interim Board Member

Barb has been a member of Arizona Women in Tune for two years. She and her partner Mish relocated to Phoenix in 2006. Barb has a Master's Degree from Hofstra University in Special Education and has been teaching in the field for a number of years. She has always had a love for music and was responsible or developing a large children's choir in her church in New York which currently has 30 children ranging in age from three to sixteen. Besides teaching, Barb has always dedicated her time to volunteering in numerous social service organizations both in New York and Arizona. She has one daughter, Meagan who resides in New York. Barbara is excited to be serving on the Board of Directors and is dedicated to the artistic and financial success of AZWIT