Who we are

FOUNDERS
Aidan Dunn, Kathleen McGuire, Scott Mills, Stephanie Smith

STAFF
Ben Keim : Pianist
Andra Kimball: Rehearsal Coordinator

STEERING COMMITTEE
Aidan Dunn and Andra Kimball: Co-Chairs
Jim Freeman: Treasurer
Gian Hernandez: GLAM member representative
Dr. Kathleen McGuire: Media Liason
Scott Mills: Ex-Officio and GLAM Music Director
Brian Tognotti: Committee Member

BIOS

	Aidan Dunn: Co- Chair Executive Director, Youth Gender Project; member of the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band; member of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
	Jim Freeman: Treasurer Vice President, IBM Global Services, President of the Board of Out and Equal, Singer and Member or the Board of Directors of San Francisco Gay Men's chorus.
	Gian Hernandez: GLAM member representative Gian is a student at San Francisco State where he is double majoring in Classical Trumpet Performance and Organizational Communications. He is a proud member of GLAM, The San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom band and the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
	Dr. Kathleen McGuire: Media Liason Artistic Director, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus; Conductor, Community Women's Orchestra; Music Teacher, Convent of the Sacred Heart High School.
	Scott Mills: Ex-Officio and GLAM Music Director Scott Mills received his B.S. in Music from Ball State University in Muncie, IN.  After graduating, he taught for several years in the public school system directing children from 6th to 12th grade. The choirs he led ranged from classical choral ensembles to swing choirs. He also participated in civic theatre as a vocal director, stage director and lead performer in such musicals as Into the Woods, Hello Dolly, Funny Girl and George M.    After moving to San Francisco in 2000, Mills joined the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus (SFGMC). After a couple of years, he created and led an SFGMC ensemble, Vocal Minority. Vocal Minority performed in many SFGMC concerts as well as the GALA Choruses Festival in Montreal in 2004.  After returning from Montreal and hearing about youth choruses developing all around the world, Mills felt it was important to create such a group here in San Francisco. "Children have such an amazing energy to work with and when focused on singing can bring amazing life to music. This is why I went into teaching in the first place." He hopes to bring fun and excitement to an already strong and enthusiastic group of young musicians.
	Brian Tognotti: Committee Member Brian Tognotti is a singer, playwright and screenwriter. In addition to GLAM, he has been active with such Bay Area organizations as The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco, Theatre Bay Area, MCC San Francisco Worship & Praise Team, San Francisco Frontrunners, Frameline, San Francisco Hiking Club and the LGBT Center.
	Ben Keim: GLAM pianist / accompanist  A midwestern transplant from Cincinnati, Ben received a bachelor's degree in piano performance from San Francisco State University in 2003 and has been accompanying chiors, church services, theater shows, ballet classes, and solo intrumentalists and singers for over 15 years. He currently is the pianist for "Shopping: the Musical," running at the Shelton Theatre.