Officers

GOVERNOR. Charlotte Nelson Aiosa, a lyric soprano, earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Performance degree at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her Master of Music in Voice Performance and the Bachelor of Science in Music Education degrees were earned at the University of Maryland, College Park. During her career as a singer and teacher she has performed mostly in the Washington D.C. area and at Shenandoah Conservatory, where she is a Professor of Music. Her academic life has included serving as chairperson of the Voice Division at Shenandoah for ten years, and serving as the Vice President and President of the NATS Virginia District. Various awards have included the Wilkens Faculty Appreciation Award from Shenandoah Conservatory 1992, the Regents Fellowship from the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan in 1984-87, and an Opera Scholarship for the Aspen Opera Program in 1985. During her studies at the University of Maryland she received a graduate assistantship in 1977, and was invited to be a member of Pi Kappa Lambda.

TREASURER. Julie Dean received her B.M. in Vocal Performance from Queens University of Charlotte, and M.M. from Winthrop University. Julie currently teaches voice lessons and voice classes at Queens and the Community School of the Arts, and serves as Executive Director of the Friends of Music at Queens. She is an active chorus member with Opera Carolina and is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Treasurer for NATS.

WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR. Grant Lewis earned his doctoral degree in Voice Performance at the Indiana University School of Music in Bloomington, IN where he also completed doctoral minor degrees in musicology and music technology. Dr. Lewis teaches courses in voice, church music, and is the Director of Music Technology at the Neb and Martha Cline School of Music at North Greenville University in Tigerville, SC. He frequently performs as a soloist and has enjoyed both cover and performing roles in Il Trovatore, Tosca, Lucia di Lammermoor, Handel's Messiah, Haydn's Creation, and the Mozart Requiem. Grant is a member of and webmaster for SCNATS, having served as Vice-President for the district 2004-2005. Dr. Lewis and his wife Camille live in Taylors, SC with their two young sons, Isaac and Gavin.