ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ARIA DIRECTOR
MUSIC LITERACY DIRECTOR

Ms. Pyper received her Bachelors and Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and her Kodály Certification from Brigham Young University. She spent time performing professionally at various theatres in Northern California, Arizona, and as part of Maximum Entertainments touring cast. For the last 14 years, Ms. Pyper has served as music teacher, administrator, and Headmaster in various school settings in California, Arizona, and Texas. She is currently the Assistant Headmaster for Great Hearts Online Texas, and continues to fill her spare time performing at local theatres in the valley. In addition to her great love of music, Ms. Pyper enjoys spending time with her family and aussiedoodle, Maverick.

AMABILE DIRECTOR

Melissa Iglesias is a passionate musician and music educator with an extensive background performing pop, sacred, theater, and opera genres as a soloist and ensemble musician. She sings at various venues ranging from church soloist to recitalist, is an active member of the Chandler Opera, and performs with the Euphony ensemble directed by Prof. Emeritus at ASU, Dr. David Schildkrit.

Originally a Floridian, Ms. Iglesias graduated with her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the opera program at Florida International University in Miami, FL in 2017. She continues to take lessons to maintain her abilities and frequently auditions for music festivals locally and abroad. Most recent festivals include performing the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s Magic Flute with Trentino Music Festival in Italy, Proserpina from Monterverdi’s L’Orfeo with Miami Music Festival, and a variety of soprano solo repertoire in concert with Opera Maya in Cancun, Mexico.

 Ms. Iglesias is also excited to invest in the next generation daily as she serves as a K-8 music educator at Liberty Arts Academy in Mesa, AZ. In the role of music educator, she is skilled with curriculum development, choral directing, music theory, ear training, percussion ensemble, and performance preparation and planning. With over 9 years of experience as a music teacher, her teaching practices are motivated by the desire to enrich student’s lives with valuable music skills, performing experiences and exploration. This also translates into her practices as a voice teacher with 8 years of experience as a voice instructor both in studios and at her home.

ANGELI COLLABORATIVE PIANIST

Jean-Luc Villamor was born in the Philippines but was raised here in the Valley. He started piano lessons in the 2nd grade and started accompanying ensembles in the 6th grade. He furthered his musicianship in piano, voice, and band at Arizona Conservatory for Arts and Academics and graduated in 2017 with an Arts diploma for completing 23 extra music credits, student directing the honors choir, marching band, and orchestra. During this time, Jean-Luc also joined the Phoenix Children’s Chorus, Class of 2017, and has continued to be involved with the organization ever since.

Mr. Villamor attended Arizona State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy and a focus in Jazz Piano. He’s had the honor of performing around the world including The Nash Jazz Club, Carnegie Hall in New York, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Vatican City. He’s worked with the ASU Gospel Choir as both a vocalist and pianist under directions of Dr. Jason Thompson and Prof. Nathan Myers, Grammy award-winning artist Myron Butler, the York University Gospel Choir under direction of Karen Burke, and has led workshops with the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM).

Currently, Mr. Villamor is the choir director of a children’s choir for homeschool kids, the assistant music director at his church, a worship leader for numerous churches around the valley, and a private piano and voice instructor.

ALLEGRIA DIRECTOR

Erin Tompkins is an accomplished theater, sacred, and concert musician. She has contracted with Arizona and Phoenix Opera Companies, graduated with her Bachelor’s of Music in Voice from Southern Methodist University in 2003, and performs in seasonal appearances with professional and voluntary ensembles locally. Her experience in the performing arts and academic communities has inspired students to pursue auditions in several languages, including but not limited to Spanish, French, Italian, Hebrew, German, and Latin.

Ms. Tompkins takes pride in helping her students connect to a focus, power, confidence, preparation, and joy of sharing the music they love across genres. She worked as a music minister of Via de Cristo United Methodist Fellowship/Faith Community for 10 years and several other congregations.

Ms. Tompkins was a voice instructor for Arizona Girlchoir’s 2024-25 season and is looking forward to working with our adult choir.

AMABILE COLLABORATIVE PIANIST

Mrs. Tuttle is very excited to be joining Arizona Girlchoir as a collaborative pianist. She has an extensive background in piano accompanying including choirs, soloists, musical theater and more.

Mrs. Tuttle is a classically trained pianist, but enjoys playing all genres of repertoire. She earned her Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from Arizona State University. She currently teaches piano classes at the Phoenix Center for the Arts, and is also a private piano teacher. Mrs. Tuttle was an adjunct instructor at Phoenix College for about 15 years. She resides in Phoenix with her husband, and two (very spoiled) cats.

PRIMA INSTRUCTOR

Mallory Hinton is a vocalist, pianist, and homeschool mom of four children. She grew up in Colorado and earned her degree in education and music at a seminary in Oklahoma. She started singing with her grandparents in church at age 4, and fell in love with choir and choral music in middle school and high school. She began competing in vocal competitions and was accepted into the Colorado All-State Choir at age 16. She currently volunteers in the children's and music ministries at her church in Scottsdale, and has 3 years of experience as the lead teacher of the children's music program.

Outside of music, Mallory's hobbies include Brazilian jiu jitsu, gardening, and raising chickens. She loves slow mornings at home with her kids, listening to praise music, and homeschooling. Mallory's daughters, Emberlee and Analaya, sing in the Angeli ensemble. She is excited to join the Arizona Girlchoir staff and share her love of music with the little ones in the Prima class.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Prior to accepting the position of Executive Director in 2019, Mrs. Shenk spent six years on the Board of Directors of Arizona Girlchoir, with one year as secretary and three years as treasurer. She is a graduate of the University of the Pacific with a BA in English.

Her 10-year career in technical writing for Silicon Valley tech companies included designing templates for manuals (remember those?), working with software engineers on user interface design, testing products, developing online help strategies, and forays into web design and databases. She also co-edited and wrote articles for the journal for the Silicon Valley Chapter of Society for Technical Writers.

After the birth of her first child, Mrs. Shenk stayed at home and eventually homeschooled her four children. She was the Children’s Ministry Director for her church in San Jose for nine years, managing all aspects of children’s programming, including planning and executing yearly Vacation Bible School. Her passion for supporting mothers and babies led to volunteer work with La Leche League International and Breastfeeding USA, where she led meetings, managed over 200 breastfeeding counselors nationally, and assisted with branding, marketing strategies, and organizational development, including redesign, testing, and editing of the website and education modules for Breastfeeding USA. She has also served on leadership teams for her churches in California and Arizona.

In her spare time, Mrs. Shenk facilitates a monthly support group for mothers at her church. She knows firsthand the important role that choir can play in development and growth of young women (and men) as her children have been in choir since they could talk. Her two older daughters are choir alumnae and now sing with Allegria.

SOCIAL MEDIA/MARKETING MANAGER

Miriam Harding is a wife of 11 years and mother of 5 children. With 4 boys, she is pleased that her daughter has a creative outlet in Arizona Girlchoir that she loves. Miriam and her husband, John, own a marketing agency and Real Estate Team in Phoenix, and she shares her experience with Arizona Girlchoir as the Social Media/Marketing Manager.

VOLUNTEER SUPPORT MANAGER

Selena Fludd's background includes teaching students in private, public, and charter schools and classes of all sizes from one-on-one to small and large groups of students. Selena was born and raised in Sumter, SC. She attended Columbia International University for a Bachelor of Science in Teaching and a Master of Arts in Teaching; and Northcentral University for a Ph.D. in Education. She is married to her wonderful husband, Wesley and they have four children, two boys and two girls. She enjoys traveling, reading, and experiencing different cultures. Selena and her family are very active in their community and church. Their goal as a family is to serve others by giving of their time and resources. Selena's daughters, Masie and Ellen, sing in the Aria and Angeli ensembles, respectively.

OPERATIONS MANAGER

CHOIR PHOTOGRAPHER/VIDEOGRAPHER

Mr. Lamca is the principal photographer and videographer for Lamca Media. He brings over 7 years of experience as a wedding, graduation, and family photographer.

MUSIC LIBRARIAN