Faye (Delaney) McLanahan, Musical Director Faye has been a member of Sweet Adelines for over 30 years and has served in a music staff position and as choreographer in three other choruses in both Florida and Massachusetts.  She is the Baritone in the Region 9, 2001 Championship Quartet, Escapade and has competed at the international level many times in both chorus and quartet.  LaFiesta placed 10th in International Competition, awarding her an international medal. As well as being a quartet singer, she currently sings in Jacksonville Harmony Chorus, directs Song Of The Coast Chorus and serves on the Region 9 Educational Faculty in a musical and visual capacity.  Her quartet, Escapade, has served Region 9 as Quartet Promotion Coordinators for the past seven years. Sweet Adelines requires that a newly formed chorus be visited by a Regional Faculty member and Faye was sent to observe a performance by the chorus and report back to the Regional Team.  This glorious event lead to Faye accepting the position of director of Song Of The Coast Chorus from 2002-2004.  Her busy life and her engagement to her dear soon-to-be husband, Walt prompted her to resign from the position.  The director position again became open in 2006 and Faye was reinstated as full time director. When she returned to Song of the Coast in June 2006, she saw the chorus as a mature, energetic chorus whose style and image shine through in music with a “big band era” feel.  She looks forward to building around that image to create a wonderful, easy-listening repertoire for performances throughout the years.  This, together with Patriotic, Inspirational and Holiday music is a dynamic recipe for a very entertaining performance package.

Charlene Yazurlo, Associate Director Charlene Yazurlo has accepted the position of Associate Director of Song of the Coast chorus. Chalene was raised in a musical family. She began studying piano at the age of 4 and harmonized with her 2 older sisters. Her musical expertise eventually brought her to the art of 4-part harmony, barbershop style, as a charter member of Vienna Falls chorus in 1965. In 1969 she was co-founder of Circle Cities chorus in Ft. Worth. Charlene, an accomplished teacher and arranger for many years, joined Daytona's Famous Beach Chorus in 1987 and was soon enjoying her first experience as a director. A Certified Director and Approved arranger in the International Music Arrangers Program (IMAP), she has taught Music Theory and Arranging at Regional meetings as a member of DMA faculty, and served as coordinator of the Region 9 Arranging Program. Charlene currently sings baritone in the Firecrackers, and directs a comedy ensemble know as the Kooky Ukes. She looks forward to being the new Associate Director of Song of the Coast, reminding the chorus that "excellence is not an accident."

Board of Directors Officers for Song of the Coast chorus' Board of Directors for the fiscal year 2008-2009 are pictured from the left, Nancy Bowser (President), Val Chubb (Vice President), Joy Feulner (Recording Secretary) and Betsy Wilber (Treasurer).  Not pictured, Cheryl Soucy (Corresponding Secretary), Kay Bielick, Elsie Gobhart, Terri Jablonski, Runae Leonard and Sandra Serdar.