David C. Freese, President and Treasurer
Mr. Freese enjoyed a 30-year career in finance and international development, working in the areas of financial reporting and compliance as well as
treasury operations. He has also been on the board of the Friends of Samuels Public Library (Front Royal, VA) and the Master Gardeners of the Northern Shenandoah Valley. A resident of the Shenandoah Valley since 2000, he has sung in choruses all his life and has been associated with The Valley Chorale for 15 years.
Pat Casey, Vice President
Ms. Casey retired to the Shenandoah Valley in 2014 after a successful, 32-year legal career in Washington DC. She was a partner in a major law firm and later a
Senior Vice President and manager of the legal department in a telecommunications company in Washington. Prior to law school, she was a high school English teacher for eight years. She is a member of the Master Gardeners of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, and has been singing with The Valley Chorale and its predecessor
organization for some 10 years.
Sara Pavlak McGuire, At-Large
Ms. McGuire has 15+ years’ experience in the finance and private equity industries, working in both investor relations and acquisitions. Additionally, she
possesses 7+ years of experience running a non-profit theatre company in Chicago, IL, and also worked as a stage actor in that city for 10 years. She has received numerous nominations and awards for her theatrical work.
Linda Tokarski, Secretary
A retired physical therapist, Ms. Tokarski relocated to Virginia in 2020. She has been singing for more than 40 years in various choruses in New England and the southeastern United States. In addition to her role as Secretary, Ms. Tokarski also organizes the Chorale's social gatherings, where singers become better acquainted with one another and, as a result, sing better together.