Sonya has been a member of Hopewell Valley Chorus for almost two decades, but this is her first position on the board. She has been singing since elementary school, and sang in high school at Wells Cathedral School in Somerset UK, and college choirs at Keble College, Oxford and Imperial College, London, followed by community choruses in Colorado, Los Angeles, and Cape Cod. She started off as an alto in high school, moved up to second soprano after some singing lessons, and 20 years later migrated back to alto. She used to regularly contribute her singing talents to the holiday party skits at her previous workplace, which included alternative lyrics to the Sound of Music, Grease, and Fiddler on the Roof. In addition to singing, Sonya plays recorder, and has performed in small ensembles in UK and US.

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When not singing, Sonya has a busy career as an ocean scientist, and following almost two decades as a researcher and lecturer at Princeton University, is now working remotely for a non-profit based in Colorado and Washington DC.