What part do you sing in the Chorale?
Alto

Are you married or have any pets?
Husband Reggie and Sophie the wonder dog

What is your Occupation?
International Marketing

Favorite type of music?
Broadway, Jazz, Adult Contemporary

How did you hear about the Arvada Chorale?
From Fran Kassak

What would you like to gain from singing with the Chorale?
I'd love to overcome my performance anxiety and be the best singer I am capable of being! I want to be challenged.

What do you like to do in your spare time?
I teach flute, walk the dog, cook, love to travel and practice Spanish and Portuguese.

Most recent vacation or travel?
Went to California to visit my 95 year old grandparents.

Name a book you've recently read
Sacred Marriage

What's the most recent movie you watched?
The Help (fansastic!)

If you could have any super power, what would you choose and why?
I'd have constant empathy and serenity because then I could handle all of my anxieties and let things go that I can't control.

Who is your hero/heroine? Why?
Abraham Lincoln. He had to deal with a horrible civil rights era and a miserable economy while fighting personal demons and he did it all with dignity.

If you could take a year off what would you do?
I would go to Latin America and use my Spanish and Portuguese and live with host families in Spain, Brazil, etc.

Please list anything else you would like the Chorale to know about you.
I have celiac disease so no wheat for me.
I was the accompanist for a touring jazz choir -- lots of fun!
My favorite phrase:
      "He who angers you controls you" (I try to remember and live by that.)
I'm also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

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Did you know that Natalie has a BBA, MA, and a IMBA? To find out more, you'll have to ask her.