Catherine “Cat” Pierce
Catharine was born in Boston's South End, but she considers South Philadelphia to be her true home. She is currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in Economics with a minor in Computer Science from Temple University, and is working part time as a data analyst. Besides being a singer, Cat is a drummer, saxophonist, and occasionally tries to be a keyboardist.
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Alma Mater: Temple University
Pronouns: She/They
Christina Mancheno
Christina has had a passion for singing since childhood when she would watch The Little Mermaid on repeat and aspire to be the Latina Ariel.
She participated in choirs and musicals in middle school, high school, and college. In college, she also sang in an all women’s vocal ensemble, Penn Sirens, and was a founding member of Penn’s first Disney acapella group, Disney A Cappella.
In her post-college life, she’s taken private voice lessons and performed in recitals as well as several karaoke bars in the city after a few drinks.
She works at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health in their injury prevention division, managing projects that aim to address gun violence in the community. In her free time, she’s a foodie, an avid tv watcher, and a runner/gym-goer.
Hometown: Metuchen, NJ & Washington Heights, NY
Alma Mater: University of Pennsylvania
Pronouns: She/Her
Daniel Carrión
Born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia, Daniel (a Pisces) had several passions growing up. He was one of those kids that would choreograph dance routines with his sisters and direct homemade movies for the family to enjoy. He enjoyed drawing (in private), acting, and writing too. An avid daydreamer and self-declared jack of all trades, he didn’t realize his true passion for singing until his freshman year of college when he accidentally but successfully did that one Beyoncé run from Halo. From there, he surrounded himself with amazing people and music and has grown into the musician he is today.
When his head isn’t in the clouds, he enjoys mastering the art of Peruvian and Colombian cuisines and playing video games with his boyfriend. Due to his background, Daniel is an advocate for immigrant rights and is currently figuring out how he can help the world once he’s done with his Master’s program.
Daniel is an original member of Noteworthy.
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Alma Mater: Drexel University
Pronouns: He/Him
Ian Campbell
Ian was born into a musical family, and started his own journey at 12 y/o when he picked up a bass guitar. He spent the bulk of his teen years at hardcore and metal shows, and he practically lived in the mosh pit. When he started playing guitar at age 16, he began to appreciate a wider range of music and fell in love with performing as he started doing solo shows around 17.
His most recent music endeavour has been beatboxing, which he has practiced for roughly 3 years.
After a break in performing to do 4 years in the USMC, he got back in touch with his roots and has been returning to live performances.
He feels most at home when he's on a stage, whether it's in front of 10 people or 100, and has done everything from acoustic shows in dive bars to rapping at a festival in Toronto, Canada.
Hometown: Newark, DE
Pronouns: He/Him
Jacqueline (Jackie) Pieroni
Jacqueline (Jackie) Pieroni grew up in Northern New Jersey just outside New York City. Growing up, music and the arts were a big part of family life and she was exposed to all kinds of disciplines. Specifically, she was involved in various vocal groups (school/regional/county choir, vocal ensemble), orchestra, jazz band, dance and mural club.
Later in life she pursued a career as a Veterinarian and has been practicing emergency medicine for the past ~3 years in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Working towards her career she didn’t have much time for hobbies and fell out of touch with her artistic roots; however, she is now ready to re-establish herself in the vocal community and is excited to be a new member of Noteworthy!
Outside of the group she enjoys yoga, planting trees with her local conservancy, hiking and trying new IPAs at all the local breweries.”
Hometown: Bergenfield, NJ
Pronouns: She/Her
Kelley Ciotti
Kelley has been an enthusiastic singer and a cappella group member since her first experience with choir competitions in middle school. Upon moving to Philly, she eagerly sought a new group of vocalists to find community with, and stumbled upon the perfect group! Witnessing several accomplished women in her life experience corporate burnout (and anticipating her own), Kelley was inspired to begin her career by providing professional assistance to woman-owned start-ups in the Philadelphia and Boston areas. Outside of work and rehearsal, you can find her reading, writing, poorly playing piano, walking dogs, or paying too much attention to her house-plants.
Hometown: Winchester, MA
Alma Mater(s): Connecticut College
Pronouns: She/Her
Kevin Carrier
Kevin has had a passion for singing ever since he was a kid. He enjoys Rock, Pop Punk, Pop, R&B, and Reggae music. He works as a software engineer by day and at night he is a comedian who performs standup comedy and improv comedy.
He also enjoys hiking and has a life goal to visit every national park in the United States.
Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ
Alma Mater(s): Rowan University
Pronouns: He/Him
Malka Chu
Malka is new to Philly and new to Noteworthy, originally hailing from the Lower East Side of Manhattan. She has always loved to sing - since starring in her first grade production of "Trash Day" as Mayor Hippo, she was hooked. Her love for a cappella really grew when she attended Binghamton University and joined Kaskeset, Binghamton's only Jewish A Cappella Group. She currently lives in Center City and works from home in advertising sales, keeping her cat Cinnamon Toast Crunch company.
Hometown: New York, NY
Alma Mater(s): Binghamton University
Pronouns: She/Her
Marie Elizabeth
“Hey! My name is Marie and singing is one of my favorite things - I love how it brings people together.”
Growing up, Marie had the opportunity to learn from the skilled & spectacular coach, musician, and composer, Eva Kendrick. She specialized in classical and operatic voice, and even won a regional title! She’s been filled with joy and gratitude to continue singing and having fun in Noteworthy.
The rest of her week she’s spending time with family & friends, going for runs, and studying to become a social worker.
Hometown: New England
Alma Mater(s): Boston University
Pronouns: She/Her
Naina Kamath
Naina was raised in Central Jersey (Yes, it exists!) and has been singing and playing piano since the age of 9. She started an a cappella team in college and considers herself lucky to have the chance to sing with a group again. She is currently a lawyer in Philadelphia and a tax policy enthusiast. In her spare time she runs, practices calligraphy, binges the same few shows, and sleeps.
Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
Alma Mater(s): New Jersey Institute of Technology; Washington University School of Law
Pronouns: She/Her
Peggy Kerr
Peggy joined Noteworthy in October 2021. She has loved to sing for almost her whole life, participating in choral groups throughout high school and an a cappella group throughout college. Peggy is originally from Jacksonville, Florida, but has since come to call Philly home over the past three years. She has her Masters in Social Work and loves her work as a psychotherapist for adults. Peggy enjoys running, hiking, trying new foods throughout Philly, and brewery hopping in her free time.
Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
Alma Mater: Wake Forest University
Pronouns: She/Her
Shelly Paz
(The Danger)
Shelly isn't very good at talking about herself. She is an attorney at law. She plays guitar, ukulele, piano, drums, and board games. She enjoys arranging music and cooking in her free time. Her Instagram account is 90% pictures of her cats. She started and directed an a cappella group once and it went pretty well. She's short in body but tall in spirit. She hopes Vince will give her a chance to write a better bio if this is going to be publicly printed/displayed. (He will not. -VM)
Shelly is an original member of Noteworthy.
Hometown: Harleysville, PA
Alma Mater(s): Temple University; Drexel University Kline School of Law
Pronouns: She/Her
Vince E. McNeil Jr.
Vince McNeil has been a musician since the 4th grade. He sings, plays piano and guitar, and recently picked up the bass and clarinet. He studied mathematics and Spanish in college; however, higher education is where his passion lies. He loves the entire student experience and believes that in-school student success and retention, positive post-graduation outcomes, and enthusiastic alumni engagement all start at, or even before, strategic recruitment and enrollment.
He loves working with students, faculty, and staff to create programming and policies that generate pathways to higher education for those who want to attend college and pathways to enrichment for those for whom traditional college is not the next step. In his career, he focuses on destabilizing barriers for student understandings by demystifying the hidden college curriculum.
In his free time, aside from arranging music, he loves to watch animated television and sends memes and reaction gifs to his friends instead of normal human communication.
Vince is also the founder and Executive Director of Noteworthy and serves as a principal arranger for the group as well.
Hometown: Trenton, NJ
Alma Mater: Temple University
Pronouns: He/Him
You
You are a recently college-graduated young adult who misses singing with their college a cappella group or a 21+ y/o vocalist who wants to improve their vocal ability and find a group of musicians with whom you can sing fun yet challenging songs.
Hometown: Anywhere
Alma Mater: Some College or University (or any HS or GED program if you’re 21+)
Pronouns: We don’t care, so long as you wash your hands after using the bathroom.