GARY BAKER

Steering Committee Co-Chair

Gary is a featured soloist with The Peace of Heart Choir who joined in 2007. He’s a 30-year PR veteran, a former journalist, a father of three, a Queens native, and an avid music and art lover. “Singing, and encouraging others to sing, brings me great joy. It’s as important to my health and well-being as exercise, meditation, and spending time with friends and family. I’m very fortunate to be able to play a role in the beautiful community that is Peace of Heart.”

SANDI SCHEIN

Steering Committee Co-Chair

Sandi was delighted to discover the Peace of Heart Choir soon after she returned to NYC, where she was born and raised. She has been singing in choirs for the past 20 years, and before returning to NYC, she particpated in community theaters in Western NY, MA, CA, and GA. What fulfills her most is singing in community. As a licensed psychologist, she also believes ardently in the powers of melodies and lyrics to heal, uplift and unite people of diverse races and cultures. Although she is a huge Broadway show tunes fan, Sandi also enjoys learning and performng songs in various languages. Since 2020, when Sandi first joined the POHC Soprano ll section, the choir has performed songs in Arabic, Chinese, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, French, Korean, Spanish, Swahili, Yiddish, and Zulu. Singing while traveling around the world? What could be better?

SHIFEE LOSACCO

Soprano Section Leader

Shifee has sung with many choirs and she has been a featured soloist in the tri-state area since 2003.  When she moved from Connecticut to Jersey City in 2018, Shifee was inspired to join the Peace of Heart Choir to share her joy of singing with those in need.  Shifee is happy to share her passion both as a singer and as a leader with the Peace of Heart Choir.

GAIL MARINO

Alto Section Leader

Inspired by its mission, Gail joined Peace of Heart Choir in 2013. She balances her singing and grant writing for the Choir with a career in fundraising, a spouse, a son, and the occasional ultramarathon. Gail relishes the challenge of harmonizing as an Alto 2, and especially enjoys performing for the wide variety of audiences that POHC encounters through its outreach concerts.

BARRY WEISS

Tenor/Baritone/Bass Section Leader

Barry has been with the Peace of Heart Choir since 1951, while Truman was in office. He is still waiting for the Choir to perform his favorite Music “3 B’s”: J.S. Bach, P.D.Q. Bach and Jerry Bock.

CARRIE WESOLOWSKI

Communications Director

When Carrie is not acting on stage or in front of the camera, she can be found singing with the Peace of Heart Choir where she treasures the opportunity to sing with the choir, especially at outreaches where you can see and feel the power of music as a universal language that can make us feel and bring us together and bring us joy. A Steering Committee and Board Member, Carrie enjoys hosting Cabarets and maintaining and managing the POHC website and social media platforms. A lifelong New Yorker and fashionista, Carrie joined the choir in 2013 and is so glad to be a part of this unique and welcoming singing community.

ROBERT HORNSBY

Chief Fundraising Officer

Robert serves as the leader of Fundraising for both the choir’s Steering Committee and the Board of Directors. He manages the benefit concerts twice each year and he supervised the crowdfunding programs behind the choir’s three recorded albums. In addition, he conceived and produced “New York Sings Along,” a weekly public program in the Spring of 2020 to honor frontline workers at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Robert has been a member of the baritone section since Spring 2010.