2026 Board Leadership

Mary Koi was introduced to the Pacificaires by a neighbor in her apartment complex and joined the chorus in the fall of 2023, having moved from Michigan to San Diego in the summer of 2023. As someone who has moved a lot over her lifetime (seven states and three countries), singing in a chorus wherever she lives has always been key to making new friends and enjoying life. She has sung in university choirs, choral societies, informal small groups, church choirs, and community choirs over the years. Perhaps the most surprising turn she took was singing barbershop in England during the seven years she lived in that country. "Great fun and what an interesting subculture!" she says.

Mary has focused her professional energy for many years on teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language privately, mainly to students from Japan who are in the US on short-term assignments. Her students range in age from five years to 65, and she delights in setting curriculum based on her students’ goals and abilities, helping them function then thrive as they live in the USA.

Besides teaching, singing in the chorus, and exploring San Diego, Mary has recently established a monthly sing-along at her apartment community of residents 55+.

Pam Baldwin studied foreign language ​and linguistics at the University of New Mexico, then became a career wife and mother of four (one boy and three girls). She spent 20 years as a school volunteer and as a soccer, ballet, surf, and gymnastics mom. The Jane Fonda era found Pam, a long-time jogger, teaching aerobics and fitness for a corporate wellness company. She worked as an office assistant for the Del Mar Elementary School District until 2012.

Pam joined Pacificaires after her retirement in 2012, influenced by the enthusiastic recommendation of her friends and fellow tenors, Jan and Robert MacMillan. She began attending Cedar Center for more practice and because it was such fun. Ten years of piano lessons (thanks, Mom!), lots of singing along to old musicals, and occasional neighborhood Christmas caroling are Pam’s only music background. Learning to sing parts has been an exciting challenge, but hearing the songs come together as the group works on them makes all the effort worthwhile.

Shelley Lloyd says it was serendipity when she learned about Pacificaires. She is not an experienced singer, having joined the chorus in late 2023 with very little background in making music. She treasures the joy of singing with the chorus and is enjoying the challenges of learning to read music.

Shelley is, however, very experienced in wrestling with numbers and is happy to serve as Treasurer.