meet the WhimSTERS
Musical Director
Justine Xu
Voice Part: Alto 2
Residential College: Benjamin Franklin
Major: History of Science, Medicine, and Public Health; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Hometown: Guam, USA
Hidden Talent: Can sleep anywhere: cars, planes, and other uncomfortable places
Business Manager
Jas Esperanza Hollis
Voice Part: Alto 2
Residential College: Benjamin Franklin
Major: Earth and Planetary Science-Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate Dynamics
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Hidden Talent: Can identify any cloud
Assistant Musical Director
Sarah Feng
Voice Part: Alto 1
Residential College: Silliman
Major: Architecture; Economics
Hometown: Maple Grove, MN
Hidden Talent: Does an excellent bird impression of the Common Loon
Assistant Business Manager
Graci Doster
Voice Part: Alto 2
Residential College: Pauli Murray
Major: Ethics, Politics & Economics
Hometown: Enterprise, Alabama
Fun Fact: My favorite hobby is planning my outfits!
Assistant Business Manager, Social Chair
Joanne Lee
Voice Part: Alto 1
Residential College: Silliman
Major: Humanities
Hometown: Irvine, California
Fun fact: I once listened to every One Direction album in a single sitting
Alumni Coordinator
Jaime Cha
Voice part: Soprano 2
Residential College: Morse
Major: Chemical engineering
Hometown: Bundang, South Korea
Fun fact: I oftentimes drink coffee three times a day!
Resident Artist, Videographer
Lu Arie
Voice Part: Soprano 2
Residential College: Benjamin Franklin
Major: English with a Writing Concentration
Hometown: London, UK
Fun Fact: I also play guitar and write songs!
Social Chair, Co-Rush Manager
Sophia Lahik
Voice Part: Soprano 2
Residential College: Jonathan Edwards
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Fun Fact: Outside of Whim, I am a business manager for the Yale Africa Innovation Symposium, and I compete on the Taekwondo team!
Social Media Manager
Kate Van Tassel
Voice Part: Alto 1
Residential College: Hopper
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: New Haven, CT
Fun Fact: Outside of school, I love to play soccer, sing, and volunteer with Yale Engineers Without Borders!
Social Media Manager
Eleanor Lockhart
Voice Part: Soprano 1
Residential College: Berkeley
Major: B.S. in Cognitive Science (Behavioral Economics), Certificate in Italian Studies
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Fun Fact: Before joining Whim, I sang in Yale's all-athlete a cappella group, the UnorthoJocks!
Co-Rush Manager
Estelle Balsirow
Voice: Soprano 1
Residential College: Jonathan Edwards
Major: Linguistics with a Advanced Language Certificate in Russian
Fun Fact: I defeated my hazelnut allergy by stealing Nutella from my family's pantry :)
Album Manager
Angélique Wheeler
Voice Part: Alto 1
Residential College: Pierson
Majors: History and Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology
Hometown: Chappaqua, NY
Fun Fact: I can play more than seven different instruments by ear (some of those also with sheet music in front of me).
Resident Artist
Genevieve Kim
Voice Part: Alto 2
Residential College: Timothy Dwight
Major: Neuroscience
Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
Fun Fact: I grew up with braille storybooks (my parents teach blind people)