Meet The Such A Voice Team!
Steven Wahlberg
VP of Student Experience
Steven has been a working professional voice-over talent for the past 10 years, and received his training through Such A Voice!
Three years into his VO career he began to work with SAV as a full-time coach. That lead to his teaching the introductory classes and from there he went on to become a Live Master Class Instructor.
Today, he continues to be a working VO professional, and has recently become the VP of Client Experience with SAV, tasked with ensuring that every student receives world-class service!
Booth Daniels
VP of Student Experience
Producer
Booth is an actor/singer/voice-over artist based out of NYC.He’s been doing voice-over for over a decade, and has worked with a variety of clients including Comcast, Citibank, United Healthcare, and Nick, Jr.
He earned a BA in Theatre from Brandeis University, as well as a Masters from at Boston Conservatory.
Booth’s passion for voiceover is influenced by his theatrical and on-camera background. When coaching his students, he revels in exploring the myriad of techniques and styles that help bring a script to life. In addition, his background in client services fuels his passion for providing exceptional customer experiences – never afraid of rolling up his sleeves and working hard for the SAV community!
Working regionally and off-Broadway, some of his favorite stage credits include Mr. Mayor in Seussical, Milo Tindle in Sleuth, Rick Steadman in The Nerd, Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, Vernon in They’re Playing Our Song, Moonface in Anything Goes, and Barnaby in Hello Dolly. Booth has also worked the cabaret and comedy festival circuit for many years, as well as being a studio singer for a variety of albums.
When not talking for a living, updating boothvo.com, coaching future VO stars, or advocating for the SAV family, he can be found spending time with his wife and daughter, his fish, and his pair of high-maintenance cats.
Bonnie Marie Williams
VO Pro Director
From Los Angeles to the East Coast and back again, Bonnie Marie Williams has been acting for over 25 years on the stage, in television and film, and full-time behind the mic since 2018.
Featured VO clients include Marvel’s Avengers STATION, Pokemon, Nintendo Switch, and Cisco. In addition to acting, Bonnie is also a film producer and podcast host, casting director, coach, social media maven, director, and talent wrangler.
When she’s not in the studio, she’s drinking too much coffee, trying out a new Pinterest recipe or two, counting down the days to Halloween, or geeking out over all things Star Wars, Batman, or Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She believes that with great voice comes great power, and there’s a voiceover superhero in all of us. She’s so excited to put on her cape and help save the day with the Such a Voice team!
Wendy Shapero
Introductory Class Instructor
Wendy Shapero is a successful voice artist, actor, dancer, and comedian. Starting out as a young actress/dancer/choreographer in the Detroit scene, Wendy garnered critical acclaim for her performances onstage in “Antigone,” “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” and “Godspell,” among others.
After touring internationally with a stage production of Disney’s “Pocahontas,” Wendy decided to move out west to Los Angeles to pursue film-acting. Wendy acted in such indie features as “Free Samples,” with Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), and “Expect Delays.”
Wendy’s voice-over performances have been featured on Cartoon Network, an advertising campaign for FIAT, and the audiobook for the children’s book, “Flora’s Windy Day,” by Jeanne Birdsall. Wendy has since joined the Such A Voice team to travel throughout the western states and conduct introductory seminars on breaking into the professional voice-over industry. You can visit Wendy’s site here: www.wendyshapero.com
Brian Thon
Introductory Class Instructor
Award-winning media producer, voice-over actor, event speaker, and consultant. A Member of the World-Voices Organization (WoVO), a legacy member of the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists, and
a supporter of the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences SOVAS Relief Fund, Thon (pronounced ‘Tone’), holds hundreds of VO credits including The Golden Trailer Awards, Amazon, Fox, GE Healthcare, Clarion Inn & Suites, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, radio, television, stage, and film.
Brian’s media production includes working with a TONY nominated Broadway composer, Broadway performers, a music producer for gold-selling artists (Swizz Beatz, Nicki Minaj), Emmy Award winners, NY Times best-selling authors and podcaster, an Audible bestseller, Second City Television, Hollywood casting directors (HBO, Disney, and Warner Bros.), a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame percussionist (TomTom Club, Tina Turner), and engineers of Steven Tyler & Joe Perry (Aerosmith) and Academy Award-winning composer, Trent Reznor. Thon was also an advisor and coach to McKinney Studios, an award-winning voice studio, and trainer of Demi Lovato, Scott Hoying (founding member of Pentatonix), and Solange and Beyonce Knowles.
Longtime feature film standout Bil Rodgers (Switchback, Walt Disney’s Tall Tale) declares Thon “…one of the best producers I’ve ever worked with in my career.”
Lisa Foster
Introductory Class Instructor
Master Class Instructor
Lisa Foster has over two decades of broadcasting and voice-over experience, and has one of the most versatile voices in the industry.
She has written and voiced live and recorded commercials for dozens of businesses and corporations including Crest Toothpaste, Olay, Café Appassionato, LA Weight Loss, Advanced Laser Clinics, and Sleep Train. Foster has done numerous local and national spots, from website narratives and computer games, to commercials and even comedy bits!
She is a well known on-air radio personality in the Seattle broadcast market, and with her state-of-the-art home recording studio, she is now being heard all over the world! Lisa loves to talk, especially about voice-over!
Lisa is a member of SaVoa, the Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists.
Evan Lacon
Introductory Class Instructor
Evan Lacon loves what he does. As a firm believer in the power of intention, he has helped many change their lives for the better.
He’s a talented teacher and trainer and he’s excited to share his passion for voice-over with you. Join him for a thrilling intro to voice-over class. It could be that next step that changes your life.
Justine Reiss
Introductory Class Instructor
MasterClass Instructor
Justine Reiss is an experienced voice-over talent and casting person with over 18 years experience in the business. She has recently finished spots for Starbucks and Mitsubishi Air and Heat which have both aired nationally.
With a strong background in theatre and a degree from Brandeis University, Justine began her professional career doing regional theatre and Shakespeare, which has given her a great ear for dialects, and strong sense of performance, which aids her career in voice-over.
Additionally, Reiss has operated her own marketing business in LA helping numerous businesses launch and increase their bottom line. Oh, and did we mention that Reiss has also performed stunts such as high falls, fire burns, and leaping over small buildings with Disney and Universal theme parks? No big deal…
She has voiced numerous campaigns for Toshiba, Sonicare, Lexus, CA Oranges, Florida Tourism, Starbucks, and is a recognizable voice for Genie Bra and Cami Shaper. Reiss also has worked in VO casting for 20+ years.
Will Kamp
Introductory Class Instructor
Will Kamp is a talented voice-over artist, musician, comedy improv performer, and actor. He has two decades experience in the broadcast and voice-over industry.
He was born and raised in San Diego California, and his journey in the industry has taken him many exciting routes: He has been an on-air and on-camera talent for nationally recognized radio and TV stations. He has voiced live and recorded commercials for multiple businesses and corporations.
Some notable clients and projects he has worked with include: Fox, NBC, Honda, Chipotle, The San Diego Padres, The Chicago Cubs, Anthony Rizzo Foundation, Learning Ally, and Leo Burnett Advertising. He was nominated “Best Comedic Actor” for the San Diego Aubrey Awards, and he has written and recorded multiple songs for his solo artist musical career.
He currently resides in Nashville, and is an avid baseball/basketball/football fan. In-between his voice-over and musical endeavors, Will pursues his passion of personal-growth and personal-development and is world-class in inspiring others to pursue their personal life goals and passions.
Michael Yurchak
Animation Voice-Over Coach
Demo Producer
Michael is an award-winning voice artist who has worked extensively in virtually every part of the voice-over industry; tv/radio commercials, promos, trailers, video games, animation, narration, audiobooks, you name it!
He has also been teaching and coaching for 15 years and has a wealth of experience as a director and producer as well. With a strong sense of what is happening in the industry at the highest level on a day-to-day basis, Michael shares his understanding and experience with students and has a lot of fun along the way!
Jeffrey Kafer
Audiobook Coach
Jeffrey Kafer is a full-time SAG-AFTRA audiobook narrator with a career spanning 11 years. He has narrated over 700 books in almost every genre. He has worked for all the major publishers and owns an audiobook production company at HighGravityProductions.com.
Jeffrey has served on the Los Angeles SAG-AFTRA audiobook steering committee as an advocate for Union and non-union performers alike and has made a name for himself as an advisor, coach, and audiobook industry expert.
Notable titles include NPC, co-narrated with RC Bray, BIOSHOCK: RAPTURE, THE BOOKS OF BLOOD by Clive Barker, multiple MARVEL titles featuring The Hulk and Fantastic Four, and the wildly popular RULES OF SUPERVILLAINY series. He is also the co-chair of the Independent Audiobook Awards.
He has 2 degrees in cinema and broadcasting and spent the first part of his career as a video game tester for Microsoft before following his true passion of acting. He’s been on stage since he was 13 (his mom still has the bellhop costume she made) and currently lives in Los Angeles. Visit him at audiobookmentor.com and audiobook-voice-over.com
Cathi Colas
Audiobook Coach
Home Studio Advisory Coach
Cathi’s Audiobook journey started a little over 7 years ago and has been going strong ever since. Cathi has narrated for Tantor, Findaway, ACX, and many Independent Publishers like Crossroad Press, Ruthenia Press, Encylopocalypse Publications, Train of Thought Press, and more.
Her narrations include Mystery/Suspense, Police Crime Drama Series, Horror, Self-Help, Memoirs, and even the Classics like “Anne of Green Gables” and “Anne of Avonlea”, “Grimm Brothers Fairy Tales”, “The Old Maid”, and many more!
Cathi also teaches Home Studio Advisory for Such A Voice and works as an Audio Editor and Proofer for both ProAudio Voices and Learning Ally. She is a Podcaster, Drummer, Equestrian, and was even a spy in the United States Air Force (It’s true!). She brings all of that experience into her coaching and helps her students learn to use their life experiences to find that extra dimension in their narrations.
She finds peace of mind living in the mountains of Pine, Colorado with her husband, dogs, and horses.
Tim Powers
Voice-Over Coach
In 1987, Tim stepped behind the microphone at a small mid-western radio station and never looked back.
Since then, Tim has provided voice over for radio commercials, television promotions, radio imaging, anime, video games, and ADR dubbing for many satisfied clients. ‘
Tim studied improvisational comedy with Los Angeles’ legendary Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade for years, as well as leading and training his own improv group, Box Office Poison, and teaching improv to beginners as well as coaching veterans at independent venues.
Tim’s experience in helping actors overcome their inhibitions, as well as his decades of success behind a microphone, make him an ideal coach for actors just getting started, or for veterans who just want to sharpen their VO game.
Tim’s clients have included Warner Entertainment Group, Disney, Netflix, LuckyLand Games, BangZoom Entertainment, and countless others.
You can currently hear Tim on Sunday Mornings as a DJ at HOFMRadio.com playing “The Greatest Hits of All Time.“
Jazzy Frizzle
Voice-Over Coach
Jazzy grew up doing theater and choir, and entered the improv scene after graduating high school.
She adores acting and the performance arts, and decided to dive into the world of voiceover to continue thriving in the field! She has been doing Voiceover full time for 4 years and have trained with a plethora of coaches and workshops to craft the skills she continues to use this very day. Most of my work is done in commercial and narration, but Jazzy does work across all genres of VO. She looks forward to working with you and helping you find your unique voice!
Jimmie Stafford
Voice-Over Coach
Jimmie aka JW Stafford (He/Him) is an actor and UCB improv program graduate that can be heard on the Netflix animated series Transformers War For Cybertron Trilogy as Hound.
His skills are also recently featured in various roles in Genshin Impact and in the Sci-Fi/Horror podcast Beyond The Broadcast. Notable on screen credits include appearances in Lifetime Movie Network’s Secrets In The Snow (2020) and on Showtime’s Shameless. Much like his one of his childhood heroes, improvisational master Jonathan Winters, JW was born and raised in rural Ohio. For most of his life he called Cleveland home. His live performance skills were honed from small stages to arenas as a metal vocalist and announcer/commentator for Burning River Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby. While attaining a B.S. in Middle Childhood Math & Science Education, his lifelong passion for voice acting was re-ignited through volunteering to record children’s books for kids undergoing extended stays at nearby Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. Upon leaving the classroom, JW relocated to Los Angeles where he now resides and works full-time as a voice/screen actor that shares a passion for learning as your coach with Such A Voice!
Chris Okawa
Voice-Over Technique Coach
Animation Coach
Booth is an actor/singer/voice-over artist based out of NYC.
He’s been doing voice-over for over a decade, and has worked with a variety of clients including Comcast, Citibank, United Healthcare, and Nick, Jr. He earned a BA in Theatre from Brandeis University, as well as a Masters from at Boston Conservatory.
Booth’s passion for voiceover is influenced by his theatrical and on-camera background. When coaching his students, he revels in exploring the myriad of techniques and styles that help bring a script to life. In addition, his background in client services fuels his passion for providing exceptional customer experiences – never afraid of rolling up his sleeves and working hard for the SAV community!
Working regionally and off-Broadway, some of his favorite stage credits include Mr. Mayor in Seussical, Milo Tindle in Sleuth, Rick Steadman in The Nerd, Pirelli in Sweeney Todd, Vernon in They’re Playing Our Song, Moonface in Anything Goes, and Barnaby in Hello Dolly. Booth has also worked the cabaret and comedy festival circuit for many years, as well as being a studio singer for a variety of albums.
When not talking for a living, updating boothvo.com, coaching future VO stars, or advocating for the SAV family, he can be found spending time with his wife and daughter, his fish, and his pair of high-maintenance cats.
Chelsea Spirito
Voice-Over Coach
Chelsea has been working within the entertainment industry, both in front of and behind the mic, since she was seventeen.
With VO credits including Robot Chicken, Angel Soft, Google and Bank of America, as well as production credits on Arlo the Alligator Boy, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and Spongebob Squarepants 3: Sponge on the Run, Chelsea has a wide range of experience and perspective on the voiceover landscape for film and TV.
Personally, she’s an avid Planned Parenthood volunteer, voracious reader, and owner to a mischievous cat named Gremlin (who may or may not guest star in sessions).
David Cherry
Voice-Over Coach
David Cherry is an Atlanta-based voice actor who excels in bringing characters and stories to life with authenticity and depth.
With a professional journey spanning commercials, video games, and live-action dubbing, David’s dynamic voice has been featured in campaigns for major brands like Healthcare.gov, Zaxby’s, Denny’s, and Under Armour. His talent extends into video games, where he’s contributed to high-profile titles such as Honkai Star Rail, Starfield, and Thirsty Suitors. David’s work in live-action dubbing adds a unique dimension to his skill set, enriching international projects for Amazon and other platforms.
As a creator outside the booth, David is also widely known as DataDave—a Twitch Ambassador and Partner with a following of over 62,000. Through his engaging streams, he’s partnered with industry giants like Amazon Prime and Verizon, blending creativity with community building. His passion for gaming, anime, and the art of voice acting drives his content creation and fuels his connection with fans worldwide.
In every role, whether behind a mic or in front of a camera, David brings a warm, relatable energy that resonates with audiences. He’s not just a voice actor; he’s a storyteller, a gamer, and a creative force dedicated to making every project shine.
George Washington III
Voice-Over Coach
In 2003, George began voicing with a trip to a local recording studio to do some narration bits for First Union National Bank industrial.
The gig stirred his imagination, and he began the research and practice to make his first demos. Working with sources both local and national, new opportunities came over time, and he started working on projects as small as phone messaging to as large as national ad campaigns. His clients have included Sony Online Entertainment (DC Universe Online), McDonald’s, Spotify, Harris Teeter, NASCAR, Microsoft, IBM, Mountain Dew, Honda, and Intel.
Since that time, George has provided voice over services in documentaries, video games, radio and television commercials, in-store announcements, marketing on hold, websites and web ads, virtually every aspect of the voice-over industry. He hopes to help Such A Voice students begin to realize their dreams in the industry.
George is also a trained classical singer, having performed with Opera Carolina in Charlotte, NC for 10 years, and a part-time traffic host for WJZY-TV. George lives in Charlotte with his children Jordan, Grace, Naomi, and Ella in which he has resided since 1998.
Roman Bari
Voice-Over Coach
Having grown up in the creative environment of recording studios, commercial television and radio production, performance and creativity is in Roman’s blood (He recorded his first voiceover for Lego Toys when he was four years old).
Roman attended Performing Arts School, studied acting with Kevin McCormick, Sears & Switzer, and continues private coaching and training to this day. A loving husband, fun father, and loyal friend; Roman brings a mindset of work hard, play hard wherever he goes. He’s a happy Hawaiian living in a really cold climate! As a dual citizen, Roman has had the opportunity to experience life on both sides of the border. An award-winning musician, award-winning producer/sound designer, 2x award-nominated voice actor and accomplished engineer, he loves his chosen profession. Narration, voiceovers, audio production and music define his passion. He is as comfortable behind a microphone, console, or chosen instrument as he is on stage or in a boardroom.
Adam Bahner
Voice-Over Coach
Adam Bahner has voiced a variety of promos, narrations, stories and commercials
mentioning hundreds of brands for platforms including Discovery, Warner Brothers, ESPN and Penguin Random House. He’s excited to share more than a decade of experience in professional voice work with new students.
Samantha Moore
Voice-Over Coach
Producer
Samantha Moore (a.k.a. “Sammi”) is a professionally trained voice actor located in the Los Angeles area, with years of experience in the industry.
She has spent many years working at a voice over training studio, assisting voice over students, as well as audio engineering.
Sammi truly enjoys using her voice to help keep people in the know about what the world has to offer. Regularly lending her voice to TV & radio commercials, streaming podcast ads and audio dramas, e-learning, narration, IVR, and she especially loves to captivate as a variety of charismatic characters. In her spare time, she enjoys archery, art, music, watching TV and movies, reading books and comics. If she could get sucked into an animated TV series, she’d be a Paladin of Voltron, a Bob’s Burgers character, an Avatar, or Air bender. She also loves everything from the ‘80’s.
With her sparkling and fun personality, she knows how to get the job done in the recording booth. Always genuinely immersing herself in each project that she’s working on.
When she’s not working as a voice actor, she enjoys sharing her knowledge of voice over, especially with those new to the industry and eager to get started. She’s been lucky enough to have had great mentors in the industry, and believes in paying it forward.
Nathan Nokes
Voice-Over Coach
Nathan Nokes, a seasoned voiceover coach, lends his expertise to a diverse clientele that includes Disney, Lego, Volvo, and Pizza Hut. His mission? To transform voice dreams into tangible reality.
From his early days mimicking advertisements to his current role voicing pizza secrets and iconic brands, Nathan’s journey has been nothing short of vibrant. He weaves audio magic for Pizza Hut, breathes life into Disney projects, and adds flair to both Lego and Volvo.
Nathan’s passion lies in guiding aspiring and seasoned voice actors, fostering a community that reveres the art of giving words life. His coaching philosophy transcends one-size-fits-all approaches; instead, he celebrates voice uniqueness, ignites emotions, and creates unforgettable experiences.
In his coaching sessions, Nathan combines learning with fun. Participants dissect scripts, explore characters, play with words, and even dance around microphones. The goal? To cultivate stellar voice actors—whether they’re introverts or extroverts. Nathan stands ready to guide, mentor, and challenge each individual.
Are you prepared for a journey of growth, laughter, and voice-changing adventures? Join Nathan as he turns voice dreams into reality, one remarkable voiceover at a time. And who knows? Perhaps one day, you’ll hear a voice on TV and proudly declare, “That’s one of Nathan’s!
A.W. Miller
Voice-Over Coach
A.W. Miller is a 20-year veteran voice actor with over 200 audiobooks to his credit. He has voiced commercials for Google, World Market, Carnival Cruise Lines, and Helzberg Diamonds.
He also lends his voice to a variety of audiodramas, animations, video game characters, e-Learning, promos, and dubbing for foreign films. He lives with his wife of 23 years on their 5-acre homestead in middle Tennessee where he enjoys gardening, lazy pool time, playing video games and collecting geeky stuff like comic books, Pop Figures, and gnomes. He is the 2024 One Voice Awards winner for best male performance in a TV commercial. In addition to voice acting, “Adub” has also written 3 books, directed over 35 theatrical productions, and writes, directs, and voices the original comedy western podcast: Alabaster Flats.
Dale Leopold
Voice-Over Coach
Dale was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and spent most of his childhood in Latin America, the son of an American diplomat.
Following a successful career in IT, he rediscovered his love of acting while working at his favorite job, being a stay-at-home dad to his two kids, Ryan and Nikki. Having to act as the “home entertainment center” made him curious about getting into voice-over. After studying with several top coaches, he landed his first paying gig in 2009. Since then, Dale has voiced dozens of commercials, corporate narration, e-learning, animation, and audiobook projects, in both English and Spanish. His clients have included Sesame Workshop, Rosetta Stone, Kaiser Permanente, the American Civil War Museum (where he voiced both Ulysses S. Grant and Jefferson Davis), The Richmond Ballet, Telemundo, and many more. In addition to his voice-over work, Dale has appeared in several on-camera roles for shows on AMC, Showtime, Investigation Discovery, and the Smithsonian Channel. And he regularly performs on the Richmond stage, including an annual Halloween recreation of Orson Welles’ famous War of the Worlds broadcast. And for the past five years he has acted as Showrunner for two award-winning podcasts, BS de Résistance and My Friend Lyssa. This included writing scripts and song lyrics (one song, “The Eagle and the Bear,” reached #1 on the Doctor Demento Countdown in 2018), sound design, audio editing and production, as well as singing and acting. Dale is excited to share his knowledge with aspiring voice actors and nurture their talents. He knows from experience that a good coach is an invaluable asset and hopes to be “that coach” to his students. He lives just outside of Richmond, Virginia, with his wife Nora.
Francesca Manzi
Voice-Over Coach
Born and raised in the UK, Francesca studied acting at the prestigious Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and has been working on stage, screen and mic ever since!
Since moving to Los Angeles in 2010, she has voiced characters for video games including Halo and Final Fantasy, animations including Mattel’s Enchantimals series, commercials, promos, e-learning and industrials for clients such as South Park, HBO Max, Adult Swim, Amazon, Comcast, Bank of America, Mastercard, IBM, Marriott International and Hilton Hotels, to name but a few.
Francesca is passionate about storytelling and communicating the voice of a character or brand to inspire, uplift and challenge, and she loves to help others learn to do the same! Her touchstones are “grounded, relatable, authentic” 🙂
When she’s not in the studio or coaching, Francesca loves to box, write poetry and help out in the community delivering meals to the homeless. She’s a huge fan of spicy margaritas and dark chocolate caramels (NB: not at the same time!)
Crystal M. Lee
Voice-Over Coach
Crystal M. Lee is a full-time, professional multi-media talent: SOVAS Award nominated voice-over/on-screen actor, model, dancer, screenwriter, producer, coach, and personal manager.
She specializes in numerous VO genres: commercial, animation, video games, e-learning, corporate narration, children’s audiobooks, and industrials. Her clients include Google, Toyota, Tastemade, Living Spaces, Panasonic, Paizo (Pathfinder), StoryPod, and Tekky Toys to name a few. She is also in multiple commercials as an on-screen actor. Recently Crystal welcomed a new addition to her family, having her first child at 42 years old and adding “Mom” to her many ‘hats.’!
She grew up in Fort Washington, Maryland, and joined the US Air Force when she was 17 years old. She spent 20 years defending her nation as an Intelligence Analyst (Air Intelligence Agency), Media Maintenance Manager/Interim First Sergeant (Armed Forces Network, Turkey), and a Cyber Communications professional (National Reconnaissance Office, Defense Information Systems Agency, and the National Security Agency). Crystal also created/maintained training programs for multiple agencies. She deployed to Kuwait, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia and spent most of her military career overseas: Italy, The People’s Republic of Korea, Turkey, and Bahrain. Crystal retired at the age of 37 and continued her government service as a civilian GG-13 working for the Defense Intelligence Agency in both Tampa, FL and Stuttgart, Germany. While living in Germany, she realized she was ready for a major career change. She quit her government job, trained with some of the top voice-over (VO) and looping coaches in the industry, and started her own production company specializing in VO and media services. She spent six months in London writing a TV pilot for an animated series and moved to Los Angeles after her time in Germany to pursue her new dream career. Crystal continues to live out her dream and seize every creative opportunity.
Glad Klassen
Voice-Over Coach
Glad Klassen has spent over 30 years behind a microphone – first in radio, then in full-time voice-over.
Her passion for meaningful communication shines through every script she brings to life. Storytelling comes naturally for Glad, so narration of film, audiobooks and inspirational videos has filled much of her time in the studio. She’s also been heard on many commercial and e-learning projects, with some of her more notable clients including Honda motorcycles, Roche Pharmaceuticals and Apple Inc. Complimenting her VO career comes Glad’s love of theatre and motivational speaking. She acted and directed in community theatre for 15 years and has also been invited to bring her inspirational messages to small and large groups throughout North America. When Glad isn’t at the mic in her home studio, she’s often found traveling the continent or cycling the trails and kayaking the waterways in her beloved home in Niagara Falls, Canada.
Ed Renninger
Voice-Over Coach
VOSM Coach
Demo Producer
Ed has 16 years of professional acting, directing, and producing experience in NYC and Philadelphia.
Prior to that, he trained for four years at The University of the Arts. He’s appeared on TV, in major movies, on the radio, in Video games, in MoCap suits, on stage, directing off stage, producing theatre, producing 9 commercials, directing commercials, teaching, copywriting, and had the privilege of recording over 20 professional voice overs, 20 on camera commercials (National and Regional), joining two unions (SAG/AEA), and can sing for you too.
Ed has been signed with Paradigm, Buchwald, and most recently DDO Artists Agency. Before that he freelanced with Gage group, Innovative, Abrams, and Carol Ingber and Associates. He lives in Astoria, NY and is deeply passionate about his process and craft. Most importantly, Ed absolutely loves helping people find their true voice and to help them gain the tools to thrive. It is in fact, his favorite thing to do. He is also a very good hugger…
With 20 years of professional acting, voice-over, directing, and producing experience in the vibrant hubs of NYC and Philadelphia, Ed brings a wealth of expertise to the table. Ed honed his skills through four years of Conservatory Acting training, and his unwavering passion lies in helping others discover their authentic voices and unbridled joy.
You’ve likely encountered Ed’s voice in countless national and international commercial voiceovers, spotted him in no less than 10 national on-camera commercials, and perhaps even recognized him in a few major motion pictures. As a proud member of two prestigious unions, SAG and AEA, Ed not only excels in acting but also thrives as a coach and producer.
Currently represented by the esteemed DDO Artists Agency, known for their unparalleled care and support, Ed is deeply committed to nurturing budding talent. In his role as an active technique, audition, and marketing coach leading the VOSM program, Ed has a remarkable track record helping students establishing powerful branding, and most importantly helping them get work!
His dedication to the craft and the journey is unwavering, and Ed strives to create enriching and unforgettable experiences.
Jason Yudoff
Voice-Over Coach
Jason Yudoff is a professional voice actor whose versatility and unflappable experience has been entrusted by hundreds of Fortune 500 companies to represent their brands over the past 25 years.
His background as a touring musician and singer/songwriter (whose 2 solo studio albums were selected to the Official Grammy Ballots in a combined 12 categories) has given him an innate meter and microphone technique that has proved invaluable in recording thousands of commercial, promo, narration, animation, video game, eLearning and ADR sessions for clients like Mastercard, Chase, State Farm, Bud Light, Pepsi, Hasbro, Verizon, Domino’s, Slimfast, Marvel, Geico, Office Depot, Law & Order, Nickelodeon, Miller Lite, Chipolte, Wheel of Fortune, Staples, ESPN, Starz, AMC, Arm & Hammer, Jet Blue, Dunkin’ Donuts, Rite Aid, Cablevision, Lay’s, Toyota, Checkers & Rally’s, Johnson & Johnson, Samsung, and literally hundreds more encompassing every facet of American life.
In the ADR world, Jason has voiced countless animated characters of all shapes and sizes ranging in age from 10 to 80 – from way back classic episodes of SNL’s ‘TV Funhouse’ and MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch to new series Underdogs, The Little Prince, Tobie Lolness and the feature film The Donkey King. In live action, he has voice-matched an Oscar-winning actor, an Oscar-nominated actor, been privately directed by two Oscar-nominated directors, and has enjoyed leading and featured voice roles for Netflix, Amazon, and IDC along with group work in numerous films and TV shows.
Born and bred in Brooklyn, NY, Jason started his career as the youngest talent agent in NYC in the early 90’s, representing teen stars like James Van Der Beek, Tara Reid and Jason Biggs, learning the nuances of show business from the inside out. In addition to running clinics for studios like Weist Barron and One on One back in the day, he has given Voice Acting Master Classes for performing arts high schools, colleges and professional theatre companies across the country. He is a passionate coach and director who mixes a healthy dose of positivity and perspective, loves talking about ‘the biz’ and sharing his experiences, empowering beginners to pursue their dreams, and helping more advanced students reach their potential.
Jason Leadingham
Voice-Over Coach
Jason Leadingham is a professionally trained male voice-over actor, coach, and casting director.
He is a member of SAG-AFTRA with 20+ years of formal acting education and experience not only in voice-over but as an on-camera actor for commercials and tv-shows. He has also been acting in regional theatre productions since age 6. Jason holds an acting degree from Carson-Newman University.
He has a wide range of voice acting credits, from narration/e-learnings for big corporations such as P&G/Braun, Bayer, and Klarna.com to voicing many characters in animation projects and video games (Breaker’s World, One True Hero, and more). Most notably, he has recently booked commercial work for major brands such as; Samsung, Dell, Citizen’s Bank, KFC, Dairy Queen, Tim Horton’s, Takis, Uber Eats, and more. He has a lead role in an animation project coming to Hulu in the near future and is the creator/show-runner of The Dadbod of Destiny Podcast. A fully scripted and produced audio fantasy-comedy. He and his wife, Brooke, reside in the Indianapolis, Indiana area and are the parents of two amazing children, ages 5 and 4. More at www.JasonLeadingham.com
Jan Haley-Soule
Voice-Over Coach
Jan has an extensive background in the entertainment field as an actor, voice-over artist, model, and dancer.
She started acting and dancing in her hometown of Berkeley, CA. While attending an acting school in San Francisco, she found a flyer announcing a voice-over workshop taught by the legendary Lucille Bliss of Hollywood. Lucille helped Jan record her very first demo reel (on an audio cassette) and Jan immediately began booking jobs. She went on to study acting and dance at The Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, England, and upon graduation relocated to Los Angeles.
Over the years Jan has had a recurring role on a soap opera, acted in two Sundance award-winning films, had one film go to Cannes in 2015, and has modeled for many national and international print campaigns. She danced with a Bay Area-based dance team for five years that performed in many parades and theme parks including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Disneyland, and The Hollywood Holiday Parade. Her voice over work includes numerous national and international commercials, video games, apps, narrations, audio tours, tutorials, and cartoons. She has made announcements for advertisers during events at Madison Square Garden, and she has an annual recurring gig as the announcer of the video game nominees for the Game Developers Conference Awards at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
In an effort to give back to her community, Jan has taught voice-over at continuation high schools in the Bay Area and works with autistic teens at Actors For Autism in North Hollywood.
Valeria Oddone
Software Engineer
Valeria Oddone is a voice over artist and graduated in mass communication. Her professional career as Voice Talent began in 1997 as a Radio Host in the commercial radio broadcasting circuit in her home country, Uruguay.
Soon she started recording commercial and promotional pieces for local advertising agencies and TV channels. In 2011 she started recording for International agencies and media companies. Today her experience is focused on TV, radio and Internet commercials but also in documentaries, audiobooks, Institutional voice, welcome and hold on messages. Apart from that she is Professor in Public Speaking and Sound Design in Universidad Católica del Uruguay. You can also visit Valeria’s site here: www.valeriaoddone.com
Pamela Muldoon
Voice-Over Coach
Pamela Muldoon is a professional voice actor currently living on Maui by way of Minnesota and Las Vegas.
She has three decades behind the mic starting in radio, where she also began her marketing career as a Copy Director. She has a BA in Theatre Arts Performance, is a certified business coach, a veteran in the podcasting industry as a host, producer and consultant, and has been recognized as one of the leading content strategists in the country.
Pamela’s unique background and experiences serve her well as a voice actor and talent coach. Her professional voiceover clients range from commercial, corporate narration, eLearning, documentary and live announce. Her approach to her work and life is one of constant and never-ending learning, which is why she continues to learn from some of the top voiceover coaches in the business. When not on the mic, Pamela enjoys learning all that Maui has to offer with her husband and two dogs, Maddi and Copper. She loves teaching and working with students and considers it a privilege to help them grow as a professional in the amazing industry of voiceover.
Guy Arledge
Voice-Over Coach
Guy Arledge is a voice-over talent whose experience has given him an unusual perspective: a professional who has worked as an on-camera actor, voice-over talent, as well as a multitude of roles on the other side of the camera and microphone.
His broad background allows him to readily relate to what a producer or client wants and to successfully deliver a compelling product.
His introduction to broadcasting came about when a fraternity brother passed along a tip that the local NBC affiliate in Atlanta had an opening for a disc jockey on their FM station. Despite having no broadcasting experience, he outperformed his competitors at the audition, was hired, and was immediately put to work.
After earning a degree, Arledge spent over a decade in public relations and advertising management, producing advertising with some of America’s top talent, including Academy Award and Emmy winning actors. During this time he continued to record radio and industrial voice-over work, and was also hired for on-camera television commercial roles.
Now focusing on talent work, Arledge works with producers across the United States, and from Canada to Japan to Bahrain. His client list includes CIGNA Healthcare, AT&T, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, General Electric, Prudential, Torrence Medical Center, The Hartford, and BNY Mellon, among others.
Jon Luke Thomas
Voice-Over Coach
Born in a small town in New Hampshire and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Jon now considers himself a true Angeleno as 2023 marks his 20th year in L.A.
He began his voiceover journey in 2007 and has since recorded countless commercials for such varied clients as NBC, McDonald’s and the San Diego Zoo. He can also be heard in animated projects from Warner Brothers, Amazon Prime Video and Cartoon Network. He has dubbed foreign language TV series for Netflix, voice-matched celebrities for video games, and in 2016 he won a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award for bringing Randy Johnson’s hit-by-pitch bird back to life for Fox Sports. He is tremendously grateful for his coaching career at Such A Voice and looks forward to meeting and working with talent from all over the world!
Jessica Magers
Voice-Over Coach
Jessica Magers, aka The Voice Goddess, is a 25-year veteran of the voice-over industry and her warm, engaging, and powerful vocal style keeps her clients happy and her production schedule full.
Jess’ voice has been heard on thousands of radio ads all across the US and Canada. She produces broadcast quality audio with a special emphasis on narration.
Jess has voiced radio and TV ads for clients including Disney Resorts, Exempla Healthcare, The Rocky Mountain News, and Volkswagen. She also provides voice-over for The US Army, Exempla Healthcare, CH2M Hill, Coors, Adobe, Playboy, Philips, Time Warner Cable, The Denver Post, The Montreal Gazette, and countless others.
Jessica lives in McCall, Idaho with her husband and two pooches. In her free time, she can be found Airstreaming, traveling, hiking, cooking, belly dancing, and volunteering with the local animal rescue.
Timothy Callaway
Voice-Over Coach
Timothy Callaway is the Vegas Voice Actor, who discovered voice acting a week before his 54th birthday and never looked back. He’s a firm believer that it’s never too late to start your voice acting career and follow it wherever your passion takes you.
Tim took up voice acting because he thought it would be cool to do commercials, then with the support of some great voice coaches and a bit of luck, discovered he also had the chops to do video games, e-learning, corporate narration and phone system recordings. His clients span the globe and include B&H Photo, GenStone, Bin Majid Hotels & Resorts, Georgia State University Athletics and Vinda International. Tim has always been drawn to entertainment, performing both on stage and in front of the camera. He spent six years as a radio DJ in Las Vegas and also produced and hosted nearly 250 podcast episodes. Never one to shy away from new media, Tim also records UGC videos for numerous health and home product clients. You can check out samples of his wide-ranging body of work at VegasVoiceActor.com. Tim loves sharing his experience with rising talents of all ages and is thrilled to be part of the Such A Voice Team and help you find your voice.
Erika Ward
Voice-Over Coach Software Engineer
Erika Ward identifies as many things in this life, some of which include: voice actor, artist, author, intuitive messenger, and (self-proclaimed) traveling philosopher. As an actor, Erika has a long list of theatre credits and has also worked on episodic TV and film.
She has extensive training in scene study, improvisation, and voice & movement from both the William Esper Studio in NY as well as Warner Loughlin Studios in LA (Master Class).
Since 2011, her voice has been featured in thousands of commercials, promos, narrations, explainer videos, and other audio/video content. She has worked with a variety of clients, including: Whole Foods, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Plato’s Closet, Victoria’s Secret, Chevy, Sony Pictures, Target, Nordstrom, and many more.
Erika is the author of the inspirational message book series, Wisdoms Of The Formerly Wilted; a compilation of thoughtful musings and original photographs. Whether working with students one-on-one, leading group workshops, sharing through her writing, or engaging in casual discussions, Erika loves nothing more than awakening others to their personal power and reconnecting them to their own higher/inner guidance.
www.erikadward.com
Adam Michael Rose
Dialect & Accent Reduction Coach
Adam Michael Rose is a Los Angeles-based dialect coach. He was the production dialect coach for Season 3 of ABC’s “American Crime.”
Adam has worked with actors from “Game of Thrones,” “Orange Is the New Black,” and “The Americans,” and he’s also coached productions at theater companies, colleges, and schools throughout the country (“Mary Poppins,” “The 39 Steps,” “Noises Off,” “Pride and Prejudice,” and “Guys and Dolls”). Adam’s been a guest artist at state thespian festivals in California, Texas, Georgia, and Nevada, and at the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Adam is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied with teachers from the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and Playwrights Horizons Theater. He has also trained in voice and speech with British American Drama Academy (BADA), Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, and the Theater Lab of Washington, DC.
Adam is always on a quest to make voice and speech work practical, engaging, and FUN for his clients. His goal is for you to be excited about learning new ways to speak–almost as excited as he is.
Ben Marney
Home Studio Advisory Coach
Ben Marney literally grew up in a recording studio, and learned how to record his voice at the highest quality from an early age.
His early exposure to the studio environment carried into an impressive career as a professional singer and musician, during which time he toured across the globe while performing aboard most major cruise lines such as Disney Cruise Line, Royal Cruise Line, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, to name a few.
In 2008, Ben graduated from Such A Voice’s Master Class, and has since been able to develop an extensive client list while providing voice-over for literally hundreds of radio and television commercials, as well as political spots and numerous corporate videos. For the last four years, Ben has been the narrator for three television shows: “Hillbilly Blood” (Discovery Channel and Destination America Channel), “Travelin’ Hunter” (Sportsman Channel), and “Guidefitter TV” (Sportsman Channel).
Voice-over was a natural transition for Ben. As a singer, he understood how to use the pitch and range of his voice to create emotion in his reads. He shared his passion for voice-over from 2010-2012 as a coach for Such A Voice, and has returned to provide support to our students as they learn to use and produce quality home-studio recordings.
Bill Brooks
Voice-Over Coach
Producer
Home Studio Advisory Coach
Bill began his career as a voice-over talent at the age of 15. This was back when reel-to-reel tapes were used to play commercials, and 45 rpm records were used for music!
Some 50 years later, Bill is a full-time voice talent providing voice-over services to clients all over the world from his studio in Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas.
Bill is a successful voice-over coach and demo producer. He also is an adjunct professor at Tarrant County College in Ft. Worth, where he teaches a 48-hour course in voice-overs and audio marketing.
Bill has been associated with Such A Voice for seven years, and has mentored many SAV clients as they open their business and embark upon becoming a successful voice talent.
Craig Spear
Vice President of Coaching
Craig Spear is an award-winning writer and producer with over 30-years experience in the advertising, radio, and television industries.
His broadcast career began in college radio where he created Kaleidoquiz, still currently the largest and longest running campus-wide radio trivia contest. As talk show producer for ABC, he produced two of America’s top ten nationally syndicated radio shows, including “The Dr. Dean Edell Show.”. “The Golden Gate Bridge Story,” a radio documentary produced for KGO in San Francisco, was named “Best Documentary” by the National Associated Press.
Drawing on audio, writing, and production skills, Craig established himself as a leading voice-over coach and Demo producer to nationally recognized VO actors and entertainment professionals. His clients have voiced hundreds of national campaigns for scores of Fortune 500 companies, from ABC to CNN, Microsoft to McDonald’s, Western Electric to Walmart, and General Electric to Garrison Keillor’s “Prairie Home Companion.”
Craig reads, writes, bikes, swims, and enjoys all things vocal.
Dale Epperson
Head of Post Production
Dale Epperson has a long history in the audio industry as a musician, engineer, producer, electronics technician, designer, manufacturer, and proprietor.
As a musician, he has contributed to many albums and projects playing guitar, bass, keyboards, trumpet, flute, accordion, percussion, and vocals. As an engineer and producer, he has worked with bands and artists from New York to Los Angeles, Toronto to Miami, and all points in between. As co-owner of the Green Room Studios in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he engineered and produced dozens of local, regional, and national groups and artists, including Jeffrey Gaines, Fuel, Cold, Brother Cain, Marcy Playground, Sonny Landreth, Webb Wilder, and Jimmie’s Chicken Shack.
As a technician, designer, and owner of Old School Audio, he has worked for many renowned artists and studios, including Les Paul, Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, Andy Johns, Glyn Johns, Tragically Hip, Cinderella, Rob Schnapf, Daniel Lanois, Willis Allen Ramsey, Lyle Lovett, the Blue Man Group, Shelley Yakus, and Blind Melon, among others. He has provided gear, consulting services, and complete console rebuilds to some of the top studios in New York, LA, Nashville, Phoenix, Atlanta, and even Seoul, South Korea.
Dale has worked for such diverse companies as Sperry-Univac, Martin Marietta, Northwestern Bell Dial Centers, and the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences.
Claudine Ohayon
Producer
Vice President of Production
Claudine is an Emmy Award-winning producer/director and professional voice actor who can be heard in projects ranging from commercials to scripted podcasts, medical explainers to promos, audio books to repeat gigs live-announcing major network award shows like:
The Academy of Country Music Awards, The Hollywood Film Awards and the Daytime Emmys, one of which she did right from her home studio to more than SIX MILLION VIEWERS! Claudine has also appeared on camera in national network commercials, independent and studio films, and web series. As a long-time interviewer for television, she has sat down to talk with some of the greatest icons and pop artists of our times. She’s been a proud card-carrying union member since 1993.As VP of Production at Such a Voice, Claudine oversees the production process through to the final amazing demos the talented SAV team creates for our students. She also serves as a producer, preparing students one-on-one for their demos, as well as directing them in their demo recording sessions.Claudine is a devoted mom, native Brooklynite, fluent French speaker, and is notoriously first and last on the dance floor.
Tara Rao
Producer
Tara Rao is an accomplished, award-winning writer, producer, director, and voice over talent.
Her career has spanned two decades in network and cable television and her voice has been heard on TBS, IFC, Oxygen, Logo, Science Channel, and more. She has also voiced various off air, narration, and corporate projects. She has written and produced show launches for original and syndicated properties, channel-wide rebrands, upfront presentations, and has played a vital part in full network launches. The experience Tara has gained promoting clients including IFC, VH1, SyFy, truTV, Nickelodeon, Food Network, and many more… is put to great use here at Such A Voice, promoting our students.
Nancy Wilson
Producer
Audition Mastery Coach
Nancy Wilson is a demo producer, coach and Audition Mastery coach. She got her start in voice-over in Los Angeles broadcasting, where she worked for numerous radio and television stations, most notably, 94.7 KTWV FM, The Wave.
There, she started as head of commercial production, and then became a staff announcer for ten years. She became one of the signature voices for Digital Planet (now Sirius) and also created and produced one hour radio specials for DP, including, State of the Planet. Nancy went on to create and distribute two radio programs on her own: Big Blue Planet, which was written about in USA Today, and won two Silver Medals at the New York Festivals International Radio Competition, and The Larry Carlton Show, which was broadcast on Music Choice. She has done numerous on-camera projects, and hundreds of voice-overs. One of her most enjoyable gigs was being the voice of smooth jazz for Korean Airlines in- flight service. She will soon be a workshop instructor at the SAG/AFTRA Actors Conservatory. She also casts, directs and performs in the SAG/AFTRA Radio Plays, at the Gene Autry Theatre in Los Angeles. Check out Nancy’s websites: www.nancywilsonvo.com, and
www.nancywilson.podomatic.com.
Angela Castonguay
Producer
Angela Castonguay is a successful graduate of the Such A Voice program with more than 25- years experience in both education and corporate management prior to embracing the voice-over industry.
Angela’s nurturing personality consistently garners rave reviews from our clients, as well as great results in their recordings. As such, we are honored to have Angela as our Head VO Demo Producer.
Working with a variety of clients in the IT and engineering industries, Angela specializes in recording employee training modules, but also enjoys exploring her multiple personalities when recording commercial spots that include Sylvan Learning Center, San Diego Tourism, Patriotic Puppies, and Finding Lost Melodies. When she is not behind a microphone, coaching, or in production, Angela snags her favorite pen and puts words to paper. Her first book related to the voice-over industry, “Feeding Your Voice,” is an essential guide to voice care, from diet to lifestyle to useful remedies. Entertaining as well as informative, it’s a concise guide for keeping your vocal instrument healthy.
Check out Angela’s website here!
Oliver Gebhardt
Post-Production
Oliver Gebhardt is a studio owner and professional audio engineer that has over 15 years of experience in the audio industry.
He has worked on major label projects as well as with local national and international artists. Oliver has worked with Such A Voice since 2009 and has helped upcoming talent break into the voice-over industry.
Kathy Kelly (Welsh)
Post-Production
Kathy Kelly (Welsh) has more than 20 years of experience in capturing tremendous performances and improving the technical capacities of the venues where she has worked.
She broke into the industry by working in live performance venues as both talent and technician. At the beginning of her career, acting took her to stages from Pennsylvania to California. She then decided to focus on formal training in audio engineering and related technologies. This breadth of experience enables her to see the big picture and to be empathetic to all those involved in the creative process, knowing first-hand what it takes to make an excellent product.
She became the lead engineer at Green Room Recording Studios while continuing to learn more as an audio technician. Kathy was on the team that wired Lauryn Hill’s recording studio, and she personally wired the patch bay at Cape Sound. World class boutique audio component company, Old School Audio, then tapped her skills for the development of a new line of pre-amps.
If you have heard Fuel’s “Daniel” or Marcy Playground’s unplugged version of their biggest hit, “Sex and Candy”, you have heard a sampling of Kathy’s work. Another highlight was her participation on the audio production side of an Emmy Award winning video. Now after a decade on the post production team at Such A Voice, you can be sure that Kathy will bring her passion for excellence and her attention to detail to your voice-over experience.
Cody Stephenson
Post-Production
Cody Stephenson is a Certified Audio Engineer with more than 10 years experience in various audio fields.
Cody earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Media Production from Northern Michigan University and continued his audio education at The Conservatory of Recordings Arts & Sciences, earning over 15 certifications. Cody has worked for Brilliance Audio, a subsidiary of Amazon, as an audiobook post production engineer, as well as an assistant engineer at one of Las Vegas’ biggest studios, The Hideout Recording Studio. During his time at The Hideout Recording Studio, he worked with a handful of well-known artists, such as Olivia Newton John, Ceelo Green, and Chris Brown. Cody is now dedicated to Such A Voice and continues to work hard to create unique and meaningful demos for our clients.
Nick Price
Post Production
Kathy Kelly (Welsh) has more than 20 years of experience in capturing tremendous performances and improving the technical capacities of the venues where she has worked.
She broke into the industry by working in live performance venues as both talent and technician. At the beginning of her career, acting took her to stages from Pennsylvania to California. She then decided to focus on formal training in audio engineering and related technologies. This breadth of experience enables her to see the big picture and to be empathetic to all those involved in the creative process, knowing first-hand what it takes to make an excellent product.
She became the lead engineer at Green Room Recording Studios while continuing to learn more as an audio technician. Kathy was on the team that wired Lauryn Hill’s recording studio, and she personally wired the patch bay at Cape Sound. World class boutique audio component company, Old School Audio, then tapped her skills for the development of a new line of pre-amps.
If you have heard Fuel’s “Daniel” or Marcy Playground’s unplugged version of their biggest hit, “Sex and Candy”, you have heard a sampling of Kathy’s work. Another highlight was her participation on the audio production side of an Emmy Award winning video. Now after a decade on the post production team at Such A Voice, you can be sure that Kathy will bring her passion for excellence and her attention to detail to your voice-over experience.
Scott Spaulding
Post-Production
Scott joined Such A Voice in 2019 and brought with him over 15 years of voice over and audio production experience.
Some of the more well-known clients he’s voiced and produced radio commercials for are UPS, Wegmans, Fidelity Investments, the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers. As an audio producer, Scott has created imaging for several sports talk radio stations across the country including KNBR in San Francisco, WKNR in Cleveland, WAUK in Milwaukee and WEFL in West Palm Beach. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Scott currently resides in Philadelphia, PA and enjoys collecting 80s football sports memorabilia and horror movies.
Alex Bassily
Post-Production
Alex has over seven years of experience as an editor and re-recordist engineer.
He has worked with and directed some of the best voice-over talent in the film, television, and video game industry! We’re lucky to have him on board.
Shane Matsumoto
Post-Production
Shane Matsumoto owns and operates SER Soundworks, a recording, post facility, and music rehearsal studio in Chandler, AZ.
Shane’s current work with Nickelodeon and their Birthday Club Project has him recording and editing hours of voice recordings from voice actors such as Patrick Star from Spongebob Squarepants, Josh and Blue from Blue’s Clues, Lincoln Loud from the Loudhouse, Ryan’s Secret Playdate, and dozens of others. Shane has worked with talent in his studio for commercial projects such as Busta Rhymes for Yahoo.com and Des Linden for Brooks Running shoes as well. Shane has always taught and coached on the side, teaching post-production and other audio courses since 2003 at places such as Grand Canyon University, the Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences, MCC, Collin’s College and Phoenix College. He was even a member of the Q&A panel of production experts in the 1st annual Phoenix Sci-Fi and Horror film festival. Shane produced and edited 94-episodes of Indie Music Phoenix, a regional show on AZTV7, booking, filming, and/or interviewing famous musicians passing through town for his show – artists such as Lacuna Coil, Bullet for My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Wayne Static from Static X, Mayhem, Dave Ellefson of Megadeath, Sen Dog from Cypress Hill, Zella Day, Ian Anderson band, members of Yes, Vanilla Ice, and tons of others.
He also makes music with his progressive industrial band, Paradigm Lost, writing an epic rock opera to release later this year. Though Shane has edited numerous commercials, occasionally he writes jingles too – his most commonly heard jingle was purchased by O’Riley’s auto parts and used by them for nearly 20-years in nearly every one of their commercials nationwide. (O-O-O-O’ Riley’s Auto Parts – Ow!) Not exactly humble, but also not without a sense of humor, Shane is known to brag about how his recordings and edits of voiceover pro Janet Ault, the mysterious AT&T voicemail lady heard in every English AT&T voicemail mailbox system worldwide, has been heard by more people in the world over the last 20-years than Miley Cyrus or Madonna. His music recording credits also include two albums for BJ Thomas, mastering for DJ Mickey Oliver, production credits on albums featuring Larry Norman, and song demo recording for the Gin Blossoms, as well as production for numerous independent acts. Shane’s work with Comedy Central on several seasons of voice talent for Crank Yankers at Porcupine Studios allowed him to record and edit Drew Carey, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla, Sarah Silverman, David Allen Grier, Ludicris, Eminem, Jeff Goldbloom, Hank Azaria, and many others. Shane plans to wind down his production of audio books to make time to focus on this new venture here. Since January of 2020 until the day hired at Such-A-Voice the following year, Shane completed narration, or record/editing, for 38 audiobook contracts and counting, including Kimber Leigh’s memoir – an Amazon best-seller. When he has a minute, he likes to hang out at the pool with his wife, two kids, and two dogs and profusely apologize to all of them for how busy he is.
Mike Dwyer
Post-Production
Mike Dwyer is an audio engineer and studio owner from Upstate NY with over a decade of experience recording, mixing, and mastering both music and voice overs.
In that time, he’s worked with countless incredible artists including Shawn Mendes, The Lumineers, The National, Vance Joy, Jade Bird, and Bob Weir. Mike has also composed and mixed music for dozens of television shows on networks including Discovery, History, TLC, NBC Olympics, CBS Sports, and more.
Brendan Carty
Copywriter
Brendan Carty is the head writer and creative lead at Thinkmojo, a marketing agency.
He has spearheaded campaigns for hundreds of startups and multinational brands including eBay, Slack, Anheuser Busch, HP, Western Union, Intuit, and more. His comedic work has been featured on CBS Interactive, ESPN, Funny or Die, and YouTube, though he admits that last one doesn’t really count.
At times dramatic, silly, serious, lighthearted, authentic, and absurd, Brendan’s work has been compared to copywriters he had never heard of and whose names he has forgotten since. But from what he could tell, they were good.
Brendan lives with his wife and daughter in the greater New York City area.
Meet The Administrative & Customer Service Team!
Ben Werlin
Chief Executive Officer
Ben Werlin joined Such A Voice as the company’s sole employee back in 2003. Today, he is a partner in the company alongside Dan Levine and Jeff Santoro.
During his 10+ years here, he has helped raise the bar in terms of customer service, customer experience, and company reach. When Ben started with Such A Voice, it was a regional endeavor in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. In just a few years, along with the help of Jeff and Dan, Ben helped the company grow nationwide.
As an entrepreneur by nature, Ben takes great pride in the work that he does with Such A Voice. He deeply values the freedom that comes with being an entrepreneur and loves being able to give that kind of opportunity to others through Such A Voice’s esteemed voice-over training programs.
Ben graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Music Business & Entertainment Industries. He has worked in the studio as a recording engineer and as a guitarist. Ben is also the co-founder of the online guitar shop, www.MusicStoreLive.com, which won the “Vermont Young Entrepreneur of the Year” award in 2013 and received national accolades for “Best Emerging Dealer of the Year” and “Best Marketing & Sales Promotion” in 2014.
Ben has a huge thirst to learn and grow. Over the years, he has read hundreds of books on, and taken part in, a wide array of workshops related to business and self-development. These include the Small Business Association’s “Emerging Leaders Program,” and Tony Robbins’ Business Mastery and Leadership Academy programs, to name a few. Ben attributes Such A Voice’s ability to stay on the cutting edge of the industry to the incredibly talented personnel that work here, and his and the team’s constant desire keep the company evolving in positive ways.
Heather Costa
Chief Fulfillment & Content Officer
Heather is the Chief Fulfillment & Content Officer for Such A Voice. An alumni of the program herself, Heather studied under Dan Levine when she began her voice-over career in 2004.
Over the years, Heather has coached and produced hundreds of Such A Voice students around the country. Today, her own voice-over roster includes thousands of clients from around the globe. She operates from her broadcast quality recording studio in Los Angeles.
Heather has vast experience recording everything from radio and television commercials to promos, animation, video games, audiobooks, children’s toys, explainer videos, on-hold messages, documentaries, e-learning, apps, website narrations, and much more! Some of her recent clients include McDonalds, Lowe’s, Subway, Pandora Radio, Nordstrom, Coca-Cola, Today’s Parent, Educational Testing Service (ETS), and Nationwide.
Heather is also a Voxy Lady, a hand-picked member of their “selective collective of professional female voice artists representing every genre, sound, and niche in the industry”. See www.voxyladies.com.
To take a peek at some of Heather’s work, visit her website, www.heathercosta.com.
Alex Goss
Chief Administrative Officer
As Chief Administrative Officer for SAV, Alex keeps his hands in every element of the business to ensure that things are consistently moving forward. He ensures that our students receive what they need in order to achieve their dreams.
Alex graduated from Green Mountain College in 2013 with dual degrees in Education and Writing. He worked in home healthcare administration for a period of time, but realized that he needed to return to the arts, and joined Such A Voice soon after.
Outside of work, Alex enjoys spending time with his family and writing.
Skye Moffett
Head of Talent & PR
Director of HR
Skye is a military veteran with a passion for people, she knows talent is what makes any team thrive.
Building and maintaining our amazing talent is how she’s been able to contribute directly to the successful operations here at Such A Voice. Her love for the company and its culture is infectious.
Skye spends her days ensuring our team members are well taken care of and is constantly strategizing ways to move the company forward via growth for its members and efficiency in development. This also includes industry outreach and connection. If you’re interested in what Such A Voice can do for you or the voiceover industry, reach out to Skye!
When she’s not in the office she’s traveling to see new places and meet new people. Find her on a dive boat or in the mountains!
Raymond Friend
Customer Service Manager
Ray Friend, affectionately dubbed “The Smoothenator” has been told all his life that he has a great voice.
The kind of smooth, romantic and charismatic sound that people notice and are drawn to. Ray started developing that natural voice as a child lead soloist in school plays, choirs and gospel groups. Later he continued to refine his silky, melodious style and while touring the country singing professionally with several popular groups.
Ray first became interested in doing voice overs when he was asked by his Pastor to narrate the introductions for the ministry’s first television program. It was a great experience and sparked the desire to pursue voice over professionally, but Ray’s real estate career took precedence. Several years ago Ray was selected to narrate monthly broadcasts to the employees of the nationally recognized real estate firm he worked for and was reminded again that he really should be putting this naturally gifted talent to work. A short time later he studied with Such A Voice in our one-on-one coaching program. This has enabled Ray to truly hone his natural sound and transform into a working professional voice over actor capable of interpreting a script and delivering the style necessary to “nail the read”.
Ray now works full time as a voice actor and is available to record: Radio and TV spots and tags, audiobooks, PSAs, documentaries, Technical/Medical Narrations, IVR and On-Hold Messages and much more. Additionally he has joined the Such A Voice staff serving as Customer Service Specialist.
Gilbert Thrall
Accounting
As the billing administrator here at Such A Voice, Gilbert makes sure that every ‘I’ is dotted, and every ‘T’ is crossed on the financial side of things.
A Minneapolis native, Gilbert came to Burlington, Vermont to go to school and has stayed here since graduating from Champlain College. He is the owner of many nicknames around the office, most notably ‘Gilly’ and ‘Bert’.
In his free time, Gilbert loves to play video games, ride his bike, and cook.
Roth Bernstein
Marketing Associate
Tech Support Specialist
As Administrative Support, Roth works to make sure all the parts of the Such A Voice boat are pointing toward the port of good customer experience.
The means making sure coaches have all the resources they need, student support for the website and member’s area, and a plethora of other problem-solving tasks. He also built this page!
Originally from New Jersey, Roth graduated from the University of Vermont in 2016 with a degree in Political Science. In his free time, Roth loves to play around in the kitchen, enjoys running and cycling, and is a podcast enthusiast.
Caitlin Deese
Venue & Scheduling Manager
As Schedule & Venue Manager at Such A Voice, Caitlin books Intro Classes throughout the country and works with the team and schools to keep everyone informed with up to date logistics.
Originally from Texas, now living in Florida. Caitlin is a Navy Veteran with over 10 years of logistics, and scheduling experience. She graduated from Saint Leo University with a dual Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology in 2018. She is an organized, attentive, go-getter who believes in helping as many people as possible. In her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling & going on new adventures with her husband and children. Caitlin’s family fosters many animals, and spend a lot of time caring for animals in need.
Mike Gleockner
Client Services Representative
Originally from rural Pennsylvania, Mike graduated with a degree in business administration from Mansfield University.
Mike successfully aids with technical and administrative support for coaches and students, as well as helping to keep our intro class teachers organized.
Mike’s other passions include snowboarding, but when you can’t find him on the mountain, look for him at the nearest yoyo contest!