OFFICE TEAM
Andrea Pelloquin
Executive Director
Dr. Andrea Pelloquin has been the Executive Director of Choristers Guild since January of 2026. She has worked in the music education and publishing fields for over 25 years. She began as a music educator in Northern Wisconsin and went on to hold management positions with major print publishers and retailers in event management, marketing and sales, and legal/business affairs. She has also worked with several non-profit organizations to organize and raise funds for programs supporting music educators. Finally, she is an attorney with a specialization in copyright and trademark law.
Throughout her career, Andrea has always been a church musician. She has been both a singer/instrumentalist in choirs since she was young, and a director of choirs for several years.
Pelloquin holds a Juris Doctor from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, a Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University, a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, a Master of Arts in Business / Arts Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Bachelor of Music in Education from Millikin University.
Colleen Klein Oates
Director of Customer Enhancement
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Colleen Klein Oates joined Choristers Guild as Director of Customer Enhancement in July 2018. Besides enhancing relationships with our 12,000 stakeholders of composers, members, buyers and dealers, she manages our royalties, licensing and permissions duties.
An Illinois native, Colleen attended Western Illinois University on a clarinet scholarship before her focus shifted to singing, and graduated with a B.A. in choral and general music education. She maintained her involvement in singing while gaining work experience in administrative roles with acoustical, architectural and design firms, public relations and marketing. Colleen excels at detail work, earning the moniker of "project detective" at Choristers Guild.
Colleen's professional musician career as a vocal soloist and section leader has led to performances with multiple choirs and ensembles, both sacred and secular. As a Choristers Guild staff member, she appreciates being able to introduce teaching resources and music to new generations of choir directors and singers.
Pam Harris
Director of Marketing
Pam Harris, Director of Marketing since 2018, leads our communications outreach to tell the Choristers Guild story and all we offer as a nonprofit organization that supports choir leaders in churches, schools and communities. Through email, social media and more, Pam helps connect choral leaders and music educators with resources and educational opportunities.
Pam earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of North Texas, going on to serve as an editor at several North Texas media outlets including The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Business Journal, and WFAA-TV. Before joining the Choristers Guild team, she worked in marketing communications for Dallas-area United Methodist churches.
When she’s not working, Pam and her husband enjoy exploring the greater DFW area and beyond with their teenage daughters.
Cory Curvin
Education Director
Cory D. Curvin’s public performance premiere was at the age of six, and his piano rendition of “I’m A Little Teapot” was complete with choreography. A native of Mississippi, he was a music educator and choral conductor in North Texas before beginning his work as Education Director with Choristers Guild.
In addition to his role with the Guild, he serves as an assistant director and collaborative pianist for the Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus and arranges music for choir, piano, instrumental ensembles, and handbells.
Outside of the office, Cory works within the music ministry of his church and enjoys road trips, the autumnal holidays, winter sports, and collecting Texas historical memorabilia.
Kathryn Mills
Customer Enhancement Manager
Kathryn Mills joined the Choristers Guild as the Customer Enhancement Manager. She obtained her degree in Art and performance History from the University of Texas at Dallas and has done coursework at Dallas Theological Seminary. She has also completed her alternative teaching certification. After over twenty years in customer service, teaching, and ministry, she felt the call to discipleship, which she actively pursues.
In her free time, Kathryn enjoys road trips, backpacking, singing, baseball, and tending to her garden.
Amy Farnell
Editor of The Chorister and Permissions Associate
Amy joined Choristers Guild as an intern in 2017, and stayed on the team in various roles before becoming Editor of The Chorister and Licensing & Permissions Associate in 2021.
Amy grew up playing instruments, singing in choirs, and was drum major of her high school's marching band – now a professional singer, she performs regularly in ensembles across America and Europe, including The Zurich Chamber Singers, Basler Madrigalisten, Contre le Temps, Junger Kammerchor Basel, Verba vocalis, Quod Balensi, and QueenSingers. In June 2022, she received a Masters in Renaissance Ensemble Performance from Schola Cantorum Basilisnsis in Switzerland. She also holds degrees in Church Music from Baylor University (2015), and in Early Music from the University of Birmingham, England (2017).
In her free time, Amy enjoys knitting, yoga, playing with cats, thrifting, exploring, and working for Choristers Guild!
Meredith Smith
Communications Specialist
Meredith Smith joined the Choristers Guild in June 2024 as the Communications Specialist. Meredith obtained her Bachelor's in Marketing from the University of Arkansas, going on to work for the Salesmanship Club of Dallas as a Marketing Intern, and as the Marketing Projects and Events Coordinator at Orphan Outreach. She has a passion for music and grew up taking voice lessons and participating in her school and church choir.
When she is not working, Meredith loves to spend time with her husband, Daniel, travel, watch college football, and volunteering in the DFW community.