MEET SOMETHING EXTRA
Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Voice Part: Alto 2
Hometown: Acton, MA
Position(s): Musical Director (Pitch), Social Chair, Art Rush, Social Media Manager
Extracurriculars: Latina Women at Yale
Ivana once shared an elevator with Gloria Estefan.
Ivana Barnes, SY '23
she/her
Major: English, Pre-Med
Voice Part: Soprano 1
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Assistant Pitch
Extracurriculars: Camp Kesem, Community Health Educator, Elm City Echo
Kira lived in the building featured in the hit Disney show "Jessie" until she was eight
Kira Berman, MC '25
(she/her)
Major: Political Science
Voice Part: Alto 2
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Social Media Chair, Solo Coach
Extracurriculars: Club Lacrosse, Podcast
Charlotte had to relearn how to ride a bike on multiple occasions
Charlotte Berney,
SM '25 (she/her)
Major: Classics, Art
Voice Part: Soprano 2
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Assistant Business Manager, Tour Manager
Extracurriculars: YDN Illustrators Staff
Ariane was on an episode of Sesame Street
Ariane de Gennaro,
BF '25 (she/her)
Major: Theater & Performance Studies
Voice Part: Soprano 1
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Position(s): Communications Manager, Tour Manager
Extracurriculars: Taps @ Yale, Theater
Serena performed on the same stage Tom Hanks once did
Serena Feniger, HC '25
(she/her)
Major: Physics and Economics
Voice Part: Alto 1
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Assistant Musical Director, Solo Coach
Extracurriculars: Kappa Alpha Theta, Yale Model United Nations
Sofie was in a Chuck E Cheese commercial in the fifth grade
Sofie Fusco, JE '24
(she/her)
Voice Part: Alto 2
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Social Chair
Cindy Hernandez,
MC '24
Voice Part: Soprano 1
Hometown: Greenwich, CT
Position(s): Social Chair, Social Media Chair
Izzy Kalb, MC '25
(she/her)
Major: Global Affairs
Voice Part: Soprano 2
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Business Manager, Tour Manager, Social Chair
Extracurriculars: Club Squash, Yale Education Tutoring Initiative
In middle school, Aditi went to a One Direction concert, and Harry Styles waved at her (or so she believes)
Aditi Narayanan, PC '24
(she/her)
Voice Part: Alto 1
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Solo Coach
Extracurriculars: Quantum Research
Avalon collects antiques like diaries, books, trinkets, and film cameras
Avalon Scarola, HC '24
Major: Political Science, English
Voice Part: Alto 1
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Position(s): Tour Manager, MC
Extracurriculars: YULAA, Vertebrate Paleontology Collections Assistant at Yale Peabody Museum, Effective Altruism @ Yale
An episode of Criminal Minds was filmed at Sarah's house
Sarah Shapiro, PM '25
(she/her)
Voice Part: Soprano 2
Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, ME
Position(s): Videographer, Social Media Chair
Raina Sparks, ES '25
Major: Neuroscience
Voice Part: Alto 2
Hometown: Chapin, SC
Extracurriculars: Yale Dancers, Community Health Educators, Peristalsis, Alzheimer's Buddies
Jacqueline has a knack for wiggling her ears
Jacqueline Walker, TC '24
Major: History, Political Science
Voice Part: Alto 1
Hometown: New York, NY
Position(s): Social Chair, Tour Manager
Extracurriculars: Moot Court, SNUGS
Lara is an oldest, youngest, and middle child!
Lara Yellin, BK '25
(she/her)
Our SEniors
Major: Environmental Studies
Voice Part: Soprano 2
Hometown: Yarmouth, ME
Former Positions: Assistant Business Manager, Album Producer
Extracurriculars: Urban Resources Initiative, YULAA, Migration Alliance @ Yale
Bay was once elbowed in the head by a presidential candidate #yanggang
Bay Hanson, SY ‘22
(she/her)
Major: Comparative Literature and Political Science
Voice Part: Soprano 1
Hometown: Yonkers, NY
Former Positions: Musical Director (Pitch)
Extracurriculars: Yale College Arts, Playwriting and Dramaturgy
Sara was 18 when she learned that narwhals do actually exist.
Sara Armstrong, JE '22
(she/her)
Major: Cognitive Science and Sociology
Voice Part: Alto 2
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Former Positions: Business Manager, Tour Manager, Rush Manager
Extracurriculars: Campus Tour Guide, Social Perception and Communication Lab Research Assistant, YETI
Valerie once got a shoutout from Venus Williams
Valerie Akinyoyenu, BK '22
(she/her)
Major: Neuroscience
Voice Part: Soprano 2
Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL
Former Positions: Assistant Musical Director, Tour Manager, Rush Manager, Communications Manager, Album Producer
Extracurriculars: Yale Children's Theater, Research Assistant at Yale Stress Center, Berkeley College aide
Grace was almost switched at birth
Grace Larrabee, BK '22
(she/her)
Major: Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Theater and Performance Studies
Voice Part: Alto 1
Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
Former Positions: Social Chair,
Solo Coach
Extracurriculars: Yale Dramatic Association, Research Assistant for Paulsen Lab, Pi Beta Phi
KG is the world's worst psychic!
KG Montes, GH '22
(she/they)
Major: Physics and Philosophy
Voice Part: Alto 1
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Former Positions: Assistant Musical Director, Beatboxing Coach
Extracurriculars: Student Developer at the Yale Student Technology Collaborative, Outreach Director for the Reproductive Justice Action League at Yale
Cat once met Lil Uzi Vert at the Rite Aid
Cat de Lacoste-Azizi,
BK ‘21
(she/her)