Meet our Team
Senior Management
JOHN BAILEY, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
John is the Chorus' fourth Artistic Director. Following in the footsteps of​ Stephen Morros, Michael Weinberg and Elizabeth Fisher, John is building on the chorus' previous 12 years of artistic excellence to forge our next era of advocacy through the arts. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Mobile with a Bachelor of Science in Music and a Master of Science in Education from Johns Hopkins University, John has spent more than a decade building inclusive, inspiring spaces where music and performance thrive. He sees Steel City Men's Chorus as a way to be louder and prouder in the queer performing arts, fighting for equality and acceptance for the LGBTQIA+ community in the deep south.
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JERRY PULLIAM, CHORUS MANAGER
Jerry is the Chorus' go-to person for everything administrative. Need help with tickets or buying a playbill ad? Want to sponsor a season or a show? He's your man. He also does whatever else is necessary to keep our community of singers on track. Jerry brings a wealth of experience from the retail arena, so he understands customer service backwards and forwards.
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Kit Deason
IT Department Manager
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Vice Chair; Development and Governance Lead
Richard Tucker
Executive Director
Jefferson Land Trust, Port Townsend, WA, retired
Treasurer; Finance Lead
Chris Butler
Former Senior Vice President and Director of Financial Reporting for top 10 U.S. financial institution with extensive experience in financial statement preparation, regulatory reporting, and accounting operations and management.
Retired in June of 2025 after 46 years in the financial industry.
Secretary
Jamie Elliott, MPA, PMP
Executive Administrator
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
UAB
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Skills in financial management, strategic planning, organizational development, and process improvement, with additional experience consulting on community-based program operations and sustainability.
Chorus President
Frank McCrory
Educator
Birmingham City Schools, Retired
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President
Crestwood North Neighborhood Association
Bachelors degree, University of South Alabama, Master of Arts degree, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Founding member of Steel City Men's Chorus
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Director at Large, Governance Lead, Webmaster
Clifford Beach
Advertising/Marketing/Organization Development, The Clifford Group
Retail Management, The Home Depot
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Skills in advertising creation and strategy; management; and organization development with experience in business turnarounds, organizational change, strategic planning, developing and implementing marketing plans, audio and visual production.
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Founding member of Steel City Men’s Chorus.
Director at Large
Victoria Butler, PhD
Curriculum Auditor
Curriculum Management Solutions, Inc.
Retired Educator, Administrator, Grant Administrator, and Middle School Principal with expertise in organizational change and strategic planning. Retired adjunct instructor of School Finance, Diversity, and Data-Driven Decision Making for UAB.
Director at Large
David Hunter
Director of SAP Projects
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Birmingham-Southern College.
Coordinated a regional Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) conference that brought together a dozen GSA clubs from across the state.
Director at Large
David Reynolds
UAB
Director at Large
Amanda Wilson
Speech Pathologist, retired
LGBTQ+ Advocate
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Amanda worked as a speech pathologist at Lakeshore Rehabilitation Hospital. They have a son, Evan, who is married and lives in Oakland, CA. Amanda got involved in PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) when Evan came out to them in high school. Her work with PFLAG lead to other non-profit work, including helping start the LGBTQ Fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.