Meet our Members!

President, Bass
Austin Kennedy
Austin is a Sophomore Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering major from Brunswick, Ohio. Outside of Case In Point, you’ll see him performing in musicals with CWRU Footlighters, working as a TA, or locking in at TVUC. He is very excited to be with Case In Point through another competition season!

Music Director, Mezzo
Natalia Stojkovic
Natalia is currently a sophomore majoring in Music Education with a focus in choral music and voice. This is her second year in CiP, and first semester as a Music Director for the group. Outside of CiP, she is an intern for Windsong: Cleveland’s Feminist Chorus, treasurer of the Artistic Gymnastics Club, treasurer of the Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association, and a Resident Assistant on campus! In the midst of these commitments, Natalia enjoys taking nature walks, seeing shows, and participating in student-led theater on campus. She is incredibly excited to figure out time management this semester.

Music Director, Mezzo
Shareen Chahal
Shareen is a sophomore on the pre-dental track majoring in Biology and Nutrition with a minor in Chemistry. Outside of Case in Point, she engages in research investigating ALS, performs in musicals with CWRU Footlighters, serves as PR Chair for the Filipino Student Union, and designs pages for The Observer. In her free time, she loves watching comfort shows, taking walks, spending time with loved ones, and indulging in a sweet treat. She’s super excited to create beautiful music with the group at ICCAs and beyond!

Secretary, Tenor
Jennica Li
Jennica is a current freshman from Arizona studying Nursing with a minor in Bioethics and Medical Humanities. Along with being Secretary for 2026, she recently started arranging music for Case in Point; she hopes to grow both musically and personally through the help of her friends in the club! Outside of CiP you’ll catch her playing classical guitar in chamber ensemble, attending hip hop classes with undivided dance, going to the gym, or grabbing smoothies with her friends!

Treasurer, Tenor
Russell Zhang
Russell is a sophomore and this is his second year in the group. He is majoring in Music Education and his primary instrument is piano. When he's not singing with CiP, you can find him ringing chords with Briefcase, a subgroup of the Case Glee Club! He is excited for ICCAs and NOT excited to say goodbye to seniors :(

Public Relations Chair, Alto
Kaylee Nguyen
Kaylee is a current freshman from the Bay Area double-majoring in Nutritional Biochemistry & Metabolism and Dance, with minors in Sports Medicine, Chemistry, and Business Management (yikes). She's the CWRU Women's Basketball Team Manager, and she is also involved in research with the School of Medicine and volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House. When she's not studying (which is rare), you can find her eating at Chipotle, taking a fat nap in her dorm, or hanging out with her Alpha Chi Omega sisters. She's excited to compete in the ICCAs for the first time in February!

Bass
Jake Model
Jake is a current senior studying Computer Science and Music (classical voice), with a minor in math. He joined Case in Point as a freshman and has previously served two terms as a Music Director for CiP. Jake is also currently the Head Choreographer. Besides being in CiP a cappella, he is also involved in Greek Life on campus. Outside of academics and extracurriculars, he loves spending time with friends, at the gym, and reading.

Alto
Sophia Bollar
Sophia is a current senior from New Jersey studying Mathematics. She enjoys eating and sleeping and singing. She’s excited to compete in her last ICCA’s!

Alto
Julia Ferguson
Julia is finishing up her senior year as a biology major and a chemistry minor, with an emphasis in Women's Health. She currently works in a research lab relating to neurodegenerative disorders. Growing up in Shanghai, she picked up classical singing, which later led her to join Case in Point in college. Now in her second year with the group, she enjoys singing alongside many of her closest friends. Outside of her academics and extracurriculars, she enjoys cooking (especially some good pasta and Chinese food) and any Arts & Crafts activities. She is looking forward to graduating in May and studying her master's in London!

Mezzo
Arya Iyer
Arya is a senior from Maryland majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. This is her fourth year in CIP! She works at the CWRU admissions office as a tour guide and is involved in cancer research on campus. In her free time, she enjoys reading, trying new foods, and baking! She is looking forward to competing in her last ICCAs before graduating in May!

Tenor
Ryan Gilmore
Ryan is a Senior from Lewisburg, PA majoring in Mathematics and Music, minoring in Physics and Economics. He works as a Peer Tutor and SI and plans to go into secondary education after graduating. He plays in orchestra and a string sextet as well as singing in Glee Club and Briefcase barbershop group. Ryan stays involved with theater clubs, acting and vocal directing and also plays club Ultimate Frisbee. Ryan is thrilled to finish out the competition season and schools year with this amazing group of people.

Soprano
Pimada Phongsuriya
Pimada is a current senior from NYC and is excited to spend her second year with CiP! She is majoring in Medical Anthropology and minoring in Asian Studies and Bioethics with a planned career in geriatric health. Pimada enjoys her “granny time” where she crochets or embroiders curled up to a TV show. She is so excited to spend time with CiP this semester!

Baritone
Christopher Tipton
Chris (he/any) is a current third-year from Cleveland, OH majoring Music Education (Classical Voice) with a minor in Computer Science! When he's not singing or beatboxing with CiP, you can find him anywhere but in his bed sleeping like he should be: arranging music, singing with the Case Concert Choir and Singers' Club of Cleveland, performing in on-campus musicals, talking and singing with friends until 2am (this dude sings so much), playing Minecraft, being mid at drums, or scrolling reels (likely). He can't wait for another great semester of hanging out and performing with the CiP baddies!

Alto
Nita Perez
Nita is currently a Freshman studying Biomaterials Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Polymer Engineering. She loves performing and can be found doing so with other music groups on campus like the Glee Club or her own band, and also is an Undergraduate researcher under Anirban Sen Gupta at the BEAT lab. During downtime, Nita is usually at KSL studying or stealing the sugar cookies from Leutner Commons. This is Nita’s first year in CiP and she’s very excited to have a tight-knit community of fellow singers.

Soprano
Samaria Benochi
Sam is a freshman from DC majoring in Biomedical Engineering on the biomechanics track, and minoring in Mechanical Design and Manufacturing. On campus she is involved in Case's track team, CiP, Concert Choir, and HDC. Outside of school she loves binging reality TV, hanging out with friends, and eating. She is really looking forward to traveling to Columbus in February to compete at ICCAs!

Baritone
Shiming Ma
Shiming is a current freshman from Wisconsin majoring in Biomedical Engineering. Besides studying, he loves food, video games, and tennis.
Audition!
We typically hold auditions at the beginning of each Fall semester! More info to come in August 2026.
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