Chorus Leadership
Lindsay Chartier Holdeman, Musical Director

We are thrilled to introduce our Musical Director, Lindsay Chartier!
To Lindsay, Barbershop is a way of life! In addition to directing Note-Ably, she directs Southwest Sound in Fort Worth, TX, and currently serves as Sweet Adelines Region 25 Membership Coordinator. She is a proud member of three Barbershop societies: Sweet Adelines, Harmony Incorporated, and the Barbershop Harmony Society. Lindsay is also a highly sought after coach and partner in Northern Lights Southern Charm Coaching!
Lindsay has thrived competing at the International level with choruses and quartets. She is a three-time International Quartet Champion in Harmony Inc., a three-time Top Five International Quartet Medalist in Sweet Adelines International, and a Rising Star Champion in Sweet Adelines. In her copious free time and to support her "hobby", Lindsay is employed as a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist at Mitchell International.
Her involvement in Barbershop singing began in 1994, when she sang lead with a mixed youth quartet in Montreal, QC, Canada. She later directed the award-winning Montreal City Voices, a Harmony, Inc. Chapter, for 8 years before she moved to Texas. Lindsay lives in Frisco, TX with her husband, Mark (also a Barbershopper!).
To Lindsay, Barbershop is a way of life! In addition to directing Note-Ably, she directs Southwest Sound in Fort Worth, TX, and currently serves as Sweet Adelines Region 25 Membership Coordinator. She is a proud member of three Barbershop societies: Sweet Adelines, Harmony Incorporated, and the Barbershop Harmony Society. Lindsay is also a highly sought after coach and partner in Northern Lights Southern Charm Coaching!
Lindsay has thrived competing at the International level with choruses and quartets. She is a three-time International Quartet Champion in Harmony Inc., a three-time Top Five International Quartet Medalist in Sweet Adelines International, and a Rising Star Champion in Sweet Adelines. In her copious free time and to support her "hobby", Lindsay is employed as a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist at Mitchell International.
Her involvement in Barbershop singing began in 1994, when she sang lead with a mixed youth quartet in Montreal, QC, Canada. She later directed the award-winning Montreal City Voices, a Harmony, Inc. Chapter, for 8 years before she moved to Texas. Lindsay lives in Frisco, TX with her husband, Mark (also a Barbershopper!).
Management Team
Assistant Directors

Melissa Purdin has been a member of Note-Ably North Texas since its founding in 2001. She is a Certified Director with Sweet Adelines who stepped back from full-time directing to allow more time and flexibility for her family. She was most recently elected to serve NNT as the Treasurer. An avid supporter of The Arts, she concurrently serves as the President of the Allen Arts Alliance.
Melissa and husband Jeff have two children who are in college! She enjoys volunteering, serving her church (Tangible Grace), traveling, walking, movies, live performances, dance parties, late night movies, and trying new things! She believes in leading by encouragement, working intentionally for mastery, and flashing her winning smile and saying "That was BEAUTIFUL!"

Nila Mendoza has been a member of Note-Ably North Texas Chorus since 2015. She served as Performance Chair since 2016 and interim Baritone Section Lead, and is our Current President. She continues to advance her music education by participating in the Director Certification program through Sweet Adelines International.
Music is in her heart, and Nila likes to make it a part of her every day life. She has a song for EVERYTHING! She also loves all things SPARKLY!
Nila, her husband, Joe and their son, Joseph, enjoy serving in the community. Her husband and son contribute to the Chorus by assisting with risers and the website. You may see Nila and her family around town as they volunteer for other organizations. Interests include Volunteering with organizations including the Allen Arts Alliance, Allen Escadrille Band Boosters, After Prom, and Collin County National Adoption Day, attending Allen Eagle Football games -Go EAGLES!!.
Music is in her heart, and Nila likes to make it a part of her every day life. She has a song for EVERYTHING! She also loves all things SPARKLY!
Nila, her husband, Joe and their son, Joseph, enjoy serving in the community. Her husband and son contribute to the Chorus by assisting with risers and the website. You may see Nila and her family around town as they volunteer for other organizations. Interests include Volunteering with organizations including the Allen Arts Alliance, Allen Escadrille Band Boosters, After Prom, and Collin County National Adoption Day, attending Allen Eagle Football games -Go EAGLES!!.
Contacts
Performances: Nila Mendoza
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