Staff & Board

Pam Mowry
Executive Director
pam@canterburyokc.com

Pam Mowry is proud to be Canterbury Voices’ Executive Director, leading the staff team since 2016. She has nearly twenty-five years of nonprofit management experience, primarily in the areas of fundraising, board development and event management. Mowry’s career began in 1998 at the Oklahoma Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain. In 2005, she joined the staff of Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma just as their capital campaign was getting underway to renovate and endow three properties on NW 16th Street in Oklahoma City, known as the Plaza District. Lyric was successful in reaching its goal to double their artistic programming and expand their community outreach when the historic Plaza Theatre opened in December 2007. Mowry left Lyric in 2012 to become the Executive Director of Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund, and coordinated three Red Tie Night events before joining the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County staff.

Mowry serves on the Oklahoma Arts Institute’s Artistic Advisory Panel in Choral Music. She has served on the Oklahoma State University College of Arts & Sciences Alumni Board and chaired the 2012 Oklahoma Arts Conference in Oklahoma City. She has been a guest speaker and panelist on various fundraising topics, including capital campaigns, corporate sponsorships, and creative fundraising ideas.

Pam earned a Bachelor of Music with Elected Studies in Business degree from Oklahoma State University. During her time at OSU, she had the honor and privilege of studying choral music with Dr. Jerry McCoy. Mowry has also sung with Canterbury Voices, Stillwater Chamber Singers, and Windsong ensembles.

Justin Wallace
Development Director
justin@canterburyokc.com

Justin Wallace is a data-driven, relationship-focused fundraising professional with a decade of demonstrated experience in the fields of nonprofits, business, politics, and technology. Whether the task is development, recruitment, or mobilization, Justin believes in creating connections, inspiring action, and cultivating partnerships. Originally from western North Carolina, he holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Lee University and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

In early July of 2019, after several years of nonprofit and political consulting, Justin moved back to Oklahoma City to join Canterbury Voices as Development Director. In his spare moments, he enjoys hot yoga, piano, hiking trips, and herding an orange tabby named Jack.

Kelly Moore
Marketing/Ticketing Manager
kelly@canterburyokc.com

Kelly Moore came to Canterbury in 2019. He brings years of marketing experience to Canterbury Voices, specializing in branding strategies, web and content creation, and customer service. He spent several years in the interior design industry, designing commercial and residential spaces for clients including Guernsey, Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG), and Oklahoma City University.

Holding a degree in Vocal Music Education from Oklahoma Baptist University, Kelly has directed children and adult vocal and handbell church choirs throughout Oklahoma. A fan of musical theatre, he has also performed lead roles in regional productions of Big River, Lullaby of Broadway, Little Shop of Horrors and Forever Plaid.

Kelly also serves as the Music Assistant at Mayflower Congregational Church. He has performed with Bella Voce Chamber Choir, The Singing Churchmen of Oklahoma, and is currently a baritone in Canterbury Voices.

Alexandria Carmon Velders
Programs Manager
alexandria@canterburyokc.com

Alexandria Carmon Velders is thrilled to serve as the Programs Manager for Canterbury Voices. With over a decade of experience in music education, non-profit development, arts administration and nearly two decades of performing experience, Alexandria brings a myriad of experience and abilities to this position.

She holds a bachelors of Vocal Performance from Northwestern Oklahoma State University where she was a member of the University Singers under Dr. Irene Messoloras. This elite ensemble performed in New York City at Carnegie Hall and were selected to perform at OMEA and NAfME conferences and toured China in 2013, giving performances in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hangzhou. Alexandria also has two masters degrees from the University of Central Oklahoma in Vocal Performance and Vocal Pedagogy. While Alexandria has spent a significant amount of time performing in choirs and chamber ensembles, she is primarily an operatic soprano. Performance credits include Fiordiligi in Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, Marchellina in Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, and as Officer Lisa Price in the World Premiere of Chris Prather’s No Justice, No Peace.

Alexandria is also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of Opera on Tap – OKC, a non-profit chapter of the national 501(c)3 created with the intention of sharing opera in bars and restaurants around the OKC Metro. She also teaches a private voice and piano studio with her husband, Jacob. Outside of her artistic endeavors, Alexandria loves running and cycling, and snuggling with her three fur children, Lady, Lou, and Olive.