OUR TEAM

Each year, people around the world work together on World Singing Day, from volunteer hosts in cities everywhere to our team at the World Singing Day headquarters in Boulder, Colorado (USA). Here are some of the people who make it happen.

Scott Johnson

Founder / Director
Boulder, USA

Scott founded World Singing Day in 2012 with the belief that nothing bonds people faster than singing together. He has written and produced music for over 40 years, including 12 albums of his own songs, ranging from children’s music to adult contemporary pop/rock. In 2003, Scott co-founded the Positive Music Association to promote artists and music with universal, life-affirming messages.

Shareen Yong Yong

WSD Malaysia Ambassador / Youth Leader
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shareen is passionate about making a difference especially in the lives of youths where she dedicates her work in coaching, Girl Guiding, and youth projects. She lectures full time in a polytechnic and is also the founding captain of the Girl Guiding movement for polytechnic tertiary education.

John Rosser

Choir Director
Auckland, New Zealand

John is the founder and musical director of the choir Viva Voce. He was also New Zealand Opera Chorus Master for 23 years and is Immediate Past Chair of the New Zealand Choral Federation, of which he was made a life member in 2018. National Director of both The Big Sing and Sing Aotearoa, John led the NZCF Anthems Project for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He was Artistic Director of the World Symposium on Choral Music 2020 and will head up New Zealand’s hosting of the 2024 World Choir Games in Auckland.

Xingyu Yao

Founding Director, FOREJAZZX Music and Health Institute
Shanghai, China

She is an artist entrepreneur, an American board-certified music therapist (MT-BC), TEDx Speaker, a composer, an educator, a multi-instrumentalist, a psychodramatist, a Berklee alumna, and a consistently growing human being. To her, music is creative expression, communication, spiritual practice, transformation, medicine, and a catalyst for social change. She began hosting the bilingual podcast 「弹心社Generous Talk」 and World Singing Day China in 2021. She holds degrees from China, U.S., and Paris, in mental health counseling and psychology, jazz performance, music therapy, and science of entrepreneurship and innovation.

Myriam Keyser Johnson

Boulder, USA

Born and raised in Antwerp, Belgium, Myriam has traveled and worked all over North America and Europe in a variety of roles, from scheduling tours in Europe to managing large groups of international students. She ran a Montessori school for a number of years before working as a realtor for 18 years in Boulder, Colorado.

Sridhar Ranganathan

Bangalore, India

Sridhar is the founder and CEO of the Shankar Mahadevan Academy, an online music school of Indian music, with over 13,000 students in 72 countries. He is a founding trustee of Meghshala, a program in India that empowers teachers with an imaginative curriculum. Sridhar is a serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in software and wireless technology.

Be a part of something big by donating to World Singing Day. This event is completely free to all. Now in its 13th year, many people worldwide give months of their time and expertise to prepare and coordinate this global event. Help us reach more people in more cities and countries by donating here.