Carrie McManis joined the Seattle Choral Company in 2009 and quickly became an involved and dedicated member of the choir. She was soon elected to the SCC Board of Directors, where she served as board treasurer before being promoted to board president this month.
Carrie has been involved in the performing arts since a very young age. She has studied voice and guitar, performing with a variety of groups, from classical to folk rock. One of her most memorable performances was singing Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in Mexico City with Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, the New York Choral Society, and two other choirs from Mexico. She says, “I made new lifelong friends in Mexico City and can’t wait to visit again.”
Currently Vice President of Tax for Eddie Bauer, Carrie previously worked for Russell Investments. She has a BS in sociology from the University of Louisville, a law degree from the University of San Francisco, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from the University of Washington.
Over the years, Carrie has helped a variety of nonprofit organizations with their financial, tax, and legal needs. She enjoys helping nonprofits create, track, and achieve their financial and charitable goals. She strongly believes in the importance of developing and sustaining the arts and environment in our local community.
Carrie grew up Olympia, Washington, and now lives with her husband of fifteen years, Tod, and their two sons, ages 11 and 14, in their new home in Kenmore. The boys attend the Clearwater School in Bothell, where the students are involved in running the school. In their free time, the family enjoys horseback trail riding at the family ranch, camping, and traveling around the Northwest. The family also enjoys traveling to sunny weather, visiting favorite places in Mexico.
Carrie and Tod are gardeners extraordinaire. They are creating an urban homestead at their new home, which will include ornamental gardens, a fruit orchard, vegetable garden, a few chickens, and bees to help the gardens flourish. They also enjoy canning, and preparing organic, farm-to-table gourmet meals.
Somehow Carrie also finds the time to knit, design knitted goods, make patterns, and spin her own yarn with wool from the sheep and goats on the family ranch. She once even taught second graders to knit. “It was a great life lesson for me,” she says. “If you can teach eight-year-olds to knit, you can definitely teach adults how to read a financial statement!”
Look for Carrie in our first soprano section, and please welcome her in her new role as Seattle Choral Company board president.
