Roster

A family like no other

Like the original group from 1947, the Baker's Dozen of today is entirely student-run. The group elects its leaders from among current members - a Pitchpipe, Business Manager, Winter Tour Manager, and Spring Tour Manager - and these four guide the group through the year.

The Pitchpipe, or Pitch, selects the repertoire, leads rehearsals, and conducts the group in performances. The Business Manager, or Biz, books concerts, handles the group's finances, and is the primary contact with the public. The Tour Managers each take on the enormous responsibility of planning a tour - arranging concerts, transportation, and all of the adventures that make tours the most memorable experiences the BDs have while at Yale.

Check out our group pictures and then find out about each of us below.

    

Travis Gidado

Spring Tour Manager '11
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  • Nickname: Gavis
  • Voice Part: Bass
  • Hometown: Saint Augustine, FL
  • Residential College: Trumbull
  • Major: Ethics, Politics & Economics and Humanities
  • Hobbies / Interests: Writing, pizza, acronyms, Wikipedia, heavy machinery
  • E-mail: travis.gidado@yale.edu

Michael Kim

Pitchpipe '10-'11
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  • Nickname: Khaki Jan
  • Voice Part: Tenor I
  • Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
  • Residential College: Branford
  • Major: Economics
  • Hobbies / Interests: Lacrosse, golf, basketball, large ships
  • E-mail: michael.r.kim@yale.edu

Christopher LoPresti

Business Manager '10-'11
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  • Nickname: C-Lo
  • Voice Part: Tenor II
  • Hometown: Glenview, IL
  • Residential College: Calhoun
  • Major: Economics and Political Science
  • Hobbies / Interests: Football, golf, Italian desserts, fireworks, Brazil
  • E-mail: christopher.lopresti@yale.edu

Patrick Rutan

Rush Manager '09
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  • Nickname: Croutan, Rat, Snorlax, Padrigal
  • Voice Part: Bass
  • Hometown: Northborough, MA
  • Residential College: Branford
  • Major: Chemistry and Music
  • Hobbies / Interests: Running, 90s music, the Hand Jive
  • E-mail: patrick.rutan@yale.edu

Josh Levin

Whiffenpoof '09
  • Nickname:J-Lov
  • Voice Part: Baritone
  • Hometown: West Linn, OR
  • Residential College: Ezra Stiles
  • Major: History
  • Hobbies / Interests: Guarantees, knocking windows out of vahns, ice cream
  • E-mail: joshua.levin@yale.edu

James Campbell

Rush Manager '10, Winter Tour Manager '11-'12
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  • Nickname: J-Woww
  • Voice Part: Baritone
  • Hometown: Rancho Palo Verdes, CA
  • Residential College: Pierson
  • Major: Political Science
  • Hobbies / Interests: Eating large quantities of food and watching people from afar
  • E-mail: james.campbell@yale.edu

Richard Gilliland

Winter Tour Manager '10, Spring Tour Manager '12
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  • Nickname: Gilly, Pigeon, Phoenix, Strich
  • Voice Part: Tenor II
  • Hometown: Essex, CT
  • Residential College: Pierson
  • Major: Global Affairs
  • Hobbies / Interests: Rob Thomas, Thermometer, Mamas, Homonyms
  • E-mail: richard.gilliland@yale.edu

Bradley Travis

Pitch Pipe '11-'12, Rush Manager '10
 
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  • Nickname: Boo Tradley
  • Voice Part: Baritone
  • Hometown: Dallas, TX
  • Residential College: Morse
  • Major: East Asian Studies
  • Hobbies / Interests: Reading To Kill a Mockingbird several times over
  • E-mail: bradley.travis@yale.edu

Matthew Boone

 
 
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  • Nickname: The Foo Fighter, Genghis
  • Voice Part: Tenor I
  • Hometown: Lafayette, CA
  • Residential College: Morse
  • Major: Music
  • Hobbies / Interests: Swimming, backstroke-ing, butterfly-ing, runn-ing
  • E-mail: matthew.boone@yale.edu
 

Daniel Victorio

Business Manager '11-'12, Rush Manager '10
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  • Nickname: Guido, Centaur, Danny De
  • Voice Part: Tenor I
  • Hometown: Staten Island, NY
  • Residential College: Jonathan Edwards
  • Major: Neurobiology
  • Hobbies / Interests: Remembering the Titans, keeping my chest hair trimmed
  • E-mail: daniel.victorio@yale.edu

Peter Lewis

Winter Tour Manager '11-'12
 
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  • Nickname: 2-Liter, Joan, Peetul
  • Voice Part: Bass
  • Hometown: Denver, CO
  • Residential College: Jonathan Edwards
  • Major: Math
  • Hobbies / Interests: Theater, movies, machines, mini-golf
  • E-mail: peter.j.lewis@yale.edu

Michael Young

Spring Tour Manager '12
 
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  • Nickname: Andre the Giant
  • Voice Part: Tenor II
  • Hometown: Commack, NY
  • Residential College: Ezra Stiles
  • Major: Computer Science
  • Hobbies / Interests: Theater, film, Swedish fish, Matt Bakal
  • E-mail: michael.young@yale.edu

Gus Steyer

Winter Tour Manager '10 - '11
 
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  • Nickname: Goose, Caesar
  • Voice Part: Bass
  • Hometown: San Francisco, CA
  • Residential College: Timothy Dwight
  • Major: Economics
  • Hobbies / Interests: Lacrosse, running, waterskiing, furry clothing
  • E-mail: charles.steyer@yale.edu
 

Connor Buechler

 

  • Nickname: Cyookles, Tim McGraw
  • Voice Part: Baritone
  • Hometown: Jackson, MS
  • Residential College: Branford
  • Major: Religious Studies
  • Hobbies / Interests: triscuits, wrestling, relative infinity
  • E-mail: connor.buechler@yale.edu

Charlie Chen

 

  • Nickname: Chenny Bear, Tron
  • Voice Part: Tenor I
  • Hometown: Shanghai, China
  • Residential College: Silliman
  • Major: Economics and Feminist Literature
  • Hobbies / Interests: tecktonik, graham crackers, hiking
  • E-mail: charlie.chen@yale.edu

Bobby Dresser

Rush Manager '11

  • Nickname: Heartbreaker, Little Bobby Copies, The Backwards Man
  • Voice Part: Tenor I
  • Hometown: Wayland, MA
  • Residential College: Pierson
  • Major: Political Science
  • Hobbies / Interests: headbutting, the salt that comes with a margarita, collecting quarters
  • E-mail: robert.dresser@yale.edu

Alex Du

 

  • Nickname: Duski, Breh
  • Voice Part: Bass
  • Hometown: Holmdel, NJ
  • Residential College: Ezra Stiles
  • Major: Home Economics
  • Hobbies / Interests: reminiscing about the glory days, The Lord of the Flies, handkerchiefs
  • E-mail: alexander.du@yale.edu

John Gerlach

Rush Manager '11

  • Nickname: Girl John Locke, Garlic
  • Voice Part: Tenor II
  • Hometown: Sammamisch, WA
  • Residential College: Trumbull
  • Major: Ethics, Politics, and Economics
  • Hobbies / Interests: biking on the beach at sunset, stuffed animals
  • E-mail: john.gerlach@yale.edu

Charles Stone

Rush Manager '11

  • Nickname: Stone Cat
  • Voice Part: Baritone
  • Hometown: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  • Residential College: Pierson
  • Major: Mathematics and Philosophy
  • Hobbies / Interests: Golf, waterpolo, eyecandy
  • E-mail: charles.stone@yale.edu

Naicheng Wangyu

 

  • Nickname: Wangster
  • Voice Part: Tenor II
  • Hometown: Cupertino, CA
  • Residential College: Branford
  • Major: Architecture
  • Hobbies / Interests: photography, prairies, retirement homes
  • E-mail: naicheng.wangyu@yale.edu
 

Sam Dealy

  • Nickname: iDealy, It's a Deal!-y
  • Voice Part: Baritone
  • Hometown: Greenwich, CT
  • Residential College: Jonathan Edwards
  • Major: Commuter Science
  • Hobbies / Interests: Glee!, Fortran, Dryness 
  • E-mail: sam.dealy@yale.edu

Paul Hinkes

  • Nickname: Pinkes, the Beast
  • Voice Part: Bass
  • Hometown: Chicago, IL
  • Residential College: Ezra Stiles
  • Major: Applied Physics
  • Hobbies / Interests: Wenzel, schrumchen, level-z
  • E-mail: paul.hinkes@yale.edu

Hunter Harmon

  • Nickname: Super Hunter, Trollhunter
  • Voice Part: Tenor II
  • Hometown: Rehoboth Beach, DE
  • Residential College: Morse
  • Major: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 
  • Hobbies / Interests: Surfing bro.
  • E-mail: hunter.harmon@yale.edu

Max Gordon

  • Nickname: Maximillian, MGM Grand
  • Voice Part: Tenor I
  • Hometown: New Rochelle, New York
  • Residential College: Saybrook
  • Major: Music & Portuguese
  • Hobbies / Interests: Bowties, facepaint, music and lyrics
  • E-mail: max.gordon@yale.edu

Nathan Kohrman

  • Nickname: Natroll, Kohrs
  • Voice Part: Baritone
  • Hometown: Washington DC
  • Residential College: Saybrook
  • Major: Ethics & Environmental Studies
  • Hobbies / Interests: Bookbinding, saying no
  • E-mail: nathan.korhman@yale.edu