Officers — Pitt Treble Choral Ensemble

Our Leadership

Lorraine Milovac (She/Her)

*Director*
Lorraine Milovac is enjoying year twenty-seven as the Director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Treble Choral Ensemble, and her second year as the Artistic Director of Belle Voci, a community-based adult treble choral ensemble. She is the Assistant Director of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, having previously served churches in the Serbian Orthodox and United Methodist traditions. Last Spring, Lorraine conducted the Voices of Spirit chamber choir at Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music and served as a student teacher supervisor in the 2025 Spring semester. A retired high school choral director, Lorraine taught in the Upper St. Clair and Woodland Hills school districts. During her tenures, she conducted multiple-level choirs, sponsored both the International Thespian Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society, and served as vocal director for the musicals. Her choirs and students were consistently selected to perform in the PMEA All-State and NAfME All-Eastern Division and National conferences. She has served as guest conductor for ACDA, PMEA, and County Chorus festivals.
Lorraine was chosen in 2009 as one of the top one-hundred teachers in eighty-three school districts for the Teacher Excellence Center program. In 2023, she was the recipient of the PMEA Citation of Excellence Award, a recognition given to PMEA members who have made lasting contributions in their area of teaching. Lorraine has served as the Accompanist and Assistant Director for the Hamlisch-Page Student Choir of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PNC Pops). She holds membership in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA), NAfME: National Association for Music Education, and the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA).

Humna Khawaja (She/Her)

*President, Soprano 1*
I am a senior majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience. I am in a sorority called Theta Phi Alpha sorority, I work at Shadyside Hospital and am an assistant researcher at a Psychology lab here at Pitt!
**What TCE means to me?**
I love the feeling of hearing harmonies that we worked so hard to perfect. Coming to rehearsal with all my fellow singers makes my day.

Kaitlyn Clougherty (She/Her)

Vice President, Student Director, Soprano 1 Section Leader

I’m a Pittsburgh native in my fourth year as a double major in theatre arts, with a design/tech/management focus and music, on a vocal performance track, where I study with Richard Teaster. In addition to being the Vice President and Student Director of TCE, I also am a Soprano 1 Section Leader, and the Head Librarian of the choir! On campus, I serve as the Vice-Chair for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) @PITT club, and I currently work on campus as a Dietrich School Ambassador, with Pitt Stages as a House Manager, and in the First-Year Programs department as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant. Off-campus, I work at City Theatre as a House Manager, sing in the Trinity Cathedral Choir, and teach private voice lessons. I also sing as a member of the Hamlisch-Page Student Choir with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with the Pittsburgh-area treble choir Belle Voci, and its subset a cappella group Solo Voci.

What TCE means to me?

I love having a space where I can de-stress by singing with my friends and creating beautiful music as a group! Being in choir gives us so many opportunities, including traveling (our Toronto tour was my first time out of the country!), meeting new friends, and having a space that I can feel that I can be myself, and I hope to share that with all our members!

Madelyn Shaw (She/Her)

Business Manager, Alto 1 Section Leader

I’m a fifth year industrial engineering student from Greensboro, NC with minors in bioengineering and theatre arts, and am pursuing a certificate in innovation, product design, and entrepreneurship. Outside of classes and TCE, I also work as a Dance Company Artist with Bodiography Contemporary Ballet and am a member of Pitt’s Club Equestrian Team.

What TCE means to me?

TCE has been a place to shut out the outside world and focus on music and community. It’s brought amazing friends and allowed me to grow through tours to Toronto and Nashville, outreach performances in our Pittsburgh community and campus, and weekly rehearsals to connect with each other through music!