Blume

Michael "Tick, Tick, KA" Blume

Hometown: Montclair, NJ
Major: Latin American Studies
College: Saybrook
Voice Part: Bass

Michael loves three-part harmony, ice cream, Beyonce, and Brazil. And also fro-yo.

Contact: michael.blume@yale.edu

Calixto

Mitchel "The Good, the Bad, and the O" Kawash

Hometown: Charleston, WV
Major: Theater Studies
College: Calhoun
Voice Part: Second Tenor

Mitchel once killed one bird with two stones.

Contact: mitchel.kawash@yale.edu

Fayette

Alex "I haven't told the punchline, so don'a la" Fayette

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Major: Economics
College: Calhoun
Voice Part: Bass

Alex is the purveyor of snark for the group. He is also the co-purveyor of sass, a role he shares with John.

Contact: alexander.fayette@yale.edu

Hendler

David "Kwik-E" Martinez

Hometown: Upland, CA
Major: Political Science & Economics
College: Morse
Voice Part: Baritone

If you only see thirteen Whiffenpoofs in the room, it's probably because David is sleeping on the floor.

Contact: david.a.martinez@yale.edu

Kroon

Ker "Metrutho or" Medero

Hometown: Kings Mountain, NC
Major: Mathematics & Philosophy
College: Pierson
Voice Part: First Tenor

Ker revels in ambiguity.

Contact: ker.medero@yale.edu

Lloyd

Jeremy "Thus Saith the" Lloyd

Hometown: Havertown, PA
Major: Theater Studies
College: Silliman
Voice Part: First Tenor

Jeremy is having a blast living in fantasy world with Club Whiff. His real life exploits can be found at www.jeremylloydmusic.com.

Contact: jeremy.lloyd@yale.edu

Maillet

Eli "Me hemorrhoids make me bu" Mitchell-Larson

Hometown: Cumberland Center, ME
Major: Environmental Studies
College: Morse
Voice Part: First Tenor

Praised by early French Canadian settlers for his jagged, mostly rocky coastline, his low, rolling mountains, and his heavily forested interior and picturesque waterways, Eli is now home to 1.2 million people of diverse origin. Eli was an exclave of Massachusetts until 1820, when as a result of growing population and a political deal he became the 23rd state under the Missouri Compromise. His highest point of elevation is Mt. Katahdin at 5,270 ft.

Contact: eli.mitchell-larson@yale.edu

McCreary

Jack "Barack" O'Reilly

Hometown: Minnetonka, MN
Major: Electrical Engineering
College: Silliman
Voice Part: Second Tenor

Jack never got tired of playing with toys, which is why he's studying to be an electrical engineer.  He likes the smell of diesel fuel and would someday like to meet the guy on NPR that lists all of the program's sponsors after each segment.  He does his best to struggle against entropy every day, but doesn't everybody?

Contact: jack.oreilly@yale.edu

Oki

Alexander "Popocatepetl" Oki

Business Manager

Hometown: Bellevue, WA
Major: Humanities
College: Saybrook
Voice Part: Baritone

As a child, Alexander played extensively with LEGO blocks, Beast Wars Transformers, and stuffed animals. Though he now serves as the business manager of the Whiffenpoofs, he may occasionally be found listening to Harry Potter books-on-tape with a cup of cheddar goldfish.

Contact: alexander.oki@yale.edu

Shapiro

Raphael "Make the Beer-o Di" Shapiro

Hometown: Sag Harbor, NY
Major: American Studies
College: Silliman
Voice Part: Baritone

Raphael Shapiro is known for wearing red bandanas over his eyes. He is the only one who keeps a red bandana. Raphael wields twin sai as his primary weapon, although historically, sai were never used by ninja as the sai is a Kobudo weapon originating in Okinawa. He is generally the most likely to experience extremes of emotion, and is usually depicted as being aggressive, sullen and rebellious. The origin of Raphael's anger is not always fully explored, but in some incarnations appears to stem partly from the realization that they are the only creatures of their kind and ultimately alone. He is named after the Renaissance artist Raphael.

Contact: raphael.shapiro@yale.edu

Spector

Pat "Kanga" Rutan

Hometown: Northborough, MA
Major: Music
College: Saybrook
Voice Part: Bass

Pat's too busy playing video games to come up with a bio.

Contact: patrick.rutan@yale.edu

Twardock

Eliot "Little Miss Sum" Shimer

Hometown: Belmont, MA
Major: Biology
College: Calhoun
Voice Part: Bass

At 23, Eliot is the oldest Whiffenpoof. He is the group’s father figure, and Mitchel’s father. 

Contact: eliot.shimer@yale.edu

Weijola

Benjamin "Pitchpipe" Watsky

Musical Director

Hometown: Woodbridge, CT
Major: Cognitive Science
College: Davenport
Voice Part: Second Tenor

Like all New Haven natives, Ben takes immense pride in his city's rich and historic patronage of a cappella singing. Roused from slumber since birth by "Aj, Lucka Lucka" and rocked back to bed with "The Whiffenpoof Song," he feels right at home on stage with the group, but don't be too surprised if you see him falling gently asleep at the end of every concert.

Contact: benjamin.watsky@yale.edu

Wexler

John "Beer Ye, Beer" Yi

Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Major: Economics
College: Timothy Dwight
Voice Part: Second Tenor

John is generally a very happy person. However, a combination of fat-free cottage cheese, dark-wash skinny jeans, and hair products brings out the most of his sass.

Contact: john.yi@yale.edu