Our Staff

Sandy Champion
Music Director for the Studio

Sandra Champion has been the music director of the 11:00am Studio service for Scottsdale Congregational United Church of Christ since late October of 2005. She received her Bachelors Degree in Flute Performance at Arizona State University, where she studied with Eric Hoover. Sandra then earned her Masters Degree in Flute Performance from the University of Southern California. At U.S.C.

Sandra studied flute with Jim Walker, former Principal flutist of the L.A. Philharmonic, top call studio musician, and leader of the Classical/Jazz fusion group Free Flight. As a flutist, Sandra’s performance credits include Soloist with the Phoenix Symphony, the Mesa Symphony, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, and the Four Seasons Orchestra. She has also performed with the Lake Placid Sinfonetta, as well as having toured with the United States Air Force Air Education Training and Command Band. Sandra has been involved in Music Ministry for over 15 years.

She has functioned as vocal and flute soloist; lead and supporting vocalist; adult, teen & children’s choir director; vocal coach; pianist; band leader; composer and arranger; and Music Director. She has composed numerous Liturgical Compositions, as well as contemporary spiritual, pop, county, and children’s music.

To learn more about Sandy Champion, please visit http://www.sandychampion.com.  Please feel free to enjoy the meditational music on her inspirational page as a part of your spiritual practices.

Church Administrator

Susan is originally from Massapequa, New York and moved to Arizona when her husband took early retirement from the phone company. Back East she worked for over 8 years at an Episcopal Church and Day School as an office manager.

Susan and her husband, Brian are the parents of three children, Gayle, B.J., and Karen and grandparents to Anna.

Choir Director

Mary Schumacher Loeber has directed choirs in three states since the age of 19. She is a classically trained singer who has been directing church choirs since the age of 19. She holds a master’s degree in Music/Vocal Pedagogy from the Ohio State University.  A member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, she is a private voice teacher and coach specializing in musical theatre performance. She is a former member of The Phoenix Symphony Chorus and is now proud to be the personnel manager of The Arizona Musicfest Chorus in which she also sings. She teaches at El Dorado Private School in Scottsdale.

At SCUCC, Mary directs the Sanctuary Choir and Youth vocal ensembles as well as being on the staff of the MBL Music and Drama camps. She can be heard frequently as a solo vocalist at the 9:00 Traditional Service.

Director of Music for the Traditional Service and Pianist

Larry is a principal pianist for the Phoenix Symphony and is the accompanist for the Phoenix Symphony Chorus. Trained as a concert pianist, Larry has earned degrees in music and German. Mr. Loeber holds a masters in Chinese linguistics and as a concert pianist appeared in recital at Town Hall, Carnegie Recital Hall, Kerr Cultural Center and featured soloist the Phoenix Symphony.