Get to know Cheryl Coy Stamm, President of the Cincinnati Memorial Hall Society! In addition to her leadership role with CMHS, Cheryl is Principal Owner at CCS Software Solution Consulting, LLC, Advisory Board Chair of Aviatra Accelerators, and a development committee member of the Cincinnati Art Museum.
We salute and thank Cheryl for five years of dedicated service on the CMHS Board of Trustees, where she is active on multiple committees in support of trustee nominations, marketing & communications, and development & fundraising efforts.
1. What's your first (or favorite) memory of live music?
This is going to date me, but… a Beatles concert when I was little, around 11 or 12 years old. One of my friend’s parents took us, a group of girls, down to Cincinnati Gardens to see them. I was screaming! My parents loved to dance—they would have twist parties at their house and my dad would let me come down and twist in my pjs. My parents loved music so much and they loved dancing. I can picture it so vividly.
2. Which LAS concert did you enjoy most?That’s tough… it’s a toss-up between Rosanne Cash and Pink Martini.
3. What do you love about Memorial Hall?
I love the theater in and of itself—the intimacy—it’s so beautiful and makes for a great live music experience.
4. What’s your go-to karaoke song?
Nobody can outdo me on “Love Shack” and the B-52s. No matter when I do it (and I do it a lot), it’s my go-to. And I’ve seen them in concert so many times. I love the B-52s.
5. Do you play an instrument?
Not currently, but I did take piano lessons for twelve years, all through school, first to twelfth grade. I can read music—it was all classical. I took lessons again as an adult, but I still like the fact that I can look at and understand sheet music. I’m also a tap dancer; as an adult, I tapped in shows. I love to dance. I was a fairly good tap dancer, but more for fun. I would do recitals and there were kids, too… I was in adult group and [my husband] Carlin would be taking pictures and someone would say, “Do you have a child in this program?” We did Broadway shows like 42nd Street and A Chorus Line. We had the fishnets, heels, little outfits, and black shorts!
Photograph by Marlene Rounds
