Monika “Mo” Cosson began her career in 1994 with the renowned Gregg Smith Singers in New York City, later interning at the Adirondack Festival of American Music in Saranac Lake, NY. Her rich musical path has included opera roles with companies like New Orleans Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Mobile Opera, and concert credits with prestigious ensembles such as the New Orleans Philharmonic, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, and Canticum Novum Chamber Chorus. Ms. Cosson is also the Music Minister at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Gulf Breeze, Florida. She spends her summers in Montreat, NC, as a Presbyterian Association of Musicians member.

In addition to her musical endeavors, Mo finds joy in teaching yoga at URU Yoga & Beyond and guiding a GriefShare program at her church. A full-time online student and graduate assistant at Loyola University New Orleans, she is on track to graduate with a master’s in pastoral studies in Spring 2026. Mo also serves as treasurer for the Daughters of the King Order at Christ Church Episcopal Pensacola. She recently received endorsement for chaplaincy, an essential step in her journey as an Episcopalian.