Candidate · Broadcast Event Producer
Producer · Broadcaster · Musician

Chanté Wouden Engh

Producer · Broadcaster · Musician

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is where music, media, and ministry converge. This portfolio is the story of a producer's lifework, a lifelong song prepared to support that mission — the place where my experience, gifts, and deepest convictions resonate as one.

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Every now and then you come across a person who is not only a consummate professional but also amplifies the talents of all around her. That's Chanté Engh. She is one of the most creative, responsive, empathic, and enthusiastic communicators I know. The real magic about Chanté is that she is a magnifier. She personally ensured exceptional quality of every project she led, while at the same time inspiring others to see themselves as far more capable than they may have initially envisioned. Truly remarkable!
GBGrant Beckwith
Grant Beckwith
Head of School, American Heritage
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I can confidently say Chanté is one of the most hard working and efficient individuals I've ever met. Her ability to manage schedules and content calendars with precision is truly impressive. What sets Chanté apart, however, is her personality. She has a natural way of making people feel cared for and valued, which is a rare and invaluable trait. Whether she's leading a team or supporting a project, she brings a warmth and charisma that inspires trust and collaboration. I highly recommend Chanté for any leadership role.
OBOba Bonner
Oba Bonner
Marketing & Family Success Manager, American Heritage Worldwide · direct report
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Chanté is a gifted leader who earns the loyalty and respect of everyone who works with her and for her. As one of her supervisors, I always felt confident she could do whatever needed to be done with very little oversight. She is one of those golden employees who are so hard to find.
DNDavid Nielson
David Nielson
Media & Messaging Executive · formerly Managing Director, Publishing Services, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Her energy and passion are contagious. Although the team she manages is large and diverse, she does an excellent job of keeping them connected and driving them toward success. She never forgets the important purpose of our work, and strives to instill that same purpose in every employee she comes in contact with.
CTChris Twitty
Chris Twitty
Strategic Communication Leader · Chanté's direct manager, Digital Media Division, Publishing Services
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Everything she touches turns to love. Chanté is talented, passionate, and highly skilled in so many areas. She has a knack for recognizing talent and a skill for developing leaders. If you know Chanté, you have seen the Savior's love in her countenance.
DMDavid Morris
David Morris
Former Producer, Publishing Services, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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I've served alongside Chanté long enough to know how she operates when no one is watching: she's organized and follows through, she's spiritually grounded, and she's genuinely good with people, especially the ones who don't know yet how capable they are. I'd trust her with any of the Saints we serve.
RARachel Adams
Rachel Adams
Primary President, Highland 28th Ward · BYU-Pathway Worldwide Graduate · President's Leadership Council
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She came to Troomi and immediately improved the interdepartmental relationships by 1000%. She is an experienced desk, development, marketing, and operations harmonizer. Chanté is organized and has the experience and demeanor to get the best out of any marketing department.
DPDavid Preece
David Preece
Product and Marketing Strategist · Chanté's direct manager at Troomi Wireless
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Professional Narrative · Mission Fit

The story behind my résumé.

The most impactful creative work requires more than operational excellence. It requires a creator deeply aligned with the spirit of the message. The following narrative outlines how the central threads of my life have converged to prepare me for this specific stewardship.

MUSIC IN MY DNA

The Choir's first director was my third-great-grandfather.

I grew up hearing stories of John Parry Sr., a gifted vocalist and musician who once performed for the Prince of Wales.

He crossed the ocean with other Welsh converts, sacrificing nearly everything to gather with the Saints in Utah — his trade, his congregation, his beloved Wales, and even family members who remained behind. He also lost his wife on the journey.

But music carried him. As he crossed the plains, he often lifted others by singing campfire solos. After arriving in Utah, Brigham Young asked him to organize a Church choir.

This history was carefully preserved by my grandmother, Margaret Russell, who authored the book, Biography of John Parry: Pioneer Director of the Tabernacle Choir.

Another line of ancestry directly connects me to Joel Hills Johnson, my fourth-great-grandfather and author of "High on the Mountain Top." Our family celebrates whenever the Choir performs this song.

This multi-generational heritage has shaped my personal love for the Choir and instilled in me a lifelong appreciation for its mission and its music.

John Parry, first director of the Tabernacle Choir John Parry
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Credit Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News. Accessed at ChurchNews.com.
Living the Legacy

My own life began in that same musical current.

Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus album cover where Chanté's parents met Mormon Youth Symphony & Chorus
Album cover · America, America, America (1975)
Young, G. B. (Designer), & Hegerhorst, D. (Photographer). (1975). America, America, America [Album cover]. Discogs.
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My parents met singing in the Mormon Youth Chorus. As their first daughter, they named me Chanté, which is closely related to the French verb to sing.

Among five children, I felt especially drawn to continue the musical heritage that had shaped my family for generations.

I began piano at age three, and I have spent my life adding instruments to my repertoire, including piano, organ, violin, guitar, harp, and ukulele.

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I have played piano for audiences since I was eight years old. As a young adult, I founded Open Mic Night at The Hospital and arranged for musicians — including a professional bagpipe band — to perform at a long-term care facility for children.

As Student Body President at Snow College, I successfully advocated for arts and music funding so students could attend plays and concerts for free.

For me, music is more than a performance; it is a profound way to build community and elevate those around us.

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On Stage

Live events are where I thrive.

Alongside music, I grew up acting, speaking, and performing in public. I played key roles in community theater, earned top awards in debate tournaments, and served as a motivational speaker. These early experiences taught me the power of a well-prepared message delivered in a live moment. I have always loved the pressure, immediacy, and shared energy of an audience.

That love led me to study Broadcast Journalism at BYU and to build a career in communications, media, and education. In many ways, it all began here, in the Publishing Services Department, where I first discovered how my gifts could be consecrated to a higher purpose.

My North Star

I'm on a mission to use media as an influence for good.

For as long as I can remember, I have felt a personal mission to be a positive influence in the lives of as many people as possible. Over time, that mission became a clear desire to use media as an influence for good.

Its roots reach back to my childhood, when I survived cancer twice before I was baptized. Those medical miracles strengthened my testimony and gave shape to the way I wanted to thank God for preserving my life: by lifting, encouraging, and serving others.

At sixteen, my patriarchal blessing confirmed those desires in sacred and specific ways, and I have sought to follow that calling ever since.

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Always Pointed Back

I believe the purpose of this work is unmatched.

I worked in PSD for eleven years across four progressively senior positions, ultimately serving as manager of 40 digital media producers. Since 2017, I have broadened my experience in communications, media, marketing, education, and leadership, but part of me has always hoped my path would lead back.

The purpose of this work is unmatched. I can think of few opportunities more meaningful than helping advance the Tabernacle Choir's mission to "inspire people throughout the world to draw closer to the divine and feel God's love for His children."

Sacred Music

I see music as the most elegant form of instruction.

I love teaching. I have taught at both the high school and collegiate levels, including students from many countries and backgrounds through BYU-Pathway Worldwide. I have earned five higher-education teaching certifications and a graduate certificate in Instructional Design and Technology.

As I have studied how people learn, I have come to see that the deepest teaching goes far beyond the transfer of information. It pairs words with feeling so truth reaches the heart as much as the mind. It revisits the same truths again and again, allowing meaning to deepen with every return. It crosses barriers of language, literacy, culture, and circumstance. And it invites the learner to participate, not just receive.

That is exactly what the Tabernacle Choir does. Paul described this pattern long before instructional designers had a name for it.

"Teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs." — Colossians 3:16

He was describing music as a method of instruction, not merely expression. Sacred music carries doctrine, shapes feeling, builds memory, and invites action. It is instructional design at its most elegant.

I would bring both an instructional designer's eye and professional broadcast craft to this work, helping ensure that every visual and production choice supports the sacred instruction already present in the music.

Strategic Pillars

I bring three additional pillars of strength to accelerate the Choir's expanded vision.

The Choir's strategic objectives demand a producer who can seamlessly synthesize creative vision with audience growth, global logistics, and missionary purpose. As a natural connector and experienced executive leader, I am uniquely positioned to help unite cross-functional teams around these core pillars to accelerate the Choir's expanded vision.

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Expand Digital Audience & Visibility

Having served as a Marketing Manager, VP of Marketing, and Director of Growth and Engagement, I bring the valuable perspective of someone who speaks the language of audience growth. I understand the strategies, systems, and concepts required to reach new demographics. Because I am fluent in this space, I can seamlessly interface with marketing and digital distribution teams, ensuring our creative productions fully support their strategic efforts to expand the Choir's reach.

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Reflect a Global Membership

I understand the operational complexity and cultural care required to distribute messages worldwide. Early in my career as an International Producer Assistant for the Church, I produced choral audio recordings across multiple languages for The Restoration, coordinated broadcast translation recordings, and managed global audiovisual distribution. I have also field-produced content across the Americas — from Canada to Chile — and managed the adaptation of 700+ Mormon Topics videos across complex multilingual workstreams. Furthermore, I hold a higher education certification in Inclusive, Intercultural, and Global Pedagogy, which I have applied to customize instruction for globally distributed students from around the world through BYU-Pathway Worldwide.

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Magnify the Missionary Role

During my time in Publishing Services, I was directly deployed to the Missionary Department as a media producer, working on campaigns such as the Senior Missionary Spotlights, JustServe, and I'm a Mormon. Having spent years aligning complex media production with the Missionary Department's strategic goals, I know how to harmonize robust operational stewardship with this sacred missionary mandate of the Choir to serve as musical missionaries and "inspire people throughout the world to draw closer to the divine and feel God's love for His children."

On a personal level, I am deeply committed to reaching both members and friends of the Church, using media not just to inform, but to provide visual evidence of the Gospel's transformational power.

Ready to Come Home

Producing is the work I am built to do.

Producing is the work I am built to do, and I am more prepared than ever to lead complex creative work with clarity, steadiness, and purpose. I bring the institutional foundation of someone shaped by years of Church creative work — where spiritual purpose, administrative stewardship, and cross-department collaboration all have to work in harmony. I also bring outside experience that has broadened my range, strengthened my leadership, and deepened my creative judgment.

I am ready to invest everything I have learned, and everything I love about this craft, into work pointed at something eternal.

This role feels like the culmination of the path I have been on: the place where my experience, gifts, and deepest convictions resonate as one and where I would be honored to invest the best of my professional life. This role brings my life's central threads together: music, media, teaching, testimony, and the work of lifting others toward God.

My name means "to sing," and in many ways, this opportunity feels like the fullest expression of that lifelong song.
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Cue the music

I would be honored to add my voice to this sacred work. Let's connect.

Email chante.engh@gmail.com Phone 801-419-2072 LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/chante-engh
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