CATINA MACK is Florida's most well known and experienced Professional National Anthem Performer. She began performing our National Anthem in the Tampa Bay area in June of 1995...a little over 13 years ago. As you will see by her resume, performing our Anthem has become a passion of Catina's. She has a great love for our Nation and our Anthem and appreciation for our Military. It gives her great pride to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” which is performed only in the traditional manner.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Catina presently performs for our Military, Charity, Sporting and Corporate events. She has performed for the NFL, NBA, MLB, MLS and Daytona International Speedway, among many other organizations throughout Florida and the United States.

She was recently invited to perform for two of the biggest 4th of July celebrations in Central Florida! Beginning on July 3rd with "Red Hot & Boom 2008" at Crane's Roost Park in Altamonte Springs, an invitation from XL106.7FM and on July 4th for the "Sanford Riverwalk 4th of July 2008" at Ft. Mellon Park in Sanford, an invitation from the City of Sanford. Catina was also recently in "The Orlando Sentinel" and "The Sanford Herald" newspapers (articles found on "References & Media" page).

Catina welcomes invitations for different kinds of events.

OUR MILITARY
Catina has proudly become involved with performing for our Military. In November of 2007, she performed for the Downtown Orlando Veterans' Day Parade and has been welcomed back by the City of Orlando for the Veterans' Day Parade in 2008.

Catina performed for the U.S. Military All-Stars Baseball Team twice in July 2008 against both the Orlando Suns, and also for her hometown Sanford River Rats. She was honored to start the game with her National Anthem and will always treasure the few moments she was able to spend meeting the troops and thanking them for their service.

She looks forward to booking more events for our Veterans and Troops throughout the State and our Nation. Along with meeting and performing for our Military, Catina hopes to share the importance of performing our National Anthem in the traditional manner, our Anthems' history, lyrics and remembering to honor men and women in uniform.

CHARITY EVENTS
July 2008 marked Catina's 5th consecutive year performing for the annual Celebrity Mascot Games, held by the Central Florida Sports Commission and New Hope For Kids at the Amway Arena in Orlando, Florida. Proceeds from the Celebrity Mascot Games benefit New Hope For Kids, an Orlando-based not-for-profit organization that grants wishes to children under the age of 18 who are suffering from life-threatening illnesses. Catina has continued her relationship with the Central Florida Sports Commission, which has spanned over the last 10 years.

Catina has been invited to perform on October 1, 2008 for the "2008 Florida Statewide Prevention Conference" under the leadership of William H. Janes, Director of the Florida Office of Drug Control (Executive Office of Governor Charlie Crist).

She also has recently been invited by the Arnold Palmer Medical Center Foundation, a part of Orlando Health, to perform for many of their fundraising events held in Orlando - some scheduled in 2009.

LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS
As you can see, Catina has maintained long term professional relationships with many organizations in the Central Florida area. In addition to her long standing relationship with the Central Florida Sports Commission, is the local NBA team...the Orlando Magic. Catina has performed every year for the Orlando Magic since March of 1999, making 2008-2009 her 11th Season with the professional basketball team.

In November of 1999, she also began her relationship with the Daytona International Speedway, and has performed at many races for this large organization.

When the Tampa Bay Rays first opened in 1998 (then known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays), is when Catina first began performing for the MLB team. Out of many performances, one game was for an estimated 41,000 and another game on August 7, 1999 against the Cleveland Indians, when Wade Boggs (Baseball Hall of Fame) made his 3,000th hit.

These are only a few of many organizations Catina is proud to have on her resume.

SHE'S IN DEMAND
"I think Catina is one of Central Florida's great local talents," said John Saboor, former President and CEO of the Central Florida Sports Commission, who is presently the Vice President of Special Events for World Wrestling Entertainment. While with the Central Florida Sports Commission, John booked her to sing for events such as the Dew Action Sports Tour and Celebrity Mascot Games among many other events over the last 10 years in Central Florida. "You can tell she does this as a labor of love."

If you are considering booking Catina for your next event, please do it now as her schedule is filling up fast.

CATINA'S PATH TO OUR ANTHEM
Beginning at a very young age, Catina was involved in the school and church choir. A student of Lake Howell High School in Winter Park, Florida, she taught herself to play the piano and was invited by her instructor as a piano accompanist for her high school choir's Spring and Winter concerts. Catina was also chosen by her instructor to participate in show choirs and state competitions. She was awarded the opportunity to perform a solo at her high school graduation (Class of 1991), named “Best Female Vocalist” of her school and offered a music scholarship to Seminole Community College in Sanford, Florida.

Many people ask how Catina began performing our National Anthem. It was a graduation at Pinellas Technical Education Center in Clearwater, Florida that started it all in June of 1995. After she received many more invitations to perform for graduations throughout the county, she started pursuing minor league baseball teams and the rest is history. She loved performing this important song so much that she has now made a name for herself as Florida's most well-known and in demand Anthem performer.

Today, in addition to performing "The Star Spangled Banner", "God Bless America" and "America the Beautiful" throughout Florida, Catina sings other songs for engagements, continues to play the piano and has recently begun writing music of her own.