Board Members
Codrut BirsanPresidentCodrut Birsan serves as the Artistic Director of Chicago Summer Opera. Born in Brasov, Romania, he began piano lessons at age 6. By age 17, he was one of the accompanists for Opera Brasov. While a voice student at the Academy of Music in Bucharest, Birsan was also a piano accompanist for the Academy’s opera class. Birsan moved to the United States in 2005. He obtained a Master of Music degree in Voice at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, while also collaborating as a vocal accompanist in that setting.
Shelley ShepherdTreasurerShelley Shepherd has 32 years of Marketing & Innovation experience with leading CPG companies in both Canada and the U.S. Shelley specializes in Market Innovation and is the Treasurer on the board since 2011.
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