CHORUS LEADERSHIP

2026 Artistic Director - Stephanie ofshinsky

As an educator, director, and barbershopper with more than seventeen years of experience, Stephanie specializes in cultivating musical excellence and community in both academic and artistic settings. She holds a BA in Musical Theatre and an MAT in Music Education from Manhattanville University, as well as a Master of Theatre Studies in Production and Design from Southern Oregon University. A certified educator in Music, Theatre, and Dance, she has spent her career in the Cresskill Public School System teaching grades 6–12 and directing ensembles across band, choir, orchestra, and a cappella. Her work spans full-scale theatrical productions, choreography, production design, and longstanding leadership of extracurricular performing arts programs. A long-time competitive quartet singer in both SAI and BHS, Stephanie brings a multifaceted understanding of performance, pedagogy, and ensemble leadership. Her career reflects a steady commitment to education, artistic rigor, and the belief that barbershop can—and should—continue evolving toward a more innovative, inclusive, and forward-looking future.

A Sweet Adelines International Certified Director and Regional Faculty member, Stephanie has been an active contributor to the barbershop community since 2007. She spent seventeen years with Harmony Celebration Chorus in roles ranging from Section Leadership to Assistant Director, including serving as Interim Co-Director and leading the chorus to the Region 15 stage in 2023.

As a charter member of Sirens of Gotham, Stephanie has been integral to the chorus’s artistic and organizational growth since its inception. Her contributions include service as Section Leader, Visual and Costume Team member, Management Team member-at-large, Assistant/Associate Director, and Interim Director. She co-led the chorus through its 2017 contest season to secure its first Harmony Classic invitation, and again guided Sirens through regional contest preparation and international Harmony Classic preparation during her 2017–2018 interim directorship. She was named Sirens’ “Member of Note” in 2018 and has been served several years on the board as Artistic Vice President.

Managing Board

The Managing Board is the governing body of Sirens. The Board coordinates all initiatives needed to keep our chorus thriving as a non-profit organization and a successful performance ensemble — artistic, financial, logistical, and otherwise. Leaders are nominated and elected for one to two-year terms, depending on the role.