Kristin Cowdin brings over fifteen years of dedicated experience in artist management to Sempre Artists, of which she is the founding President and Artist Manager. Prior to establishing the company, she was Artist Manager at Guy Barzilay Artists and held previous positions with Barrett Artists and Cincinnati Shakespeare Company. She concurrently serves as a consultant for artistic planning for Teatro Nuovo. Committed to nurturing the next generation of singers, she has been a judge for Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and National Association of Teachers of Singing Arts Awards as well as for the vocal competitions of Opera Birmingham, Fort Worth Opera, and Opera Columbus. She has given master classes and workshops at Los Angeles Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Utah Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Seagle Music Colony, McGill University, Boston Conservatory, Potomac Vocal Institute, Bel Canto in Tuscany, New World School for the Arts, and at Classical Singer convention. Additionally, she has joined OPERA America as a panelist for its Feedback Auditions and Making Connections series. Ms. Cowdin is a feature article contributor to Opera magazine, certified mediator for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts’ MediateArt program, and past grant panelist for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. She earned a Master of Arts in performing arts administration from New York University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in music and English from Hollins University, where she has returned as an invited panelist for the university’s C3: Career Connection Conference.