Sandy Naishtat joined the Board of Directors following his performance in CCO’s first production, Gianni Schicchi, in 2009, and served as President and/or Treasurer, and Finance and Donations Manager, through the 2019 Season. With CCO he has performed in The tales of Hoffman, Cosi fan tutte, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Die Fledermaus, Don Giovanni, La serva Padrona, Fidelio, and HMS Pinafore; and has sung with Opera Bend and in over 20 productions with Eugene Opera. He retired as Finance Manager for Eugene Ballet in 2014, after holding Financial and Human Resources positions with The Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center in New York, Center Theater Group of Los Angeles, and was Interim General Manager for Eugene Opera, and Finance and/or Payroll Managers for the Shedd Institute for the Arts, the Oregon Mozart Players, the Eugene Concert Choir, and Chamber Music Amici. He earned an MA in Music Theory from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance in 1995, has also sung with the Oregon Bach Festival, the Eugene Vocal Arts Ensemble, and the Eugene Chamber Singers, and has composed the music for two musicals, one of which, Valentine’s Day, was produced at the Manhattan Theater Club in NYC.