Susan Skinner began her vocal training at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Music and finished her Masters of Vocal Performance program.

She sang as a professional opera singer throughout Germany, the USA and Canada, earning critical acclaim for her vocal skills.

During her Master studies, she studied Choral Conducting from Rodney Eichenberger and has kept up her conducting training with summer programs with Mr. Eichenberger and others.

In addition to taking her Unity Choir to Carnegie Hall, NYC, she is currently a Voice Teacher at Wentworth Music and Musical Director of Kelowna Community Chorus.

Susan loves working with singers of all ages, helping them explore the exciting world of choral music while having a lot of fun in the process.