Board of Directors

Sheldon returned to singing classical choral music in 1987 with Oratorio Chorale of greater Brunswick, Maine. He has sung in Maine’s best choirs steadily ever since. In 1991, he joined Portland Choral Art Society under the baton of Robert Shaw, and sang with CAS’s Singers and Masterworks ensembles under Dr. Robert Russell from 1991 until 2012. He was a charter member in 1998 of the CAS Camerata chamber choir of between twelve and 26 voices. In around 2012, he joined the Vox Nova Chamber Choir under Dr. Shannon Chase. A low bass, he has sung solos, duets and quartets in various performances. He has had lead roles in musicals with Portland Players, Freeport Players, Lincoln County Community Theater and Opera, and Studio Theater of Bath. You can also catch him singing the bass arias in early December at Blue Nightclub’s Barroom Messiah. He is also a bass guitarist, appearing in numerous Maine bands. Most of his career was in IT management for the State of Maine and has served on nonprofit boards including Oratorio Chorale (Treasurer), Choral Art Society, and Down East Montessori School. Sheldon currently lives in Bath. 

Claire Berkowitz recently became the President/CEO of Midcoast Maine Community Action in Bath where she partners with the board, staff and key stakeholders to fulfill the agency's mission to empower individuals and families to achieve self-sufficiency. Claire worked at the Maine Children’s Alliance for eleven years, serving in the role of Executive Director for over five years. Claire moved to Maine in 1996 and worked at Bowdoin College for 8 years, first as the Assistant Director of Institutional Research and then as the Academic Program Analyst for the Dean for Academic Affairs. Earlier in her career, Claire coordinated an effort to bring supportive housing to her community and directed a teen center and indoor skatepark. After singing in a church choir and community performances at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, Claire joined Vox Nova Chamber Choir in 2011. Claire holds a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia and a Master’s in psychology from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. She lives in Bath with her husband and two college-age daughters. She has served on the board of Tedford Housing, United Way of Mid Coast Maine, and the Bath Youth Skatepark and Teen Center.

Rowan harbors a deep love for modern choral music in all its many forms, fostered by years of sharing joy through song. A native of Connecticut, their foundation in choral music grew through nine years in the Elm City Girls' Choir, with which Rowan toured throughout North America and the world at large and collaborated with numerous professional choirs and orchestras, learning repertoire spanning a vast array of genres. They subsequently sang in the Bowdoin College Chamber Choir while also serving as student conductor, music librarian, and composer for the group. In December 2018 the choir premiered Rowan's composition "Flight," a work written for choir, flute, electric guitar, and piano. Rowan holds degrees in Music and Biology from Bowdoin, where they also served as a leader or founder of numerous clubs and organizations, gaining a wide knowledge base and experience in a variety of fields ranging from volunteer management to student advocacy and event planning. They hope to draw from their diverse passions for music, science, medicine, and the natural world to bring new perspectives to the Una Voce Board and to uphold the magical sense of community and connection that choral music inspires.