Lori McCann, assistant professor of voice in the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, holds a DMA in voice and opera directing and an artist diploma in opera from the University of Cincinnati College–Conservatory of Music. She has performed opera, oratorio, and recitals both here and abroad and has taught voice for 25 years. She teaches at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, and is current president of the NYC chapter of NATS.