CHRISTINE BULLIN, Chanticleer's President and General Director, oversees the organization's artistic and operational activities.  Prior to her current position with Chanticleer, Ms. Bullin served as the Director of the Opera Training Center for the Paris National Opera, directing a new training center for singers.  During her tenure there, she managed all administrative, financial and artistic activities, and produced numerous operas and concerts.  From 1982-1993, Ms. Bullin was the Director of the San Francisco Opera Center, where she created and revised existing musical training programs for young artists now revered throughout the operatic world.  She was responsible for a number of initiatives including a long-term exchange program with the Shanghai Conservatory; and Pacific Voices, a project which involved ten Pacific Rim countries.  She was the Executive Producer for three video documentaries about the SF Opera Center, including the Rocky Mountain Emmy-winning Scaling the Wall, which featured the historic visit of Western Opera Theater to China.  In recognition of her work in San Francisco, she was the recipient of the Bernard Osher Cultural Award in 1991.  Prior to joining the San Francisco Opera, she directed the touring company of the Opera Company of Boston.

Ms. Bullin has served on panels at the National Endowment of the Arts and the California Arts Council, and was the Cultural Chair of the San Francisco - Shanghai Sister City Committee.  Her extensive international credits include the programming and organization of musical events for theaters and venues in Europe, China and Egypt. Ms. Bullin has been a member of vocal competition juries in Italy, France, and Russia. A native of New Zealand, she holds degrees from Wellesley College and Simmons College, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia.