Sharon Hansen is founder and music director of the Milwaukee Choral Artists.

Widely known as a conductor and master teacher throughout the United States and in Europe, Hansen is often called as guest conductor of the Romanian National Radio Choir (Bucharest), and has lead the Gächinger Kantorei and Bach Collegium-Stuttgart, the Stockholm Conservatory Chamber Choir, the Moldavian and Oltenian Philharmonic Choirs (Iasì and Craiova, Romania), and the University of Regensburg (Germany) Symphony Orchestra.

Hansen holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. She is Professor and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Chair of the Graduate Choral program. Author of the book Helmuth Rilling: Conductor-Teacher, Hansen is a member of the Editorial Board of The Choral Journal, where she is editor of "On the Voice," a column dedicated to issues of vocal pedagogy and health. Her professional memberships include NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), ACDA (American Choral Directors Association,) Chorus America, IFCM (International Federation of Choral Music), MENC (Music Educators National Conference) and The VoiceCare Network.

Hansen has served on the Board of Directors for Early Music Now and is presently serving on the Board of the Milwaukee Children's Chorus. She is listed in Who's Who in Entertainment, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World, among others.