A graduate of DePaul's School of Music, Sasha Gerritson was honored in 2005 as the Distinguished Alumna of the Year. She holds degrees in opera performance, French, and vocal pedagogy from Northeastern Illinois University and DePaul University and studied choral conducting at Westminster College in New Jersey.

She is a highly sought after opera and musical theater stage director who directs shows for many local and regional companies, specializing in traditional productions of beloved repertoire. For Music Theater Works she recently directed Brigadoon, White Christmas , Guys and Dolls, Carousel and West Side Story all to great critical acclaim. She also directs regularly for the Opera Festival of Chicago, receiving praise for her productions of Assassinio nella Cathedrale, Manon Lescaut, Pagliacci and  La Boheme.

She has also worked for many of Chicago's highest-level arts organizations,

including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Children's Choir and

MERIT School of Music.

In addition to her stage direction work, Sasha is a choral conductor and singer, serving as the Director of Music Ministries for the Park Ridge Community Church. She also proudly serves on a number of boards city wide, including The Brookfield Zoo and the Goodman Theatre.

Sasha lives in Glenview with her husband Eugene Jarvis and their two sons.