Olha Hryhorivna Bench also known as Shokalo-Bench (born 14 March 1955) is a Ukrainian conductor, musicologist, candidate of art studies (1990), associate professor, professor, Honored Artist of Ukraine (1998),[1] People's Artist of Ukraine (2010),[2] Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine (now Ministry of Culture and Information Policy) (2005–2010), Consulate General of Ukraine in Pryašev (Slovakia) (2010–2015).