Media Contact
Marshall Lamm Public Relations
YBG Festival 2022 Season Press Release
(510) 928-1410
Opportunities
Be part of San Francisco’s thriving artistic and cultural scene. See the current staff positions, internships and volunteer opportunities.
Team Members
19 Seasons
Events Director
22 Seasons
Director of Programming
15 Seasons
Strategic Projects Director
7 Seasons
Communications Director
4 Seasons
Senior Events Manager
14 Seasons
Senior Events Manager
2 Seasons
Office Manager
5 seasons
Rental Specialist
13 seasons
Consultants & Curators
Resident Composer
YBG ChoreoFest Curators
Poetic Tuesday Curator (Litquake)
Poetic Tuesday Curator (MoAD)
2022 Stage Mural Artist
Promotions & Public Relations
Social Media Consultant
Bookkeeping
Graphic Design
Photographer
Photographer
Photographer
Videography
Seasonal Staff
Albert Lee
Aracely Lopez
Conrad Talamantes
Derek Magsanay
Graham Galloway
Iggy Capra
Jen Verzosa
Karina Lopez
Linda Fung
Gabriel Veliz
Mike Leo
Nicole Gluckstern
Preston Justice
Rafael Sarria
Roger Young
Roman Braham
Zel Farrell-Alvarado
In Memoriam
Christopher James Lafond
12/15/1986 – 7/13/2015
YBG Festival Event Staff and Friend
Rest in Peace
Board of Directors
Affiliations for identification purposes only.
Aaron Grizzell (President)
NorCal Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Foundation
William Carney
Landscript Associates
David de la Torre
Arts Consultant
Elaine Elinson
Educator/Writer
Elizabeth Gessel
Museum of the African Diaspora
Sean Jeffries
Millennium Partners
Al Levitt
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLC
Benjamin Pimentel
Nerdwallet
Chi-Hsin Shao
CHS Consulting Group
Sylvia Sherman
SF Community Music Center
Thomas Simpson
AfroSolo Theatre Company
Gino Squadrito
LaserCom Design
Helen Sause (ex-officio)
Retired SFRA
Arts Advisory Council
Affiliations for identification purposes only.
Renee Baldocchi
Red Poppy Art House
Carole Deutch
Film & Events Producer
Kate Dumbleton
Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Zakiya Harris
Changemaker, educator, artist
Greg Landau
Music Producer, Educator
Chelis Lopez
KPOO-FM
Bill Martinez
Attorney, Producer
Alleluia Panis
KulArts
Anastasia Powers Cuellar
Brava Theater Center
Cynthia Taylor
Educator, Vocalist
Roberto Gutiérrez Varea
USF Perf. Arts & Social Justice Dept.
FUNDERS & SPONSORS
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HISTORY
Before there was a Festival, before there was even a park…
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