Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Team

Media Contact

Marshall Lamm Public Relations
YBG Festival 2019 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

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Executive/Artistic Director
16 seasons

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Events Director
19 seasons

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Communications Director
11 seasons

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Director of Programming
12 seasons

Photo of Zel Farrell-Alvarado — Zel Farrell-Alvarado Special Events Manager
7 seasons

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Office Manager
2 seasons

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Social Media Coordinator
1 season

Photo of Preston Justice — Preston Justice Program Emcee

Photo of Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein — Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein and Katerina Wong
Choreofest Curators

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Poetic Tuesdays Curator

Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco — Resident Youth Ensemble

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Promotions & Public Relations

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Social Media Consultant

Audio Production Group
Sound Engineering

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Bookkeeping

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Videography

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Volunteer Photographer

Jim Watkins Photography — Jim Watkins
Volunteer Photographer

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Volunteer Photographer

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Volunteer Photographer

Crosby & Kaneda CPA
Accounting

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Grantwriting

Seasonal Staff

Ephraim Colbert
Avetis Chalaganyan
Graham Galloway
Preston Justice
Tina Kashiwagi

Juan Carlos Lara
Albert Lee
Michael Leo
Aracely Lopez
Derek Magsanay

Alfred Manzano
Khaia McGill
Vanessa Nava
Rafael Sarria

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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)
UBS Manufacturing Corp.

William Carney
Landscript Associates

Elaine Elinson
Editor/Author

Elizabeth Gessel
MoAD

Sean Jeffries
Millennium Partners

Al Levitt
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLC

Mary McCue
MJM Management Group

Benjamin Pimental
Blue Vine

Helen Sause
Retired SFRA

Chi-Hsin Shao
CHS Consulting Group

Sylvia Sherman
Community Music Center

Thomas Simpson
AfroSolo

Gino Squadrito
LaserCom Design

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, Oakland Museum

Roberto Gutiérrez Varea
USF Perf. Arts & Social Justice Dept.

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FUNDERS & SPONSORS
Contributors to the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
See our Supporters

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HISTORY
Before there was a Festival, before there was even a park…
Hear our story