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Marshall Lamm Public Relations
YBG Festival 2018 Season Press Release
(510) 928-1410
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Team Members
Linda Lucero
Executive/Artistic Director (14 seasons)
Steve Cho
Events Director (17 seasons)
Alice Lin
Communications Director (9 seasons)
Marcelo Aviles
Program Manager (10 seasons)
Raul Panzar
Social Media Coordinator (6 seasons)
Cristina Ibarra
Events Manager (3 seasons)
Preston Justice
Program Emcee (10 seasons)
Marcus Shelby
Resident Composer
Ryan T. Smith and Wendy Rein
YBG ChoreoFest Curators
Jason Bayani
Poetic Tuesdays Curator
Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble
Resident Youth Ensemble
Marshall Lamm
Promotions & Public Relations
Audio Production Group
Sound Engineering
Michelle Markey
Bookkeeping
Paul Waters Videography
Taylor Mosley Videography
Amal Bisharat Volunteer Photographer
David Tau Volunteer Photographer
Jim Watkins Photography Volunteer Photographer
Crosby & Kaneda
CPA, Accounting
Seasonal Staff
- Joshua Carino
- Avetis Chalaganyan
- Dominic Cheng
- Kilian Farrell-Alvarado
- Graham Galloway
- Ingrid Garcia
- Jorge Gonzalez
- Preston Justice
- Albert Lee
- Aracely Lopez
- Derek Magsanay
- Alfred Manzano
- Megan McDermott
- Vanessa Nava
- Shannon Preto
- Peter Ray
- Rafael B Sarria
- Josh York
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 - Sean Jeffries
Millennium Partners - Al Levitt
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLC - Mary McCue
MJM Management Group - Alleluia Panis
KulArts - Benjamin Pimentel
BlueVine - Helen Sause
Retired SFRA - Chi-Hsin Shao
CHS Consulting Group - Thomas Simpson
AfroSolo - Gino Squadrito
LaserCom Design - Geol Weirs
GLW Arts Consultant
Arts Advisory Council*
*Affiliations for identification purposes only.
- Renee Baldocchi
deYoung Museum - 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 - Viviana Paredes
Visual Artist - Anastasia Powers Cuellar
Brava Theater Center - Cynthia Taylor
Educator, Vocalist, Oakland Museum - Roberto Gutiérrez Varea
USF Perf. Arts & Social Justice Dept.
