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
20 Seasons
Events Director
23 Seasons
Director of Programming
16 Seasons
Strategic Projects Director
8 Seasons
Communications Director
5 Seasons
Rental Specialist
14 seasons
Senior Events Manager
3 Seasons
Office Manager
6 seasons
Senior Events Manager
15 Seasons
Consultants & Curators
Resident Composer
YBG ChoreoFest Curators
Poetic Tuesday Curator
(Litquake)
Poetic Tuesday Curator (MoAD)
Promotions & Public Relations
Social Media Consultant
Bookkeeping
Creative Campaign Designers
Photographer
Photographer
Photographer
Videography
Seasonal Staff
Aracely Lopez
Conrad Talamantes
Iggy Capra
Karina Lopez
Gabriel Veliz
Nicole Gluckstern
Rafael Sarria
Roger Young
Roman Braham
Linda Fung
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
Jennifer Norris
Arts Advocate
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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