December 6–7, 2024 | Sydney Goldstein Theater
In This Program
- The Song List
- Featured Soloists & Musicians Soloists
- Vocal Ensembles
- SFGMC Staff + Contractors
- Biographies
- SFGMC Members
- Supporters
- Print Edition
- More about SFGMC
Welcome from SFGMC
Dear SFGMC Family,
The love and support we feel from you tonight is the fuel we need to continue our resolve to build community, foster compassion, and inspire activism. We know the mission and message of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is as important now as it ever has been.
This season’s theme, “Together,” came about as we considered the needs of our community in the year to come. Unsure of what the future might hold, we kept asking ourselves, “How are we going to get through this?” The answer we always came back to: “We’ll get through this together”.
As we gather this holiday season, we are reminded of the strength we find in one another. Through song, we celebrate not just the joy of the season but the power of connection and the resilience of our shared journey. Our voices are a beacon of hope, resilience, and unwavering solidarity.
Together, we stand against hate and fear with compassion and courage. Together, we lift each other up, amplify the stories that must be told, and create a space where all are welcomed and valued. Together, we create a world where love and music pave the way for a brighter future.
Thank you for being here tonight, for standing with us, and for making our mission possible. Let us carry the spirit of “Together” into the year ahead and continue to make music, create change, and lift each other up.
Now, buckle up—this SLAY is leaving the North Pole and headed straight for your heart! We hope you love this show and that it brings you the light and life you need this holiday season.
With gratitude and joy,
Christopher Verdugo (CEO) & Jacob Stensberg (Artistic Director)
Main Stage Supporting Sponsors
Janet Cluff
Steve Gallagher/Coldwell Banker
Nick Harper
Butch Merideth + Ivan Capanzana
Chris Stevenson
Board of Directors
Tom Paulino, Chair
Carol Kuester, Vice Chair
Udit Sood, Secretary
Timothy J. Pavek, Interim Treasurer
Raymond Gonzales, Member President
Clint Johnson, DEI Representative
Allen Applegate
Rylan Ayers
Brandon Baranco
Rev. Miguel Bustos
Meghan Cast
Adrienne Foley
Steve Gallagher
Christopher Grant
Don Howerton
Sally Kay
Justin Kim
Vinney Lê
Sean Livingston
Selina Sun
Our Mission
To lead by creating extraordinary music and experiences that build community, inspire activism, and foster compassion at home and around the world.
For 45 years, the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus has served as an international standard bearer for a powerful mix of musical excellence and mission-driven activism. Founded in 1978, SFGMC was the first choral organization to courageously proclaim its orientation in its name and is credited with helping start the LGBTQIA+ choral movement that now spans the entire globe, galvanizing and changing the course of LGBTQIA+ history.
Our Vision
We envision a world inspired and unified by the music we create.
Our Values
We believe in the transformative power of music to heal, to enlighten and to foster unity.
We embrace the life affirming changes we create within and beyond our chorus community.
We evolve society’s views toward LGBTQ people through our commitment to excellence.
We honor all who came before us and whose sacrifices made it possible for us to raise our voices.
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The Song List
“Let It Snow”
Music and Lyrics by JULE STYNE & SAMMY CHAN
As performed by MICHAEL BUBLÉ
Arranged by DAVE VOLPE
“Holiday Road”
Written by LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
Arranged by SHARON UDOH
“Silver Bells”
Words and Music by JAY LIVINGSTON & RAY EVANS
Arranged by KEVIN ROBISON
“A Winter’s Breath”
Music and Poetry by DANIEL HUGHES
“H-O-H-O-H-O”
Music by KAYLEIGH AMSTUTZ & DANIEL NIGRO
Parody Lyrics by JENNIFER LUCY COOK
Arranged by JENNIFER LUCY COOK
“Somewhere In My Memory”
Performed by The Lollipop Guild
Music by JOHN WILLIAMS
Words by LESLIE BRICUSSE
Arranged by MARK HAYES
“Wrap Me Up”
Performed by The Lollipop Guild
Music and Lyrics by JIMMY FALLON, MEGHAN TRAINOR, SEAN DOUGLAS, & GIAN STONE
Arranged by NICOLAS PEREZ
“Underneath The Tree”
Music and Lyrics by KELLY CLARKSON & GREG KURSTIN
Arranged by CHRISTOPHER D. LITTLEFIELD
“I’ll Be Home”
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
Music by WALTER KENT
Lyrics by J. KIMBALL GANNON & BUCK RAM
“I’ll Be Home”
Music and Lyrics by MEGHAN TRAINOR
Arranged by STEVE HUFFINES
“Don’t Take It For Granted”
Music by HOLLY NEAR & JAN MARTINELLI
Words by JOSEPH SHAPIRO & AMY COOK
Based on the words of Cleve Jones
Arranged by J. DAVID MOORE
“Ocho Kandelikas”
Music and Lyrics by FLORY JAGODA
As performed by Idina Menzel
Arranged by DAVE VOLPE
“Winter Wonderland”
Music by FELIX BERNARD
Lyrics by RICHARD BERNHARD SMITH
Arranged by SAUNDER CHOI
“San Francisco Christmas”
Performed by HomoPhonics
Music by DAN PONCE
Adapted Lyrics by KYLE FOWLER
“12 Days of Christmas”
Performed by HomoPhonics
Arranged by RICHARD GREGORY & KEN PURCHASE
“Cold Moon”
Music and Lyrics by NICHOLAS RYAN KELLY
“Silent Night”
Music by FRANZ XAVER GRUBER
Arranged by DANNY SULLIVAN
“Christmas Dance”
Music and Lyrics by DARREN CRISS
Arranged by DAVE VOLPE
“Celine Navidad”
Parody Lyrics by SAMUAL LUNDQUIST & MITCH GALLI
Arranged by PAUL SACCONE & DAVE VOLPE (“My Heart Will Go On”)
Featured Soloists & Musicians Soloists
Soloists listed in order of appearance
“H-O-H-O-H-O”
12/6, 8PM - Mark Mezak
12/7, 3:30PM - Mark Mezak
12/7, 8PM - Mark Mezak
“Wrap Me Up”
12/6, 8PM - Matvey Zelyev + Gilberto J. Esqueda (beatboxer)
12/7, 3:30PM - Michael Friedman + Gilberto J. Esqueda (beatboxer)
12/7, 8PM - Rick Betita + Gilberto J. Esqueda (beatboxer)
“I’ll Be Home”
12/6, 8PM - Randy Acosta + Nick Heinzen
12/7, 3:30PM - Tyler Armer + Don Howerton
12/7, 8PM - Victor Jiao + Tye Roman
“Don’t Take It For Granted”
12/6, 8PM - Sean Fenton
12/7, 3:30PM - Sean Fenton
12/7, 8PM - J. Max Rosen
“Ocho Kandelikas”
12/6, 8PM - Gilberto J. Esqueda + Angelo Martinez
12/7, 3:30PM - Diego Smith + Jesse Cortez
12/7, 8PM - Diego Smith + Jesse Cortez
“San Francisco Christmas”
12/6, 8PM - Vinney Lê
12/7, 3:30PM - Vinney Lê
12/7, 8PM - Kyle Fowler
“12 Days of Christmas”
12/6, 8PM - Brandon Jenkins + Ryan Fox-Lee (beatboxer)
12/7, 3:30PM - Brandon Jenkins + Ryan Fox-Lee (beatboxer)
12/7, 8PM - Brandon Jenkins + Ryan Fox-Lee (beatboxer)
“Christmas Dance”
12/6, 8PM - Ben White
12/7, 3:30PM - Mike Devlin
12/7, 8PM - Sam Brondfield
“Celine Navidad”
12/6, 8PM - Pete Rodway, Case Nafziger, + Justin Nool
12/7, 3:30PM - Pete Rodway, Jonathan Jones, + Justin Nool
12/7, 8PM - Vinney Lê, Jonathan Jones, + Drew Haven
ASL Interpreter
12/7, 3:30PM - Dane K. Lentz
12/7, 8PM - Dane K. Lentz
SFGMC Band
Piano: Danny Sullivan
Drums: Juan Carreon
Bass: Aaron Shaul
Guitar: Matt Wrobel
Synthesizer: Ken Brill
Clarinet & Saxophone: Cory Tiffin
Trumpet 1: Marvin McFadden
Trumpet 2: John Trombetta
Trombone: Jamie Dubberly
Specialty Dancers
Tyler Armer
Andrew Caldwell
Sherwin Camacho
Nathaniel Cleveland
Sean Conner
Jesse Cortez
Justin Duhe
Roy Eikelberry
Jason Foster
Raymond Mark Gonzales
Christopher Grant
Dave Hayes Mocci
Nick Heinzen
Antoine Ho
Brandon Jenkins
Eric Mata
Emerito A. Pacleb Jr.
Lucas Poliak
Ayden Shupe
Jeff Sinclair
Ernesto Tovar
Jeremy Waldorph
Vocal Ensembles
HomoPhonics
Mitch Galli, Founder and Music Director
Drew Haven, Assistant Music Director
Jeff Becker
Mike Devlin
Sean Fenton
Kyle Fowler
Ryan Fox-Lee
Christopher Grant
Alex Halbritter
Mattee G. Hastings
Brandon Jenkins
Jonathan Jones
Vinney Lê
Justin Nool
Lucas Poliak
Thomas Reeder
Juan Pablo Rico
Ernesto Tovar
The Lollipop Guild
Paul Saccone, Music Director
Nick Harper, Administrative Assistant
Luke Willis, Choreographer
Rylan Ayers
Rick Betita
Benjamin C. Brown
Eric Chau
Doug Curran
David A. Díaz
Gilberto J. Esqueda
Ray Fletcher
Josh Frazier
Michael Friedman
Scout Heath
Rob Jaques
James Lange
Michael Lepage
Eric Mata
Butch Merideth
Mark Nivet
Israel Salgado
Ayden Shupe
Luke Siegle
Joseph Sigman
Sean Shelton
Jeff Sinclair
Nicholas Slater
Sup Suh
Matvey Zelyev
SFGMC Staff + Contractors
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Verdugo
Artistic Director
Jacob Stensberg
Director of Operations & Production
Wil Wright
Director of Development
Sarah Cohan
Director of Programming
Richard Lonsdorf
Associate Director of Music Education & Outreach
Mitch Galli
Rental & Sales Administrator
Tony Taylor
Facilities Manager
Holis Buentiempo
Corporate & Institutional Giving Manager
Molly Sender
Database & Development Associate
Richard Claar
Principal Accompanist & Music Supervisor
Danny Sullivan
Production Associate
Crystal Watts
Marketing Consultant
Andrew Barrett
Publicist
Scott Walton
Promotional Artwork
BPM Creative Labs
Season Graphic Design
Marco Ponce de Leon
Marketing Project Manager
Lisa Marie “Phoenix” Jackson
Social Media Manager
Joe Bissell
Production Team
Production & Stage Manager
Wil Wright
Assistant Stage Managers
Keith Pepper, Gary Richards, Sunny Shergill, Crystal Watts
Choreographer
Steve Valdez
Dance Captain
Michael Tate
Chorus Wardrobe Assistant
Nathan Cates
Chorus Logistics Coordinators
Sal Baglieri, Andrew Caldwell, Sherwin Camacho
Leadership Team
President
Raymond Gonzales
Vice President
Andrew Kwan
Secretary
Ayden Shupe
DEI Representative
Clint Johnson
Members-at-Large
Juan Pablo Rico, Jeff Sinclair, Michael Lepage,
Thomas Reeder, Andy Fukuba, Michael Bankert, Gio Aquino
Biographies
Chris Verdugo
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Verdugo has been the CEO of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus since 2016. His visionary leadership led the organization through a capital campaign, increasing the organization’s budget by 500% and creating the opportunity to purchase and open the Chan National Queer Arts Center - the first arts center of its kind in the nation. Overseeing a full-time staff of 10, Chris also led the Lavender Pen Tour through the Deep South, promoting dialogue and acceptance for LGBTQ+ communities and individuals.
Previously, he served as the Executive Director of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, where he built an international reputation for musical excellence, doubled GMCLA’s budget, and created education programs in Los Angeles’ high schools. He has worked with leading queer organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Equality California, GLAAD (formerly the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), Beinestar, and Queer Lounge at the Sundance Film Festival.
Jacob Stensberg
Artistic Director & Conductor
Jacob Stensberg is thrilled to be ushering in his second season as the conductor and artistic director of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and the Chan National Queer Arts Center. Prior to his appointment with SFGMC, he was the assistant director for Purdue Musical Organizations at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. In addition to his work at Purdue, Mr. Stensberg enjoyed working with Butler University choirs and orchestras, the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir, the Circle City Chamber Choir, the Booth Tarkington Civic Theater, Zach&Zack Productions, BOBDIREX, the Eclectic Pond Theatre Company, and the Civic Theater of Lafayette. Mr. Stensberg’s inaugural season with the SFGMC included a record-setting Holiday Spectacular, two record-setting spring performances of Disney PRIDE in Concert, and his debut conducting the San Francisco Symphony in partnership with SFGMC last July on Hello Yellow Brick Road. He received his formal and formative training from Dr. Kristina Boerger at Carroll University in Waukesha, Wisconsin, where he earned a bachelor of music education. He earned his master of music in conducting.
Mitch Galli
Associate Director of Music Education & Outreach
Mitch Galli (he/him) is a conductor, arranger, lyricist, educator, singer, and pianist. Originally from Williamstown, MA, Mitch holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from St. Lawrence University and a Masters in Urban Education, Administration and Policy from Loyola Marymount University. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 as a corps member with Teach for America. Mitch taught high school Mathematics and Music for four years in Oakland, CA, and middle school music in San Francisco for one year. Mitch joined SFGMC in January 2015. He founded HomoPhonics, the Chorus’ a cappella ensemble in August 2015, which he still music directs. Mitch is also director of the Chorus’ educational outreach program, RHYTHM: Reaching Youth Through Music, which was established in February 2018. He has conducted SFGMC in performances across the country including Park City, UT, at Outfest Film Festival in Los Angeles, and Charleston and Greenville, South Carolina.
Danny Sullivan
Principal Accompanist & Music Supervisor
Originally from Bellingham, WA, Danny earned a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music concentrated in Piano Performance & Pedagogy. Prior to joining SFGMC in 2023, he was Music Faculty and Staff Pianist at San Francisco Ballet School, Pianist at Pacific Northwest Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Boston Conservatory. He continues to accompany classes at Smuin Ballet, ODC, SFDanceworks & SFBallet School, where he developed and taught a Music Class for Dancers. He’s music directed or played keyboard for dozens of Musical Theatre, Cabaret, & Opera productions ranging from National Tours to local productions in Boston, Seattle & San Francisco. Favorites include An American In Paris, Hello Dolly, Shrek, The Color Purple, Into The Woods, and Chicago. He performs annually during SF Botanical Garden’s Flower Piano, and his orchestrations can be heard at a SFGMC Performance near you! He has found SFGMC’s mission of creating change through music to be incredibly inspiring & necessary work, and is thrilled to be a part of it!
Wil Wright
Director of Operations & Production
Wil Wright (he/him) is the Director of Operations & Production for the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and Chan National Queer Arts Center. His career started with SFGMC in 2012 as a volunteer stage manager and he has continued to grow with the organization. Prior to SFGMC he worked for Feinstein’s at the Nikko and BroadwaySF. He originally fell in love with technical theatre and theatre arts administration in Atlanta, Georgia working as both a stage manager for Dad’s Garage Theatre and the box office manager for The Center for Puppetry Arts. He lives in San Francisco with his partner and their two French bulldogs. They spend much of their time attending live performances locally, on Broadway, and abroad.
SFGMC Members
TENOR 1
Randy Acosta
Tyler Armer
W. Fran Astorga
Jack Avery
Alex Bien
Derek Blechinger
Charles Bruce
Andrew Caldwell
^Sherwin Camacho
Ron Carranza
Vincent Chiang
Nathaniel Cleveland
Julian Francis Clift
Sean Conner
Alex Cook
Jesse Cortez
Anú Harrison Crenshaw
Mike Devlin
Bernie Dizon
^Gilberto J. Esqueda
Kevin Eugene
Jeff Ford
Ryan Fox-Lee
Andrew Gagnon
Raymond Mark Gonzales
Xander Gonzalez
Drew Hardy
Eric W. Hoover
Stanislav Igumnov
Rik Douglas Jeffery
^Brandon Jenkins
Tyler David Lake
Vinney Lê
James Machado
Andrew Marsh
Aaron McRae
Jason Melehani
Mark Mezak
Yulee Newsome
Michael Nguyen
Mark Nivet
*Justin Nool
Tim Pavek
Juan Pablo Rico
Sean Shelton
^Ayden Shupe
*Luke Siegle
Jeff Sinclair
Sup Suh
Oky Sulistio
Walker Weatherly
Fei Zhao
TENOR 2
^Brian Abascal
Richard Adamson
Randy Ady
Manuel Raguro Apolonio
Sergio Aquino
Sal Baglieri
Jeff Becker
Sam Brondfield
Benjamin C. Brown
^Steve Burton
Chuck Calixto
Robert Carbajal
Bruce Carpenter
Nathan Cates
Timothy Cavanaugh
Justin Donahue
Justin Duhe
Adam Echelman
Mark Forrer
Jason Foster
Kyle Fowler
Peter Franzi
Earl Friedberg
Steve Garber
^Brad Gibson
Michael Giles
Marc Greene
Jared M. Hansen
Nick Harper
Tim Heidal
Antoine Ho
Don Howerton
Michael Imprescia
Clint Johnson
Justin Kim
Andrew Kwan
*Randy Laroche
Steve Luppino
Daniel Macri
Angelo Martinez
Eric Mata
Erik Mebust
Duran Mishler
Paul Moo
Nico Opper
J.R. Parish
Justin Pearson
Christian Petrangelo
Lucas Poliak
Joseph Pritchard
Ethan Roberts
Jonathan Rosa
Will Rubin
Thomas Scott
Joseph A. Shapiro
Timothy Sherlock
Chris Stevenson
Ken Sutha
*Billy Tang
^Michael Tate
Ravi Tiruvury
Evan Vaughan
Gilbert Villareal Mendonça
Mark Wendel
Randy White
Jess Williams-Gamboa
BARITONE
Mark Alfaro
Allen Applegate
Rylan Ayers
Mike Bankert
Doug Brewster
Michael Bruin
Michael Castro
Eric Chau
Devlon Clouser
Alberto Cortes
Brent Dawson
Glenn DeSandre
Erick Ducut
^Roy Eikleberry
Darren Foote
Josh Frazier
Robbie Frederick
Kyle French
David Frick
Gavi Galloway
Jim Graham
Timothy Green
Adrien Guillaussier
Neal Gutierrez
^Drew Haven
*Dave Hayes Mocci
Scout Heath
Joe Hege
Nick Heinzen
Jeremy Holland
Rick Holte
Shen Hu
Rob Jaques
David Jenkins
^Jonathan Jones
Peter Jones
Brian Jung
Young Kang
Kevin C. Koczela
Peter Kokoszka
Michael Kyle
Oxford Lewis
Craig Matthews
Ray McCabe
Butch Merideth
*Rob Mitchell
^Case Nafziger
Kyle Nishkian
Jason Nunan
Chris Padula
Curtis Ponzi
Quinton Ramirez
Tye Roman
J. Max Rosen
Robert Rufo
Israel Salgado
DC Sands
Jonathan Searle
Nicholas Slater
Diego Smith
Christian Stathopoulos
John Stiehler
Adam Tatarsky
Jordan Tauber-Marshall
Remy Todd
Ernesto Tovar
Jeremy Waldorph
Ben White
David John Wilson
Mark Wise
Todd Yetter
Peter Young
BASS
Jeff Alder
Brent Baculi
Mike Barnes
Rick Betita
Matt Bolt
J. L. Bradshaw
Mark Brown
Kyle Carriere
Bryan Catanzaro
Aaron J. Clarke
Israel Cruz
Doug Curran
Nick Dahlberg
David A. Díaz
Sean Fenton
^Ray Fletcher
Michael Friedman
Andrew Fukuba
Matt Fust
*Jim Gatteau
Christopher Grant
Hao Guo
Samuel Hafer
Alex Halbritter
Bear Hamilton
^Steven Harvey
Mattee G. Hastings
Kevin M. Healy
Steven Hirschi
Shayan Hosseinzadeh
Aki Ishikawa
Tim Jackson
Dennis James
Victor Jiao
Thomas Kennard
James Lange
David Laudon
Michael Lepage
Anthony Levintow
David Malespin
Timothy James Martin
Anthony Mayor
John Minervini
*Bernie Morrissey
Vaughn Mouton
Jason Murray
John O’Neill
Emerito A. Pacleb Jr.
Thomas Reeder
Pete Rodway
Anthony Ruth
^Paul Saccone
Christopher Sauvageau
Joseph Sigman
Jack Stehn
Jinwei Sun
Joseph Tomasini
^Scott Walton
Brian E. Weart
James Ye
^ Section Coordinator
The Fifth Section
Jim Aiken
Skip Aiken
Jeff Alons
Paul Alsbach
Terry Althoff
Miles Amen
Steve Amos
Paul Anelli
Matthew Arietta
John Atteridg
Mark Austin
Edwin Barlow
Crawford Barton
Craig Beachler
Robert Beale
Glenn Beardsley
Jerry Berg
Marion Besco
Sam Bittner
Kristen Bjoernfeld
Bill Blake
Allan Blasdale
John Andre Bonnemaison
Jeff Bortin
Edward Brener
Larry Brenner
Peter Brockhoff
John Brown
John Brown
John Bryant
Jay Burwick
John Cailleau
Chris Campbell
Jack Campbell
Scott Campbell
Duncan Campbell, Jr.
Nello Carlini
Terry Carlson
Albert Carter
John Cashman
Bud Castleman
Marc Chapa
Henry W. Chau
Bruce Chelini
Al Cherry
Alexsis Gregory Chew
Bob Chinen
C. Brian Christianson
Andrew Chrystall
Michael Clarke
Kevin Conduff
Richard Connelly
Leonard Conner
Bob Connett
Gregory Cooper
Jimmy Corbett
Jeff Cothran
Clayton Cowan
John Crimen
Mark Crissey
Larry Cruz
Tim Curbo
Mark D’Angelo
Alan Da Cunzo
Bobby Darnell
David Davenport
Robert del Valle
Asa DeMatteo
Walt Dennis
Douglas Dickinson
Bob Dinsmore
Scott Dowdee
Tom Doyle
Brian Duckworth
Craig Duffy
Louis Dunn
Andy Einkauf
Alan Ellis
Patrick Elvander
Bob Emery
Stephen Eschenbach
Robert Espindola
Gary Falardeau
Jim Farmer
Michael Farrell
Frank Federico
Keith Fenton
Bruce Fetherolf
Clif Fields
Steven Filice
Justin Fingado
Brian Finnegan
Wyrant Flonory
Fredrick Floyd
Ted Foster
Mark Fotopoulos
David Fox
David Smith Fox
Jon Franck
Jim Franks
John French
Robert Frey
Evan Friedman
Don Frueh
Stephen Frugoli
Ryan Furtado
Scott Galuteria
Larry Garrigan
Gary Garrison
Tangul Gene
Perry George
Don Giberson
Keith Gockel
Dave Gooding
Bill Graham
Philip Graham
Larry Griffin
Gordon Grover
Tom Gschwind
Gene Guenther
Dean Halsey
Andy Hammond
Mark Hamner
Dennis Haney
Jerry Haney
Robert Hawk
John Hawkes
Greg Hay
Frank Hecker
David Held
Mark Hermes
Paul Hernandez
Charles Herrington
Robert Hichborn
Tom Hickey
Mark Hirano
Rexford Hitchcock
Greg Holbrook
Richard Hollenbaugh
Jerry Horsting
Roger Hostetler
Clyde Howell
Douglas Jackson
Frank Jackson
Keith Jacobsen
David James
Scott Johnson
Albert Jones
Paul Jones
Michael Joyce
Keith Kamrath
Russell Kassman
Robin Kay
Carl Kimball
Lester King
Rick Kirkham
Nick Knight
Diane Ms. Kohne Schuster
John Kovach
Tony Kramedes
Dick Kramer
John Krause
Thom Kumorek
Ka Lau
Greg Lawrance
Joe Leary
Kevin Lenzen
Jeff Lettow
Don Levine
Bill Lewandowski
Jeff Lewy
Ed Lichtenstein
Robert “Bob” Litvak
Gerry Lo Presti
Frank Lobraico
Wayne Love
Joseph Loza
Ed Lucas
John Lusk
Roger Luttrell
Michael MacDonald
Darren MacGavin
John MacKintosh
Mike Maguire
Terence Maguire
Jim Mahony
Renny Marinaccio
Gerry Marquis
Gerald Martin
Mickey Martin
Tom Martin
Sean Martinfield
Leonard Matlovich
Roy McConahay
Steve McDowell
John McFarland
Mike McGavren
Tony McIntosh
Michael McIntyre
John McLeod
Michael Mele-Wagner
Pipo Micheli
Allen Midkiff
Glen Miller
Kevan Miller
Mark Mousseau
Ed Muñoz
Jim Murnan
Craig Neeley
Gary Newcomb
Al Nichols
Gregg Nicholson
Dennis Niswander
Ken Noble
David Norton
Ryan Nunez
Floyd Ohler
James Onion
Garry Osborne
Tom Pallerino
Nick Papadopoulos
Nelson Parker
Phil Pearce
Gerald Pearson
Chuck Pedersen
Roger Pelletier
John Perez
Norman Perry
Terry Peterson
Shane Petree
Rodger Pettyjohn
Donald Phillips
Harrison Pierce
George Piper
Orion Pitts
Brian Powdrill
Bill Powell
Terry Presley
Ted Printz
Steven Prokasky
Bill Pugh
Michael Pugh
Paul Pukas
Guy Rana
Lon (Quentin) Rand
Bill Randles
Douglas Randolph
Melvin Rebhahn
Robert Rekart
Bruce Reynolds
John Reynolds
John Riccardi
Cameron Robb
Jay Roberts
Jim Robison
David Keleikini Roddell
Marty Roddell
Bob Rogers
Steven Rohrer
Jon Rollins
Dave Romero
Regis Rosetta
Steven Rozell
Lane Ruoff
Jim Russell
Mark Juhan Sallimen
Charlie Salumbides
Paul Sanchez
Patrick Santiago
Bill Schade
Steve Schmorr
Frank Schumacher
Bob Scott
Roger Scroggs
Denny Sedgely
Robert Seeley
Neil Seymour
Ray Shanks
Dennis Shaw
David Shortridge
Lee Sierecki
George Silkworth
John Simo
Elliot Simon
Jon Sims
Tom Sims
Barry Singer
Fred Skau
Hal Slate
Rick Slavsky
Ted Smith
Scott Smitherum
Vince Sofia
Dale Sorensen
Scott Squires
Jeff Stiarwalt
Jay Stinson
Jerry Stokes
Audie Stoufflet
Steve Sutherland
Burleigh Sutton
Timothy Tafoya
John Tallerino
Mike Tallmadge
Gregg Tallman
Joseph Taro
Lance Taylor
Tim Taylor
Kirk Tellier
Chuck Thayer
David Thomas
Lavoy Thompson
David Thormann
Robert Thrower
Eric Tiffany
Bill Toner
Jack Torres
John Trojanski
Bill Tucker
Richard Vincent
Daryl Wagner
Karl Walker
David Warrior
Samuel Weaver
Robert Weinand
Leroy Westbrook
Jimmy White
Mark Whiting
Larry Whitlock
Gary Wilson
Ric Wilson
Aaron Wimmer
Gary Wintermeyer
Jim Wolfe
Michael Wolford
Ross Woodall
Eric Worden
Douglas Wright
Jim Wright
Claude Zetty
Jim Zielinski
Please write to info@sfgmc.org if you have additions or corrections to this list. Thank you.
Supporters
The Conductor’s Society + Chan National Queer Arts Center*
We salute the generous members of the Conductor Society and donors to the Chan National Queer Arts Center, who give $150 or more annually to support our programs. Visit sfgmc.org/donate for more information.
Visionary | $25,000+
Stephen Boisvert + Amy Worden in memory of Mike Joyce
Bruce Carpenter
Bryan Catanzaro
Terrence Chan + Edward Sell
Janet Cluff
Joe Czuberki
Steve Gallagher + Chris Thorne
Nick Harper
Thomas Horn + Caesar Alexzander
Randy Laroche + David Laudon
Butch Merideth + Ivan Capanzana
Chris Stevenson
Anonymous
Benefactor | $15,000 - $24,000
Paul Frantz
Paul Saccone
Wesley Bizzell + Joseph Summerill
Anonymous
Cornerstone | $10,000 - $14,999
Jack Calhoun + Trent Norris
Joe Chernesky + Mona Sabet
Justin Donahue + Aaron Smith + Leo + Liliana
Adrienne Foley
Barbara Frantz Comin
Alex Kalomparis
The Edward F. Limato Foundation
Vinney Lê + Andrew Wheeler
Monica + Andy MacMillan
Rebecca + Cal Henderson
Gary Richards
Udit Sood
Guardian | $5,000 - $9,999
Dr. Allen Applegate + Jason Kinney
Kurt Calia
Mike Curtis
Glenn DeSandre, MD and Jeffrey Pierce Gould, Jr.
John + Denise Geschke
Timothy Gillihan
James Graham
Andrew Ryan Hall
Gwen + Fred Kendall
Helen Lin-Murphy
Sean Livingston + Jeremy Pelkey
Rob LoCascio
Chris Padula
William Rubin
George Vail
Defender | $2,500 - $4,999
Camelin Blackstone
Meghan Cast + Trevor Read
Nick Dahlberg
Brent Dawson
Ray Fletcher
Brad Gibson
Philip Grasso
Kirk Household
Samuel Kohler
Yulee Newsome
Ahbi Talwalkar
Michael Tate + Simon O’Mahony
Champion | $1,200 - $2,499
Kim Anderson
John Antoun
Sal Baglieri + Peter Cirincione
Michael Bankert
Desa C Belyea
James Bohannon
Bijan Boldajipour
Alberto Cortes
Sandy Dean
Gloria Pfister In honor of Corinne Pfister
Earl Friedberg
Steve Garber
Sherry Ho
Don Howerton
Rich Lang
Edward McCrone
Jackie Mills
Galen Panger + Luis Hoyos
Teri Quick in honor of Brad Gibson
Sanderson-Regen
Furio Rinaldi
Robert Rufo
Joseph A. Shapiro
Betty Sullivan + Jennifer Viegas
Christopher Verdugo in memory of Evelyn Rodriguez
Scott M Walton + Scott Williams
Philip Wilder
Anonymous (2)
Patron | $500 - $1,199
Gustaf Alstromer
Maren Amdal + Family
Myrna + Stuart Aronoff
Richard Atkins
Brandon Baranco
Phillip Barber + John Alecca
Joshua Bartrom
Hilary Bates
Edward Bedock
Lauren Bernstein
Karyl Carlson
John Christophel + David James Grego
Nathaniel Cleveland
Joey Coffield + Family
William Collins
Aaron Cooperband
John Cunningham
Michael Cunningham
Joseph D’Alessandro
Joseph Dashiell
W.Dempke/A.Rubin
Denise Dinsmore
Millie Doremus
Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist
Andre Farris
Mary Figiulo
Israel Garland
Jeremy N. Geffen
John Gile in honor of SFGMC Chorus Members
Mary Glide + Chris Munoz
Kathleen Kearley Green
Mr. Jules Maltz + Ms. Kelly Greenwood
John Griffin
Janine Guillot + Shannon Wilson
Timothy Guzman
Alex Hachiya
John Hager
John + Rochelle Hall
James Hang
Mary Hellwig
Allan + Nancy Herzog
Sean Higgins
Eric W. Hoover
Mark Huebner
Steven Huffines + Daniel McCurdy
Caroline Jackson
Peter Jacobs
Rik D. Jeffery, Esq.
Glen Jett + Christopher Corcoran
Leslie Ann Jones
Jeffrey Jordan
David Karlak
Austin Karr
Sally Kay
James King in honor of Ray McCabe
Leonard F. Klosinski
Monica + Jeff LaBoskey
Darryl Lee
Mark Leno
Hanna Levitz
Leti Light
Patricia Liming
Twisted Arts Film Festival - Tulsa
Jim Lowry
Steve Luppino
Margaret + Kiran Mannion in memory of Joan Miller
Rev. Peter R McGrath + Mr. Han Y Wang
J. Robert Mitchell + Jaime L. Caban Jr.
Daniel Mohl
Donna Mok
Brooke Montgomery in honor of Tom Paulino
Mordesovich - Chase Family Charitable Gift Fund in honor of Andrew Lloyd
Joshua Morgan
Paul Munro
Anthony Newland
Andrew Nguyen
Maio + Levon Nishkian
Gregory Nottage
Timothy J. Pavek
John Pearce
Danni Pomplun
Larry Pullian
Judy Putnam in memory of David Kent Johnson
Sigrida Reinis
Eddie Reynolds + Hernán Correa
Dean Ripley on behalf of Steve Gallagher
Peter Rodway
Rick Ross
Don Ruthroff + Jonathan Kronn
Bob + Phyllis Sachs
Robert Sass
Joseph Sigman + Dana Rees
Dan Slaughter
David Southern
Dr. Kenneth + Laurel Stein Duty and Devotion Memorial Fund
John Stiehler + Michael Genhart
Emily Sullivan
Jerry Sun
Kimbir Tate
Jan + Ross Taylor in memory of Timothy C. Taylor
Veronica Trollman
Steve Valdez
Scott Vandenberg
Miguel + Barbara Verdugo
Peter Vizcaino
Mike + Janet Weeks
Daniel Wehmeier + Marian Beard Fund
Joe Welter
James + Emily Wiley
Shannon Wilson
James Ye
Stan Young
Anonymous (2)
Partner | $250 - $499
Frederick Baumer
Erwin Barron + Roland Abellano
The Acker Family
Andrew Barrett
Leigh Beck
The Berzansky Family
Marc Blakeman + Trey Davis
Dr. Derek Blechinger
Branden Born + Nicole Winn
Mark Brown + Mitch Bolen in memory of Keith Lasley
Amy Campbell
Dennis Chase
Rick Childress
The Cocciolo Family
Barbara + Tim Comin
Carol Cook + Susan Grieger
Mike Craven + Stevie Gervacio
Mark Dalton
Kenyon DeVault
Carol Cook + Susan Grieger
Ken + Rebecca Dixon
Joy Doyle in honor of the work done by Donald Ruthroff
Peter + Jared Drake, COIL Foundation
Christine Echavia
The Fieldman Family
Bruce + Lynn
John Peter Foertsch
Robbie Frederick + Andrew Marsh
James Gatteau
Michael Genhart, PhD
Karla Golden
Raymond Gonzales
Douglas Hanlin + Kelvin Lynch
Katie Harkins
Bill + Diane Harper
Craig Harter
Dr. Mieko Hatano
Corey Hatcher
Lance Holman
Bryan Hopkins
Tad Hopp
Thom Huebner
Marissa + Sarah Hutchens
Richard Hutson
Tim Jackson
Dennis James + Michael Pereira
Lee Johansen
Carl Kerwick
Dave + Kathy Koning
Claire Kurmel
Joshua Levine
David Nahmias + Ari Lipsky
Ryan Liu
Adam Lovingood
Luedde-Gajewski Gay Affirming Fund of Horizon’s Foundation
Madison Metropolitan School District
Mark Martinez
Steven McCollom + BJ Stiles
Rob Zamudio-Meyer
Andrew Noyes
Paul Olsen + Mark Burns
Edwin Outwater + Tom Ho
Dustin Patenaude
Henry Mahncke of Posit Science Corporation
Matthew Poirier
Jim Rinefierd + Dan Anderson
Joyce Robinson
Max Rosen
Rita Santos
Shelton Family
Stephen Shorette + Steven Chickering
Michael Tessaro
Dr. Tyler TerMeer
Paul Upham
Randy L. White
Robert Williams on behalf of Richard Kuno
Luke Willis
David W + Lee W
Gary Winter
F. William Wright + Dr. Erick Ducut
on behalf of Wil Wright + Erick Ducut
The Ingu Yun LGBT Philanthropic Fund of Horizons Foundation
Robbert Zamitis
Anonymous (4)
Friend | $150 - $249
The Reed + Gregory Cowan Family
Josef Aukee
Jake Avidon + Maia Werner-Avidon
Justin Ayers
Richard Bae + Eric Whitney
Guy Berryessa + Trey Lathe
Brewer Family
Doug Brewster + Ed Martinez
Katie Burke
Tom Burtch + Neil Austin Remembering the indefatigable Ross Woodall
Priscilla Chan
Amy, Anne, Ephrem Oliver
Kelly Close
Justin, Nicole, Remi, June, Asher
Henry Cohn
The Coleman Family
Rick Crane + Warwick Bentley in memory of Jeff Lewy
Jeremy Davidson
Will Easton
Ashley Eberle
Lisa Etling
Jonathan Funk + John Arnold
Nick + Daniel Garcia-Montgomery
Jeffrey + Laura Gould in honor of Glenn DeSandre
Forrest Gregg
Kenneth Grosserode
Alexander Grossman
Gary + Jenny Guerrero
Jeff Haass
Dave Hayes
Michael Heyl
Patty Holahan
Cannon Hukins
Marilyn Jacobs
Christine Jensen
Melanie Johnson
Vanessa + Trinidad Juarez
Mohit Juneja
Justin Kim
Dr. Maik + Nilka Klasen
Tanya Krick
Gary Kukus
Rochelle Lacey
Scott Lankford
Darrell Lewis + John Farias
Nancy + Larry Ludgus
David E. Lyons
Brian Marsh
Mary Marshall
Ray McCabe
Skibbereen Arts Festival, West Cork, Ireland
Medeiros Bosley Family
Barbara J. Meislin in honor of Tom Kennard + Dr Will Brown
Jane Melnick + Eric Brondfield
Fernando Mendoza
Diane Compagno Miller
Charlie Minehart
Deborah Morgan + John Oldham
Celeste Myers
Joni Norris
John Osthaus
Dorothy Over
Edwin Oyarzo + Wedigo Watson
Keith Pepper + Ken Raith
Nguyen Pham
Leslie + Merle Rabine
Betsy + Ronald Rohleder
Ronald Rohleder
April Rox
Michael Shaw
Paul A Sisoian
Mark W. Stout
Carol Strickland
Charlie Sullivan
Steven Tierney
Charles Toller
Preeva Tramiel
Alessio + Caroline Tranchell
Christopher Killian, Carole Ungvarsky
Jena Valdez, Ethan Sullivan
Gilbert + Miguel Villareal Mendonça
Ann Vozzolo
Jill + Joe Welter
Stephen Wereb
Kim Wilkinson
Anonymous (4)
Institutional Partners*
ACT, Inc.
Adobe
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Amazon
AT&T
Bill Graham Memorial Foundation
Chansell Properties
City & County of San Francisco
City National Bank
Community Thrift Store
Coterie Cathedral Hill
Covington & Burling
Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Graton Resort & Casino
Greg Lynn Team
Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation
Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
Horizons Foundation
Invest in Others Charitable Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Keker, Van Nest & Peters
Munger, Tolles & Olsen LLP
Nancy Pelosi for Congress
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
National Endowment for the Arts
The Nicholson Family Foundation
Pete Rodway Compass
PG&E
Rodney Strong Winery
Salesforce
San Francisco Giants
Skyline Construction, Inc.
Southwest Airlines
The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation
State of California
The Bernard Osher Foundation
The Bob Ross Foundation
The Capital Group
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
The Uplands Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Westin St. Francis
UserTesting
Whittier Trust
Capital Campaign Leadership Gifts*
Amazon
American Express
Jim Bohannon
Joseph Bondi
State of California
Bruce Carpenter
Bryan Catanzaro
In memory of Pansy L. Chan + Norman P. Chan
Terrence Chan + Edward Sell in memory of Pansy L. Chan
Janet Cluff
Graton Resort and Casino
Glenn DeSandre, MD + Jeffrey Pierce Gould, Jr
Ed Eishen, in memory of Jeff Lewy
Paul Frantz + Barbara Frantz Comin, in memory of Martha + Ken Frantz
Steve Gallagher + Chris Thorne
John + Denise Geschke
The Wolfgang E. Giesecke + William E. Vastardis Family Fund
Nick Harper
The John C. Kish Foundation
Rich Lang
Randy Laroche + David Laudon
Michael Levy + Michael Golden
Johnny Lewis
Sean Livingston + Jeremy Pelkey
Gregory J. Marks
Bob Michels + Stephanie Daffer
J. Robert Mitchell + Jaime L. Caban Jr.
Larry “Lare” Nelson
Paul Olsen + Mark Burns
Chris Padula + Gabriel Nuñez
Timothy J. Pavek
Keith Pepper + Ken Raith
Don Ruthroff + Jonathan Kronn
Paul Saccone
City & County of San Francisco
Mark Short + Carl Ray
William G. Stephens Estate
Chris Stevenson
Alison + Chizoba Ukpabi, in loving memory of George J. Trapp
Edward S. Utsumi
Archibald Wilson Estate
Anonymous (2)
The Jon Reed Sims Legacy Giving Society*
Daniel P. Aaron
Al Abramowitz
Norman Abramson + David Beery
Neil Austin + Tom Burtch
Sal Baglieri + Peter Cirincione
Michael Bankert
Frederick Baumer
Mike Bernard
Joseph Bondi
John H.J. Cashman + Jack J. Ledbetter
Cashman Foundation
Joe Castrovinci + Gordon Smith
Pansy Chan Estate
Terrence Chan + Edward Sell
Michael Ancil Clark Estate
Janet Cluff
Rick Crane
Joe Czuberki
Brent Dawson
Glenn DeSandre, MD and Jeffrey Pierce Gould, Jr.
Bud Dillon
Robert Roy Emery Estate
André Farris
Jim Gatteau
Jerry Geller + Ken Sullivan Estate
Balaji Govindaswami + James Donald Whitaker
Dr. Mark L. Hamner
Howard Hart
James H. Jones Estate
Dan Joraanstad + Bob Hermann
Leonard F. Klosinski
Kuno-Williams Family
Rich Lang
Randy Laroche + David Laudon
Michael Levy + Michael Golden
Johnny Lewis
Sean Livingston + Jeremy Pelkey
Gregory J. Marks
Bob Michels + Stephanie Daffer
J. Robert Mitchell + Jaime L. Caban Jr.
Larry Lare Nelson
Paul Olsen + Mark Burns
Mark Short + Carl Ray
William G. Stephens Estate
Archibald Wilson Estate
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