June 7, 2025 | Green Music Center
In This Program
- The Song List
- Featured Soloists
- Vocal Ensembles
- SFGMC Staff + Contractors
- Biographies
- SFGMC Members
- The Fifth Section
- Supporters
- Print Edition
- More about SFGMC
Welcome to The Pride Concert.
Each June, we gather in celebration—of who we are, who we’ve been, and who we are becoming. Tonight, we honor the brilliance and truth of trans and nonbinary voices. These stories and songs are not just performance - they are declarations of presence, power, and possibility. They remind us that pride is not a passive feeling, but a living force we create together.
In this moment, when LGBTQ+ people—especially trans and nonbinary individuals—are being targeted across the country, visibility becomes an act of courage. Singing out becomes an act of resistance. And showing up, as you have tonight, becomes an act of love. This evening is a space for celebration, reflection, and deep listening. You’ll hear voices that have too often been silenced—and witness what happens when they are lifted in harmony.
We invite you to let this music move you. Let it inspire you to speak louder, love bolder, and stand stronger. Because the times are indeed changing—but only if we make them. Thank you for being here, for being part of this chorus, and for helping create a world where every voice can be heard.
Happy Pride,
Christopher Verdugo & Jake Stensberg
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
Rev. Miguel Bustos
Meghan Cast
Kama Fletcher
Adrienne Foley
Steve Gallagher
Christopher Grant
Andrew Ryan Hall
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.
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.
The Song List
ACT 1
“Iris (Prelude)”
Music and Words by JOHN RZEZNIK
Arranged by DONALD MILTON III
“Inside Voice”
from @QueerZ
Music and Lyrics by JULIAN HORNIK
Choral Arrangement by DAVE VOLPE
“Centuries”
Music and Lyrics by R. KUMARI, M. FONESCA, J.R. ROTEM, J. TRANTER,
A. HURLEY, P. STUMP, J. TROHMAN, S. VEGA, P. WENTZ
Arranged by ASH
“The Village”
Music and Lyrics by ANDREW PEARSON, ANDREW JACKSON, and STEPHEN WRABEL
Arranged by ASH
“Who Will Love Me As I Am?”
Performed by The Lollipop Guild
Words by BILL RUSSELL
Music by HENRY KRIEGER
Arranged by PAUL SACCONE
“Freak Flag”
Performed by The Lollipop Guild
Music and Words by DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE and JEANINE TESORI
Arranged by CONNOR WARREN SMITH
“Future of Us”
Music and Lyrics by OUR LADY J
“I Am America”
Music and Words by EREN CANNATA, JUSTIN TRANTER, and SHEA DIAMOND
Arranged by CHARLES BEALE
Intermission
(There will be a 20 minute intermission)
ACT 2
“This Is Me”
Music and Words by BENJ PASEK and JUSTIN PAUL
Arranged by DAVE VOLPE
“Good Luck, Babe!”
Music and Lyrics by DANIEL NIGRO, JUSTIN TRANTER, and KAYLEIGH ROSE AMSTUTZ
Arranged by ASH
“All I Know So Far”
Music and Lyrics by ALECIA MOORE, BENJ PASEK, and JUSTIN PAUL
Arranged by ASH
“Sing For Myself”
Performed by HomoPhonics
Music and Lyrics by WILL CABANISS and IRE OLAGBAMI
Revoiced for TTBB by MITCH GALLI
“Higher Love”
Performed by HomoPhonics
Music and Lyrics by STEVE WINWOOD and WILL JENNINGS
Arranged by MATT GOLDSTEIN
Transcribed by DREW HAVEN
“Outside Voice”
from @QueerZ
Music and Lyrics by JULIAN HORNIK
Choral Arrangement by DAVE VOLPE
“Banned Together”
Words and Music by PAX RESSLER
“Times They Are A-Changin’”
Music and Words by BOB DYLAN
Arranged by ADAM PODD
“Pink Pony Club”
Music and Lyrics by DANIEL NIGRO and KAYLEIGH ROSE AMSTUTZ
Arranged by BRAEDEN AYERS
Featured Soloists
Soloists listed in order of appearance
ACT 1
“Iris”
Jerson Zarate
“Inside Voice”
Rik Douglas Jeffery
“The Village”
Scout Heath
“Who Will Love Me As I Am”
Xander Gonzalez and Jeff Sinclair
“Freak Flag”
Nicholas Slater, Anthony Ruth, Sean Shelton
ACT 2
“This is Me”
Scout Heath
“All I Know So Far”
Roy Eikleberry
“Sing for Myself”
Kyle Fowler
“Higher Love”
Mike Devlin
Ryan Fox-Lee - Beatboxer
“Times They Are A-Changin’”
Michael Lepage
“Pink Pony Club”
Alex Bien
Musicians
Piano: Danny Sullivan
Drums: Juan Carreon
Bass: Aaron Shaul
Guitar: Matt Wrobel
Keyboard: Kenji Harada
ASL Interpreter
Dane K. Lentz
Specialty Dancers
Tyler Armer
Sherwin Camacho
Justin Duhe
Roy Eikleberry
Raymond Mark Gonzales
Brandon Jenkins
Anthony Mayor
Mark Mezak
Lucas Poliak
Thomas Scott
Diego Smith
Vocal Ensembles
HomoPhonics
Mitch Galli, Founder and Music Director
Jeff Becker
Mike Devlin
Christopher Grant
Alex Halbritter
Mattee G. Hastings
Drew Haven, Assistant Music Director
Sean Fenton
Kyle Fowler
Ryan Fox-Lee
Brandon Jenkins
Jonathan Jones
Mark Mezak
Justin Nool
Lucas Poliak
Thomas Reeder
Juan Pablo Rico
Ernesto Tovar
The Lollipop Guild
Paul Saccone, Music Director
Rylan Ayers
Rick Betita
Benjamin C. Brown
Doug Curran
David A Díaz
Gilberto J. Esqueda
Ray Fletcher
Michael Friedman
Xander Gonzalez
Nick Harper, Administrative Assistant
Rob Jaques
James Lange
Michael Lepage
Anthony Ruth
Israel Salgado
Sean Shelton
Luke Siegle
Joe Sigman
Jeff Sinclair
Nicholas Slater
Sup Suh
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
Partnerships & Development Manager
Molly Sender
Database & Development Associate
Richard Claar
Principal Accompanist & Music Supervisor
Danny Sullivan
Production Associate
Crystal Watts
Lead Bartender
Eric Mata
Bartenders
Randy Acosta, Roy Eikleberry, Brandon Jenkins, Andrew Kwan, Justin Nool, Tye Roman, Israel Salgado
Marketing
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
Robin DeLuca, Keith Pepper, Gary Richards, Crystal Watts
Choreographer
Steve Valdez
Dance Captain
Michael Tate
HomoPhonics Choreographer
Adrienne Foley
The Lollipop Guild Choreographers
Paul Saccone, Danny Sullivan
Chorus Logistics Coordinators
Sal Baglieri, Andrew Caldwell, Kyle Fowler, Sherwin Camacho
Leadership Team
President
Raymond Gonzales
Vice President
Andrew Kwan
Secretary
Ayden Shupe
DEI Chair
Clint Johnson
Members-at-Large
Gio Aquino, Mike Bankert, Andy Fukuba, Michael Lepage, Thomas Reeder, Juan Pablo Rico, Jeff Sinclair
Biographies
Christopher Verdugo
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher Verdugo is a nonprofit arts leader with over 25 years of experience advancing social change through culture, community, and advocacy. He has served as CEO of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus since 2016, where his bold and mission-driven leadership has transformed the organization into an internationally recognized force for social justice through music. Under his direction, the Chorus increased its annual budget fivefold, and opened the groundbreaking Chan National Queer Arts Center—the first facility of its kind dedicated to queer arts in the United States. He also led the Chorus on its historic Lavender Pen Tour through the Deep South, using music to build bridges in communities facing anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.
Before his tenure in San Francisco, Chris was Executive Director of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles, where he doubled the organization’s budget, elevated its artistic profile, and expanded educational programming in LA high schools. He sits on the Board of Directors of Chorus America and is frequently invited to speak on behalf of queer arts and cultural leadership. Chris has also collaborated with national advocacy leaders including the Human Rights Campaign, Equality California, GLAAD, Bienestar, 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.
Steve Valdez
Choreographer
Steve Valdez has been the resident choreographer for SFGMC for the past 29 years. In addition to working with the wonderful singers and Artistic Directors over the years, he has had the pleasure of choreographing and staging works by Broadway icons Andrew Lippa and Stephen Schwartz. Steve received his dance training at San Jose State University and at the Marie Stinnett Dance Academy in Campbell, California.
The best job Steve ever had was working at Great America Theme Park in the live shows—where else could you be 18 years old, doing what you love, and getting paid very well for doing it? Steve credits much of his musical education to those shows at Great America and to the exceptionally talented choreographer Jim Bates, who taught Steve how to get the most out of people with various dance ability levels.
In addition to performing and choreographing for SFGMC, Steve has been a frequent performer at Feinstein’s in the “Caba-Ray” shows. When not performing, Steve can be found enjoying the wonderful city of San Francisco and all it has to offer. He wishes to thank everyone at SFGMC for the love and support they have shown him over the years.
SFGMC Members
TENOR 1
Randy Acosta
*Tyler Armer
Jack Avery
Christian Robert Barajas
Alex Bien
Derek Blechinger
Charles Bruce
Andrew Caldwell
Sherwin Camacho
Esteban Manuel Carabajal
Ron Carranza
Vincent Chiang
Nathaniel Cleveland
Julian Francis Clift
Sean Conner
Alex Cook
Mike Devlin
Bernie Dizon
*Gilberto J. Esqueda
Kyle Farrell
Jeff Ford
Ryan Fox-Lee
Andrew Gagnon
Raymond Mark Gonzales
Xander Gonzalez
Josh Green
Drew Hardy
Eric W. Hoover
Tad Hopp
Stanislav Igumnov
Rik Douglas Jeffery
*Brandon Jenkins
Finbar LaBelle
Evan Lampmann-Shaver
James Machado
Aaron McRae
Jason Melehani
Mark Mezak
Andrew Nguyen
Michael Nguyen
^Justin Nool
Tim Pavek
Eddie Reynolds
Juan Pablo Rico
Sean Shelton
^Luke Siegle
Jeff Sinclair
Sup Suh
Oky Sulistio
Roland Vasquez
Walker Weatherly
Fei Zhao
TENOR 2
*Brian Abascal
Richard Adamson
Randy Ady
Stephen Aguirre
Ihmar Aldana
Sergio Aquino
Sal Baglieri
Jeff Becker
Sam Brondfield
Benjamin C. Brown
*Steve Burton
Chuck Calixto
Robert Carbajal
Stuart Aaron Cohen
Justin Donahue
Justin Duhe
Adam Echelman
Mark Forrer
Jason Foster
Kyle Fowler
Peter Franzi
Earl Friedberg
*Brad Gibson
Michael Giles
Marc Greene
^Nick Harper
Antoine Ho
Don Howerton
Stephen Hylas
Arnold Icasiano
Clint Johnson
James Kinney
Andrew Kwan
^Randy Laroche
Daniel Macri
Angelo Martinez
Eric Mata
Duran Mishler
Justin Pearson
Christian Petrangelo
Lucas Poliak
Joseph Pritchard
Joe Ringoen
Ethan Roberts
Jonathan Rosa
Thomas Scott
Chris Stevenson
^Billy Tang
*Michael Tate
Mark Wendel
Randy White
Jess Williams-Gamboa
Tauheed Zaman
BARITONE
Mark Alfaro
Allen Applegate
Rylan Ayers
Mike Bankert
Wally Bee
Doug Brewster
Michael Bruin
Eric Chau
Devlon Clouser
Alberto Cortés
Glenn DeSandre
Erick Ducut
*Roy Eikleberry
Seanan Fong
Josh Frazier
Kyle French
David Frick
Gavi Galloway
Jim Graham
Adrien Guillaussier
Neal Gutierrez
*Drew Haven
^Dave Hayes Mocci
Scout Heath
Jeremy Holland
Rick Holte
^Rob Jaques
David Jenkins
*Jonathan Jones
Brian Jung
Greg Kastelman
Kevin C. Koczela
Peter Kokoszka
Michael Kyle
Oxford Lewis
Josh Marquina
Butch Merideth
*Case Nafziger
Kyle Nishkian
Jason Nunan
Chris Padula
Tom Paulino
Quinton Ramirez
Tye Roman
J. Max Rosen
Robert Rufo
Israel Salgado
Nicholas Slater
Diego Smith
Udit Sood
Christian Stathopoulos
John Stiehler
Jordan Tauber-Marshall
Remy Todd
Ernesto Tovar
Ben White
David John Wilson
Mark Wise
Peter Young
BASS
Brent Baculi
Mike Barnes
Rick Betita
Matt Bolt
J. L. Bradshaw
Mark Brown
Kyle Carriere
Bryan Catanzaro
Doug Curran
Nick Dahlberg
David A. Díaz
Sean Fenton
*Ray Fletcher
Michael Friedman
Andrew Fukuba
Matt Fust
^Jim Gatteau
Christopher Grant
Jeffrey Haass
Samuel Hafer
Alex Halbritter
Bear Hamilton
*Steven Harvey
Mattee G. Hastings
Kevin M. Healy
Shayan Hosseinzadeh
Roy H. Hoy III
Aki Ishikawa
Tim Jackson
Dennis James
Victor Jiao
Thomas Kennard
James Lange
David Laudon
Michael Lepage
Anthony Levintow
Jonathan Lin
David Malespin
Tim Martin
Anthony Mayor
^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
Brian E. Weart
James Ye
Jerson Zarate
Matvey Zelyev
Noah Zweben
^ 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
Jeffrey 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
Art Healey
Frank Hecker
David Held
Mark Hermes
Paul Hernandez
Charles Herrington
Robert Hichborn
Tom Hickey
Mark Hirano
Steven Hirschi
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
Randy Lerner
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
Curtis Thomas
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.
Luminary | $50,000+
Bruce Carpenter
Bryan Catanzaro
Terrence Chan + Edward Sell in memory of Pansy L. Chan
Janet Cluff
Steve Gallagher + Chris Thorne
James Graham
Nick Harper
Sean Livingston + Jeremy Pelkey
Chris Stevenson
Anonymous
Visionary | $25,000 - $49,999
Richard N. Atkins + Cynthia K. Samuels
Joe Czuberki
Robert Havens Trust
Butch Merideth + Ivan Capanza
Paul Saccone
Anonymous
Benefactor | $15,000 - $24,999
Thomas Horn + Caesar Alexzander
Rich Lang
Cornerstone | $10,000 - $14,999
Kama + Tom Fletcher
Adrienne Foley
Barbara Frantz Comin in memory of Martha and Ken Frantz
Paul Frantz
Andrew Ryan Hall + Udit Sood
Rebecca + Cal Henderson
Gwen + Fred Kendall
The Edward F. Limato Foundation
Rick Ross
John Spitzer
Guardian | $5,000 - $9,999
Glenn DeSandre, MD + Jeffrey Pierce Gould, Jr.
Justin Donahue + Aaron Smith + Leo + Liliana
Ed Eishen, in memory of Jeff Lewy
Ray Fletcher
Ankit Gupta
Richard + Ellen Haven
Rik D. Jeffery, Esq.
Dan Joraanstad + Bob Hermann
Bryan Knauber
Derek Li
Gregg Lynn
Mark McAuliffe
Ken Prag
Greg Sarris
The Estate of William (Bill) J Smith
Rachaal Steele
Ryan Taylor + Tia Sherringham
Michael Tate + Simon O’Mahony
George Vail
Andrew Wheeler + Vinney Lê
Defender | $2,500 - $4,999
Nancy Aldritt
Dr. Allen Applegate + Jason Kinney
Liberty Barnes
Edward Bedock
Kurt Calia
Alberto Cortes
W.Dempke/A.Rubin
John + Denise Geschke
Brad Gibson
Janine Guillot + Shannon Wilson
Drew Haven
Jack Hill
Courtney Jones
Mary L King
Dave + Kathy Koning
Chris Padula + Gabriel Nuñez
David Perlson
Robert Rufo
Anne Marie Sconberg in honor of Daniel Hughes
Joseph A. Shapiro
Verne Smith
Wayne Sobon
Betty Sullivan
WIZARD487 Fund
Champion | $1,200 - $2,499
Sal Baglieri + Peter Cirincione
Bankert Family Fund
Wally Bee
Desa Belyea
Camelin Blackstone
Jim Bohannon
Tom Burtch + Neil Austin Remembering the indefatigable Ross Woodall
Steve Burton + Ray Grimsinger
Meghan Cast + Trevor Read
Sandy Dean
Dr. Erick Ducut + F. William Wright
John Peter Foertsch
Jason Forbis
Robbie Frederick + Andrew Marsh
David Frick
Steve Garber
Michael Genhart, PhD
Steve Green
Timothy Guzman
Don Howerton
Justin Kim
Susan E. + James P. Kinney
Leonard F. Klosinski
Sally LeSchofs
James Lowry
Patrick Metzger
Bru Mutebi
Timothy J. Pavek
Gloria Pfister
Teri Quick in honor of Brad Gibson
Gary Richards
Furio Rinaldi
William Rubin
Christi Saltonstall
Sanderson-Regen
Traci Schmitz
The Shelton Family
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Anonymous x2
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Anonymous x4
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Anonymous (2)
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