Staff – Alphabetical
Staff Directory by Department
 Address
 
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak Street
San Francisco CA 94102-6011
Main Phone: 415.864.7326
Main Fax: 415.503.6299
Box Office Phone: 415.503.6275
 
Office of Admission

Melissa Cocco-Mitten, Director of Admission
415.503.6207, mcocco@sfcm.edu

Steve Castles, Associate Director of Admission
415.503.6231 or 800.899.SFCM, scastles@sfcm.edu
Adult Extension Division
 
Joan Gordon, Director
415.503.6217, jgordon@sfcm.edu 
Office of Advancement
 
Bess Touma, Vice President for Advancement
415.503.6261, btouma@sfcm.edu

Murrey Nelson, Director of Development
415.503.6286, mnelson@sfcm.edu

June Hom, Manager of Individual and Corporate Giving
415.503.6201, jhom@sfcm.edu

Makela Clay, Alumni Relations Coordinator
415.503.6210, mclay@sfcm.edu
 
Mario Lemos, Development Information Manager
415.503.6268, mlemos@sfcm.edu

Christian Mills, Special Events Manager
415.503.6291, cmills@sfcm.edu

Greg Hunt, Manager of Institutional Giving
415.503.6204, gthunt@sfcm.edu

Lisa Jones, Advancement Assistant
415.503.6245, ljones@sfcm.edu
 
Box Office

415.503.6275
Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and one hour before performances.
Purchase Advance Tickets
 
Business Office

Kathryn Wittenmyer, Vice President, Finance and Administration
415.503.6223, klw@sfcm.edu

Whitney Valentine, Senior Accounting Manager
415.503.6232, wvalentine@sfcm.edu

Jennifer Chang, Payroll Manager
415.503.6255, jchang@sfcm.edu

Eileen Brown, Accounts Receivable Technician
415.503.6236, ejb@sfcm.edu

Marina Shapiro, Accounts Payable Technician
415.503.6221, mms@sfcm.edu
 
Rebecca Sorell, Institutional Research and Finance Analyst
415.503.6287, rsorell@sfcm.edu
 
Communications 

Sam Smith, Director of Communications
415.503.6265, ssmith@sfcm.edu
 
Christopher Basso, Communications Assistant
415.503.6215, cbasso@sfcm.edu
 
Beatriz Americo, Manager, Graphic Design
415.503.6252, design@sfcm.edu
 
John Bischoff, Marketing Manager
415.503.6322, jbischoff@sfcm.edu
 
William Whitcomb, Digital Communications Manager
415.503.6211, wwhitcomb@sfcm.edu
 
Concert Office
 
Seth Ducey, Production Manager
415.503.6257, psd@sfcm.edu

Lauren Quimby, Assistant Production Manager
415.503.6241, lquimby@sfcm.edu
 
Office of the Dean
 
Mary Ellen Poole, Dean

Alice Beckett, Assistant to the Dean
415.503.6251, abeckett@sfcm.edu

Jason E. Smith, Associate Dean for Student Life
415.503.6281, jsmith@sfcm.edu

Caitlin Shepherd, Student Life Assistant
415.503.6259, cshepherd@sfcm.edu
 
Financial Aid and Scholarship Information
 
Doris Howard, Director of Financial Aid
415.503.6214, dbh@sfcm.edu

Katelyn Buttaro, Assistant to the Director of Financial Aid
415.503.6235, kbuttaro@sfcm.edu
 
Friends of the Conservatory
 
Find out how to support the Conservatory.
415.503.6201, jhom@sfcm.edu
 
Help Desk
 
Human Resources
 
Michael Patterson, Director
415.503.6237, mpatterson@sfcm.edu
For a listing of current job openings, click here.
 
Information Technology (IT)
 
Jeff Fisher, Director of Information Systems
415.503.6274, it@sfcm.edu
 
Brann Mitchell, Systems Administrator
415.503.6202, it@sfcm.edu
 
Library
 
Kevin McLaughlin, Director of Library Services
415.503.6253, kmclaughlin@sfcm.edu
 
Rodney Linebarger, Public Services Librarian
415.503.6256, rlinebarger@sfcm.edu
 
Sara Hagenbuch and Sarah Bonomo, 
evening and weekend supervisor
415.503.6213, libsuper@sfcm.edu
 
Tessa Updike, Archivist
 
Music Line

24 hour recorded message about upcoming concerts and events.
415.503.6277
 
Office of the President
 
Colin Murdoch, President

Jennifer Seaman, Executive Assistant to the President
415.503.6230, jseaman@sfcm.edu
 
Office of the Registrar
 
Jonas Wright, Registrar
415.503.6297, jwright@sfcm.edu 

Carissa Ibert, Assistant to the Registrar
415.503.6292, cibert@sfcm.edu 
To order a copy of a transcript, click here 

Ruby Pleasure, International Student and Transfer Student Adviser
415.503.6228, rap@sfcm.edu
 
Outreach Programs
 
Elisabeth Lowry, Director of Community Outreach
415.503.6246, elowry@sfcm.edu

Hire our talented students to perform at your next party or event. 415.503.6258,mtg@sfcm.edu
 
Physical and Mailing Address:
 
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
50 Oak Street
San Francisco CA 94102-6011
Main Phone: 415.864.7326
Main Fax: 415.503.6299
Box Office Phone: 415.503.6275
 
Preparatory Division
 
Joan Gordon, Director
415.503.6217, jgordon@sfcm.edu

Debora Tully, Assistant to Director of Prep. & Extension
415.503.6283, prexta@sfcm.edu
 
Reception

Jan Vierra, Administrative Receptionist
415-864-7326, jlvierra@sfcm.edu
 
Summer Music West
 
Laura Reynolds, Coordinator
415.503.6254, smw@sfcm.edu