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, Communications Coordinator
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
 
Music Line
 
24-hour recorded message about upcoming concerts and events.
415.503.6277
 
Library
 
Kevin McLaughlin, Head Librarian
415.503.6253, kmclaughlin@sfcm.edu
 
Rodney Linebarger, Assistant 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
 
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 
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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