Staff

Executive Director - [email protected] 

Claudia leads and oversees SFCV’s operations, including management and direction of programming, staffing, strategic planning, fundraising, and community engagement. Claudia also advises local organizations and performers on advertising options through the different digital platforms that SFCV offers. She has a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory and a Master of Education from Antioch University.

Senior Editor - [email protected]

Michael decides on all of SFCV’s content, assigns all articles, oversees video production, and does editing. He manages the writing staff, engages new writers, and writes articles himself as needed. A member of SFCV from the beginning, Michael holds a Ph.D. in music history from the University of California, Berkeley.

Managing Editor - [email protected]

Peter oversees the editing process, posts content to the SFCV website and social media, produces the weekly newsletters, manages the content calendar, and is our liaison with L.A. organizations and artists. He is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with members of both cities’ orchestras.

Production Assistant - [email protected]

Simon assists the SFCV team with projects including advertising, publishing content to the website, and writing and designing emails to our subscribers. He also occasionally contributes articles to SFCV. Simon is currently pursuing a PhD in musicology at UC Berkeley.

Social Media Manager - [email protected]

Annelies plans and publishes all social media content, working with the editorial team and executive director. She has written extensively for SFCV in the past and continues to occasionally contribute articles. For 10+ years, she has been working in digital media. Annelies has a BA in journalism from Southern Methodist University and an MFA in poetry from New England College.