arts educator bios
learn a little bit more about our public school arts educators that are featured on the mural
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Adrianne Delanda — Music — Lafayette Elementary
Aiko Cuneo — Visual Art Consultant — SFUSD Schools
Aizik Brown — Visual — Hillcrest & Malcom X
Andrea Hinman Scheumann — Dance — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Andy Padlo — Music-Song Writing — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Ann Ledo-Lane — Administrator — Creative Arts
Ava Soifer — Piano — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Barbara May — Visual — Roosevelt Middle
Ben Dumas — Visual — Clarendon
Beth Schenck — Music — SF Day School
William “Bill” Mayfield — Visual — Boys & Girls Club
Bob Armstrong — Art Coordinator — Buena Vista Horace Mann
Brady Lea — Theater — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Charlotte Moraga — Dance + Visual — Grattan Elementary
CieraJevae “CiCi” Gordon — Spoken Word — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Courtney Johnson — Visual — Gateway High School
Daniel Ryan — Music + Administrator — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Dan Kryston — Musical Theater — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Donald Fontowitz — Visual — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Dr. James Beauton — Music — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
E. Dale Erickson — Visual — Portal Campus
Elaine Walenta — Drama + Tech — Lincoln High School
Ellen Ja Koivisto — Theater — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Elli Shahideh — Visual – O'Connell High School
Heather Woodward — Creative Writing — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Jaime Longa – Visual – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Jeffrey Castleman – Visual – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Jennifer Stuart – Ceramics – Wallenberg High School
Jerry Pannone – Music – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Joan Murry — Golden Gate Philharmonic Orchestra
John Mansfield – Music – Lawton Alternative
Jon Vivian “Viv” Sharp - Music – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Karen Segal — Band — Wallenberg High School
Kirsten Janssen – Visual — Lowell High School
Laura Simon — Visual — Visitacion Valley Middle
Senior Luis Sierra — Visual & Performing Arts — Alvarado Elementary
Manuel Young – Music – Burton High School
Marcus Shelby – Music – SF Jazz Center, SFUSD Schools
Mark Campbell – Art with Elders – Laguna Honda Hospital
Marsha Pannone — Visual — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Matthew Travisano – Theater – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Michael Desnoyers — Music — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Mr. Michael – Visual – Alvarado Elementary
Ms. Wing – Mission Education Center
Nina Fabunmi – Marina Middle School
Nina Mayer – Dance – Washington High School
Paul Kwapy – Theater Tech – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Peter Sroka – Drama/Music – Dolores Huerta, Fairmount, Cleveland
Phillip Rayher – Theater – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
René Ly – Theater – Aptos Elementary
Riley Robledo – Contemporary Music – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Ruth Asawa – Visual & Sculpture – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts + Alvarado
Sally Ann Ryan — SFUSD Arts Supervisor
Salome Milstead – Media – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Scott Eberhardt – Media – Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Sean Gresens – Music – Lincoln High School
Shannon Gerrity – Visual – Lafayette Elementary
Susie Terence – Poetry in the Schools
Taryn Baillie - Music – Presidio Middle
Theresa Nguyen – Visual – Presidio Middle
Todd Wedge — Music — Ruth Asawa School of the Arts
Zachariah Spellman — Music — SF Opera, SFUSD Schools