SFGC Staff and Faculty
Artistic Faculty
Lisa Bielawa
Artistic Director
Lisa Bielawa bio
Valerie Sainte-Agathe
Music Director and Principal Conductor
Valerie Sainte-Agathe bio
Brandon Brack
Interim Music Director
Brandon Brack bio
Elizabeth Avakian
Chorus School Director and Level IV Director
Joseph Fanvu
Level I Director
Emily Ryan '95
Level II Director and Prep Chorus Director
Laney McClain Armstrong ’97
Level III Director
Director of Outreach Programs
Alumnae Chorus Director
Susan Blinderman
Level IV Accompanist and Theory Instructor
Renée Witon
Theory Instructor
Susan Soehner
SFGC Accompanist
Margaret Halbig
The Alumnae Chorus Accompanist
Douglas Franks
Margaret Halbig
Annie Hargraves
Sharon Lee Kim
Kaori Nakano
John Stump
Chorus School Accompanists
Audrey Howitt
Justin Montigne
Julia Hunt Nielsen ’84
Elizabeth Hunter Ashley
Sally Munro
Voice Teachers
Carolyn Carvajal
Chorus School Choreographer
Kaori Nakano
Laura Ruppert
Amanda Poon
Becky Poon
Lisa Sueyres
Prep Chorus Instructors
Pat Parr
Summer Music Camp Director
Administrative Staff
Melanie Smith
Executive Director
Melanie's blog
Communications
Naho Yoshida
Communications Manager
Scott Horton
Communications and Marketing Consultant
Development
Cathy Lewis
Director of Development - Individual Giving
Tyler Wanshura
Development Associate and Alumnae Association Coordinator
Finance
Michael Grade
Director of Finance and Operations
Daniel Bostrom
Facilities Engineer
Function One
Information Technology Consultant
Chorus Program Administration
Julie Hoerl
Chorus School Administrator
Chelsea Cannata Cherin
Dean of Students, Chorus School
Rita Lindahl Lynch
Performance and Production Manager
Pat Parr
Summer Music Camp Director
Jayn Pettingill
Music Librarian
