Who We Are
The staff, board, youth leaders and advisors behind The UC Theatre and Berkeley Music Group.
STAFF
The UC Theatre team
David M. Mayeri
Founder & CEO
Matthew “Smitty” Smith
Talent Buyer
Lamont Harper
Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships
Marcello Magaña
Director of Education Community Development
Matt Lawsky
Production Director
Max Mayeri
Special Events Director
Sharleen Esico
Education Program Manager
Victoria Staples
Education Program Manager
Bobby Kirwin
Production Manager
Andrew Koontz
Production Manager
Ella Cheung
FOH Manager
Alex Pansino
Jr. Talent Buyer / BMG Presents Manager
Erik Lafferty
Marketing Manager
Esmeralda Martinez
Marketing Manager
Jose Cancio
Graphic Designer
Gloria Tajtaj
Development Manager
Maureen Torio
Grassroots Community Coordinator
Yoni Mayeri
Creative Lead
Naomi Harrison Clay & Lula Asplund
Grant Writers
GOVERNANCE
Berkeley Music Group board of directors
David M. Mayeri
President
John A. Weller
Treasurer
Adam Planas
Secretary
Ann Fischer Hecht
Noah Doyle
Billy Cook
Erin Rhoades
CONCERT CAREER PATHWAYS
Youth Advisory Board
CCP graduates who help shape the program from the inside.
Noah AliotoKhairee ClarkRobert CollinsDeandre EvansNick HartKailey HechtKristina KamphuisBobby KirwinVanessa Rodriguez
BERKELEY MUSIC GROUP
Education Advisory Committee
Mieka Claridy
Berkeley Youth Alternatives
Audi Huang
YMCA-PG&E Berkeley Teen Center
Mara Lockowandt
East Bay Center for Performing Arts
Dan Reilly
RYSE Youth Center
Wyn Skeels
Berkeley Unified School District
Andrew Yeung
RYSE Youth Center
BERKELEY MUSIC GROUP
Advisory Committee
Jesse ArreguinJohn CanerMichael ColbrunoKofi FriarDennis JuarezDaniel KerpenJosh KnoxMichael MaxsonHelen MeyerNancy SkinnerSusan WengrafKevin WilliamsYoni Mayeri
WITH THANKS
Past board members
Mark E. RenniePeter MichaelsMichael ColbrunoSteve MeckfesselTami WhiteNicci NobleAndy Fremder