Born and raised in Oakland California I have been teaching since I was twelve years old and I have been performing since the age of seven. I have always loved the arts especially dance and theatre and music ! I taught in dance studios ,after school programs, recreational programs and now the San Francisco unified school district. I am so happy to have been a full time itinerant dance teacher this past year and cannot wait to learn more next year. 

Born and raised on the New Jersey Shore, Peter started singing in church and playing piano with Aunt Alice at about age 7.  Throughout childhood he enjoyed writing songs, drawing pictures, and performing.  When he was 10, his grandmother took him to Czechoslovakia to visit family and that changed him somehow.   First concerts:  Elton John, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel.

Peter performed multiple roles in plays and musicals at Monmouth University while earning a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.  Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Peace Corps and spent 3 years teaching in  Sierra Leone, West Africa.

When he returned he worked as a classroom teacher for Los Angeles public schools. (7 yrs).  During that time he played leading roles in musical theater productions throughout LA and vicinity.  National Tours (Sesame Street Live and Mikado)

Masters in International Education (Harvard U.)

Since joining SFUSD several years ago, he has taken students to perform at ACT (American Conservatory Theater), the De Young Museum, The ASIAN Museum, City Hall, The Philippine Consulate, and more.  Throughout the years, he has composed songs to teach and reinforce academic content.    Travel, Education, and the Arts have always been key to his identity and lifestyle, connectivity and creativity.  In fact, he met his husband Ernie/Ernesto in 1995, singing with GMCLA (Gay Men's Chorus of LA).   They have been in shows together throughout the years.    Peter is very close with his parents and brothers.  Most summers, they manage to reunite on the Jersey Shore.  He is grateful for the students, families, and educators he has come to know through SFUSD Arts and the El Dorado, Dolores Huerta, Cleveland, Bessie Carmichael, and Carver communities these past 15 years

 It has been a joy to have been a part of creating a space for our students, educators and community partners to come together to showcase their visual and performing arts endeavors.  It has been inspiring to see the imaginative works of our students come alive for the public to view.  Thank you for this opportunity!

As a 17-year-old high school junior and a mom to a one-year-old son, I have found strength and inspiration through art to share about being a parent. I have used block printing to connect with my family and culture, and a podcast and poster as a way to share about being a mom. Art helps me express myself and tell my story.

My mission is to connect our visitors with local and global art in order to promote their knowledge of and curiosity about the past, deepen their engagement with the art and ideas of today, and stimulate their creative agency in their own futures. 

My vision is to redefine the Fine Arts Museums as a forum that stimulates community and visitor conversations and explorations by applying inclusive and equitable perspectives to our collections and the histories they embody, and to support our staff to realize their potential in an inclusive and equitable workplace.

San Francisco Youth Theatre (SFYT) transforms youth and communities through fully accessible opportunities in arts creation, education, and performance, fostering personal growth and creating lasting social impact. Founded in 2014 by current Executive Director Emily Klion, SFYT seeks to close the arts achievement gap for historically underserved youth, while elevating the genre of youth theatre through artwork that inspires social change.  Based in SF’s Mission District, SFYT provides year-round accessible arts training and performance opportunities for youth ages 4-24 through residencies at SFUSD schools, local CBOs, and at our onsite location. SFYT’s offers skill-building classes in acting, music, dance, movement, visual art, playwriting, and ensemble productions, taught by an exemplary team of multi-lingual Teaching Artists. Our student population includes youth with limited access to theatre arts, particularly those who are low-income, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, English language learners and youth with disabilities. SFYT serves over 1200 students a year in its school-day, afterschool, and summer programs. SFYT believes that all youth should have the opportunity to flourish creatively, express themselves, and create social change through active art making. Our goals include:

o        Providing accessible high-quality theatre arts classes and performance opportunities, onsite and in public schools.

o        Offering Spanish-language theatre classes for bilingual and monolingual Spanish-speaking youth.

o        Supporting emerging theatre professionals in arts careers through paid opportunities in acting, arts administration and teacher training.

o        Producing and presenting theatre that speaks to the unique sensibilities of youth, with outreach to new actors and theatergoers. 

o        Building an equitable community through the performing arts, where diversity is embraced and celebrated.

StageWrite empowers youth to become actively engaged in their education and passionate about learning through the theatre arts. We employ dramatic activities to involve young people in reading, writing, speaking, and listening as a holistic and meaningful communication process. Through the communal art of theatre, young people build skills in creative expression, collaboration and critical thinking: all necessary components of becoming literate and engaged members of an equitable society.