Our Team

Meet Our Teams

Classical California, America's most listened-to classical music radio network, presents the finest in classical music while honoring its rich legacy and embracing the future. Whether you tune in to our main broadcast, explore diverse music streams, or engage with our community efforts, Classical California offers unforgettable experiences. Our success is attributed to our exceptional team, comprising top professionals from diverse backgrounds such as IT, education, music, acting, business, marketing, fundraising, programming, digital media, consulting, urbans science, informatics, production, and broadcast engineering.

Discover the talented individuals behind the beautiful music at Classical California, making us the perfect musical ensemble.

James A. Muhammad

President, Classical California KUSC and KDFC

- James A. Muhammad
  President, USC RadioGroup
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- Vanessa Arias-Herrera
  Executive Assistant to the President
- Mark Steinmetz
  Vice President, Content, USC Radio
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- Kelsey McConnell
  Program Director
- Kate Sunday
  Director of Digital Content
- Rik Malone
  Music Programmer/Host
- John Van Driel
  Music Programmer/Host
- Ella Harpstead
  Music Programmer
- Greg Perez
  Video Producer
- Sarah Zwinklis
  Producer
- Carolina Correa
  Producer
- Mark Hatwan
  Technical Production
- Stephen Page
  Production Director
- Anne Litton
  Social Media Producer
To learn more about host, go to our host list
- Minnie Prince
  Chief Philanthropic and Community Development Officer
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- Gail Eichenthal
  Chief Engagement Officer
- Matthew Miles
  Major Gift Officer
- Justin Robinson
  Giving Engagement Officer
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- Johnnya Burruss
  On-Air Fundraising Director
- Jaime Cisneros
  Database Administrator
- Lilly Lau
  Development Coordinator
- Susannah Hutchison
  Gift Processing Coordinator
- Eli Carrillo
  Gift Processing Coordinator
- Ahmanie Cohill
  Customer Success Manager
- Bill Lueth
  Vice President, Marketing and Sponsorship, USC Radio Group
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- Mary Mueller
  Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships
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- John Leathers
  Senior Manager Underwriting and Corporate Partnerships
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- Tim McClellan
  Business Development Manager
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- Nanette Zhang
  Marketing Coordinator
- Justin Collard
  Chief Operating Officer | Chief Technology Officer
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- Ron Thompson
  Director of Engineering
- Aavesh Naykodi
  Director of Digital Product & Technology
- Cliff Nielsen
  IT Specialist
- Bill Kappelman
  Director of Compliance
- Steve Coghill
  Director of Operations
- Jonathan Bibayan
  Associate Director of User Journey
- Steve Sevy
  Operations Coordinator
- Andrew Chen
  Associate Data Scientist
- Dan Sy
  Senior Business Officer
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- Fritzie Alcaraz
  Senior Analyst, Budget Management
- Christopher Stephan
  Budget/Business Technician
- Nicole Lattimore
  Budget/Business Technician