Zoe Lin, Executive Director

A graduate of the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange Program, Zoe earned degrees in English at Columbia and cello performance at Juilliard. At Juilliard, she was in the studio of Richard Aaron and previously studied with Michael Gelfandbein and Jonathan Koh.

Her musical appearances include Kneisel Hall Chamber Music, Aspen Music Festival, Meadowmount School of Music, From The Top, and Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra.

Now retired from performance, Zoe is a passionate project manager and producer and manages all things Klein Competition, fundraising, board management, marketing, and operations.

Prior to the Klein, Zoe worked at Glean, Vocal Media, NPR’s From The Top; Berlin-based IDAGIO, Columbia Music Department, and Park Avenue Artists.

Mitchell Sardou Klein, Artistic Director

For 39 years, Maestro Klein has served as Music Director and Conductor of the Peninsula Symphony. He has guest conducted numerous orchestras in the US and Europe, including the Seattle Symphony, New Polish Philharmonic, Richmond Symphony, Symphony Silicon Valley, Eastern Philharmonic, Suddetic Philharmonic, San Jose Symphony, Santa Rosa Symphony, Ballet San Jose, and California Riverside Ballet.

He founded and is Music Director of the Peninsula Youth Orchestra, which he has led on over a dozen international concert tours. Maestro Klein served as Associate Conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic (where he was also Principal Pops Conductor and Principal Conductor of Starlight Theater), and also served as Music Director of the Santa Cruz Symphony. He began cello studies at age four with his father, Irving Klein, founder of the Claremont Quartet, going on to perform as a cellist for many years.

Marcy Straw, Senior Advisor

From 2017 – 23, Marcy served as the Executive Director of CMC, recently pivoting to an senior adivsor role. She also maintains a consulting practice founded in 1990 providing interim leadership, fundraising, strategy and marketing to nonprofit organizations and artists. Clients include Playwrights Foundation, San Francisco Girls Chorus, and Eugenie Chan Theater Projects. In 2016-17 she served as a Program Director for the Encore Fellowship Network.

Previous leadership roles include Executive Director of the UC Student Association and the Bay Area Leadership Foundation; and Deputy Director of Pacific Environment. Marcy also led Bay Area arts icons Teatro ZinZanni and the Midsummer Mozart Festival. For six years she directed marketing for the California Shakespeare Theater and prior, for ODC Dance. Marcy holds a BS in Business and an MBA from John F. Kennedy University. In a previous incarnation, she was a sales executive in the cosmetics industry for over ten years.

Mel Metcalfe III, Video Producer and Editor

Since 2020, Metcalfe has helped produce the #KleinOnline2020 and 2021, eight #Klein@Home Hours, six Third Thursdays online concerts and CMC’s fundraising galas. Metcalfe travels around the United States and globe, filming documentaries, live events, corporate videos, life style promos and branded content, capturing the story untold. As a producer, director of photography, director, editor, Metcalfe’s subjects range from Silicon Valley corporate videos, a cooking show series for kids, fashion, Rio Olympics, and international documentaries. Overseas experience in field production includes Western Europe, Kosovo, Laos, Thailand, Africa, Australia and Cuba. Metcalfe teaches domestic and international filmmaking boot camp for students from high school to university, and serves as an adjunct professor for Chapman University International Documentary Scholarship Program.

Eriga Rigney, Graphic Designer

Erica Rigney is a skilled Graphic Designer with a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communications from San Francisco State University.

With years of experience working for Litmos as a Graphic Designer & Social Media Manager, as well as taking on freelance projects, Erica has developed a deep understanding of what it takes to be successful in the industry.

Her design aesthetic is characterized by a minimalistic and vibrant style that places emphasis on typography, color, and illustration. She takes pride in creating engaging and effective content for her clients, which have included local wineries, restaurants, and coffee shops.