Ron (he/him)’s love affair with costume design began at age 12 when he became fascinated with Irene Sharaff’s designs in the epic film “Cleopatra”. As a Costume Designer, Ron has worked with ABC/Disney, BBC Worldwide, the San Francisco Opera, American Conservatory Theatre, the Mendocino Music Festival, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, among others. His credits include: (Television) Dancing With The Stars, GCB, (Theatre) Company, Gypsy, Steel Magnolias, Damn Yankees, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, My Fair Lady, She Loves Me, The Skin Of Our Teeth, The Colored Museum, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Boys from Syracuse, Bizet’s Carmen, Gian Carlo Menotti’s L’Amour à trois, The Wild Party (LaChuisa), and Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds, with Bay Area Children’s Theatre. In 2015, he received a double nomination for Best Costume Design of a Musical from the BroadwayWorld.com Awards, and is also the recipient of two Rita Moreno California High School Musical Honors for his work as Director of the Musical Theatre Department at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts. Ron has also spent over 20 years advocating for the rights of youth and working with various organizations and city governments in the San Francisco Bay Area and across the nation to create programs and structures that were inclusive of the wants and needs of young people. He has worked with The San Francisco Youth Commission, San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, Governor Gavin Newsom, Former Mayor Willie L. Brown, Lavendar Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC), Community Network For Youth Development, The Boys and Girls Club of America, The Friends of the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts Foundation, and The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship and has been recognized by the California State Assembly and The San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
