The Interval Team

Alexander Rose
Founder and Curator
Alexander “Zander” Rose is the executive director of The Long Now Foundation and project manager of the 10,000 Year Clock Project. He is the creator of The Interval and curator of our speaking series.

Ty Caudle
Beverage Director &
Lead Bartender
Ty spent years catering, voraciously reading cocktail books and bartending manuals, before breaking into the industry. He joined The Interval in 02016 as Lead Bartender under the tutelage of Jennifer Colliau. Now, as Beverage Director, he welcomes the responsibility of honoring the artisans behind every ingredient served at The Interval.

Cameron Eng
Private Events Coordinator
Cameron is an experienced local event producer with a background in art activism, community theater, and film production.

Tre Balchowsky
Consultant
Tre Balchowsky is a communications strategist and a public speaking coach. For the last decade, she has prepared speakers of all kinds, from researchers and technologists to historians and amateurs, to take the stage, from large auditoriums to intimate salons, from IRL to livestreaming. She is also co-founder of Odd Salon, an event series and podcast of "Cocktail Hour Salons for Curious Minds".

Michael McElligott
(aka Mikl-em)
01970 - 02020
Speaking Series Producer
02014 - 02019
See our remembrance on the Long Now blog.
Mikl produced a selection of our Tuesday night "salon talk” lecture series. He was a mainstay of the San Francisco art and theater scene for over two decades as a writer, director, performer, and producer.
The Interval opened its doors in 02014 thanks to 1,122 Charter Donors and the support of these Founding Partners:

Because We Can

St. George Spirits

Fort Mason Center

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