About Me

Christina Penrose is a long time advocate for high quality education programs. She is also deeply rooted in Sonoma County.  As part of a project for her M.A. Action for a Viable Future; Music Education for Social Change; Christina founded a free, intensive, after-school Music Education program through the Santa Rosa Symphony. Her experience managing and teaching in Orchestra and Elementary school Music programs for children of all ages has driven her to ask larger questions about Education reform. Social and Environmental Justice have always guided her practices in the world.  She is a certified California Naturalist, and values nature as our greatest teacher.  Christina spends a lot of time immersed in fiber arts, woodworking, gardening, making music, living in community, parenting her two young girls, and tending the land around her as much as possible.