Board and Staff

Board of Directors 2009–10

Officers

President, Petra Schumann

  • Vice-President and Development Co-Chairperson, Chris Stafford
  • Vice-President and Development Co-Chairperson, Sarah Woodward
  • Vice-President, Treasurer and Finance Chairperson, Bruce McDougal
  • Vice-President and Audit Chairperson, Denise Bradley
  • Vice-President and Marketing Chairperson, Priya Kamani
  • Vice president, Secretary and Governance Chairperson, Jeff Filimon

Members

  • Brenda Adams
  • Stephen Beal
  • JD Beltran
  • Diane Cohn
  • Rob Epstein
  • Raman Frey
  • Ronald W. Garrity
  • Gary Hall
  • Heather Hartle
  • Sean Heywood
  • Margaret Jenkins
  • Kevin King
  • Richard Laiderman
  • Theodora Lee
  • Jennifer MacCloskey
  • Sabrina Riddle
  • Helen Sause
  • Christopher Stafford
  • Stacey Welsh
  • Ken Wilson
  • Jan Zivic

Staff

Administration

  • Executive Director, Kenneth J. Foster [ bio ]
  • Senior Director of Operations and Finance, Scott Rowitz [ bio ]
  • Human Resource Manager, Victoria Sanchez
  • Senior Human Resource Generalist, Brenda Stone
  • Accounting Manager, David Kam
  • Staff Accountant, Nalinee Siroros
  • Executive Assistant, Wren Coe
  • IT Manager, Robert Kenmotsu
  • IT Administrator, Alex Herreria
  • Desktop Support Analyst, Rafael Miranda
  • Events and Community Engagement Coordinator, Esther Chang
  • Receptionist/Accounting Clerk, Nicholas Colin

Community Engagement

  • Director of Community Engagement, Joël Tan [ bio ]
  • Interactive Media Producer, Isaías Rodriguez
  • Youth Arts Manager, Darren de Leon
  • Visual Arts Educator, Matthew Sweeney
  • Performing Arts Educator, José Navarrete

Development

  • Senior Director of Development and Corporate Sponsorships, Charles Ward [ bio ]
  • Development Manager, Institutional Support, Sandie Arnold
  • Development Manager, Major and Planned Gifts, Natalia Soriano
  • Membership Manager, Emily Lakin
  • Development Assistant, Nahline Gouin-Mecum

Events

  • Events Director, Lisa Elliott
  • Audiences Services Manager, Kati Voluntine

Facilities

  • Facilities Manager, Tony Pellegrini
  • Facilities Technician, Josue Hernandez

Film/Video

  • Film/Video Curator, Joel Shepard [ bio ]
  • Film/Video Curatorial Assistant, Calvin Souther
  • Film/Video Technician, Kara Herold

Marketing and Communications

  • Director of Marketing & Communications, Kathy Budas [ bio ]
  • Public Relations Manager, Kimberly Kuni Harding
  • Marketing Manager, Philip Mayard
  • Webmaster, James Im
  • Graphic Designer, crystal am nelson
  • Public Relations Assistant, Stephanie Skidmore
  • Web Assistant, Sung Choe
  • Ticket Service Manager, Christina Coughlin
  • Assistant Ticket Service Manager, Joremel Angeles
  • Senior Sales Associates, Juanita L., Amanda Verwey, Sarah Patten

Performing Arts

  • Performing Arts Curator, Angela Mattox [ bio ]
  • Performing Arts Manager, Isabel Yrigoyen
  • Performing Arts Assistant, Macklin Kowal

Production

  • Technical Director, José María Francos
  • Production Manager, Jodi Feder
  • Theater Head Electrician, Thomas White
  • Theater Audio Engineer, Cedric Lathan
  • Forum Technician, Guy Brenner

Visual Arts

  • Director of Visual Arts, Betti-Sue Hertz [ bio ]
  • Adjunct Curator, Julio Morales
  • Exhibitions Manager, Valerie Imus
  • Chief Preparator, Justin Limoges
  • Registrar, Jennifer Hing
  • Exhibitions Assistant, Justin Wyckoff
  • Curatorial Assistant, Thien Lam

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