Board and Staff

Board of Directors 2010–11

Officers

President, Petra Schumann

  • Vice-President and Development Chairperson, Chris Stafford
  • Vice-President, Treasurer and Finance Chairperson, Sabrina Riddle
  • Vice-President and Audit Chairperson, Bruce McDougal
  • Vice-President and Marketing Chairperson, JD Beltran
  • Vice president, Secretary and Governance Chairperson, Diana Cohn

Members

  • Brenda Adams
  • Berit Ashla
  • Stephen Beal
  • Maria Blanco
  • Rob Epstein
  • Jaune Evans
  • Jeff Filimon
  • Raman Frey
  • Ronald W. Garrity
  • Suzanne Greischel
  • Gary Hall
  • Sean Heywood
  • Margaret Jenkins
  • Priya Kamani
  • Kevin King
  • Richard Laiderman
  • Theodora Lee
  • Jennifer MacCloskey
  • Ken Wilson
  • Johann Zimmern
  • Sarah Woodward
  • Jan Zivic

Emeritus

  • Helen Sause

  • 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
    • Staff Accountant, Nalinee Siroros
    • Executive Assistant, Wren Coe
    • IT Manager, Robert Kenmotsu
    • IT Administrator, Alex Herreria
    • Desktop Support Analyst, Rafael Miranda
    • Receptionist/Accounting Clerk, Lucy Horns

    Community Engagement

    • Director of Community Engagement, Joël Tan [ bio ]
    • Community Engagement Coordinator, Nick Colin
    • 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 Associate, Amanda Verwey

    Events

    • Events Director, Lisa Elliott
    • Audiences Services Manager, Kati Voluntine
    • Events Manager, Jesse Lindow
    • Events Assistant, Kealan Cunningham

    Facilities

    • Facilities Manager, Tony Pellegrini
    • Facilities Lead, Leo Diaz

    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 ]
    • Marketing Manager, Philip Mayard
    • New Media Manager, James Im
    • Webmaster, Chris Brown
    • Interactive Media Producer, Isaías Rodriguez
    • Graphic Designer, crystal am nelson
    • Marketing and Public Relations Assistant, Jackie Hasa
    • Ticket Service Manager, Christina Coughlin

    Performing Arts

    • Performing Arts Curator, Angela Mattox [ bio ]
    • Performing Arts Manager, Isabel Yrigoyen
    • Performing Arts Coordinator, Roko Kawai

    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
    • Curatorial Assistant, Thien Lam
    • Senior Exhibitions Manager, Amy Owen
    • Exhibitions Designer, Gabriel Harrison
    • Senior Preparator, Patrick Gillespie
    • Registrar, Anne Marie Purkey Levine
    • Assistant Registrar, Tara Hadibrata

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