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Our committed and talented Board is comprised of leaders from the classical music community throughout the state of California and Western U.S. For the 2024-25 membership year, the Board will meet in October, February, June, and August.

2024-25 Officers

President Scott Vandrick Senior Director of Annual Giving & Stewardship The Music Center

Vice President Chelsea Chambers Executive Director Peninsula Symphony of Northern California

Treasurer/Immediate Past President Elizabeth Shribman Chief of Staff San Francisco Symphony

Secretary Amanda Wu Chroust Mid Market Account Executive Classy

 

Directors

Alessandra Aquilanti Development Director Music@Menlo	Ellen Armour Stein Marketing & Development Director Fresno Philharmonic
Jessica Bejarano Founder and Music Director, San Francisco Philharmonic / Curator & Scholar in Residence, San Francisco Opera	Connor Bogenreif Career Advisor & Adjunct Faculty College of Performing Arts, Chapman University
Nora Brady Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Los Angeles Philharmonic Association	Jenny Darlington-Person
Dr. Kevin Eberle-Noel Executive Director Redlands Symphony	Loribeth Gregory-Beck Education Manager Museum of Ventura County
Jamei Haswell Board Member Santa Rosa Symphony & League of American Orchestras	Dr. Mieko Hatano CEO Oakland Symphony
Giuliano Kornberg CEO Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera	Ron La Bruzzo Director/Treasurer OnKai Health Foundation
Paul Meecham President & CEO Tucson Symphony Orchestra	Akilah Morgan Associate Executive Director Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Michael Remson President & CEO KeyNote, home of the San Diego Youth Symphony	Jonathan Rios Director of Major Gifts & Parent Giving USC Thornton School of Music
Donna M. Williams Board Member Oakland Symphony	John Wineglass Composer JW Productions, LLC

 

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2024/25 Board Committees

Executive: Scott Vandrick (Chair), Chelsea Chambers, Amanda Wu Chroust, Elizabeth Shribman

Internal Affairs: Elizabeth Shribman (Chair), Giuliano Kornberg, Ron La Bruzzo Scott Vandrick, Donna Williams

Governance: Chelsea Chambers (Chair), Amanda Wu Chroust, Jamei Haswell, Paul Meecham, Elizabeth Shribman, Scott Vandrick

Development: Giuliano Kornberg (Co-Chair) and Jonathan Rios (Co-Chair), Ale Aquilanti, Kevin Eberle-Noel, Elizabeth Shribman

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging: Ellen Armour Stein (Co-Chair) and Jenny Darlington-Person (Co-Chair), Connor Bogenreif, Loribeth Gregory-Beck, Michael Remson, John Wineglass

Member Engagement: Connor Bogenreif (Co-Chair) and Akilah Morgan (Co-Chair), Jessica Bejarano, Nora Brady, Kevin Eberle-Noel, Mieko Hatano

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Directors Emeriti

Jeri Crawford, President, Las Vegas Philharmonic
Steve Friedlander (posthumous), Executive Director, Carmel Bach Festival
G. Michael Gehret, Associate Director (ret.), Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Mireya Asturias Jones, Volunteer, Los Angeles Philharmonic Affiliates
Sharon C. McNalley, Board Member, Philharmonic Society of Orange County; Hutchins Consort 
Dean McVay, Partner, Lewis Brisbois/Past President, San Bernardino Symphony
Stephen (Mike) Morris, Past President, Ojai Music Festival 
Kelly Ruggirello, President, Long Beach Symphony
Deborah Rutter, President, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Kris Sinclair, Executive Director Emeritus, Association of California Symphony Orchestras 
Louis G. Spisto, Lou Spisto Arts Management LLC
Sean Sutton, Executive VP & COO, Pacific Symphony
Joseph Truskot, Staff Writer (ret.), The Salinas Californian