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Staff

Justine Adeboyejo

Teaching Artist, Visual Arts
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Collette Williams Alleyne
Chief Education Officer
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Matías Anaya
Teaching Artist, Music
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Nancy Avila
Accounting Manager
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Giselle Barrios
Senior Programs Coordinator
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Bob Bates
Co-Founder, Artistic Director
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Emily Buttner
Teaching Artist, Ceramics
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Jennifer Carroll
Associate Director of Professional Development
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Amy Cuenco
Director of Finance & HR
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Dylan Diloretto
Teaching Assistant, Visual Arts
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Marquisha Doolittle
Development Associate
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Amanda R. Edwards
Associate Director of Communications
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Zion El-Amin
Teaching Artist, Dance
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George Garcia
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
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Holli Hornlien
Associate Director of Work of Art
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Marshawn Hunter
Facilities
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Jen Lathrop
Teaching Artist, Creativity Lab
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Holly Le
Senior Accountant
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Nick Manuguerra
Assistant Facilities Manager
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Ashley Margo
Lead Designer + Teaching Artist, Media Arts
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Karina Mata
Teaching Artist, Media Arts
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Orlando Moreno
Associate Director of Programs
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Cynthia Nava
Teaching Artist, Visual & Media Arts
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Adrian Noriega
Program Coordinator
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Eva C. Perez
Lead Teaching Artist, Visual Arts
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Lidia Rodriguez
Teaching Artist, Music
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Wendy Roque
Senior HR Generalist
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Tom Simmermaker
Teaching Artist, Performing Arts
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Christopher Suarez
Teaching Artist, Ceramics
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Matthew Sutphin
Communications Manager
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Rebecca Tager
Teaching Artist, Ceramics
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Rosanna Tullio
Associate Director of Institutional Giving
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Sarah Tytus
Development Operations Associate
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Anabel Vallin
Operations Coordinator
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Alma Villegas
Senior Director of Development
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Nancy Deren Weingarten
Creativity Lab Studio Assistant
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Shelby Williams-González
President & CEO
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Board Officers

Kevin Pleasant
Chair
Chase

Jackie Harman
Vice Chair
COYN

Darris Sherman
Treasurer
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Lauren DeVillier
Secretary
Exceptional Minds

Board Members

Kingsley Afemikhe
Shield AI

Kara Ahmanson
The Ahmanson Foundation

Malina Brown
Sugerman Communications Group

Gillian Calof
ClimateWorks Foundation

Brian Goldsmith
Lionsgate

Allison Graff-Weisner
Otis College of Art and Design

Kapil Gupta
Boston Scientific

Roth Herrlinger
Evolution

Melanie Horowitz
GHJ Advisors

Tae Kim
Collins Kim, LLP

Toyin Moses
California Lawyers for the Arts

Vanessa Walker-Oakes
Flintridge Preparatory School

Grant Withers
Artium Investment

The Founders

Bob Bates
Co-Founder and Artistic Director
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Irwin J. Jaeger
Co-Founder

Founders Board Members

Geoffrey Anenberg
Creative Space

Wallis Annenberg

Kim Baer

Bill & Tamara Bagnard

Jon Basalone
Trader Joe's

Frank Baxter

Craig Benell

Alan Berro

Cynthia Harnisch Breunig

Al Brooks

Marvin G. Burns

Vera R. Campbell

Ira Cohen

Bob Davidson

Sharon DeBriere

Susan Emerling-Torres

Mitchell Frank
Spaceland Productions

Bobbie Greenfield

Crosby Haffner
Synan Holdings

Eugene L. Hernandez

Douglas Hinchliffe

Steve Hirsh

Linda Hothem

Paul C. Johnson

Glorya Kaufman

Laurie Konheim

Melanie Lundquist

Rick Madden
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Michael Maltzan

Jay Mangel

Jeff Marine

Silvia Marjoram
American Business Bank

Randy Miller

Connie Moran-Romero

Scott Morielli
Graff Californiawear

Anthony E. Nicholas

Drew Planting

Maura Rampolla

Monica Rosenthal

Joseph Sanford

Martha Saucedo

Steve Schoenholz
Tempted Apparel

William Schoenholz

Eric Schotz

Michael Schreter

Bob Shearin

Mithra Sheybani
Attorney

Mark Slavkin

Beatriz Stotzer

Katerina Tana

Joni Topper
JP Morgan Chase