Vanessa Walker-Oakes

Secretary
Flintridge Preparatory School

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Leadership & 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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Ernest Baker
Teaching Artist, Dance

Giselle Barrios
Senior Programs Manager
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Bob Bates
Co-Founder, Artistic Director
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Joanna Berkowitz
Program Coordinator
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Emily Buttner
Teaching Artist
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Jennifer Carroll
Associate Director of Education
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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
Director of Communications
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Zion El-Amin
Teaching Artist, Dance

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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Holly Le
Senior Accountant
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Jovonie Leonard
Teaching Artist, Dance

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
Outreach + Programs Manager
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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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Wendy Roque
Senior HR Generalist
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Esai Salas
Teaching Artist, Music
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Michael Sample
Co-Artistic Director
(on sabbatical)
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Tom Simmermaker
Teaching Artist, Performing Arts
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Matthew Sutphin
Communications Manager
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Rebecca Tager
Teaching Artist, Ceramics
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Jessie Tucker
Facilities Manager
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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
Programs Assistant
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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

Grant Withers
Board Chair
Capital Group

Kapil Gupta
Vice Chair
Boston Scientific

Darris Sherman
Treasurer
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Vanessa Walker-Oakes
Secretary
Flintridge Preparatory School

Board Members

Kingsley Afemikhe
Shield AI

Kara Ahmanson
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association

Malina Brown
Sugerman Communications Group

Gillian Calof
ClimateWorks Foundation

Lauren DeVillier
Standing Ear Productions, LLC.

Brian Goldsmith
Lionsgate

Allison Graff-Weisner
Otis College of Art and Design

Jackie Harman
COYN

Roth Herrlinger
Evolution

Jeffrey E. Jaeger
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Tae Kim
Collins Kim, LLP

Thomas Kim
Insomniac / Live Nation

Kevin Pleasant
Chase

Margaret Richard
MLR Consulting Partners

Julia Taylor-Brown
The Garcia Companies

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

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Creative Space

Wallis Annenberg

Kim Baer

Bill & Tamara Bagnard

Jon Basalone
Trader Joe's

Frank Baxter

Craig Benell

Alan Berro

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Al Brooks

Marvin G. Burns

Vera R. Campbell

Ira Cohen

Bob Davidson

Sharon DeBriere

Susan Emerling-Torres

Mitchell Frank
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Bobbie Greenfield

Crosby Haffner
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Eugene L. Hernandez

Douglas Hinchliffe

Steve Hirsh

Linda Hothem

Paul C. Johnson

Glorya Kaufman

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Melanie Lundquist

Rick Madden
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Michael Maltzan

Jay Mangel

Jeff Marine

Silvia Marjoram
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Randy Miller

Connie Moran-Romero

Scott Morielli
Graff Californiawear

Anthony E. Nicholas

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Maura Rampolla

Monica Rosenthal

Joseph Sanford

Martha Saucedo

Steve Schoenholz
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William Schoenholz

Eric Schotz

Michael Schreter

Bob Shearin

Mithra Sheybani
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Mark Slavkin

Beatriz Stotzer

Katerina Tana

Joni Topper
JP Morgan Chase

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Leadership & Staff

Justine Adeboyejo

Collette Williams Alleyne

Matías Anaya

Nancy Avila

Ernest BakerTeaching Artist, Dance

Giselle Barrios

Bob Bates

Joanna Berkowitz

Emily Buttner

Jennifer Carroll

Amy Cuenco

Dylan Diloretto

Marquisha Doolittle

Amanda R. Edwards

Zion El-AminTeaching Artist, Dance

George Garcia

Holli Hornlien

Marshawn Hunter

Holly Le

Jovonie LeonardTeaching Artist, Dance

Nick Manuguerra

Ashley Margo

Karina Mata

Orlando Moreno

Cynthia Nava

Adrian Noriega

Eva C. Perez

Wendy Roque

Esai Salas

Michael Sample

Tom Simmermaker

Matthew Sutphin

Rebecca Tager

Jessie Tucker

Rosanna Tullio

Sarah Tytus

Anabel Vallin

Alma Villegas

Nancy Deren Weingarten

Shelby Williams-González

Board Officers

Grant Withers

Kapil Gupta

Darris Sherman