OUR PEOPLE
Leadership
Jamie Cataldo
Director of Individual Giving and Events
Amy Cuenco
Director of Finance
George Garcia
Director of Operations
Staff
Gladys Avila
Work of Art Program Associate
Nancy Avila
Senior Accountant
Myrna Cristerna
Theater Program Manager
Wendy Cruz
Admin and H.R. Generalist
Kevin Hallagan
Professional Development Assistant
Erin Higashi
Administrative Associate
Erica Larsen
Teaching Artist, Animation & Multimedia
Samantha Longman
Teaching Artist, Creativity Lab
Orlando Moreno
Programs Coordinator
Tiffany Owens
Professional Development Facilitator / Curriculum Specialist
Paula Perlman
Teaching Artist, Dance
Beth Peterson
Teaching Artist, Maskmaking
Mary Elizabeth Prall
Development Associate
Allie Prescott
Studio Assistant, Creativity Lab
Michael Sample
Program Consultant
Steve Sobalvarro
Teaching Artist, Media Arts
Michelle Solorio
Teaching Artist, Ceramics
Cyndi Sorrell
Executive Assistant to President & CEO
Marissa Sykes
Teaching Artist, Creativity Lab
Rebecca Tager
Teaching Artist, Ceramics
Zoë Tomasello
Professional Development Coordinator
Sadie Yarrington
Teaching Artist, Dance- John Miyasaki
Board Officers
- Jonathan Schreter Chair, Bolton & Company
- Geoffrey Anenberg Treasurer, Creative Space
- Susan Luehrs Secretary, Wells Fargo Bank
Board Members
- Erikk Aldridge AEG
- Eric Coleman The Walt Disney Company
- Malik Ducard Google/Youtube
- Alfred Fraijo Sheppard Mullin
- Mitchell Frank Spaceland Productions
- Peter Gal Dreamworks
- Brian Goldsmith Lionsgate
- Kapil Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA Cedars Sinai
- Jackie Harman COYN
- Brian Ishida Pacific Western Bank
- Jeffrey Jaeger Standard Properties
- Sam Kunianski SK Consulting
- Tom Stillwell Big Fish Consulting
- Vanessa Walker Oakes Flintridge Preparatory School
- Grant Withers Capital Group
The Founders
- Bob Bates Co-Founder
- Irwin J. Jaeger Co-Founder
Founders Board Members
- Wallis Annenberg
- Kim Baer
- Bill & Tamara Bagnard
- Frank Baxter
- Craig Benell
- Alan Berro
- Michael Becker
- Holly & Charlie Bowyer
- Cynthia Harnisch Breunig
- Al Brooks
- Marvin G. Burns
- Vera R. Campbell
- Ira Cohen
- Bob Davidson
- Sharon DeBriere
- Carol G. Emerling
- Susan Emerling-Torres
- Bobbie Greenfield
- Crosby Haffner
- Eugene L. Hernandez
- Douglas Hinchliffe
- Steve Hirsh
- Linda Hothem
- Paul C. Johnson
- Glorya Kaufman
- Laurie Konheim
- Melanie Lundquist
- Rick Madden Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Kathleen Maguire
- Michael Maltzan
- Jay Mangel
- Jeff Marine
- Silvia Marjoram American Business Bank
- David Merritt
- Randy Miller
- Connie Moran-Romero
- Scott Morielli Graff Californiawear
- Anthony E. Nicholas
- John Peterson
- Drew Planting
- David Rainer Pacific Western Bank
- 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
- Thomas Strickler
- Ned Sutro
- Katerina Tana
- Craig Watson
Young Professionals Board Officers
- Ethan Schiff 2019 Board Chair, Backbeat Management
Young Professionals Board Members
- Huwayda Fakhry Montalba Architects
- Justin J. Garza The Dream Adopters
- Sarah Hanner Charly West
- Amanda Hovest KBDA
- Michael Khosravifard UX Design
- Toyin Moses Actress
"That's what I love most about art. There's no mistake; there's no A. It's interpretive to the person. Inner-City Arts teaches that you can succeed at any level."
– Eric Schotz, President, LMNO Productions, Inner-City Arts Board Member
