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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 2023-24 membership year, the Board will meet in October, November, February, May, and July.

Officers


President
Elizabeth Shribman
Chief of Staff
San Francisco Symphony


Vice President
Jamei Haswell
Board Member
Santa Rosa Symphony & League of American Orchestras
 
Treasurer
Steve Friedlander 
Executive Director 
Carmel Bach Festival


Secretary
Chelsea Chambers
Executive Director
Peninsula Symphony of Northern California
 

Directors


Ellen Armour
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

Amanda Wu Chroust
Mid Market Account Executive
Classy
Jeri Crawford
President
Las Vegas Philharmonic


Jenny Darlington-Person
Executive Director
Music in the Mountains


Dr. Kevin Eberle-Noel
Executive Director
Redlands Symphony


Loribeth Gregory-Beck
Education Manager
Museum of Ventura County
Dr. Mieko Hatano
Executive Director
Oakland Symphony

Giuliano Kornberg
Executive Director
Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera

Dean McVay 
Partner, Lewis Brisbois / Immediate Past President, San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra

Paul Meecham
President & CEO
Tucson Symphony Orchestra

Akilah Morgan
Director of Programs
Inner City Youth Orchestra of
Los Angeles

Jonathan Rios
Director of Major Gifts &
Parent Giving
USC Thornton School of Music
Scott Vandrick 
Chief Development Officer 
Pasadena Symphony Association
 
Donna M. Williams

Board Member
Oakland Symphony

  
John Wineglass
Composer
JW Productions, LLC

 

2023/24 Board Committees

Executive: Elizabeth Shribman, President; Jamei Haswell, Vice President; Steve Friedlander, Treasurer; Chelsea Chambers, Secretary

Governance: Jamei Haswell (chair)

Internal Affairs: Steve Friedlander (chair)

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI): Nora Brady (co-chair), John Wineglass (co-chair)

Development: 

Strategic Planning: Paul Meecham (chair)

Directors Emeriti

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 
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