Our committed and talented Board is comprised of leaders from the music community throughout the state of California and the Western U.S. For the 2025-26 membership year, the Board meets in October, February, June, and August.
2025/26 Officers
Scott Vandrick
President
Vice President of Philanthropy
Pasadena Community Foundation
Chelsea Chambers
Vice President
Executive Director
Peninsula Symphony of Northern California
Elizabeth Shribman
Treasurer
Chief Operating Officer
San Francisco Symphony
Akilah Morgan
Secretary
Associate Executive Director
Inner City Youth Orchestra of
Los Angeles
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
Chapman University
Nora Brady
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Dwayne Burrell
Assitant Conductor
Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles
Jenny Darlington-Person
Executive Director
Arts Council of Placer County
Dr. Kevin Eberle-Noel
Executive Director
Redlands Symphony
Alicia Gonzalez
Interim Director of Human Resources
San Francisco Symphony
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
Bill Lueth
President
Classical Callifornia-San Francisco
Paul Meecham
President & CEO
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Michael Remson
Arts Administrator and Advocate
Jonathan Rios
Philanthropy Professional
Stephen Salts
Director of Learning & Youth Programs
San Diego Symphony
Anne-Marie Spataru
Immediate Past Chair, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Co-Chair, New Music USA
John Wineglass
Composer
JW Productions, LLC
2025/26 Board Committees
Executive: Scott Vandrick (Chair), Chelsea Chambers, Akilah Morgan, Elizabeth Shribman
Internal Affairs: Elizabeth Shribman (Chair),
Governance: Chelsea Chambers (Chair),
Development: Ale Aquilanti (Co-Chair) and Giuliano Kornberg (Co-Chair)
Member Engagement, Inclusion, and Belonging: Ellen Armour Stein (Co-Chair) and Jenny Darlington-Person (Co-Chair)
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)Â Morris, Past President, Ojai Music Festival
Kelly Ruggirello, President, Long Beach Symphony
Deborah Rutter, Vice Provost for the Arts, Duke University
Kris Sinclair, Executive Director Emeritus (ret.), 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
Donna M. Williams, Board Member, Oakland Symphony