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 2024-25 membership year, the Board meets in October, February, June, and August.
2024-25 Officers
Scott Vandrick
President
Strategic Philanthropy Professional, Arts and Culture
Chelsea Chambers
Vice President
Executive Director
Peninsula Symphony of Northern California
Elizabeth Shribman
Treasurer/Immediate Past President
Chief of Staff
San Francisco Symphony
Amanda Wu Chroust
Secretary
Slack Account Executive, Nonprofits
Salesforce
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
Career Advisor & Adjunct Faculty
College of Performing Arts,
Chapman University
Nora Brady
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Jenny Darlington-Person
Executive Director
Arts Council of Placer County
Dr. Kevin Eberle-Noel
Executive Director
Redlands Symphony
Loribeth Gregory-Beck
Chief Programs Officer
Museum of Ventura County
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
Paul Meecham
President & CEO
Tucson Symphony Orchestra
Akilah Morgan
Associate Executive Director
Inner City Youth Orchestra of
Los Angeles
Michael Remson
Arts Administrator and Advocate
Jonathan Rios
Senior Philanthropy & Campaign Officer
Catalina Island Conservancy
Donna M. Williams
Board Member
Oakland Symphony
John Wineglass
Composer
JW Productions, LLC
2024/25 Board Committees
Executive: Scott Vandrick (Chair), Chelsea Chambers, Amanda Wu Chroust, Elizabeth Shribman
Internal Affairs: Elizabeth Shribman (Chair), Giuliano Kornberg, Ron La Bruzzo, Scott Vandrick, Donna Williams
Governance: Chelsea Chambers (Chair), Amanda Wu Chroust, Jamei Haswell, Paul Meecham, Elizabeth Shribman, Scott Vandrick
Development: Giuliano Kornberg (Co-Chair) and Jonathan Rios (Co-Chair), Ale Aquilanti, Kevin Eberle-Noel, Elizabeth Shribman
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging: Ellen Armour Stein (Co-Chair) and Jenny Darlington-Person (Co-Chair), Connor Bogenreif, Loribeth Gregory-Beck, Michael Remson, John Wineglass
Member Engagement: Connor Bogenreif (Co-Chair) and Akilah Morgan (Co-Chair), Jessica Bejarano, Nora Brady, Kevin Eberle-Noel, Mieko Hatano
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, Former 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