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ArtsOC Board of Directors
ArtsOC Board Members bring decades' worth of expertise and leadership from the diverse artistic, business, civic, and educational sectors that make up Orange County
Officers
Rick M. Smetanka, Partner-in-Charge, Audit and Business Advisory Services Group, Haskell & White LLP, Irvine
Chair
Susan K. Hori, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP, Costa Mesa
Secretary
Mary A. Lyons, Civic Leader, Newport Beach
Past Chair
Members
Mechelle Lawrence Adams, Executive Director, Mission San Juan Capistrano
Marleena Barber, Director, Orange County Arts and Disability & Consultant, Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa
Ellen Breitman, Former Director of Education, Newport Harbor Art Museum
Logan Crow, Executive Director, The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana
Thúy Võ Đặng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
John Forsyte, President, Pacific Symphony, Irvine
Jennifer Frias, Director/Curator, Nicholas & Lee Begovich Gallery, California State University, Fullerton
G. Patrick Gandy, Founder & Executive Producer, The Silence is Broken, Monarch Beach
Sara Guerrero, Founder & Artistic Director, Breath of Fire Latina Theatre Ensemble, Santa Ana
Monica V. Guillena, MSW, Administrative Director, Hispanic Education Endowment Fund, Newport Beach
Arnold Holland, Dean, College of the Arts, California State University, Fullerton
Robert J. Klein, First Vice President-Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors, Newport Beach
Kim Le, Owner, Pacific Conservatory & Executive Director, Pacific Foundation for the Arts, Orange
Tiffany López, Ph.D., Dean, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, University of California, Irvine
Ernesto Maldonado, Vice President Specialized Banking/Head of Third Party Escrow, Enterprise Bank & Trust
Jerry Mandel, Ph.D., President and Chair of the Board, Irvine Barclay Theatre
Dr. Al Mijares, Superintendent of Schools, Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa
Harish K. Murthy, Executive Director, Ektaa Center, Irvine
Jacque Tahuka Nunez, Owner, Journeys to the Past, San Juan Capistrano
Cheer Pan, Executive Director, Pan America Chinese Dance Alliance & Director of Cultural Engagement, South Coast Chinese Cultural Center, Irvine
Marlene Peña-Marin, Artistic Director, Relámpago del Cielo Grupo Folklórico & Director, Ballet Folklórico Dance Conservatory, Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana
Alberto Sandoval, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Community & Government Relations, University of California, Irvine
Tim Shaw, President, Tim Shaw & Associates, Irvine
Paula Tomei, Managing Director, South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa
Tina Van Dam, Managing Attorney, Manning Gross + Massenburg, Irvine
Edmund Velasco, President, Orange County Musicians Union, Local 7, American Federation of Musicians
Debora Wondercheck, Founder and CEO, Arts & Learning Conservatory, Costa Mesa
Walter Yenkosky, Chief Operating Officer, OC Music & Dance, Irvine
Emeritus
Dr. David Emmes, Founding Artistic Director, South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa
David R. White II, Retired Partner, Haskell & White LLP, Irvine
ArtsOC Staff

Richard Stein

Patrick Brien

Karen Ahola

Nicholas Thurkettle

Elizabeth Miller
