Wells Fargo Center for the Arts is owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, a non-profit community arts organization established in 1981.
Board of Directors
Officers And Executive Committee
Mike Sutton, Chair – Community Volunteer
Sherry Swayne, First Vice Chair – Bennett Valley Ranch LLC
Kevin McCullough, Secretary – Spaulding McCullough & Tansil, LLP
Bruce DeCrona, Treasurer – Exchange Bank
Joan Moyer Schwing, Immediate Past Chair – Schwing Associates
Linda Prial, Chair Appointee – Community Volunteer
Paul Wilcock, Chair Appointee – Retired
Directors
Liam Callahan – Bellewether Farms
Honore Comfort – Sonoma County Vintners*
Patsy Daniels – Daniels Chapel of the Roses
Bill Habkirk– Usher Corps Representative
James Herzog – Wells Fargo
Margie Mejia – Lytton Rancheria, Lytton Band of Pomo Indians
Kurt Mitchler – DDS, Mitchler Dental Care
Ernesto Olivares – Santa Rosa City Mayor
Baer Rambach – MD, Retired
Gary Rosenberg – Sonoma Lavender
Judi Webb, Guild President
John Whiting – Moss Adams
Honorary Board
Joan Moyer Schwing, Chair
Robert and Nancy Aita
Lawrence and Susan Amaturo
Marcus and Beth Benedetti
Dixon and Sara Browder
Christopher and Hillary Costin
John Mackie and Kate Ecker
Michael and Carol Menendez
Mike and Maureen Merrill
Steven and Nancy Oliver
James and Elese Rundel
Bob and Jacqueline Scheibel
Mack Schwing
Willie and Darlene Tamayo
Chuck and Ellen Wear
Michael and Katie Wright
Wilhelm Wurst
*on leave
Staff
Administration
Richard Nowlin, Executive Director
Julie Bova, Director of Human Resources and Organization Development
Candice Day, Executive Assistant
Maggie Wager, Front Desk Coordinator
Box Office
Bruce Brashares, Manager
Jennifer Mendoza, Assistant Manager
Erin Noland, Lead Sales Associate and Group Sales Coordinator
Charmaine Collier, Associate
Kirsten Ross, Associate
Business Partnerships & Community Rentals
Peggy Mulhall, Director
Shekeyna Black, Manager
Tena Hanford, Client Development Representative
Audrey Rosado, Assistant
Development
Robin Seltzer, Director
Diana Hodgins, Manager
Chrystie Prokopakis, Coordinator
Finance
Kathie Leader CPA, Director
Dolores Otten, Accounting Manager
Tamara Evans, Accounting Specialist
Evelyn Rice, Accounting Assistant
Marketing & Communications
Lex Poppens, Director
John Cain, Associate Director
Kristi Buffo, Public Relations Manager
Cherie Colombo, Coordinator
Operations
Marc Hagenlocher, Director
Jennifer Brown, Events Manager
Jeremy French, Production Manager
John Morrison, Maintenance Manager
Gene Soldani, IT Manager
Betsy Boes, Events Supervisor
Peter Ostrom, Production Supervisor
Jolie Baskett, Events Crew Chief
Kyle Collis, Events Crew Chief
Don Morrison, Events Crew Chief
Julian Ramos, Events Crew Chief
David Badella, Event Technician
Jon Byers, Event Aide
Louis Callas, Event Technician
Steve Guerrero, Maintenance Worker
Sean Kearns, Maintenance Worker
Vicki Kemp, Hospitality
Drew Neely, Event Aide
Arturo Ramos, Skilled Maintenance Worker
Angelina Sales, Event Aide
Micael Tewolde, Custodian
Corey Wilkes, Events Crew Chief
Programming
Anita Wiglesworth, Director
Chrissy Hall, Entertainment Manager
Tracy Sawyer, Arts & Outreach Manager
Melanie Snook, Education & Family Manager
Jessica Petroni, Assistant
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