board members

Board members and friends in the Granada Theater, 2022; photo by Zach Mendez

Board of Directors

Officers of the Board

Nicholas Burlett
Chair

Robert Weinman
1st Vice Chair

 

Christine Holland
2nd Vice Chair

Torben Von Staden
Treasurer

 

Daniel Reicker, Esq.
Member at Large

Karen Knight
Secretary

 

Members of the Board

Rodney Baker
Barbara Burger
Brian Galura
Dan Hone

Gregory McMurray
Joan Rutkowski *
Judith F. Smith
Arthur Swalley

Sandra L. Urquhart *
Takako Wakita
Monica Williams
Simon Williams

OSB Circle of Honor

Mary Tonetti Dorra
Herbert Kendall +

Sarah Jane Lind +
Duncan Mellichamp *

Mary Penny
Fred Sidon *

Valued Former Board Members

Richard Aberle +
Susan Aberle
Pat Andersons
James Ballantine *
Britt Beauvoix
Peter Bertling *
Marlyn Bernard Bernstein +
Sue Birch
Cynthia Brittain
Jim Burkemper +
Christopher Carroll +
Tanner Cassidy
Sarah Chrisman
Bonnie Corman *
Marilyn Crawford
Roger Davidson +
Denise DeBellefeuille

George DeRado +
Josepha Derado
Patricia Dixon
Nick DiNapoli
Jon DuPrau
Léni Fé Bland +
Kenneth Fitzpatrick
Louise Gaylord
Steve Gilbar
Nancy Golden *
Mary Hampson
William Jones
Stuart Kart
Mahri Kerley
Duncan Mellichamp *
Jayne Menkemeller
Dylan Minor

Carolina Montgomery
A.C. Moore
Martin Moskovits
Eric Oltmann
David Peri
Paksy Plackis-Cheng
William Ramsay +
Ida Rickborn +
Jean Rogers
J. Gordon Schontzler *+
Linda Van Buren
Joann Younger

*  Denotes Former Chair
+ Deceased

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