Board & Staff

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 – Syner-G Systems
Sherry Swayne, First Vice Chair – Bennett Valley Ranch LLC and Swayne Family Vineyard
Kevin McCullough, Secretary – Spaulding McCullough & Tansil, LLP
Bruce DeCrona, Treasurer – Exchange Bank
Joan Moyer Schwing, Immediate Past Chair – Schwing Associates
Chris Costin, Honorary Board Chair – Beyers Costin
Honore Comfort, Chair Appointee – Sonoma County Vintners
Ernesto Olivares, Chair Appointee – Santa Rosa City Council Member

Directors

Gary L. Archuleta, Jr. – Bank of America
Brad Bollinger – North Bay Business Journal
Patsy Daniels – Daniels Chapel of the Roses
Michael Feeney – Rogers & Young Insurance Services
Deborah Hudson – Guild President
Mary Liberatorev Usher Corps Representative
Margie Mejia, Lytton Rancheria – Lytton Band of Pomo Indians
Dr. Kurt Mitchler – Mitchler Dental Care
Gerarde Moret – Gerarde Moret, CPA
Greg Morgan – Wells Fargo Bank
Gary Negri – Santa Rosa Police Department
Roger Nulton – Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
Gary Rosenberg – Sonoma Lavender
Greg Steele – Enphase Energy
John Whiting – Moss Adams
Don Wolff – Press Democrat

Honorary Board

Christopher and Hillary Costin, Chair
Robert and Nancy Aita
Lawrence and Susan Amaturo
Dixon and Sara Browder
Arnie and Gayle Carston
John Mackie and Kate Ecker
Rod and Darla Ferronato
Tom and Sandy LeDuc
Michael and Carol Menendez
Mike and Maureen Merrill
Steven and Nancy Oliver
James and Elese Rundel
Bob and Jacqueline Scheibel
Chuck and Ellen Wear
Michael and Katie Wright
Wilhelm Wurst

Full-time Staff

Administration

Richard Nowlin, Executive Director
Sarah Gevirtz, Director of Human Resources and Organization Development
Candice Day, Executive Administrator
Maggie Wager, Receptionist & Administrative Assistant

Box Office

Bruce Brashares, Manager
Jennifer Castillo, Assistant Manager
Erin Noland, Lead Sales Associate
Xochitl Alvarez, Associate
Charmaine Collier, Associate
Joni Davis, Associate
Steve Servente, Associate

Business Partnerships & Community Rentals

Peggy Mulhall, Director
Shekeyna Black, Manager
Tena Hanford, Coordinator
Audrey Rosado, Assistant

Development

Robin Seltzer, Director
Michelle Denham, Grants Manager
Diana Hodgins, Manager

Finance

Kathie Leader, Director
Dolores Otten, Manager
Evelyn Rice, Accounting Assistant
Tamara Evans, Bookkeeper/Staff Accountant

Marketing & Communications

Kelly Gonzales, Director
John Cain, Associate Director
Kristi Buffo, Public Relations Manager
Suzanne Wright, Senior Graphic Designer/Webmaster
Cherie Colombo, Coordinator
Erick Wright-Miller, Assistant

Operations

Marc Hagenlocher, Director
Jennifer Brown, Events Manager
Jeremy French, Production Manager
John Morrison, Maintenance Manager
Gene Soldani, IT Manager
Michael Blavet, Events Supervisor
Betsy Boes, Events Supervisor
Peter Ostrom, Production Supervisor
Jolie Basket, Events Crew Chief/Event Aide
John Byers, Events Aide
Kyle Collis, Events Crew Chief
Steve Guerrero, Maintenance Worker
Sean Kearns, Events Aide
Vicki Kemp, Hospitality
Don Morrison, Events Crew Chief
Drew Neely, Events Aide
Arturo Ramos, Skilled Maintenance Worker
Julian Ramos, Events Crew Chief
Angelina Sales, Events Aide
Micael Tewolde, Custodian
Brennan Westersen, Events Aide
Andrew Widen, Maintenance Worker/Events Aide

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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