Leadership
VISION STATEMENT
Transcendent and immersive musical experiences that spark joy,
challenge the mind, and ignite the spirit.
MISSION STATEMENT
Enable artists and inquisitive audiences to engage with one another around adventurous programming in the intimate setting of Ojai and reach out beyond the Festival and the Ojai community throughout the year to connect with broader audiences.
Board of Directors
Jerrold L. Eberhardt, Chairman of the Board
Barry Sanders, Vice-Chair Governance
Don Pattison, Vice-Chair Development
Luther Luedtke, Vice-Chair Development
Cathryn Krause, Secretary
Hope Tschopik Schneider, Treasurer
Margaret Bates, MD
Jamie Bennett
Michele Brustin
NancyBell Coe
Ruth Eliel
Stephan Farber
James Freeman
Greg Grinnell
Chris Hacker
David Leeds
Tom McNalley
Glenn Mercer
Neil Selman
Bridget Tsao Brockman
Jeremy Turner
Gayle Whitaker, OFWC President
Jerrold L. Eberhardt, Chairman of the Board
Barry Sanders, Vice-Chair Governance
Don Pattison, Vice-Chair Development
Luther Luedtke, Vice-Chair Development
Cathryn Krause, Secretary
Hope Tschopik Schneider, Treasurer
Margaret Bates, MD
Jamie Bennett
Michele Brustin
NancyBell Coe
Ruth Eliel
Stephan Farber
James Freeman
Greg Grinnell
Chris Hacker
David Leeds
Tom McNalley
Glenn Mercer
Neil Selman
Bridget Tsao Brockman
Jeremy Turner
Gayle Whitaker, OFWC President
Artistic & Executive Director
Ara Guzelimian
Board of Governors
William J. Shanbrom, Co‐Chair
Kate Barnhart, Co‐Chair
Sasha and Bill Anawalt
Ann Barrett
Barbara Barry
Marjorie Beale and William Meyerhoff
Sue Bienkowski and Wang Lee
Judy and Merrill Blau
Susan Bowey
Lily and Tom Brod
Barbara Cohn
Jill Cohen
Barbara Delaune Warren
Kathy and James Drummy
Michael Dunn
William Duxler
Constance Eaton
Lisa Field
Betsy Greenberg
Lennie and Bernie Greenberg
Mary and Jon Hogen
Pamela Burton and Richard Hertz
Linda Joyce Hodge
Scott Johnson
Moe Krabbe
Raulee Marcus
Sharon McNalley
Pamela Melone
Diane Murphy
Joan Oliver
Claire and David Oxtoby
Linda Ron Phillips
Arthur Rieman and Ruth Gilliland
Sandy Robertson and Marshall Donovan
Emmanuel Sharef and Emilia Yin
Peter Schneider
Abby Sher
Shelley and Greg Smith
Anne-Marie Spataru
Christine Upton
Gary Wasserman and Charles Kashner
Jane Weirick
Susanne Wilson
Joan Wynn
Robin Roy and Cathy Zoi
William J. Shanbrom, Co‐Chair
Kate Barnhart, Co‐Chair
Sasha and Bill Anawalt
Ann Barrett
Barbara Barry
Marjorie Beale and William Meyerhoff
Sue Bienkowski and Wang Lee
Judy and Merrill Blau
Susan Bowey
Lily and Tom Brod
Barbara Cohn
Jill Cohen
Barbara Delaune Warren
Kathy and James Drummy
Michael Dunn
William Duxler
Constance Eaton
Lisa Field
Betsy Greenberg
Lennie and Bernie Greenberg
Mary and Jon Hogen
Pamela Burton and Richard Hertz
Linda Joyce Hodge
Scott Johnson
Moe Krabbe
Raulee Marcus
Sharon McNalley
Pamela Melone
Diane Murphy
Joan Oliver
Claire and David Oxtoby
Linda Ron Phillips
Arthur Rieman and Ruth Gilliland
Sandy Robertson and Marshall Donovan
Emmanuel Sharef and Emilia Yin
Peter Schneider
Abby Sher
Shelley and Greg Smith
Anne-Marie Spataru
Christine Upton
Gary Wasserman and Charles Kashner
Jane Weirick
Susanne Wilson
Joan Wynn
Robin Roy and Cathy Zoi
Directors Emeritus
Rick Gould, MD*
Joan Kemper
Stephen J.M. Morris
Esther Wachtell*