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
Cathryn Krause, Secretary
Hope Tschopik Schneider, Treasurer
Margaret Bates, MD
Jamie Bennett
Michele Brustin
NancyBell Coe
Laurel Crary, OFWC President
Ruth Eliel
Stephan Farber
Fred Fisher
Greg Grinnell
Tom McNalley
Glenn Mercer
Maurice Singer
Bridget Tsao Brockman
Neil Selman
Jerrold L. Eberhardt, Chairman of the Board
Barry Sanders, Vice-Chair Governance
Don Pattison, Vice-Chair Development
Cathryn Krause, Secretary
Hope Tschopik Schneider, Treasurer
Margaret Bates, MD
Jamie Bennett
Michele Brustin
NancyBell Coe
Laurel Crary, OFWC President
Ruth Eliel
Stephan Farber
Fred Fisher
Greg Grinnell
Tom McNalley
Glenn Mercer
Maurice Singer
Bridget Tsao Brockman
Neil Selman
Artistic & Executive Director
Ara Guzelimian
Board of Governors
William J. Shanbrom, Co‐Chair
Kate Barnhart, Co‐Chair
Sasha and Bill Anawalt
Barbara Barry
Marjorie Beale
Sue Bienkowski
Merrill Blau
Steven Block
Bret Bradigan
Thomas Brod
Pamela Burton
Hyon Chough
Jill Cohen
Barbara Delaune Warren
Penny Donnelly
Kathy Drummy
James Drummy
Michael Dunn
William Duxler
Constance Eaton
Lisa Field
Bernie Greenberg
Richard Hertz
Linda Joyce Hodge
Scott Johnson
Moe Krabbe
Leslie Lassiter
Luther Luedtke
Raulee Marcus
Sharon McNalley
Pamela Melone
David Nygren
David Oxtoby
Ron Phillips
Arthur Rieman
Barry Schifrin
Abby Sher
Greg Smith
Anne-Marie Spataru
Esther Wachtell
Gary Wasserman
Jane Weirick
Suzanne and Blake Wilson
William J. Shanbrom, Co‐Chair
Kate Barnhart, Co‐Chair
Sasha and Bill Anawalt
Barbara Barry
Marjorie Beale
Sue Bienkowski
Merrill Blau
Steven Block
Bret Bradigan
Thomas Brod
Pamela Burton
Hyon Chough
Jill Cohen
Barbara Delaune Warren
Penny Donnelly
Kathy Drummy
James Drummy
Michael Dunn
William Duxler
Constance Eaton
Lisa Field
Bernie Greenberg
Richard Hertz
Linda Joyce Hodge
Scott Johnson
Moe Krabbe
Leslie Lassiter
Luther Luedtke
Raulee Marcus
Sharon McNalley
Pamela Melone
David Nygren
David Oxtoby
Ron Phillips
Arthur Rieman
Barry Schifrin
Abby Sher
Greg Smith
Anne-Marie Spataru
Esther Wachtell
Gary Wasserman
Jane Weirick
Suzanne and Blake Wilson
Directors Emeritus
Rick Gould, MD
Joan Kemper
Stephen J.M. Morris