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
Michele Brustin, Vice-Chair Development
Cathryn Krause, Secretary
Stephan Farber, Treasurer
Jamie Bennett
NancyBell Coe
Cheree Edwards, OFWC President
Ruth Eliel
Frederick B. Fisher
Glenn Mercer
Don Pattison
Maurice Singer
Bridget Tsao Brockman
Hope Tschopik Schneider
Merrill Williams

Artistic & Executive Director
Ara Guzelimian

Board of Governors
William J. Shanbrom, Co‐Chair
Kate Barnhart, Co‐Chair
Barbara Barry
Margaret Bates
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
William Duxler
Constance Eaton
Lisa Field
Bernie Greenberg
Greg Grinnell
Richard Hertz
Scott Johnson
Moe Krabbe
Leslie Lassiter
Luther Luedtke
Raulee Marcus
Sharon McNalley
Pamela Melone
David Nygren
David Oxtoby
Ron Phillips
Barry Schifrin
Abby Sher
Greg Smith
Anne-Marie Spataru
Esther Wachtell
Gary Wasserman
Jane Weirick
Blake Wilson

Directors Emeritus
Rick Gould, MD
Joan Kemper
Stephen J.M. Morris

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Shop Talk

Virtual Ojai Talks with 2022 Music Director @RunningAMOC founders @aucoincomposer and @zackwinokur youtu.be/V4Ie8TMeMs4 via @YouTube pic.twitter.com/Y79u…

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Happy New Year from our home to yours pic.twitter.com/61pQ…

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Look back before we move forward: 2021 wrap up video of the 75th Festival. Thanks to music director @HellTweet for the adventure! youtu.be/4EXR2K4TTr4… pic.twitter.com/gvhm…

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How to start our week - by soaking in Flow by Ingram MARSHALL featured at the 75th Festival in September with Music Director @HellTweet, @timoandres and the Ojai Festival Orchestra youtu.be/KuuX6zpHj98 via @YouTube

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RT @SFCV The collective members of @RunningAMOC serve as artistic director for the 2022 @OjaiFestivals. sfcv.org/articles/mu…

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