Administration
D. Riley Nicholson
Executive Director
Steph C. Sherwood
Director of Communications and Patron Engagement
Lyndsey Loosley
Director of Artistic Operations
Sam Barrow
Operations Manager
Ruth Updegraff
Bookkeeper
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Santa Cruz CA 95060
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Cabrillo Festival Board & Staff
Board Officers
Liza Culick, President
Jim Petersen, Vice President
Lois Springsteen, CFP®, Treasurer
Mark Kalow, Secretary
Board Members
Nora Frimann
Michael Good
Marsa Greenspan
Ciara Harraher
Barbara Horscraft
Thomas Sage Pedersen
Claire Schneeberger
Bill Richter
Life Members
Fran Fisher, CPA
Earleen Overend
Past Presidents
T. Jerome Barnes, 1963
Paul Sandas, 1964
Suzanne Paizis, 1964-65
Bud Kretschmer, 1966-67
J.A. Wyckoff, 1968
Ruth Frary, M.D., 1969-72
Manuel Santana, 1973-77
Earleen Overend, 1978-80
Carol Brancich, 1981-82
Robert Korns, M.D., 1983-84
Gayle Ortiz, 1985-86
Mary K. Hubbard, 1987-88
Manuel Santana, 1989
Richard Klein, 1990-91
Celia Hartman, 1992
Robert Scrivener, 1993
Howard Sherer, 1994-96
Elizabeth Irwin, 1997
Gail Oakes, 1998-2000
Nancy Loshkajian 2001-2005
Bruce Nicholson 2006-2009
Dina Hoffman 2010-2013
Jim Petersen 2014-2017
Liza Culick 2018-2021
Claire Schneeberger 2021-2024
Jim Petersen 2024-2025
Seasonal Staff
Pete Austin, Co-Technical Director
Jessi Bond, House Manager
Bob Greer, Music Librarian
Kelly Ott, Orchestra Manager
Mike Johnson, Co-Technical Director & Lighting Designer
r.r. jones, Photographer
Audrey Kwong, Conductors Workshop Director
Yrene Marquez, Hospitality Director
Elizabeth Quivey, Stage Manager & Housing Coordinator
Joshua Arce, Assistant Stage Manager
Steven Swartz, Publicist
Drew Yerys, Sound and Recording Engineer