Meet the team driving change
Our staff
Julie Baker
Chief Executive Officer | julie@caforthearts.org
Tracy Hudak
Director of Field Engagement | tracy@caforthearts.org
NeFesha Yisra'el
Director of Programs | nefesha@caforthearts.org
Eduardo Robles
Senior Manager of Communications | eduardo@caforthearts.org
Teri Ball
RAIN Project Manager | teri@caforthearts.org
L.T. Martinez
Executive Assistant | assistant@caforthearts.org
Jean Young
Communications Coordinator | jean@caforthearts.org
Jennica Bisbee
Field Engagement Coordinator | jennica@caforthearts.org
Martha Demson
Paymaster Program Specialist | paymaster@caforthearts.org
Board members
Leticia Rhi Buckley, CA for the Arts, President
CEO, LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Edmund Velasco, CA Arts Advocates, Vice President
Vice-President, Local 7 Musicians’ Union
Patrick Brien, CA for the Arts, Treasurer
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Arts Orange County
Jennifer Kane
Executive Director, Arts Connection – The Arts Council of San Bernadino County
Victoria L. Hamilton
Board Director, Prebys Foundation
Dalouge Smith, CA Arts Advocates, Treasurer
CEO, The Lewis Prize for Music
Eliza Tudor
Executive Director, Nevada County Arts Council
Josiah Bruny
CEO, Music Changing Lives
Heather Angelina Dunn
Partner, DLA Piper LLP US, California Lawyers for the Arts
Sean Fenton
Executive Director, Theatre Bay Area
Jonathon Glus, CA for the Arts, Vice President
Executive Director, City of San Diego Commission on Arts and Culture
Cara Goger, CA for the Arts, Secretary
Executive Director, Mariposa County Arts Council
Rafael González
CEO & President, Grand Performances
Maria Jenson
Creative and Executive Director, SOMArts Cultural Center
Jennifer Laine, CA Arts Advocates, President
Executive Director, San Benito Arts Council
Lyz Luke
Executive Director, Living Jazz
Tamaira “Miss Tee” Sandifer
CEO and Founder, Studio T Arts & Entertainment / Studio T Urban Arts Academy
Felicia Shaw
Executive Director of the San Diego Regional Arts and Culture Coalition
Nurit Siegel Smith
Executive Director, Music Forward Foundation
Usha Srinivasan
Co-Founder, Mosaic America
Megan Van Voorhis
Director of Convention & Cultural Services, City of Sacramento
Bridget Cantu Wear
Associate Director of Development, Strategic Partnerships The Old Globe Theatre
MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
We see artists and creatives as an integral part of our society, economy, and communities
We’re working to advance the careers of artists, creatives, and culture workers. Because when they’re involved, bottom lines are boosted, property values increase, and communities are changed for the better.