OCSA GALA 2024 - Program Draft

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The Gala 2024 Virtual Auction will close at 11 p.m. this evening.

DON’T MISS OUT!

All proceeds will directly support OCSA’s arts conservatory programs.

Thank you for your continued support of our deserving student artists and the school’s mission to provide an unparalleled arts and academic education. We couldn’t make the magic happen without you!

Welcome Friends!

Thank you for joining us for Gala 2024: New York State of Mind, presented by the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) Foundation. This evening you will be fully immersed in the iconic streets of the Big Apple and enjoy an incredible production of Broadway classics performed by our exceptional student artists! As we come together to celebrate OCSA, I think it is also important for us to reflect on how this is all possible.

I know that each of you are here tonight for the same reason I am: we share the fundamental belief that the education that OCSA students receive is immeasurably valuable. The education that OCSA provides, both academically and artistically, is not just beneficial to each student as an individual – though that is true. OCSA’s environment, programmatic rigor, and emphasis on artistic growth build confidence, teach resilience, ignite inner motivation, facilitate collaboration, expand critical and creative thinking, and so much more. The world needs individuals like our students: people who are compassionate, hard-working, and driven toward the pursuit of excellence; people who think differently. OCSA provides a space to nurture the growth of tomorrow’s leaders, creators, innovators, and problem solvers.

OCSA is a unique place for students passionate about the arts. Here at OCSA, we recognize that the arts aren’t just beautiful, they are fundamental to who we are as human beings. The arts connect people and communities and allow us to express ourselves in ways that words cannot. At a time when the importance of the arts is not always recognized, it is more crucial than ever that individuals like you reaffirm your support of this one-of-a-kind place where thousands of young artists are able to pursue their academic and artistic dreams in a safe and nurturing school culture. I want to thank YOU for being here and encourage you to continue this show of support in any of the ways available to you tonight, including our Live Auction and Fund-A-Dream giving moment.

It is with deep admiration for their courageous support of the arts that I would like to thank the esteemed members of our Board of Trustees, Foundation Board of Directors, and Emeritus Board. I would also like to thank our President’s Circle and Encore members for their continued enthusiasm and dedication. Last, but certainly not least, I am appreciative of our Gala 2024 Corporate Sponsors Table Sponsors, Individual Ticket Attendees, and Performance Underwriters contributions to this year’s event. Through your support of Gala, you are helping to ensure that the transformative education of OCSA continues to be available to all of our talented young artists.

Now, our student performers are ready to wow you with a phenomenal show. Let’s kick off this spellbinding New York evening!

All the best,

Teren M. Shaffer President & CEO Orange County School of the Arts

ACT I

MENU OF THE EVENING

Brown Sugar Roasted Acorn Squash Salad

With Wild Kale, Shaved French Radishes, Roasted Pecans, Pickled Manhattan Cherry Vinaigrette, and Mini Garlic Bagel Chip

ACT II

Grilled Filet of Beef with Blackberry Thyme Demi

Paired With

Scallop Rockefeller with Spinach, Bacon, and Herb Cream

With Sour Cream and Spring Onion Mashed Potatoes, Brocollini, Baby Carrots, and Warm Olive Oil and Rosemary Bread

ACT III

Golden Chocolate Apple

Filled with Whipped Cheesecake

Topped with Bourbon Vanilla Bean Diced Apples

Alternating With Espresso Soaked Mascarpone Tiramisu

Topped with Fresh Whipped Cream, Fresh Fruit, and an “I Love New York” Disc

Fresh Drip Coffee, Decaf Coffee, and Selection of Hot Teas

ON BROADWAY

Featured Vocalists: Asher Hinton and Sophie Russ

JET SET from CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

Featured Vocalists: Isabella Both, Sadie Guerrero, Brendan Knox, Kelly Li, Abriella Nicolalde, and Ava Recana

LET ME BE YOUR STAR from SMASH

Featured Vocalists: Samantha Dejbakhsh and Claire Harmsen

THE SCHUYLER SISTERS from HAMILTON

Featured Vocalists: Isabella Both, Celine Ngo, Sebastian Padilla, and Lexie Shehab

WICKED COMPILATION

Featured Vocalists: Lily Aniceto and Lauren Kimball

Act I MONTAGE! & Gala Dance Cast: Amy Aoki, Jonathan Archer, Kai Armitage, Lauryn Bakh, Miranda Brockway, Aaron Chang, Ally Cheung, Casey Cheung, Ashlyn Chung, Sammi Chung, Gabriella D’Ambra, Presley Edward, Jordan Eskenazi, Melia Espinoza, Guinevere Gale, Victoria Garcia, Ashley Guo, Ava Hill, Natalie Jahn, Ella Jerrier, Joleane Jewell, Jaidyn Johns, Kaili Kester, Elise Kim, Hailey Kim, Hailey S. Kim, Robin Kim, Maya Loureiro, Logan Macy, Angelina Militante, Brady Moore, Sarah Moore, Alyssa Park, Jade Park, Brandon Paul, Taylor Roscoe, Piper Rosvek, Ella Sheppard, Amanda So, Natlie Tseng, Jadon Vo, Rylee Young, and Hayden Yu

Act I Ballroom Dance Cast: Gabriel Cho, Isabella Escobar-Sanchez, Jack Hillebrecht, Jared Lee, Aurelia Philmore, Chloe Savage, Brody Silva, and Celeste Valadez

Act I ManIA Dance Cast: Kaelee Felix Cortez, Sydney Mae Estrella, Faryad Gha ari, Shab Gha ari, Naomi Herthel, Chloe Reyes, Mackenzie Vallejo, Devin Vo, and KC Walker

Act I MONTAGE! Band, Horns & Strings Instrumental Cast: Thurman Arosteguy, Maiya Kothari, Jett Lackey, Allie Molin, Giancarlo Perla, Brandon Pham, Luke Sakurai, Aadya Sharma, Savannah Tweedt, Andres Vaca, Calitin Walsh, and Elizabeth Yong

Act I MONTAGE! & Gala Vocal Cast: Luca Aiello, Lily Aniceto, Johann Avenido, J.J. Barton, Isabella Betancourt, Isabella Both, Chase Cardoso, Zane Carras, Malia Chisick, Samantha Dejbakhsh, Caitlin Francisco, Michael Garay, Charis Githuka-Ngige, Sadie Guerrero, Daniel Grossgold, Nathan Han, Claire Harmsen, Zane Herrmann, Asher Hinton, Lauren Kimball, Brendan Knox, Kelly Li, David Lyons, Madeline Malo, Jonathan Mizrahi, Adrienne Morrow, Celine Ngo, Hugo Nguyen, Abriella Nicolalde, Sebastian Padilla, Angelina Pendleton-Mendez, Daniel Peters, Ava Recana, Joules Recana, Sophie Russ, Lexie Shehab, Sydney Sublette, Erin Tardibuono, Leyla Ton, Sophia Vernon, Liya Wilson, and Leila Woodward

Act I Classical Voice Chamber Singers Cast: Madison Becerra, William Bolin, Raya Catlin, J. Grant Conroy, Henry Courtney, Mona George, Yewon Jang, Estella Sky Keyoung, Samara Kohne, Bryce Leng, Mathew Malagar, Lilliana Mindel, Chloe Ness, Sebastian Nunez, Macey Ranck, Viveka Saravanan, Rulan (Angel) Shen, Cian Sheridan, Nikki Smith, Adam Suh, Kate Um, Jack Wilson, Paxton Wong, Je rey Yang, Maxwell Yen, Jaden Yoo, and Luna Zamora

ACT II |

SOUNDS OF SOHO

ROCK OF AGES MEDLEY

Featured Vocalists: Luca Aiello, Johann Avenido, and Daniel Peters

JUKEBOX FAVORITES from MOVIN’ OUT

Featured Vocalists: J.J. Barton, Daniel Grossgold, and Hugo Nguyen with Isabella Betancourt, Caitlin Francisco, Brendan Knox, David Lyons, Celine Ngo, and Erin Tardibuono

THE ROCKY LITTLE SHOP OF HORROR

Featured Vocalists: Zane Carras, Charis Githuka-Ngige, Kelly Li, Abriella Nicolalde, Sydney Sublette, Sophia Vernon, and Liya Wilson

FAME MUSICAL MOMENTS

Featured Vocalist: Joules Recana

Act II MONTAGE! & Gala Dance Cast: Amy Aoki, Jonathan Archer, Kai Armitage, Lauryn Bakh, Miranda Brockway, Aaron Chang, Ally Cheung, Casey Cheung, Ashlyn Chung, Sammi Chung, Gabriella D’Ambra, Presley Edward, Jordan Eskenazi, Melia Espinoza, Guinevere Gale, Victoria Garcia, Ashley Guo, Ava Hill, Natalie Jahn, Ella Jerrier, Joleane Jewell, Jaidyn Johns, Kaili Kester, Elise Kim, Hailey Kim, Hailey S. Kim, Robin Kim, Maya Loureiro, Logan Macy, Angelina Militante, Brady Moore, Sarah Moore, Alyssa Park, Jade Park, Brandon Paul, Taylor Roscoe, Piper Rosvek, Ella Sheppard, Amanda So, Natlie Tseng, Jadon Vo, Rylee Young, and Hayden Yu

Act II Ballroom Dance Cast: Gabriel Cho, Isabella Escobar-Sanchez, Jack Hillebrecht, Jared Lee, Aurelia Philmore, Chloe Savage, Brody Silva, and Celeste Valadez

Act II MONTAGE! Rockers & Horns Instrumental Cast: Thurman Arosteguy, Jett Lackey, Maverick Lane, Allie Moulin, Giancarlo Perla, Brandon Pham, Maximo Rossini, and Luke Sakurai

Act Il MONTAGE! & Gala Vocal Cast: Luca Aiello, Lily Aniceto, Johann Avenido, J.J. Barton, Isabella Betancourt, Isabella Both, Chase Cardoso, Zane Carras, Malia Chisick, Samantha Dejbakhsh, Caitlin Francisco, Michael Garay, Charis Githuka-Ngige, Sadie Guerrero, Daniel Grossgold, Nathan Han, Claire Harmsen, Zane Herrmann, Asher Hinton, Lauren Kimball, Brendan Knox, Kelly Li, David Lyons, Madeline Malo, Jonathan Mizrahi, Adrienne Morrow, Celine Ngo, Hugo Nguyen, Abriella Nicolalde, Sebastian Padilla, Angelina Pendleton-Mendez, Daniel Peters, Ava Recana, Joules Recana, Sophie Russ, Lexie Shehab, Sydney Sublette, Erin Tardibuono, Leyla Ton, Sophia Vernon, Liya Wilson, and Leila Woodward

ACT III |

BOHEMIAN DREAMS

WELCOME TO THE MOULIN ROUGE / DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND

Featured Vocalists: Charis Githuka-Ngige, Claire Harmsen, Brendan Knox, Madeline Malo, Joules Recana, and Lexie Shehab

LIVE AUCTION FUND-A-DREAM

YOUR SONG

Featured Spoken Word: Elora Sparnicht (CW, ‘23)

Featured Vocalists: Zane Herrmann and Erin Tardibuono

FINALE

Featured Vocalists: Charis Githuka-Ngige, Claire Harmsen, Brendan Knox, Joules Recana, and Lexie Shehab

Act III MONTAGE! & Gala Dance Cast: Amy Aoki, Jonathan Archer, Kai Armitage, Lauryn Bakh, Miranda Brockway, Aaron Chang, Ally Cheung, Casey Cheung, Ashlyn Chung, Sammi Chung, Gabriella D’Ambra, Presley Edward, Jordan Eskenazi, Melia Espinoza, Guinevere Gale, Victoria Garcia, Ashley Guo, Ava Hill, Natalie Jahn, Ella Jerrier, Joleane Jewell, Jaidyn Johns, Kaili Kester, Elise Kim, Hailey Kim, Hailey S. Kim, Robin Kim, Maya Loureiro, Logan Macy, Angelina Militante, Brady Moore, Sarah Moore, Alyssa Park, Jade Park, Brandon Paul, Taylor Roscoe, Piper Rosvek, Ella Sheppard, Amanda So, Natlie Tseng, Jadon Vo, Rylee Young, and Hayden Yu

Act III Ballroom Dance Cast: Gabriel Cho, Isabella Escobar-Sanchez, Jack Hillebrecht, Jared Lee, Aurelia Philmore, Chloe Savage, Brody Silva, and Celeste Valadez

Act III ManIA Dance Cast: Kaelee Felix Cortez, Sydney Mae Estrella, Faryad Gha ari, Shab Gha ari, Naomi Herthel, Chloe Reyes, Mackenzie Vallejo, Devin Vo, and KC Walker

Act III MONTAGE! Band, Horns & Strings Instrumental Cast: Thurman Arosteguy, Maiya Kothari, Jett Lackey, Allie Molin, Giancarlo Perla, Brandon Pham, Luke Sakurai, Aadya Sharma, Savannah Tweedt, Andres Vaca, Calitin Walsh, and Elizabeth Yong

Act Ill MONTAGE! & Gala Vocal Cast: Luca Aiello, Lily Aniceto, Johann Avenido, J.J. Barton, Isabella Betancourt, Isabella Both, Chase Cardoso, Zane Carras, Malia Chisick, Samantha Dejbakhsh, Caitlin Francisco, Michael Garay, Charis Githuka-Ngige, Sadie Guerrero, Daniel Grossgold, Nathan Han, Claire Harmsen, Zane Herrmann, Asher Hinton, Lauren Kimball, Brendan Knox, Kelly Li, David Lyons, Madeline Malo, Jonathan Mizrahi, Adrienne Morrow, Celine Ngo, Hugo Nguyen, Abriella Nicolalde, Sebastian Padilla, Angelina Pendleton-Mendez, Daniel Peters, Ava Recana, Joules Recana, Sophie Russ, Lexie Shehab, Sydney Sublette, Erin Tardibuono, Leyla Ton, Sophia Vernon, Liya Wilson, and Leila Woodward

Act III Classical Voice Chamber Singers Cast: Madison Becerra, William Bolin, Raya Catlin, J. Grant Conroy, Henry Courtney, Mona George, Yewon Jang, Estella Sky Keyoung, Samara Kohne, Bryce Leng, Mathew Malagar, Lilliana Mindel, Chloe Ness, Sebastian Nunez, Macey Ranck, Viveka Saravanan, Rulan (Angel) Shen, Cian Sheridan, Nikki Smith, Adam Suh, Kate Um, Jack Wilson, Paxton Wong, Je rey Yang, Maxwell Yen, Jaden Yoo, and Luna Zamora

Thank you to all our outstanding student performers for dedicating their time and energy to this special evening in support of OCSA!

ELORA SPARNICHT

Creative Writing, Class of 2023

Elora is a rst-year student at Yale. She is a member of the Yale Entrepreneurial Society, the Yale Dramatic Association (she is currently an assistant producer for the commencement musical in May), and the Odd Ducks, a sketch and stand-up comedy group. She is also involved in lm as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Yale Student Film Festival and the First-Year Liaison of the Cinemat, Yale's undergraduate lmmaking organization. Elora has become a Midnight Milkshake Master at her job at the Buttery, a late-night snack bar, and made it to the third round of auditions for her dream job as a Yale Tour Guide. Although she misses her dog Bailey, she is lucky enough to live in the same building as the Yale mascot, Handsome Dan XIX, and she is an enthusiastic connoisseur of Yale Dining.

Kaelee Felix Cortez, Sydney Mae Estrella, Faryad Gha ari, Shab Gha ari, Naomi Herthel, Chloe Reyes, Mackenzie Vallejo, Devin Vo, and KC Walker

Ballroom Blitz

Gabriel Cho, Isabella Escobar-Sanchez, Jack Hillebrecht, Jared Lee, Aurelia Philmore, Chloe Savage, Brody Silva, and Celeste Valadez

Statue of Liberty Performer

Piper Rosvek

Greeters

Culinary Crew

Sophia Abiera, Anna Craig, Kate Cummings, Autumn Francis, Kaia Han, Lucy Hunter, Margot Jenkins, Angelina Jones, Nalika Kavia, Emily Kim, Jane Kolina, Edward Lee, Isaac Lockitch, Brooke Martinez, Quinn Miles, Giovanna Miranda, Chase Peers, Leilani Steiner, and Nicole Sun

Camila Balanta, Nathan Cardenas, Hailey Heren, Elizabeth Longo, Samantha Lopez, Adam Strychaz, Janeiska Vidal, and Hunter Zalai

Art Exhibit Contributors

Hailey Chang, Sailee Charlu, Emma Chuang, Aileen Chun, Lauren Gee, Sarah Han, Lucas Huang, Nalika Kavia, Caroline Kim, Doyi Kim, Hyunyi/Haylin Kim, Ziah Kim, Brianna Liauw, Chili Sloop, Ashley Tai, Alyssa Uy, Madison Vargas, Jenny Wang, Emily Wen, Brian Yan, Audrey Yoo, and Carina Zheng

Auctioneer

Sean Endicott of The Bene t Auctioneers

Please visit the student art exhibit in the lobby, provided by the talented students of the Visual Arts Conservatory.

Musical Director

Melissa Wackerman

Orchestrator & Vocal Arranger

Patrick Copeland

Foundation & Creative Team Associate

Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)

Foundation & Creative Team Junior Associate

Quinn Olesiuk

Vocal Director

Gavin Thrasher

Band Director

Robert Jake Jacobs

Dance Captain

Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)

Choreography

Brooke Averi (CMD, ‘11)

Eric Cyr

Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)

Julia Rudge (CMD, ‘16)

Briana Suakjian

Costume Design

Cindy Peca-Dolan

Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)

Hair Design

José Avila

Joey Rodrigues (CMD, ‘07)

Video Production Support

Anthony Liechti

Sean Olesiuk

Director of Marketing

Amanda Blazey

Director of Public Relations

Julia Gutierrez

Senior Graphic Designer

Ricardo Mesina

Graphic Designers

Matthew Cadiz

Anel Cantu

Public Relations Manager

Shelby Sandberg (CMD, ‘08)

Marketing Associate

Staci Berrey

Marketing & Development Junior Associate

Darren Bautista

Photography

Doug Gi ord

Allen Joncas

Art Exhibit Leadership

Randy Au

Paige Oden

Culinary Leadership

Chef Daniel Mattos

Senior Director of Special Events

Jamie Scho eld

Director of Individual Giving

Anna Belmer Jackson (MT, ‘13)

Director of Corporate & Business Relations

Gregory McCollum

Development Manager

Katie Perry Page (MT, ‘11)

Special Events Associate

Julia Rudge (CMD, ‘16)

Registration Support

Paige Acuna

Jill Burgueno

Laura Ely

John Grainger

Sarah Kause

Berene Lindbeck

Becky Parsons

Michelle Rios

Hui-Shan Yong

Security Support

Gregory Aubrey

Antonio Graham

Vianney Herrera

Marquis Naborne

Francisco Ojeda

Albert Ontiveros

Assistant Technical Director

Jeremy Sewell

Lighting Designer

Michael Von Ho man

MONTAGE! Production Coordinator

Alex Padilla (PD, ‘18)

Sta Production Crew

Jonathan Doiron

Robert Young

Stage Manager

Sal Agostino

Assistant Stage Managers

Lily Gasper

Sophia Kang

Lukas Laza

Video Director

Jonathan Formica (FTV, ‘08)

Assistant Director

Jackson Levy

Technical Director

Micah Lai

Floor Director

Sadira Wong

Playback

Elaine Lim

Camera 1

Elise Park

Camera 2

Yael Campos

Assistant Lighting Designer

Cleo McHenry

Master Electrician

Will Stakely

Audio Crew

Matthew Boy

Abbey Fusco

Terra Skaar

Stage/Prop Crew

Sophie Cheng

Monserratt Samirah Castillo

Sebastian Lee

Load-In/Load-Out Crew

Modern Illumination Productions

Camera 3

Diego Teran

Lead Steadicam

Morgan Ang

Steadicam Assistant

Willie Yao

Camera Trainees

Nelan Castillo

Ava Neves

Owen Weichel

GENERAL AUCTION RULES

1. All items are sold “AS IS.” ALL SALES ARE FINAL. The Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) Foundation makes no warranties, whether expressed or implied, on the goods and services sold. Buyer represents that they made their own inspection of the goods. The entire risk as to quality and performance is the responsibility of the buyer.

2. Designated dates for vacation and travel times are subject to the mutual availability of the donor and buyer.

3. Unless otherwise speci ed, all auction items and services must be used WITHIN ONE YEAR of April 27, 2024.

4. Values set forth opposite certain items are estimates only and not warranted by the OCSA Foundation for tax purposes of the general value.

5. For your convenience, all items must be paid for by the end of the evening via the OneCause application. Alternative payment may be made by cash, check (payable to “OCSA Foundation”), or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express) the night of the event with an OCSA Foundation sta member.

6. Items will be available for pick-up on the OCSA campus. An email will be sent providing the details to the winners once the auction is closed. If items need to be shipped, shipping costs may be incurred by the winners of the items.

7. Auction purchases are tax deductible to the extent that they exceed fair market value.

LIVE AUCTION RULES

1. Once the Live Auction begins, it will continue until all items have been auctioned.

2. Use your bid paddle to signal your bid. Be sure your bid is acknowledged. Bidding is closed only by the auctioneer.

3. The veri cation form of your auction purchase will be brought to you. Payment can be made immediately or at the close of the Live Auction.

FUND-A-DREAM

1. All funds raised during the Fund-A-Dream portion of the Live Auction will support the talented student artists of OCSA. As a donation-dependent public charter school, the OCSA Foundation must raise approximately $10 million each year to continue providing our students with a comprehensive arts education. All gifts are tax deductible and are greatly appreciated.

2. Pre-registered bidders will be charged using the provided credit card information and/or via the OneCause application. Non-registered guests will be invoiced.

For questions and special requests related to billing, please contact John Grainger at john.grainger@ocsarts.net or 714.560.0900 ext. 6295.

SEASON & EVENT SPONSORS

AUCTION DONORS

Mr. Tom Wambsgans and Ms. Siobhan Roy

Dr. Michael Le and Mrs. Tita Nguyen

Names available as of April 16, 2024

Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman The Sternshein Family

Tina and Eoin Kreditor / Cleo A. Bluth Charitable Foundation

Lisa and Jack Brennan

Albert and Miaad Bushala

Chapman University

CHOC Foundation

Dr. Gretchen Conroy and Mr. Jim Conroy (2)

Lazslo and Nadia Cravensworth

Tim and Michelle Danaher

The Dhanidina Family

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone

Luke and Betsy Freiler

Lamia Gabal (Shehab), MD, FPMRS / Prestige Medical Group

The Herman, McCollum / Van Hoosear, and Yoshino Families

The Herrmann Family

Steve and Shelley Ho

Dr. Kimberley Lakes and Dr. James Kay

Cheryl and Michael Laven

The Malo Family

Sal & Jennie Maya Family Foundation

Montage Legal Group

Lee and Dave Runnels

Don Steiner and Rose Paguirigan-Steiner

The Harold Struck Charitable Fund

UCI Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory / UCI Graduate Division

David and Sandy Young

Lisa Argyros

Will and Kathy Chang

Linda and Vince Foley, Jr.

Erin and Duke Han

Martin and Cynthia Howard

Daisy Pablo-Nueva and Rowell Nueva

Teren and Brianna Sha er

Sheppard Mullin

O ce Solutions

Verizon

Randy Au

Balboa Bay Resort

Scott Barnhardt

Benchmark

Billabong

The Block Family

Boisset Collection / Cindy Martin

Boot Barn

Lisa and Jack Brennan

The Bushala Family

California Pizza Kitchen Santa Ana

Missy and Chris Callero

Casas de Santa Fe

Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa

Club Studio Fitness

Dr. Gretchen and Mr. Jim Conroy

Vicky and Matt DeArmey

DeArmey Law, APC

Detention 2.0

Susan Egan

Ernest Courant LLC

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone

Teri and Mark Fellman

The Fong Family Forge To Table Knives

Formaglini Vineyards

Fourth Street Market

Chris & Sarah Francisco of The Travel Corporation & Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

Francium Chocolate, Inc

GARYS Men's Clothing

Javier Garza

Glen Ivy Hot Springs

Stacy and Jason Gwin

Erin and Duke Han

The Herman Family

Jessica and Jason Herthel

Shelley and Steve Ho

Brooke Hunter

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa

In-N-Out

Irvine Theatre Company

Joe Bananas

Kimberly M. Wang Photography / Eardog Productions

Michael Lattuca

Le Renew Dermatology, Thuy Nguyen and John Le

Chef Cloyce Martin

Greg McCollum and Je Van Hoosear

McLean Meyer LLC

Mesa Verde Country Club

Rick Messina

Milligram Los Angeles

Monarch Beach Golf Links

Montage Hotels & Resorts

Richard Mordesovich and Warren Chase

MOXI3

Newport Beach Dermatology & Plastic Surgery

OC Breathwork

Paige Oden

Orange County School of the Arts

Orange County School of the Arts Foundation

Allison and Jim Panetta

Park Club

Carole Pickup

Prestige Medical Group / Lamia Gabal, MD

Dr. Melissa Pujazon-Zazik and Mr. John Zazik

The Rand Family

The Resort at Pelican Hill

Nancy Reyes

Rolling Boba

Carol Ross

Lisa Rubenstein

Lee Runnels

Anna Schlotzhauer and James Bergman

School of Rock Huntington Beach

School of Rock Santa Ana

Juliet Schulein

Rande Sha er

Sha er Insurance Services

Sonoma Private Wealth LLC

South Coast Plaza

Rose and Don Steiner

The Sternshein Family

Libby Stockstill and Alexey Paliy

Taco Surf

Timothy Paul Mitchell LLC

Vina Robles Vineyards and Winery

Vuori Clothing

Kimberly M. Wang

Webb's Grainworks

Lisa Stevens Wegner and Jed Stevens

Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater

SCHOOL

SCHOOL, FOUNDATION & CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP

President & CEO

Teren Shaffer

Chief Operations Officer

Steven Wagner

Principal

Michael Ciecek

Assistant Principal of Instruction

Kimberly Barraza Lyons, Ph.D.

Assistant Principal of Student Services

Becca Freeland

Assistant Principal of Arts

Maria Lazarova, D.M.A.

Assistant Principal of Student Supervision

Abbe Levine

Director of Special Services

Lauren Reynolds

Learning Specialist

Shelley Stanphill

FOUNDATION

Vice President of Communications

Kelly Andrews

Vice President of Development

Elizabeth Ton

CONSERVATORY

Director of Productions

Eric Hamme

SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS

Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality

Daniel Mattos, Chef Director

SCHOOL OF DANCE

Ballet & Contemporary Dance

Steven B. Hyde, Director

Ballet Folklórico Dance

Marlene Peña-Marin, Director

Ballroom Dance

Robert Porch, Director

Commercial Dance

Nicole Berger, Director

SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS

Arts & Enterprise

Ally Bushman, Director

Creative Writing

Joshua Wood, Director

Martin & Cynthia Howard

Design & Media

Patrick Williams, Director

Film & Television

Aaron Orullian, Director

Integrated Arts

Charna Lopez, Director

Cassandra Foster, Conservatory Assistant

Visual Arts

Paige Oden, Director

Randy Au, Assistant Director

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Classical Voice

Ryan Reithmeier, D.M.A., Director

Instrumental Music

Sarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Director

Coordinator, Pianist Program

John Reynolds, D.M.A., Director

Coordinator, The Garn Family Jazz Studies Program

Coordinator, Frederick Fennell Wind Studies Program

Nicholaus Yee, D.M.A., Coordinator, Strings & Orchestra Program

Popular Music

Natasha Pasternak, Director

SCHOOL OF THEATRE

El-Erian Family Acting

John Walcutt, Director

Stephanie Dorian, Assistant Director

Musical Theatre

Ryan Miller, Director

Amelia Barron, Conservatory Manager

Production & Design

Kelly Marie Pate, Director

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

Vincent Foley, Jr., Chair

Paul Satkin, Secretary

Members

Hon. Halim Dhanidina (Ret.)

Jessica Herthel

Gary Humphreys

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers

Jason Herthel, Chair

Teren Shaffer, President & CEO

Jennifer Sternshein, Secretary

Kevin Tiber, Treasurer

Hon. Halim Dhanidina (Ret.), Board of Trustees Representative

Eoin L. Kreditor, J.D., Vice Chair, Legacy Giving

Kimberley Lakes, Ph.D., Vice Chair, Human Capital

Michael Laven, Vice Chair, Finance

Directors

LEADERSHIP BOARDS

EMERITUS BOARD

Julia Argyros

John Daniels

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Mohamed El-Erian

Brad Ellis, J.D.

Maria Newkirk Fong

John Gates

Carol Green

Jerry Mandel

Michal Mekjian, Jr.

James “Walkie” Ray

Judy Sabbagh

Susan Samueli, Ph.D.

Janice Frey Smith

Kate St. Clair

Russell Stern

John Vestri

Scott Woolsey

In Memoriam

Paul Folino

Doug Garn

Sebastian Paul Musco

Lew Webb

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

Aquarian Drumheads

Arts Orange County

Audio By the Bay

Bowers Museum

Children’s Hospital of Orange County

City of Santa Ana

Dragon Kim Foundation

El Sol Academy

The Frida Cinema

Girl Scouts of Orange County

Glorious

Max H. Gluck Foundation

GRAMMY Museum

Grand Central Art Center

Hilbert Museum

Irvine Barclay Theatre

Jazz at Lincoln Center

LBC Heroes Squad

Montage Hotels & Resorts

Orange County Museum of Art

Orange County Music & Dance

The Pacific Club

Pacific Symphony

Philharmonic Society of Orange County

Pretend City

RED

Relámpago del Cielo, Inc.

Armi and Ron Abiera

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

Cheryl Alderson and Charles Dominguez

Courtney and James Banaag

Alyson and Alfredo Cartagena

Kara and Rob Casola

Kathy and William Chang

Gretchen and Jim Conroy

Saranya and Halim Dhanidina

Britt and Bruno Di Leo

Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone

Sally and Dan Fleet

Betsy and Luke Freiler

Lamia Gabal and Charlie Wilcoxson

Stacy and Jason Gwin

Erin and Duke Han

Allison and Brian Herman

Jessica and Jason Herthel

Chinyee and Andrew Keyoung

Cheryl and Michael Laven

Debbie and Bonaparte Liu

Sherry and Paul Main

Debbie and Aaron Malo

Greg McCollum and Jeff Van Hoosear

Maeesha Merchant and Gaurav Diwan

Merrie and Ed Mora

Tita Nguyen and Michael Le

Rose Paguirian-Steiner and Don Steiner

Allison and Jim Panetta

Shannon and Andrew Patterson

Bradley Pivar and Rod Escobedo

Ami and Rakesh Puvvada

Alexis and Julian Recana

Trilby and Michael Robinson-Dorn

Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman

Juliet and Doug Schulein

Karen Smith and Jay Jerrier

Mohini and Vip Soni

Jeannette and John Soumbasakis

Samantha and Jon Stark

Jennifer and Sandy Sternshein

Kim and Bert Tavares

Mei Tsang and Steve Brown

Ivy Wang and Patryk Symchych

Michelle and Gary Yoshino

Sandy and David Young

Jinny and Ed Yun

List current as of April 16, 2024.

Armi and Ron Abiera

Kevin and Patty Adams

Anonymous

Ms. Jyothi Atluri

The Badenas Peterson Family

The Banaag family

The Bailey Family

The Becker Family

The Betts Family

Team Bignami

Charles and Drew Bittel

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Both

Laura and Justin Boysen Aragon

Jack and Lisa Brennan

Martha Brito

Dr. Alyson and Alfredo Cartagena

The Casola Family

William and Kathy Chang

Joy Chao and Jason Lee

Tim and Rita Chen

Dr. Gretchen and Mr. James Conroy

The Dayal Family

The Dejbakhsh Family

The Deutschman Family

The DeVoe Family

The Dhanidina Family

ENCORE

The Herman Family

The Herman Family

Andy and Gracie Hinton

Spencer Ho

Stacy L. Hodge

Scott Holty and Emilie Albert

Cindy Hughes and Paul Schmidhauser

The Idriss Family

The Jacobson Family

Jay Jerrier and Karen Smith

Danwoo K.

The Kapoor Family

Angela Kent and David Kane

Andrew and Chinyee Keyoung

The Kleinman Family

The Kondo/Truong Family

The Kuntz Family

Nolan and Kisu Lam

Michael and Cheryl Laven

Michael and Rosemarie Le Coz

Michael Le and Tita Nguyen

Charles and Shana Lee

Lily Lee

Scott and Susan Lee

The Lee Family

Matthew and Jasmine Lindauer

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Nottage

Daisy Nueva

Molly Ortwein

Rosemarie Paguirigan-Steiner and Don Steiner

Jim and Allison Panetta

The Parekh Shah Family

The Passalacqua Family

Andrew and Shannon Patterson

The Pennor Family

The Pivar-Escobedo Family

Rakesh and Ami Puvvada

The Raymonds

Hon. Julian and Alexis Recana

Trilby and Michael Robinson-Dorn

The Ross Family

The Rossfeld Family

Douglas and Juliet Schulein

The Schultz Family

The Shinogi Family

The Shipman Family

Mrs. Deepika Shiroy and Mr. Chandan Shiroy

Tina and David Sidoni

The Siu Family

Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman

OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE, IMPACT, AND INVEST IN THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTIST-SCHOLARS

HEARTS FOR THE ARTS CAMPAIGN

This annual campaign provides additional support for arts conservatory needs beyond each conservatory’s annual budget. A Hearts for the Arts donation will help to fund special equipment and supplies, performances and eld trips, and arts enrichment opportunities for our talented students.

ARTIST SCHOLAR SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

This annual program supports economically disadvantaged students who attend OCSA. Donations not only help to fund the arts conservatory portion of their school day, but also make certain they have access to the full OCSA experience, including yearbooks, technology, and school supplies.

MASTER ARTIST SERIES

This annual program supports high-pro le visiting artists who create meaningful and often life-changing experiences for our student artists. An important instructional strategy at OCSA is to bring master artists and industry leaders to share their gifts, career stories, and expertise with students through residencies, master classes, lectures, and performances.

READY TO GET INVOLVED?

To learn more about these important campaigns or give today, please visit www.ocsarts.net/Give . We would love to talk with you about how you can support OCSA’s talented students! Please contact Anna Belmer Jackson, Director of Individual Giving, at anna.jackson@ocsarts.net.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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Book our inspiring students for your next event!

Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) proudly offers a wide range of professional-level performance groups comprised of inspiring student artists from the school’s many arts conservatories. Make your private, corporate, or charity function more special by featuring a select group of OCSA’s bright and talented students!

Our extensive variety of repertoire is completely customizable. Choose the group that best meets the needs of your event and budget!

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• Chiropractors

• Physical Therapists

• Nurses

• Teachers

• Contractors

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SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP GROUP

Invitations to performance receptions, fun events, and arts classes

The opportunity to win $2,500 for your child’s conservatory

Discount codes for select conservatory performances

Exclusive access to presale ticketing for Season Finale

AND MORE!

See membership levels online for complete details.

All OCSA families are encouraged to pledge the requested amount toward their child’s Conservatory Funding Agreement prior to joining Encore.

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YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

To learn more or join today, visit www.ocsarts.net/JoinEncore.

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