WELCOME TO
We hope you enjoy this dynamic showcase celebrating the culmination of the school year and featuring spectacular performances and presentations by the talented student artists of all 17 OCSA arts conservatories.
SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS
Culinary Arts & Hospitality
SCHOOL OF DANCE
Ballet & Contemporary Dance
Ballet Folklórico Dance
Ballroom Dance
Commercial Dance
SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS
Arts & Enterprise
Creative Writing
Digital Media
Film & Television
Integrated Arts
Visual Arts
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Classical Voice
Instrumental Music
Popular Music
SCHOOL OF THEATRE
Acting
Musical Theatre
Production & Design
ACT I
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | STRINGS & ORCHESTRA
Sarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Director, Instrumental Music Conservatory
Nicholaus Yee, D.M.A., Coordinator, Strings & Orchestra Program
Infernal Dance from The Firebird
Music by Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by Jacob Sustaita, D.M.A.
Featuring: The OCSA Symphony Orchestra, including Matthew Anderson, Katie Baker, Matthew Blam, Truanne Chen, Hannah Cho, Sumin Cho, Irene Choung, Joshua Cua, James Dechary, Nicholas Doan, Andrew Fung, Raija Hammad, Kylie Heidal, Joseph Ho, Justin Hong, Nathan Hwang, Miri Izenberg, Amy Jong, David Jou, Amelia Kang, Shayna Kaplan, Ariana Kim, Jaden Kim, Lauren Kim, Tane Kim, Maiya Kothari, Grace Lai, Amanda Lee, Amy Lee, Danny Lee, Jiyu Lee, Olivia Lee, Rubi Lee, Julian Leon, Edward Luna, Matthew Martono, Allie Molin, Mirah Nguyen, Thalia Nguyen-Khoa, Saya Nishimura, Edwin Noh, Daniel O’Grady, Sarah Parigela, April Park, Keilah Park, Damian Paul, Liam Ramos, Jillian Schlechter, Aadya Sharma, Kei Shimabukuro, Ian Shin, Katherine Shinogi, Swansea Siu, Thomas Song, Leo Sui, Joshua Ta, Elio Tran, Caitlin Walsh, Emma Wang, Dylan Wei, Kaylie Wise, Rachel Won, Kara Wong, Lucy Woo, Sophie Woo, Sarah Yang, and Rachel Yoo
ARTS & ENTERPRISE
Ally Bushman, Director, Arts & Enterprise Conservatory
Video Presentation: New Kids on the Block
Produced by Andrew Pilger
Written by Andrew Pilger and the Students of the Arts & Enterprise Conservatory
Featuring: The Students of the Arts & Enterprise Conservatory
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | FREDERICK FENNELL WIND STUDIES
Sarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Director, Instrumental Music Conservatory
John Reynolds, D.M.A., Associate Director, Instrumental Music Conservatory
Come Sunday
Composed by Omar Thomas
Conducted by Mathieu Girardet
Featuring: The Frederick Fennell Wind Ensemble, including Matthew Anderson, Katie Baker, Matthew Blam, Marie Bocanegra, Sejin Byun, Hannah Cho, Samuel Chung, Mateo Cruz, James Dechary, Nicholas Doan, Pedro Fregoso, Andrew Fung, Samantha Gonzales, Kylie Heidal, Trent Horio, Miri Izenberg, Lyric Khan, Ariana Kim, Grace Lai, Amanda Lee, Danny Lee, Olivia Lee, Edward Luna, Aidan Luu, Allie Molin, Daniel O’Grady, April Park, Keilah Park, Damian Paul, Darren Qiu, Ian Shin, Katie Shinogi, Tahlia Smith, Leo Sui, Felix Teraoka, Luke Toner, Garrett Walker, Liam Walsh, Kaylie Wise, Mitt Wu, and Rachel Yoo
MEKJIAN FAMILY CULINARY ARTS & HOSPITALITY
Daniel Mattos, Chef Director, The Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality Conservatory
Video Presentation
Produced by Rabecca Woodruff
Featuring: The Students of The Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality Conservatory
BALLET FOLKLÓRICO DANCE
Marlene Peña-Marin, Director, Ballet Folklórico Dance Conservatory
Juntándanos
Music by Rosalía
Choreography by Mercedes Ibarra and Amanda White
Featuring: Angel Alarcon, Jimena Alcocer, Julian Aldana, Emily Alvarez, Jesus Alvarez, Saira Arias, Anthony Arreola, Jocelyn Arreola, Delilah Brito, Monica Calva, Alexa Campos, Joaquin Cantoran, Maya Cantoran, Cristina Chamberlain, Fabian Elias, Yoali Garcia Neri, Yahaira Gomez, Molly Guerra, Isabella Guzman, Vivian Hernandea Gramajo, Any Herrera, Hannah Iribe, Karina Lariz, Ema Lopez, Mia Lopez, Carlos Lozano, Anais Martinez, Andrea Martinez, Avril Martinez, Nicole Martinez, Christina Melgoza, Destinee Nuñez, Isaac Nuñez, Brad Olivarez, Anabella Paik, Naema Peña, Amanda Ramirez, Arianna Ramirez, Itzel Ramirez, Sophia Robles, Kimberly Rojas, Alexa Salazar, Sophia Sigala, Emery Slominski, Landyn Slominski, Mia Villalpando, and Paulina Zamora
CREATIVE WRITING
Joshua Wood, Director, Creative Writing Conservatory
Identity Selections: Spoken Word
Featuring: Connor Elmore, Cheyenne Harkless, Wyatt Layton, Ashley Park, Selah Sanchez, and Elora Sparnicht
INTEGRATED ARTS
Charna Lopez, Director, Integrated Arts Conservatory
Cassandra Foster, Conservatory Assistant, Integrated Arts Conservatory
Puttin’ On the Ritz
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Directed by Charna Lopez
Choreography by Charna Lopez
Music Direction by Rebecca Wong-Burdett
Featuring: Ruby Aguilar, Brayden Bittel, Ryder Flowers, Sascha Friend, Caitlin Gong, Daniel Grossgold, Evan Gutierrez, Vivienne Ho, Molly Jenkins, Savi McFarland, Clare Murphy, Lila Olson, Lisa Ordonez, Hannah Osier, Corinne Thomas, MacKenzie Vallejo, and Gloria Xiong
BALLET & CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Steven B. Hyde, Director, Ballet & Contemporary Dance Conservatory
Excerpt from La Sylphide
Music by Herman Severin Lovenskiold
Choreography by August Bournonville
Costume Design by Karen Dreng
Featuring: Ritika Asher, Courtney Chiu, Hailey Cho, Helen Du, Shelby Guetzkow, Isabella Harrington, Annika Hayes, Katelyn Hu, Kiera Lai, Mia Lekika Mayengue, Violet Lopiccola, Malia Marchant, Michaela Marchant, Emerson McDougall, Gia-Lac Nguyen, Leilah Prevost, Finley Sasena, Tyler Tayag, Paisley Thanaritiroj, Natalia Valadez, Preston Walker, and Bingqing Yu
PRODUCTION & DESIGN
Kelly Marie Pate, Director, Production & Design Conservatory
Victoria Hoyt-Heydon (PD, ‘10), Assistant Director, Production & Design Conservatory
Video Presentation: Out of the Shadows
Featuring: The Seniors of the Production & Design Conservatory
CLASSICAL VOICE
Ryan Reithmeier, D.M.A., Director, Classical Voice Conservatory
Bíonn Siúlach Scéalach
Music by Matthew Erpelding
Original Text from an Old Irish Proverb
Directed by Sarah Gonzalez
Featuring: Mia Baron, Madison Becerra, Austin Bohm, James Conroy, Henry Courtney, Dominic DeAugustine, Mona George, Stephen Goeres-Hill, Grace Huynh, Stella Goodman, Alexander Jeon, Sky Keyoung, Samara Kohne, Karma Kumar, Mathew Malagar, Elliot Masinsin, Lilliana Mindel, Ella Mortensen, Chloe Ness, Sebastian Nunez, Jaidyn Portanova, Aashna Rana, Macey Ranck, Viveka Saravanan, Jules Schuld, Cian Sheridan, Maximilian Song, Daniel Thibault, Charlton Tsai Kate Um, Ysabel Wilhoit, Jack Wilson, Jeffrey Yang, Maxwell Yen, Jaden Yoo, and Luna Zamora
COMMERCIAL DANCE
Nicole Berger, Director, Commercial Dance Conservatory
Every Chair is a Throne
Music by Ludovico Einaudi (“Eros”)
Choreography by Dasha Tertova
Featuring: Faith Aguilar, Raven Alanes, Amanda Boaz, Chelsea Brown, Audrey Chang, Michelle Cheng, Katie Couch, Callista Do, Ayanna Dowell, Rhea Gill, Noemi Kim, Yujen Lin, Alana Lopez, Aarilyn Lee, Mallory McKenna, Reagan Murray, Kelly Nguyen, Rachel Pizzurro, Loila Rhee, Karina Salazar, Jonah Smith, Diana Sun, Phoebe Switzer, and Izzy Warfield
MUSICAL THEATRE
Lauren Lim Jackson (CMD, ‘03), Director, Musical Theatre Conservatory Ryan Miller, Interim Director, Musical Theatre Conservatory Amelia Barron (MT, ‘09), Conservatory Manager, Musical Theatre Conservatory
A Musical from Something Rotten
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
Music and Lyrics by Karey Kirkpatrick and Wayne Kirkpatrick
Directed by Ryan Miller
Choreography by Katie Perry Page (MT, ‘11)
Music Direction by Christopher W. Smith
Featuring: Salvatore Ancona, Lily Aniceto, Meghan Barton, Lillian Betts, Isabella Betancourt, Marcus Brooks, Lula Buckle, Zane Carras, Malia Chisick, Katie Cruz, Kayalani DeGrave, Samantha Dejbakhsh, Brianna Deutchman, Devyn Dilts, Ashlye Gambill, Reese Hewitt, Joey Juarez, Alyssa Kim, Jane Kolina, Isabella Lazzarinetti, Isabella Lloyd, Molly Manlowe, Matthew Manning, Ella Mardirossian, Nathen McLaurin, Alexa Nunez Magana, Aubrie Ofner, Noelani Pese, Henry Robinson-Dorn, Jay Rossfeld, Sophia Ruiz, Catherine Sheldon, Teresa Smith, Amanda So, Kyle Stafford, Levi Sternshein, Maxwell Tanaka, Isabella Uygan, Isabella Vecchione, and Paige Vigiletti
ACT II
POPULAR MUSIC
Natasha Pasternak, Director, Popular Music Conservatory
I Want to Take You Higher
Music and Lyrics by Sylvester “Sly Stone” Stewart
Arranged by Hugo Nguyen and the Popular Music Conservatory Senior Class Music Direction by Jake Jacobs, Jessica Lipman, Hugo Nguyen, and Natasha Pasternak
Featuring: Michael Bergren, Richard Byoun, Mateo Cruz, James Dechary, Diego Fernandez, Matthew Garbacz, Ella Gibson, Grace Glaspell, Trent Horio, Emma Kay, Olivia Knox, Nazelie Kodagolian, Gavin Lacanlale, Tula Larsen, Diego Legras, Ava Leslie, Tess Mingram, Allie Molin, Gaia Ocampo, Joan Park, Giancarlo Perla, Ashley Portillo, Owen Ramos, Mia K. Rinaldi, Sinai Rodriguez, Ian Shin, and Jocelyn Wang
FILM & TELEVISION
Aaron Orullian, Director, Film & Television Conservatory
Video Presentation: P.A.I.
Produced by Dylan Knight
Directed by Rowan Haller
Cinematography by Zen Thai
Written by Julian DeLucia
Edited by Shaela Reilly
Featuring: The Seniors of the Film & Television Conservatory
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | GARN FAMILY JAZZ STUDIES
Sarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Director, Instrumental Music Conservatory
John Reynolds, D.M.A., Associate Director, Instrumental Music Conservatory
Bojangles
Music by Duke Ellington
Music Direction by John Reynolds, D.M.A.
Featuring: The OCSA Ambassador Jazz Orchestra, including Ada Bevacqua, Samuel Chung, Mateo Cruz, James Dechary, Nicholas Doan, Megan Etzel, Kylie Heidal, Trent Horio, Miri Izenberg, Danny Lee, Aidan Luu, Ryder Mendelson, Allison Molin, Darren Qiu, Ian Shin, Leo Sui, Connor Taing, Nathan Tatsuta, and Luke Toner
EL-ERIAN FAMILY ACTING
John Walcutt, Director, The El-Erian Family Acting Conservatory
Stephanie Dorian, Assistant Director, The El-Erian Family Acting Conservatory
Video Presentation: Hamlet
Produced by Chris Moland
Directed by John Walcutt
Featuring: Grace Abbott, Abigail Bourquardez, Anna Craig, Noah Granados, Jadon Han, Kaia Han, Emily Hsia, Justin Jacobson, Andres Juarez, Caitlin Kim, Isabella Kim, Logan Langevin, Sofia Malone, Ethan Manalastas, Krish Marwah, Maggie Moland, Lydia Napoleone, Jack Reid, Elle Scord, Kaya Sparnicht, Ethan Swartz, Ava Tello, Diego Teran, and Sophia Zavala, Accompanied by Students from the Ballet & Contemporary Dance, Ballet Folklórico Dance, Ballroom Dance, and Commercial Dance Conservatories
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC | PIANIST
Sarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Director, Instrumental Music Conservatory
The Noise of a Multitude
Music by Shane W. Cadman
Music Direction by Sarkis Baltaian, D.M.A. and Sebastian Chang
Featuring: Vivian Chen, Caleb Empig, Emilia Djordjevic, Andrew Hiranprasitikul, Yoojin Jo, Samantha Liu, Nathan Park, Tobia Tam, and Evan Wu
BALLROOM DANCE
Robert Porch, Director, Ballroom Dance Conservatory
Elvis
Choreography by Erik Cyr
Assisted by Hope Jackson
Music Editing by Brittney Porch
Featuring: Gavin Alvarez-Coyne, Hannah Ayala, Jude Camaya, Constantin Chekardzhikov, Gabriel Cho, Paolo de Lancellotti, Presley Herthel, Jack Hillebrecht, Jared Lee, Sophie Ma, Eva Mazzara, Marina Pitt, Ambria Shields, Brody Silva, Hana Uehara, and Melissa Yan, with Alternates Sean Sulit, Heather Torres-Cancino, and James Williams
DIGITAL MEDIA / VISUAL ARTS
Patrick William (VA, ‘96), Director, Digital Media Conservatory
Paige Oden, Director, Visual Arts Conservatory
Randy Au, Assistant Director, Visual Arts Conservatory
FINALE: HIGHLIGHTS FROM GALA 2023
Cindy Peca, Creative Director
Quinn Olesiuk, Foundation & Creative Team Associate
Dance to the Party Lights
Music by Sly and the Family Stone and Natalie Cole
Original Lyrics by Sly Stone and Tennyson Stephens
Music Direction by Melissa Wackerman
Orchestrated by Patrick Copeland
Vocal Direction by Jamond McCoy
Band Directed and Conducted by Robert “Jake” Jacobs
Choreography by Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)
Choreography Assistance by Julia Rudge (CMD, ‘16)
Production Coordinated by Alex Padilla (PD, ‘16)
Costume Design by Quinn Olesiuk and Cindy Peca
Featuring: Raven Alanes, Amy Aoki, Jonathan Archer, Thurman Arosteguy, Johann Avenido, Jacob Barton, Isabella Betancourt, Isabella Both, Miranda Brockway, Chelsea Brown, Aaron Chang, Michelle Cheng, Ally Cheung, Casey Cheung, Samuel Chung, Gabriella D’Ambra, Dominic DeAugustine, James Dechary, Samantha Dejbakhsh, Princeton Fletcher, Caitlin Francisco, Guinevere Gale, Michael Garay, Victoria Garcia, Ella Gibson, Charis Githuka-Ngige, Grace Glaspell, Sadie Guerrero, Ashley Guo, Nathan Han, Haven Hanson, Claire Harmsen, Ava Hill, Asher Hinton, Trent Horio, Natalie Jahn, Ella Jerrier, Joleane Jewell, Gian Paolo Jimenez, Philly Kang, Lauren Kimball, Brendan Knox, Olivia Knox, Nazelie Kodagolian, Gavin Lacanlale, Taylor Lee, Julian Leon, Ava Leslie, Kelly Li, Alana Lopez, David Lyons, Isabella Machado, Logan Macy, Madeline Malo, Mallory McKenna, Tess Mingram, Jonathan Mizrahi-Aks, Brady Moore, Sarah Moore, Allison Molin, Chloe Ness, Raychel Nestor, Celine Ngo, Hugo Nguyen, Fenella Nishigawara, Sebastian Padilla, Alyssa Park, Jade Park, Joan Park, Brandon Paul, Giancarlo Perla, Mia Rinaldi, Joules Recana, Henry Robinson-Dorn, Piper Rosek, Jordan Seto, Aadya Sharma, Alexandria Shehab, Ella Sheppard, Ian Shin, Swansea Siu, Jonah Smith, Killian Smith,
We are grateful to all of our fantastic student hosts this evening!
SEASON FINALE STUDENT CREW
Ryan Baran
Sophie Cheng
Ella Goodemote
Haven Hanson
Zach Harrison
Amandine Kataoka
Branden Kim
Ashley Lin
Delaney Manna
Finn OBrien
Gael Ortiz
Elizabeth Pittoors
Miranda Roa
Terra Skaar
Cece Sheldon
Audrey Warne-McGraw
SEASON FINALE PRODUCTION & EVENT TEAM
Kelly Andrews
Anna Belmer Jackson (MT, ‘13)
Staci Berrey
Amanda Blazey
Anel Cantu
Kevin Cook
Jenna Fleming (BCD, ‘16)
Julia Gutierrez
Ria Hall (ACT, ‘12)
Maria Lazarova, D.M.A.
Ricardo Mesina
Quinn Olesiuk
Cindy Peca
Katie Perry Page (MT, ‘11)
Shelby Sandberg (CMD, ‘08)
Jamie Schofield
Lori Solomon
Elizabeth Ton (MT, ‘95)
William Wallace, Ed.D.
Hui-Shan Yong
Christopher Yu
The Orange County School of the Arts Foundation thanks
for their commitment and contribution to our event!
2022-2023
VOLUNTEER AWARD RECIPIENTS
Community Partner Award
The Frida Cinema
Fundraising Volunteer Award
Claire Camaya
Brenda Lu
Outstanding Alumni Award
Cloyce Martin (CAH, ‘19)
Outstanding School Volunteer Award
Adriana Benitez
Melissa Brandman
Teri Belmer Parent Leadership Award
Britt Di Leo
SCHOOL
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 Special Services
Leon Metoyer
Assistant Principal of Facilities & Supervision
William Wallace, Ed.D.
Learning Specialist
Shelley Stanphill
FOUNDATION
Vice President of Communications
Kelly Andrews
Vice President of Development
Elizabeth Ton
SCHOOL & FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP
CONSERVATORY
Director of Productions
Kevin Cook
Director of Arts Enrichment
Karen Rymar
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
Digital 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., Associate Director
Coordinator, Frederick Fennell Wind Studies Program
Coordinator, The Garn Family Jazz 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
Lauren Lim Jackson, Director
Ryan Miller, Interim Director
Amelia Barron, Conservatory Manager
Production & Design
Kelly Marie Pate, Director
Victoria Hoyt-Heydon, Assistant Director
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Officers
Halim Dhanidina, Chair
Vincent J. Foley, Jr., Secretary
Members
Jessica Herthel
Gary Humphreys
Paul Satkin
FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Officers
Jason Herthel, Chair
Teren Shaffer, President & CEO
Jennifer Sternshein, Secretary
Kevin Tiber, Treasurer
Directors
Lisa Argyros
Jim Bergman
Lisa Brennan
Bruce Chapman
Jim Conroy
Halim Dhanidina
Vincent J. Foley, Jr.
Lamia Gabal, M.D.
Bryan Giglia
Gillian Hayes, Ph.D.
Steven Ho
Martin Howard
Patricia Juarez
Andrew Keyoung, M.D.
Eoin Kreditor, J.D.
Kimberley D. Lakes, Ph.D.
Michael Laven
Ali Levin
Lee Runnels
Erin Samueli
Don Steiner
Christine Walker-Bowman
SCHOOL & FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP BOARDS
EMERITUS BOARD
Julia Argyros
John Daniels
Sandy Segerstrom Daniels
Mohamed El-Erian
Brad Ellis, J.D.
Paul Folino
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
Doug Garn
Sebastian Paul Musco
Lew Webb
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Aquarian Drumheads
Arts Orange County
Audio By the Bay
Bowers Museum
DeVos Institute for Arts Management
Dragon Kim Foundation
DrummersForDrummers
The Frida Cinema
Glorious Gaming
Max H. Gluck Foundation
Hilbert Museum
Irvine Barclay Theatre
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Montage Hotels & Resorts
Orange County Music & Dance
Orange County Museum of Art
The Pacific Club
Pacific Symphony
Philharmonic Society of Orange County
RED
Relámpago del Cielo, Inc.
Santa Ana Police Activities and Athletic League
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
South Coast Repertory
Think Together
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort and Club
Yamaha
EDUCATION PARTNERS
Chapman University
Culinary Institute of America
El Sol Academy
International Association of Professional Music Teachers
Johnson & Wales University
Orange Coast Community College
Orange County Department of Education
Orange County Educational Arts Academy
University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College
Santa Ana College
Swiss Education Group
University of Southern California
The OCSA Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to providing financial support to the school The Foundation accomplishes this through individual contributions (in addition to families’ annual Conservatory Funding Agreements); membership support and social groups, including Encore; corporate sponsorships; special events; foundation grants; legacy giving; capital campaigns; and community engagement programs and classes.
All Foundation gifts and membership contributions provide invaluable support toward important schoolwide initiatives that directly benefit our talented students.
2022-2023 SEASON SPONSORS
Thank you to the following 2022-2023 President’s Circle members:
Armi and Ron Abiera
Cheryl Alderson and Charles Dominguez
Amy and Kurt Busch
Kara and Rob Casola
Rachael Cianfrani and Mike Brodie
Gretchen and Jim Conroy
Saranya and Halim Dhanidina
Nancy and Stephen Eng
Roxann Engle and Joe Rossini
Cynthia and Wade Faerber
Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone
Sally and Dan Fleet
Lamia Gabal and Charlie Wilcoxson
Tasha Gabal and Kurt Niebrugge
Mala and Neeraj Gupta
Stacy and Jason Gwin
Erin and Duke Han
Allison and Brian Herman
Shelley and Steven Ho
Chinyee and Andrew Keyoung
Kimberley Lakes and James Kay
Cheryl and Michael Laven
Janice Lee and James Wang
Debbie and Bonaparte Liu
Andrea and Gary Malis
Debbie and Aaron Malo
Greg McCollum and Jeff Van Hoosear
Maeesha Merchant and Gaurav Diwan
Merrie and Ed Mora
Tita Nguyen and Michael Le
Rosemarie Paguirigan-Steiner and Don Steiner
Allison and Jim Panetta
Shannon and Andrew Patterson
Trilby and Michael Robinson-Dorn
Beth and John Schlechter
Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman
Juliet and Doug Schulein
Karen Smith and Jay Jerrier
Jeannette and John Soumbasakis
Samantha and Jon Stark
Jennifer and Sandy Sternshein
Kim and Bert Tavares
Mei Tsang and Steven Brown
Nicole and Ryan Warne-McGraw
Michelle and Gary Yoshino
Jinny and Ed Yun
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Thank you to the following 2022-2023 Encore members:
Aconn Insurance Agency
Armi and Ron Abiera
The Alworth Family
The Atluri Family
The Badenas Peterson Family
Jerry and Elizabeth Behnke
Rocky and Monique Benoit
Team Bignami
Boomy Apparel
The Boswell Family
Ronald and Dawne Both
Lisa and Jack Brennan
Louis and Anne Bretana
The Buddy Group
Amy and Kurt Busch
Missy and Chris Callero
Lucy and Daniel Campos
Alyson and Alfredo Cartagena
The Casola Family
William and Kathy Chang
Joy Chao and Jason Lee
Tim and Rita Chen
The Chickering Family
Rachael Cianfrani and Mike Brodie
Dr. Gretchen and Mr. James Conroy
Craig and Patty Cooke
DeLancellotti Family
Mark and Dina Delp
The Dhanidina Family
Sue Dilts
The Dominguez Family
Eihom, Corp
Stephen and Nancy Eng
Roxann Engle and Joe Rossini
Cynthia and Wade Faerber
Dr. Bella Feng and Dr. Scott Wilson
Sally and Dan Fleet
Fox/Osier Family
FSE Interior Design
Lamia Gabal, M.D. and Charlie Wilcoxson
Tasha Gabal and Kurt Niebrugge
Gia and Bernie Gaffaney
Drs. Anand and Usha Ganesan
Jose and Cindy Garay
Garay Family
The Greenwood Family
Mala and Neeraj Gupta
Javier and Brandi Gutierrez
Stacy and Jason Gwin
Erin and Duke Han
Glenn and April Heren
The Herman Family
Hesson Family
Andy and Gracie Hinton
Shelley and Steven Ho
Scott Holty and Emilie Albert
Mr. Jack Hu and Ms. Summer Wu
Huang and Idriss Family
Doug and Serina Huennekens
The Jacobson Family
The Jia Family
J. J.
The Family of Yamya Kapoor
Patricia and Andrew Kempe
Angela Kent and David Kane
Chinyee and Andrew Keyoung
The Kidder Family
Kiwi Ingenuity
The Kleinman Family
The Kondo and Truong Family
The Kuntz Family
Kimberley Lakes and James Kay
Rod Lanthier and Laura Wilbur
Michael and Cheryl Laven
Luvy and Dylan Lawrence
The Le Family
Rosemarie and Michael Le Coz
Janice Lee and James Wang
Scott and Susan Lee
The Lehner Family
Jasmine and Matthew Lindauer
The Lipinsky Family
Debbie and Bonaparte Liu
Kevin and Louise Lloyd
Emily Lu’s Family
Andrea and Gary Malis
The Malo Family
Ryan Malone and Julia Feldman
Madeleine Marder and Family
Marder and Lapré Family
Michael and Liza Marquez
Drs. Derek and Yasmine Mason
Nelly Maximous
Greg McCollum and Jeff Van Hoosear
Matt and Diana McCutchen
Paul Mendoza
Maeesha Merchant and Gaurav Diwan
Val and Larry Miles
The Mizrahi Family
The Mora Family
Natalie and Matt Moser
Genevieve and Kevin Murphy
Yvonne Naranjo
Navarro Family
Mari and Joseph Nguyen
Mrs. Tita Nguyen, Esq. and Dr. Michael Le
The Nishihara Family
Douglas and Suzanne Nottage
The Nueva Family
Eric and Dr. Molly Nuñez
Molly O
Rosemarie Paguirigan-Steiner and Don Steiner
Jim and Allison Panetta
Oscar Parra and Jessica Cho
The Passalacqua Family
Patterson Custom Homes
The Paul Family
The Pennor Family
Michelle and Stephen Pryor
Tracy Qu
The Ransford Family
The Raymonds
Hon. Julian and Alexis Recana
Michael and Trilby Robinson-Dorn
Tom and Pearl Rollinger
The Rosenblatt Family
The Rossfeld Family
The Ruiz Family
Hans and Susan Sacher
The Schlechter Family
Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman
Doug and Juliet Schulein
Seoul Trading Inc
Shinogi Family
Kimberly and Mike Shipman
David and Tina Sidoni
The Siu Family
Mrs. Mary Smihula
Karen Smith and Jay Jerrier
Mo and Vip Soni
John and Jeannette Soumbasakis
Sonny and Bronwyn Stackleather
Samantha and Jonathan Stark
Stein Family
Jennifer and Sandy Sternshein
David and Kim Swartz
Mr. Scott and Dr. Joan Tardibuono
Kim and Bert Tavares
Mei Tsang and Steve Brown
Stan Vertii
Nicole and Michael Vicioso
Todd and Jennifer Vigiletti
Crystal Wang
James and Janice Wang
The Wang-Symchych Family
Ryan and Nicole Warne-McGraw
The Weaver Family
Ms. Sade Wilson and Family
Dr. Garrett and Mrs. Christine Wirth
The Witting Family
Alana Wu’s Family
Michael and Manuella Yassa
Alex and Kathryn Yong
Yoshikane-Toyama Real Estate Group
Michelle and Gary Yoshino
The Young Family
Drs. Edward and Jinny Yun
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
At OCSA, providing a supportive, inclusive, and safe environment for our students is our highest priority. That is why we launched Students First: A Capital Campaign – to create an enhanced campus environment that will benefit the entire OCSA community.
Thank you to the following individuals and organizations who have donated in support of this transformational campaign:
Acting Conservatory Families, Class of 2025
Anonymous
Julia and George Argyros
Lisa Argyros
Albert and Miaad Bushala
The Cha Family
Dr. Gretchen and Mr. James Conroy
The DeVoe Family
DevTo Support Foundation
The Dhanidina Family
The Dirk Family
El-Erian Family Foundation
Roberta Estrin
Farmers & Merchants Bank
The Garn Family
Shelley and Steven Ho
The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation
Martin and Cynthia Howard / Howard CDM
Chinyee and Dr. J. Andrew Keyoung
Tina and Eoin Kreditor / Cleo A Bluth Charitable Foundation
Dr. Kimberley Lakes and Dr. James Kay
N&D Kim Family
Cheryl and Michael Laven
Hsueh Chun Lo
The Malone Family
Jennifer and Paul Meyhoefer
Tita Nguyen and Michael Le
Ryan and Jin O’Grady
The Park Family
Shannon and Andrew Patterson
Debbie and Joe Rogoff
Samueli Foundation
Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman
Karen Smith and Jay Jerrier
The Sternshein Family
Ryan and Nicole Warne-McGraw
The Tioleco-Cheng Malabarba Family
The Wegner Family
Michelle and Gary Yoshino
SPECIAL RECOGNITION Names available as of May 1, 2023.
Teren M. Shaffer President & CEO Orange County School of the Arts
