The AVPA Foundation is a parent-led, all-volunteer organization that raises funds to support the operating expenses of the AVPA and provide administrative support. This added support is critical for the survival of this outstanding arts education program!

Please contact us if you would like to volunteer for the many activities the board manages.

AVPA Foundation
P.O. Box 3530
Culver City, CA 90231
info@avpafoundation.org

 2024-2025 AVPA Foundation Officers and Directors

OFFICERS

Deanna Newell | President

Christy Manos | Vice President

Robin Cayetano | Secretary

Claire Butterworth | Chief Financial Officer 

Sabrina Pick | Asst. Chief Financial Officer

Connie Wong | Auditor

DEPARTMENT REPS

Bryan Tjomsland | Art Representative

Yadira Lopez | Dance Representative 

Steve Siegel | Film Representative

Ana Cernov | Music Representative 

Robin Cayetano | Theatre Representative

PVCs

Dorothy Blue | Art

Yadira Lopez | Dance

Steve Siegel | Film 

Cindy Knopf | Music

Jessica Vermette | Theatre

MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Laura McMullan | Member-at-Large

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Note: Committee Chairs are appointed, not elected. 

Lorraine Derosa + Pamela Porter | Box Office Chairs

Laurie Flenner | Fundraising Chair

Bronwyn Jamrok | Publicity Chair

Caroline Tse | Webmaster

2024-2025 AVPA Foundation Donors

[as of December 6, 2024]

Silver Level
($5,000+)

The Meighan-Thiel Family


Bronze Level
($1,000-$4,999)

In Honor of Frank Clark

Anders & Shelley Berg

The Butterworth Family

George & Michael Laase

Trudy Sonia


Student Artist Sponsors
($500-$999)

Eun Kim & Robert Ashley

Zen Edwards & Andy Beer

The Davidson Family

The DeRosa Family

The Fujikami Family

Susannah Funnell

The Gaskell Family

Sabrina Pick & Adam Griffin

The Newell Herscovitz Family

Beth Hirschhaut-Iguchi

Gregory & Bronwyn Jamrok 

The Ku Family

The Leake Family

The McMullan Family

Joanne Nazarian

Anne Nguyen

Renae & Greg Niles

Reuben Lombardo & Shonda O'Neal-Lombardo

Heather Coombs Perez and Art Perez

Sandra Petrella

The Schoffman Family

Diane Magid & Jeff Siegel

The Wong Family

Jessica Cattelino & Noah Zatz

The Zimmerman Family


Community Patron
($250-$499)

The Bossin Family

The Burns Family

The Cayetano Family

The Cheedle Family

The Feys, Panzarasas, and Brooks

Lisa & Martin Garner

Brian Guerrero

Wendy Hamill

Tim & Hiroko Hernandez

The Leguizamon Family

The Lin Family

Hannah Liu

The Lovett Family

Jim & Sue Knight

Kanako & Gentaro Makinoda

Maria Mancia

Laura Siegel & Toby Mintz

The Nadel Family

Patrick O’Brien

Micky Obradovic

The Rauschuber Family

Joanna Schaenman

Mary & Walter Schrecker

The Vermette Family

Maria Vonderhaar

The Wright Family

The Yang Family


Workshop Sponsors
($100-$249)

Travis & Dorothy Blue

Illia Brezhniev

Amy Carbo

The Camara Family

Jeff, Joyce & Orion Countryman

Khatija Dadabhoy

Arden Doss & Sara Dean

The Harmon Family

Jeff & Suzanne Haskin

The Kremer Highs

The Hoffman Family

Rebecca Holliday

Lawrence & Sharon Huey

The Iverson Family

Natalie & Chris Kaliszewski

The Kinsella Family

Traci Laborde

The Ono-Lemire Family

The Liber Family

Constance McGibbon

Patrick McMahon

The Mirvish Family

Steve Mizokami

The Monges Family

The Myers Family

Ken & Amy Palmer

The Phung Family

Pam Porter

Dragana Rodriquez

The Salyer Family

The Samras Family

Gerson & Carina Sanginitto

Gladys & Gerardo San Juan

Mary Shahadi

The Siegel Family

Tony Spano, Jr. & Brian Padgett

The Steins Family

Darrel Menthe & Sarah Stevenson

Kelli Tarvyd

The Yu Tsui Family

Jennifer & Kristtaan Villela

The Weber Family

Greg & Annette Weed

Brooke Wilkinson

The Woo Family

We strive to make sure our annual donor honor roll is correct. If you believe there is a mistake, please contact us at info@avpa.org and let us know!