Administration
Our board of directors, administrators and staff are dedicated to our mission to uplift humanity through art and education.
Honorary Chairs
Warren Beatty
Honorary Chair (2004-present)
Marlon Brando
Honorary Chair (In Memoriam)
Elaine Stritch
Honorary Chair (In Memoriam)
Board of Directors
Tom Oppenheim
Artistic Director and President
Stephen Dembitzer
Chair
Sharif El-Gamal
Board Member
Arjun Gupta
Board Member
Mike Medavoy
Board Member
Allan Neuwirth
Board Member
Sonia Sanchez
Poet Laureate; Board Member
Welland H. Scripps
Board Member
Executive Office
Tom Oppenheim
Artistic Director and President
Johnny Patrick Yoder
Managing Artistic Director, LA
Nina Capelli
Director of Cultural Programming
Adam Gerber
Director of Development
Center for the Arts and Arts Justice
J. Steven White
Company Manager
Suzy Petcheam
Director of Field Programs
Yeauxlanda Kay
Director of Adler Youth
Joanne Edelmann
Poetry Series Curator
Studio of Acting
Angela Vitale
Associate Artistic Director
Luis-Daniel Morales
Director of Conservatory Programs
Michael Grenham
Senior Associate & Workshops Manager
Christa Kimlicko Jones
Director of Teen and Young Artists Programs
Melissa Maxwell
Director of Professional Development
William Bremer
LA In-Person & Online Workshops Coordinator
Steve Maurice Jones
Co-Head of Acting
Alice Saltzman
Co-Head of Acting
Alithea Phillips
Head of Voice
Joan Evans
Head of Movement; Artistic Director, MAD
Robbie Simpson
Director of Musical Theater Programs