Local Nonprofits Announce New Board Members
Your trusty Society reporter is here with the new board members appointed to your favorite nonprofits.
The Music Academy of the West, now in its 78th season, has three new officers and four new members appointed to its Board of Directors. The new Board Officers are Board Chair Danner Schefler, Vice Chair Susan Lichtenstein,and Secretary Daniel Dokos.
Schefler also serves on the SB Museum of Art’s Museum Contemporaries, and at Birnam Wood Golf Club Women’s Golf Association. Lichtenstein is an attorney who specialized in medical device government regulations, and currently serves on the board of Girls Inc. SB and on the board of RUSH University Medical Center. Dokos is a recently retired corporate finance attorney, is passionate about LGBTQ+ and plays piano and cello.
New board members are: Susan Berger, a retired financial services executive, chef with her own catering business and supporter of Santa Barbara Newcomers Club, The Santa Barbara Symphony, The Women’s Fund, and Music Academy of the West; Todd Gerber is Vice President of Go-to-Market & Sales at Adobe, Inc., focused on the Digital Media portfolio of products, including Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Firefly services; Pat Wadors is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Intuitive, an author, and speaker on DEI; and Todd Yancey, MD, is a corporate biotechnology executive, and supports Gay Men’s Health Crisis and The Santa Barbara Newcomers Club.
Women’s Fund of SB New Board Officers & Members
The Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara has a new Board Chair, Carolyn Jabs,and Vice Chair Lauren Trujillo. Continuing in their officer roles are Treasurer Kathy Dunlap and Recording Secretary Sabina White.
Newly elected board members are Katya Armistead and Margie Larkin. Continuing board members are Roberta Collier, Sarah de Tagyos, Jamie Dufek, Yonie Harris, Nancy Harter, Denise Hinkle, Kathy Hollis, Lynn Karlson, Kerry Parker, Linda Putnam, Suzi Schomer, and Laurie Tumbler.
In her opening 2025 press statement Jabs shared, “As the new board chair of Women’s Fund, I am truly honored to share that together we’ve achieved another record-breaking year of growth and generosity. While the final numbers are still being tallied, I’m very happy to announce that the Women’s Fund has grown to more than 1,400 members – we are one of the largest giving circles in the country – and our grants pool is again poised to exceed $1,000,000! The Women’s Fund has helped me focus my energies on the good that can be done when women pool their resources. In these challenging times, when many aspects of our lives feel out of our control, I am grateful to have the opportunity to direct my energy into an effort that yields tangible benefits for our community.”
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