BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Laurie Miller – President
San Francisco Bay Area Director,
Construction & Engineering, AT&T
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2012
Susan Boreliz
Project Coordinator
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2014
Kristina Cipriano – Secretary
Ballet Ambassador
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2017
Cheryl DeSimone
Philanthropist
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2009
John di Bene
Assistant Vice-President – Senior Legal Counsel, AT&T Services, Inc.
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2017
Barbara L. Gray – Treasurer
Financial Advisor, LPL Financial
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2012
Elizabeth Green-Sh
Asian Art Museum Docent and Philanthropist
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2019
Beth Kyman
Vice President – Jewish Agency for Israel
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2015
Fred Lambright
Vice President, Mechanics Bank
Community Development Manager/CRA Officer Community Development
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2018
Karen Portner Lapointe
Ballet and Pilates Coach for the US Synchronized Swim Team
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2019
Bilha Sperling
Photographer
Diablo Ballet Board Member since 2014
Ashraf Habibullah – Emeritus
Co-Founder and President
Richard Sah, Ph.D. – Emeritus
Advisory Board
Solomon Belette
Director, Sanford Institute of Philanthropy
Gina Buscheck
District Community Captain, Target
Jack Catton
Sales Manager, US Bank
Ruth Egherman
Director of Marketing & Sales for Arts Marketing Services
Kathy Ferber
Former Director, Non Profit Management Certificate Program, Cal State University East Bay
Lyla Foggia
Foggia Public Relations
William T. Gallagher
Professor of Intellectual Property Law at Golden Gate University School of Law
Thomas Guarino
Government Relations Manager, Pacific Gas & Electric
Gail Murray
Former Mayor and City Council Member, Walnut Creek
Sylvia Perfetto
Pacific Gas & Electric