Leadership
Lori Fogarty
Executive Director and CEO of the Museum
Makeda Best
Deputy Director of Curatorial Affairs
Mary Ann Bonet Guardia
Senior Director of Learning, Experience, and Programming
Kim Ondreck Carim
Deputy Director, Finance and Administration
L. Autumn King
Senior Director of Marketing, Communications, and Visitor Experience
Talance Orme
Senior Director of People
Katy Wafle
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Board of Trustees 2022/2023
OMCA’s Board of Trustees comprises civic, community, and business leaders who share our vision to be recognized as the singular destination representing the essence of the California experience—encompassing our history, the way we live today, and the future we share.
| Chair | Rahsaan Thompson | |
| Vice Chair | Lance Gyorfi | |
| Vice Chair | Dorine Holsey Streeter | |
| Treasurer | Mike Armstrong | |
| Secretary | Warren Breslau | |
| Members | Eileen Ash, Abbey Banks, Shanti Brien, Jose Corona, Vincent Davis, Quinn Delaney, Renata Dowdakin, Kelly Finley, Karen Frank, Doug Heske, Joe Hurwich, Shannon Jackson, Chris Johnson, Anita Martinez, Erik Moore, Karina Moreno, Jack Morris, Trevor Parham, Estrella Parker, Peter Pervere,, Mike Rosenbaum, Beth Sawi, Leyla Seka, Eric Sullivan, Ann Thompson, Julayne Virgil, Dena Watson-Lamprey, Christine Wente von Metzsch, Linda Wendel, Penelope Wong, David Yin | |
| Museum Director and CEO | Lori Fogarty |