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 2025/2026
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 | Karina Moreno | |
| Vice Chairs | Warren Breslau, Dorine Holsey Streeter | |
| Treasurer | Mike Armstrong | |
| Secretary | Dena Watson-Lamprey | |
| Members | Mike Armstrong, Eileen Ash, Abbey Banks, Warren Breslau, Shanti Brien, Amy Chou, Sonya Clark-Herrera, Jose Corona, Vincent Davis, Quinn Delaney, Chloe Fagan-Tucker, Darren Isom, Chris Johnson, Christina Kothari, Aneesh Krishna, Sabrina Landreth, Gabe Martinez, Percy McGee, Karina Moreno, Jack Morris, Jenna Nicholas, Trevor Parham, Peter Pervere, Morgan Simon, Dorine Streeter, Vivian Tan, Sydney Thomas, Rahsaan Thompson, Anarghya Vardhana, Julayne Virgil, Dena Watson-Lamprey, Linda Wendel, Christine Wente von Metzsch, Judy Wilkinson, Brock Williams, David Yin | |
| Museum Director and CEO | Lori Fogarty |