About Our Chapter & Leadership

2024 Board of Directors

Nicola Reilly, President
President & CEO, Monterey Symphony

Lauren Cohen, Vice President
Executive Director, MY Museum

Kate Mitchell Mehle, Treasurer
Director of Development, Big Sur Land Trust

Susan Wolfe, Secretary 
Director of Development, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

Alexa Dieterle, Director
Artistic Administrator, I Cantori di Carmel

Christine Dawson, Director
Vice President of Philanthropic Services, Community Foundation for Monterey County

Jacob Shafer, Director
Senior Director of Advancement, Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula

Ilana Bofford-Entin, Director
Principal, Blueprint Communications, LLC

Shannon Connor, Director
Executive Director, The Monterey Audubon Society

Steve McShane, Director
Director of Development and Community Relations, The Bridge Restoration Ministry

Vince LoForti, Director
Director of Alumni and Donor Relations, CSUMB

Cecilia Romero, Director
Director of Gift Planning, Community Foundation for Monterey County

Shelly Yellich, Director
Major Gifts Officer, Sunset Cultural Center