Tim Evans
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2017
2. Where did you go to school?
Loma Linda University – M.Div. Theology and History
Andrews University – BA. Theology and History
3. Fun fact about yourself
He has observed 7/8ths of all the bird species in North America
4. Hobbies
Bird watching
Bio
Tim Evans was born in London in the United Kingdom and became a naturalized American citizen as a child. He is the founder and CEO of The Unforgettables Foundation which provides funding toward the cost of dignified burials for the children of economically disadvantaged parents. In this role, he has created some of the most unique and meaningful events in the region for the Foundation, including the Unforgettable Heart Awards which highlights nonprofit and community leaders from throughout the region, the “Lights for Little Lives” Walk in memory of the children of the families his organization has assisted, the “Battle of the Badges” first responders car wash, and the annual Children and Families in Crisis Conference
Marla A. Matime
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2025
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Bio
Marla A. Matime (Mah-team) is the founder and CEO of The
MAR.M Agency LLC, a creative marketing, advertising, and
communications agency in Southern California. Marla’s community engagement is broad and distinctive. She is the Consultant/Executive Director of the Black Elected Officials of
California (BEO) and recently served in the same capacity for the Cal Cities African American Caucus. She serves on the board of directors as President of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) and chair of CCAEJ Action; Immediate Past President of the African American Parent Advisory Committee at Lake Mathews Elementary; VP of Communications for Lake Mathews Elementary PTA.
Marla has extensive experience in team building and management and has been successful in building and overseeing a communications team that delivers weekly news and information through video content, interviews, short docs, and social media engagement. In 2018, she successfully led two political media-buy campaigns simultaneously through Black publications throughout the state of California for the primary and general elections, managing close to 50 outlets with a budget of $2 million in advertising dollars.
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During the 2020 General Election, Marla led and managed media campaigns for 4 separate campaigns concurrently with a combined advertising dollar total of over $1 million. In the same year, she secured an LLC for The MAR.M Agency.
In 2021, she launched a podcast covering spiritual and religious discussions, guided meditations, and affirmations; as well as sound healing, called The MetaSpiritualist, a non-judgemental, unbiased,
platform to reach people who are hoping to spread faith and hope throughout the world by sharing their experiences, to be a light and guide for others. She is currently working on a political podcast for Black/African American members of government and public affairs.
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Marla is a dynamic and transformational leader in her circles of influence, providing empathic guidance and compassion. She has a bachelor's degree in Communications with an emphasis in
Journalism from the University of Phoenix. Passionate about the condition of our communities, she assists in covering stories to bring awareness to what is happening in the world around those in the community.
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She is a wife and mother of three and has resided in the Inland Empire for 15 years. Her drive and passion are to leave a legacy for her family through civic engagement and entrepreneurship. She
seeks to empower those who have the quality and capability to make a positive impact in the world.
Jeffrey Torres, Esq.
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2024
2. Where did you go to school?
Juris Doctorate (J.D.) - University of La Verne College of Law
Master of Education (M.Ed.) - University of La Verne
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - University of California, Berkeley
3. Fun fact about yourself
I used to work as a cast member at Disneyland before attending law school.
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4. Hobbies
Reading, cooking, traveling, stargazing, and golfing.
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Bio
Jeffrey Torres is an attorney working for Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. At AALRR, he represents school districts and educational entities throughout California in both general education and special education law. Before Mr. Torres became an attorney, he worked for AALRR as a law clerk while attending law school.
Previously, Mr. Torres has also worked as a legal intern at the Office of General Counsel at Los Angeles Unified School District and worked for six years in various capacities at San Bernardino City Unified School District. He graduated with a B.A. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He also received both an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and a J.D. law degree at the University of La Verne. He is currently pursuing an LL.M. in Higher Education Law at the Samford University Cumberland School of Law.
During law school, Mr. Torres was elected the President of the Student Bar Association, the law school’s student government. He also competed against dozens of other law schools throughout the country in three National Moot Court competitions where he wrote an original U.S. Supreme Court brief and argued in front of a panel of appellate judges on issues that ranged from 4th Amendment search & seizure, tribal gambling law, and affirmative action in college admissions. He is most proud of winning “Best Petitioner Brief” during the Appellate Advocacy Competition where his brief defended a public school district on Establishment Clause issues. He was presented with various awards such as the CALI Excellence for the Future Award, the Certificate of Achievement in Legal Research, a Fellowship in the Terrence E. Deal Leadership Institute, the 30 Most Influential Leaders Under 30 awarded by the California State Assembly Majority Leader, and various scholarships from entities that included the Federal Bar Association of the Inland Empire. Additionally, Mr. Torres is a member of the Hispanic Bar Association of the Inland Empire.
Dr. Jessica Getman
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2019
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2. Where did you go to school?
PhD from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
3. Fun fact about yourself
I am a massive science fiction nerd.
4. Hobbies
Reading
Making music
Off-roading
Baking
Bio
Dr. Jessica Getman is a film musicologist, with an emphasis on television studies and science fiction media. Her Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, was on music and social discourse in the original series of Star Trek, and she is currently editing a collection of essays on music in that franchise for the publisher Routledge.
She has previously published on George Gershwin, mid-twentieth century television advertising, amateur music-making, music in science fiction, and women composers in film.
As an Assistant Professor of Music at Cal State San Bernardino, she is excited to be sharing share her interests in screen media, popular music, amateur music, critical editing, historically-informed performance practice, and twentieth-century American music with the community.
Andy Donnell
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2024
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2. Fun fact about yourself
I have to admit that I’m a sucker for strings, as I played the cello in
elementary school!
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3. Hobbies
Motorcycling, RC airplanes, and world travel
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Bio
Andy Donnell joined the SBSO Board of Directors in 2024. The Fresno, California native is a Clippers fan who builds and flies RC airplanes as a hobby, in addition to his passion for world travel. Andy is also an avid motorcyclist, and he taught motorcycle safety for 10 years in Hesperia for the CSMP (California Motorcycle Safety Program.)
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Andy is Senior Sales Engineer at the Eaton Corporation, a diversified power management company and local technology leader where he has worked for over 23 years. He is currently over the greater Los Angeles market for electrical sales.
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He holds a bachelors degree in Industrial Technology.
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Andy moved to the high desert in 2008 for the spectacular views of the mountains and desert landscape where he still resides with his wife Dr. Erin Keefe (also a SBSO Board Member), two dogs, and three cats.
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What drew him to non-profit arts leadership as a SBSO Board member? “I decided to be a Board member as something to share with Erin, but I’ve become more interested in the arts and the local community since the pandemic.”
Dr. Erin Donnell
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2021
2. Where did you go to school?
St. Martha’s School of Nursing: Diploma in Nursing
University of Victoria: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Walden University: Master of Science in Nursing Education
Walden University: Doctorate in Education (Higher Education and Adult Learning)
3. Fun fact about yourself
I grew up in Nova Scotia, Canada. (I have lived and worked in the US since 1995).
In high school, I played the French horn in the orchestra and the trumpet in the jazz band.
4. Hobbies
Travel
Reading
Gardening
Spending time with my 2 dogs
Bio
SBSO Governance Chair Dr. Erin Donnell is the Chief Operating Officer at Dignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino. Erin was previously the Chief Nurse Executive Officer for St. Bernardine Medical Center as well as having responsibility for all six Dignity Health facilities in the Southern California Market.
Dr. Donnell was born in Canada and came to the U.S. in 1995. She has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years. She completed her undergrad studies in Canada and her MSN and Doctorate in the United States. She has worked the majority of her career in large urban trauma centers in six states, with a focus on caring for underserved and vulnerable populations.
Dr. Kenneth C. Lane, M.D.
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2024
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Bio
Dr. Kenneth C. Lane, M.D. has been involved in athletics and healthcare for many years. As a youth, he wrestled for Hall of Fame Coach Alan Polite at Bakersfield High School and was a league champion and California Interscholastic Federation medalist. After
wrestling at UCLA while pursuing his BS and MS degrees in Biochemistry, Dr. Lane became a Clinical Biochemist at USC School of Medicine. Following, he attended the University of Arkansas where he received his M.D. and became a family medicine
specialist beginning his career at the San Bernardino County Medical Center. He also served on faculty at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Kaiser Permanente in Fontana.
With a love for sports medicine, he has simultaneously worked national, world, CIF championships, NCAA tournaments and the United States Olympic Trials. And, as team physician for USA Wrestling for 25 years, he has worked wrestling events across the
United States and around the world as tournament physician.
In addition to his work with the San Bernardino Symphony and its volunteer Guild, he is a Board member for the San Bernardino Valley College Foundation and has served on the Board of Directors of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. He has also been a member of the American Medical Association, the California Medical Association, and the San Bernardino Medical Society.
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He was the San Bernardino Medical Society’s 2024 Outstanding Citizen Award winner and in 2023 received the National wrestling Hall of Fame’s award for Lifetime Service to Wrestling. He founded the African American Health Initiative through SBCMS.
Since joining the SBSO in 2024, Dr. Lane has become our “Happiness Guru” as he not only brings a great deal of positivity to our organization, he has also presented on the relationship between music and good health.
Dr. Scott Wyatt
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2024
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Bio
Dr. Scott Wyatt is the proud father of two children who have attended SBCUSD schools. As a parent, Scott has volunteered on the District Advisory Committee and served as the PTO president at Richardson PREP HI Middle School from 2010-2011.
Dr. Wyatt has been an educator for over 20 years. During his career, he has been a teacher, lead teacher, principal and Area Director of Student Services. He has worked in K-12 Alternative Education programs, Juvenile Court School Programs, ROP/CTE programs, Special Education programs, and supervised the Toyota Learning
Center at the Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. Scott serves on numerous committees throughout the county and state. Currently, he serves as the Chair of the San Bernardino Countywide Gangs and Drugs Task Force.
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Dr. Wyatt earned his Doctorate degree in Leadership for Education and Social Justice from the University of Redlands, where he also earned an M.A. degree in Education Administration, as well as his Education Administrative Clear Credential. He attended CSUSB, where he earned his B.A. degree in criminal justice, a graduate certificate in Education Technology, a K-12 Clear Multiple Subject CLAD teaching credential and an Emergency Credential in Mild to Moderate Special Education.
Hon. Gloria Macias-Harrison
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2009
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2. Where did you go to school?
Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in Spanish Literature from the University of California, Riverside
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3. Fun fact about yourself
She’s a vegetarian
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4. Hobbies
Organic Gardening
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Bio
Gloria Macias Harrison has had a long history in education and public service. She obtained an Associate of Arts degree from San Bernardino Valley College, then a Bachelor of Arts degree, and a Master of Arts degree in Spanish Literature from the University of California, Riverside.
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Following a more than 20-year teaching career, she became President of Crafton Hills College on July 1, 2000 and served until her retirement from that position on July 2, 2012. She was Vice President of Instruction at Crafton Hills College for six years, and Dean of Humanities at San Bernardino Valley College for three years. She was elected to the San Bernardino Community College District Board of Trustees in 2012, representing Area 5 and still serves today.
Mrs. Harrison was a governor's appointee to the California Commission on the Status of Women and served on the California Council for Humanities and numerous state committees on education. She and husband William Harrison founded, own, and operate the Inland Empire Community News chain. She joined the San Bernardino Symphony Board in 2009 and also serves on The Community Foundation, Kiwanis International, and the Crafton Hills College Foundation. She belongs to many professional organizations and is the recipient of numerous awards.
Kristi Papailler
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2021
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2. Where did you go to school?
University of Louisville
3. Fun fact about yourself
She completed a field study of tai chi for actors and Chinese performance in Beijing, Luoyang and Xian China
4. Hobbies
Tai Chi and Qi Gong
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Bio
When Kristi Papailler was a criminal justice undergraduate student at the University of Louisville, she accepted an assistant stage manager position for a friend’s upcoming theatre show, unaware that this decision would ultimately change both her educational and career path.
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Since then, Ms. Papailler, who has been a Cal State San Bernardino assistant professor of theatre arts since 2019, has immersed herself into the world of theatre as an actor, educator, director, producer and stage manager. In the classroom, she incorporates mindfulness through the practices of Tai Chi and Qi Gong and often directs shows that inspire positive social change.
Ms. Papailler’s first interest in theatre for positive social change grew from a strong desire to mitigate the negative images of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and women in theatre, film and television that she encountered growing up. Ms. Papailler’s passion for social change has been realized through many theatre projects, including the Juneteenth Legacy Theatre, Kentucky’s only professional African American Theatre she co-founded, which ran from 1999 to 2011. Through the theatre, she created the Emancipate and Empower program, which offered real-life solutions to oppression through dramatic expression. She also created the Sacred Heart School for the Arts and Nativity Academy Drama Change Exchange Camp, a two-week intensive course that used Theatre of the Oppressed viewpoints and improvisational techniques to address social justice issues with middle school students.
John Rogers, PE
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2020
2. Where did you go to school?
Yale University - B.S. Civil Engineering
3. Fun fact about yourself
My love for classical musical started when Dad brought home a 78-RPM set of Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Op. 38. I was hooked.
4. Hobbies
Attending as much live music as possible, of every sort
Recreational sailing in San Diego and Long Beach, as often as possible, driving and working on several 25-year old Mercedes. I can’t afford anything newer or older.
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Bio
John Rogers is a Principal with IE Surveying and Engineering, Inc. in Temecula. He started his career as the instrumentman on Parsons, Brinkerhoff, Quade & Douglas’s (now WSP Global) New York City survey crew. He later earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering at Yale University after Naval service in Vietnam and then worked for larger firms in San Francisco and San Diego.
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Since 1981, he has worked in southern Riverside County, in both private and public positions, and on large and small projects, bringing a large knowledge base of engineering and survey-related projects within the valley.
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He is regularly utilized as an expert witness for boundary or land use disputes by attorneys in the area. Mr. Rogers’ license allows him to practice civil engineering and land surveying within California. Additionally, Mr. Rogers aids in site design and planning for new land development projects.
He is a Registered Civil Engineer, California (RCE# 22428) and a Fellow and Life Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Shares John, “I have a remarkable lack of musical talent, perhaps surprising given my family. In the 1920’s and 30-‘s my grandfather was an official with Local 56 of the AFM in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was an orchestra leader, played trumpet and piano and was a skilled piano tuner and repairman. His sister was a moderately successful concert pianist in the Seattle area in the same era. My Dad was a high-level amateur pianist, both classical and pop, particularly ‘stride’. His talent carried him through University of Michigan, playing solo and organizing bands for fraternity parties. My brother played trumpet in high school and college, and studied tuba and banjo in his later years. (He has ‘adopted’ tuba player Gabriel Sears). My nephew is a bona fide rock guitarist and song writer in New York. My sister-in-law is an Eastman-trained organist. My daughter sings, writes music and plays piano and guitar in Jacksonville, Florida. I struggled through adolescent piano lessons, with the only lasting result being that I can sort of read sheet music.”
William Worsley
Board Member
1 . What year did you first join the Board?
2021
2. Where did you go to school?
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University of West Los Angeles school of law – Juris Doctorate (JD)
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Fresno State University - Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Business Administration
3. Fun fact about yourself
He plays the ukulele!
4. Hobbies
Gardening, bridge, and travel
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Bio
Born in Los Angeles, William Worsley relocated to Fresno with his family at age 8. He spent his childhood and young adulthood there, graduating from Fresno State University with a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He returned to Los Angeles 50 years ago to attend law school, and now holds a JD from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. He is a member of the State Bar of California. In 1981. he relocated to Orange County, and he has lived in the same home in Huntington Beach for 40 years.
Most of his 45-year career has been spent as a corporate accountant, where he worked in large companies, and in addition to directing the accounting activities, he used his law training for contract review and labor relations issues. His most recent position was Corporate Controller for Waste Management Industries, Irvine, California.
A widower, he has two grown daughters, both teachers, and two grandchildren. He enjoys gardening, bridge, and travel. He spends a great deal of time as a willing chauffeur for his beloved grandchildren. He also serves as Treasurer for the Meistersingers vocal group, and he volunteers in many capacities at his church.
Dr. Kevin Zhang
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2021
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2. Where did you go to school?
BM from New England Conservatory of Music, MFA from University of California-Irvine, and PhD from University of California-San Diego
3. Fun fact about yourself
I play the piano and clarinet
4. Hobbies
I enjoy discovering contemporary fiction, growing houseplants, and watching baseball
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Bio
Dr. Kevin Zhang is a composer whose work encompasses instrumental, vocal, electronic, and electro-acoustic concert music, along with field recordings, sound walks, site-specific installations, and interdisciplinary projects involving film, theater, and dance. His compositions have been presented internationally at the Darmstadt Ferienkurse für Neue Musik, Dian Red Kechil International Young Composers Residency, Electroacoustic Barn Dance, Festival de Royaumont, Hear Now Music Festival, MOXsonic Festival, Northwestern University New Music Conference (NUNC!), Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium, Puerto Rican Sound Art Fair, Qualcomm Institute’s IDEAS series, the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States (SEAMUS) National Conference, the UC Davis Music and Words Festival, and the VU Symposium for Experimental, Electronic, and Improvised Music. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at California State University, San Bernardino, where he also directs the CSUSB New Music Ensemble.
Dr. Gwendolyn Dowdy- Rodgers
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2023
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Bio
Dr. Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers has served as President of the San Bernardino Symphony Guild since 2023. She holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in social work from California Baptist University, a master’s in human resource management and management, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Liberty University. She spent over 20 years in finance management with American General Financial Corporation and is now a Community Development Specialist for Pacific Clinics, formerly known as Uplift Family Services. She advocates for mental health services and resources on behalf of foster youth and their families and is also the president of Arrowhead United Way.
Almost two decades ago, her passion for empowering young women led her to create the Young Women’s Empowerment Foundation (YWE), a social, emotional, and academic enrichment program. Its mission is to empower young women 12-21 to reach
their highest aspirations while mentoring them from middle school to their first year of college, while also providing scholarships. YWE has served over 4000 young women, established an annual spring “Girl Talk” conference for young girls on human trafficking
awareness along with an annual Fall “Healthy Me” Wellness Conference for women and “My Sisters Keeper” to address sexual assault and domestic violence among teens and college students throughout the inland empire. After the passing of her mentor, Dr.
Margaret B. Hill, she was named the president of the Maggie Kids Foundation, which provides scholarships to students with various life challenges.
Dr. Dowdy-Rodgers was elected to the San Bernardino City Unified Board of Education in 2015 and is the former president and vice president. She is a California School Board Association delegate, served on the legislative committee, and was recently elected as
the first Black woman to the San Bernardino County Board of Education, serving 33 school districts and over four hundred thousand scholars.
Dr. Dowdy-Rodgers is a champion of the people and fights daily to ensure equity for all students, parents, staff, and community members. She continues to work on social justice issues to close the equity gap while providing advocacy to ensure all school sites
have wellness centers to address the social, emotional, and mental health needs of everyone. She continues to serve on numerous boards and has received recognitions and awards for her service.
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Kurt Weinmeister
Board Member
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2025
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2. Fun fact about yourself
I realized a long time goal of attending the Tour de France in person. My wife and I actually have gone twice in the last 3 years.
3. Hobbies
Biking, skiing, travel
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Bio
Kurt Weinmeister has more than 30 years in hospital leadership. He recently retired from his role as Chief Operating Officer at St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino where he had served since 2017. In that role, he had strategic and operational oversight of all hospital operations and lead a number of system-wide initiatives. Previously, he was CEO of San Dimas Community Hospital and Executive Vice President/COO of St. Francis Medical
Center.
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An Upland resident, he has been involved in the arts for many years. His son was a member of the nonprofit Claremont-based Karousel Kids, Inc. where he remembers building many sets and helping to rehearse even more lines. It was there that he met SBSO Board of Directors President Donna Marie Minano. He is a longtime supporter of youth arts education and is eager to become involved in the San Bernardino Symphony and its youth programs.
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He holds a graduate degree in Health Care and Hospital Administration from St. Louis University and a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Judith Valles
Directors Emeritus
1. What year did you first join the Board?
1999
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2. Where did you go to school?
Masters of Arts from the University of California at Riverside
Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Redlands
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3. Fun fact about yourself
Judith is the longest-serving Symphony Board Member!
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4. Hobbies
Yoga in the park
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Bio
Judith Valles was born in San Bernardino and has made the city her home for her entire life.
From 1988-1995, she was President of Golden West Community College. She served as interim president of both Coastline College and Oxnard College. In 1998, Dr. Valles was elected Mayor of the City of San Bernardino. As a two-term mayor, she oversaw numerous community revitalization programs including renovating the City’s
historic areas, increasing the number of neighborhood cluster associations, expanding youth programs, and bringing about greater support for the arts.
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During her time as Mayor, the city’s crime rate was greatly reduced, and business, employment, and housing opportunities grew. She was instrumental in restructuring the Economic Development Agency, which resulted in greatly reducing the City’s debt. After leaving her position as San Bernardino’s Mayor, she served for three years as President of Los Angeles Mission College.
In addition to serving as Immediate Past President of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Valles is a member of the City of San Bernardino Board of Water Commissioners, the Inland Empire Leadership Council, and is the Ramona Academy Charter Board President.
She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts degree from the University of Redlands and her Masters of Arts from the University of California at Riverside. She then obtained a Doctorate in Education from the University of Redlands. Her recent book, “As My Mother Would Say,” is available through Amazon.com.
Judy Rodriguez-Watson
Directors Emeritus
1. What year did you first join the Board?
2007
2. Where did you go to school?
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from California State University, San Bernardino after a unanimous vote from the California State University Board of Trustees
University of California, Irvine – Bachelor’s Degree
3. Fun fact about yourself
In 2013, Judy and husband Jim received the Golden Baton from the Symphony which is the most prestigious honor bestowed on patrons.
4. Hobbies
Spending time with her large extended family
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Judy Rodriguez Watson was born and raised in Los Angeles and is now the owner of Watson & Associates, located in Seal Beach California, along with her husband James R. Watson. The Company develops, owns and operates real estate and has been in business since 1972. Much of Judy’s attention is now devoted to philanthropist activities. Her activities have been focused around California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), public art in the City of San Bernardino, the San Bernardino Symphony, and at home in Seal Beach California.
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At CSUSB, Judy along with Jim co-chaired the Tools for Education raising $3 million for the school of education and sponsored the Watson Literacy Center (named by the CSUSB), and while a member of the Steering Committee raised over $1 million for its operation. At the entrance of CSUSB Watson & Associates has recently completed a student housing project, called The Glen at University Park, which includes 104 units with each unit having five bedrooms and five bathrooms. This housing will help meet the demand for student housing for CSUSB. Judy’s public art program utilizes master of art students at CSUSB to provide sculptures that provide beauty throughout the City. The public art program was named by CSUSB “Judy Rodriguez Watson Public Art Project”. In 2005, Judy received the “Art Benefactor of The Year Award” by the City of San Bernardino. In 2011, Judy was the honorary chairperson for the CSUSB Latino Education and Advocacy Days Summit where she was affectionately referred to as “La Madrina de Honor”, or godmother.
In addition to Judy’s work with the University, she has served on the Board of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra for over 13 years. Judy has also served as chairperson of the committee to raise funds for the victims of the Salon Meritage Massacre that occurred in October of 2012 in Seal Beach. Additionally, she has volunteered at the Oak Elementary School as a tutor to underprivileged very low-income children assisting them in reading, writing, and doing homework. Both Judy and Jim raised funds for the “Trees for Seal Beach Fund”.