OCSA Gala 2025 House of Muse Program by Orange County School of the Arts

Saturday, March 29

Hyatt Regency Irvine

WELCOME TO GALA 2025 WELCOME TO GALA 2025

Thank you for joining us for Gala 2025: House of Muse, presented by the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) Foundation! Our talented students are ready to wow you with a truly inspirational production. We hope you enjoy this spellbinding evening in support of OCSA!

ACT I

Green Garden and Berry Delight Salad

Butter Lettuce, Spinach, Chicory, Blackberries, Strawberries, Herb Goat Cheese, Crispy Quinoa, and Smoked Bacon Vinaigrette

ACT II

Braised Short Ribs and Blackened Mahi Mahi with Cajun Cream Sauce With Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Green Beans

ACT III

Lemon Curd Tart

Toasted Meringue and Blackberry Compote

Alternating With Lava Cake

Chocolate Cake with Molten Center and Whipped Cream

Fresh Drip Coﬀee, Decaf Coﬀee, and Selection of Hot Teas

We provide an unparalleled arts and academic education in a creative, challenging, and nurturing environment to a diverse group of students who are passionate about the arts, preparing them to reach their highest potential.

Established in 1987, the nationally recognized Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) offers a dynamic school culture that enables students to flourish as artists and scholars. The school currently serves a diverse student body of approximately 2,300 students in grades 7-12 from more than 100 cities throughout Southern California.

In addition to offering a challenging college-preparatory academic program that produces high-achieving, motivated scholars, OCSA provides aspiring young artists with the opportunity to refine their skills and flourish in one of 17 arts conservatories. Each year, more than 200 concerts, recitals, staged performances, and exhibitions are presented at a variety of venues in Orange County and throughout the world, providing students with the unique experience of entertaining and inspiring thousands of audience members.

OCSA is a donation-dependent public charter school; no student is offered or denied admission based on financial capacity. The school’s rigorous academic education coupled with advanced arts training has impacted many students, molding generations of creative thinkers, leaders, artists, innovators, and entrepreneurs.

ACADEMICS + Arts

#1 BEST CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL IN CALIFORNIA Niche, 2025

HIGHER GROUND

SPINNING WHEEL

GETAWAY

ACT II Poetry In Motion

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ACT III SynchroniC y YOU OUTTA BE HAVIN’ FUN –LIVE AUCTION –– FUND-A-DREAM –

I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS

MORRIS DAY AND THE TIME MEDLEY

Pendry Newport Beach is proud to be a sponsor of the Orange County School of the Arts.

Contemporary Luxury

Student Performers

DANCERS

Ballroom Dance

Presley Herthel, Nina Le Coz, Liam Majerus, Samantha Okada-Lam, Brody Silva, Heather Torres-Cancino, James Williams, Daniel Zhang, and David Zhang

ManIA Dance Crew

Kaelee Felix Cortez, Tatiana Gonzalez, Naomi Herthel, Chloe Reyes, Eesha Tangirala, Mackenzie Vallejo, Devin Vo, Keenan “KC” Walker, and Noa Zylberman

MONTAGE! & Gala

Amy Aoki, Jonathan Archer, Kai Armitage, Kiya Barczyszyn, Lily Carlopio, Aaron Chang, Annie Chen, Ashlyn Chung, Kai De La Cruz, Presley Edwards, Jordan Eskenazi, Melia Espinoza, Guinevere Gale, Victoria Garcia, Amy Guo, Ashley Guo, Jonah Guzman, Ava Hill, Jack Hillebrecht, Natalie Jahn, Ella Jerrier, Joleane Jewell, Colin Kerrane, Kaili Kester, Elise Kim, Hailey Kim, Maya Loureiro, Logan Macy, Angelina Militante, Emerson Mcdougall, Alyssa Park, Jade Park, Brandon Paul, Isabella Rivera, Taylor Roscoe, Piper Rosvek, Ella Sheppard, Natalie Tseng, Jadon Vo, Rylee Young, and Hayden Yu

INSTRUMENTALISTS

MONTAGE! Band, Horns & Strings Thurman Arosteguy, Jack Branch, Isaiah Gamilla, Maddox Kennerson, Jett Lackey, Allison Molin, Brandon Pham, Luke Sakurai, Jesse Shneider, Kaiden Surti, and Elizabeth Yong

VOCALISTS

MONTAGE! & Gala

Luca Aiello, Johann Avenido, Jacob Barton, Isabella Betancourt, Riona Bhatt, Isabella Both, Andelyn Bushman, Joshua D’Souza, Caitlin Francisco, Hope Garay, Charis Gituka-Ngige, Levi Gomes, Nathan Han, Claire Harmsen, Zane Herrmann, Sophia Hinton, Keanu Ho, Brendan Knox, Kelly Li, Zara Lozano, David Lyons, Siyona McEligot, Tomas Mendoza, Jonathan Mizrahi-Aks, Abriella Nicolalde, Celine Ngo, Sebastian Padilla, Marcos Palacios, Angelina Pendleton-Mendez, Mia Pennor, Daniel Peters, Ava Recana, Joules Recana, Sydney Ruderman, Romah Rukov, Alexandria Shehab, Teresa Smith, Sydney Sublette, Anika Tantradi, Erin Tardibuono, Ella Thomas, Leyla Ton, Liya Wilson, and Leila Woodward

Some things will always be.

We are honored to support the Orange County School of the Arts House of Muse Gala. Supporting Education. Supporting the arts.

Add ional Student Cast

Anne Bauer, Devyn Berrey, Ethan Cantus, Monserratt Castillo, Yaphet Chen, Miae Chun, Ky Farrell, Angelina Jones, Evan Lee, Sophie Mansoury, Brooke Martinez, Geet Sodhi, Leilani Steiner, Tony Tobias, Penelope Tong, Maddie Tran, and Teresa Romano

Inspiration Video Interviews

Amber Bach, Logan Barnes, Madison Becerra, Charlie Blumling, Isabella Both, Aaron Chang, Isabella Chiodo, Yunah Chun, Anna Craig, Caitlin Fransico, Diego Alexander García-Taborga, Samantha Holt, Piper Huntley, Ella West Jerrier, Brendan Knox, Wei-Ning (Isabella) Ko, Iris Le, Olivia Le, David Lyons, Samantha Okada-Lam, Keilah Park, Melinda Qerushi, Ari Ramirez, Talia Rosenblatt, Piper Rosvek, Kaya Sparnicht, Sophie Sukendro, and Andrew Vargas

Culinary Crew

Kenny Kim, Soﬁa Kim, Jongyoon Lee, Marina Liles, Izzy Pineda, Cole Shulein, Kingston Wei, and Cameron Wright

Art Exhibit Contributors

Eileen Chen, Xi Cheng, Aileen Chun, Jiao Fu, Rao Fu, Run Han, Lucas Huang, Jiyu Jeung, Chloe Jin, Nalika Kavia, Ashley Kim, Caroline Kim, Doyi Kim, Chloe Koo, Haewon Lee, Oasis Lin, Valerie Nguyen, Viviana Perez, Holly Polowski, Angelyn Pratana, Ava Schmitt, Kangmin Shin, Kaigi Yang, Charlotte Yoh, Ella Wang, Fanshu Ada Wei, and Emily Wen

Please visit the student art exhibit in the lobby, provided by the talented students of the Visual Arts Conservatory.

Thank You to Our Teams

CREATIVE TEAM

Creative Director & Producer

Cindy Peca-Dolan

Musical Director

Melissa Wackerman

Orchestrator & Vocal Arranger

Patrick Copeland

Foundation & Creative Team Associate

Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)

Foundation & Creative Team Junior Associate

Quinn Olesiuk

Vocal Director

Gavin Thrasher

Band Director

Mark Wein

Head Choreographer

Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)

Choreography

Aaron Chang (CMD, ‘26), Eric Cyr, Julia Rudge (CMD, ‘16), Devin Earl Vo (IA, ‘26), and Jadon Vo (CMD, ‘25)

Costume Design

Cindy Peca-Dolan and Jacob Piattoni (CMD, ‘18)

Hair Design

José Avila and Joey Rodrigues (CMD, ‘07)

Video Production Support

Anthony Liechti, Quinn Olesiuk, Sean Olesiuk, and Travis Wade

WHEREVER THE FUTURE TAKES YOU

MAKE YOURSELF HEARD

Thank You to Our Teams

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director of Special Event Productions

Michael Von Hoﬀman

Assistant Technical Director Jeremy Sewell

Lighting Designer

Michael Von Hoﬀman

MONTAGE! Production Coordinator

CJ Lazatin

Staﬀ Production Crew

Jonathan Doiron and Robert Young

Stage Manager Sal Agostino

Master Electrician Manny Munoz

Audio Crew

Maxamino Esparza, Andrew Gongora, and Brian Howley

FILM & TELEVISION TEAM

Film & Television Conservatory Director

Aaron Orullian

Video Director Jonathan Formica (FTV, ‘08)

Video Director Assistant Morgan Ang (FTV, ‘24)

Assistant Director Nelan Castillo

Technical Director Micah Lai

Floor Director

Elaine Lim Playback Hailey Perng

Camera 1

David Pineda

Camera 2

Jack Rosenberg

Lead Steadicam

Owen Weichel

Camera Trainees

Anvi Dayal, Ella Pivar-Escobedo, and Jonah Ranz

Thank You to Our Teams

COMMUNICATIONS TEAM

Vice President of Communications

Kelly Andrews

Director of Marketing

Amanda Blazey

Director of Public Relations

Julia Gutierrez

Senior Graphic Designer

Ricardo Mesina

Graphic Designers

Matthew Cadiz and Anel Cantu

Public Relations Manager

Shelby Joncas (CMD, ‘08)

Marketing Associate

Staci Berrey

Marketing & Development

Junior Associate

Darren Bautista

DEVELOPMENT / SPECIAL EVENTS TEAM

Vice President of Development

Elizabeth Ton (MT, ‘95)

Senior Director of Special Events

Jamie Schoﬁeld

Director of Individual Giving

Anna Belmer Jackson (MT, ‘13)

Director of Corporate & Business Relations

Gregory McCollum

Development Manager

Katie Perry Page (MT, ‘11)

Special Events Associate

Julia Rudge (CMD, ‘16)

EVENT SUPPORT

Art Exhibit Leadership

Randy Au and Paige Oden

Culinary Leadership

Chef Daniel Mattos

Photography

Doug Giﬀord and Tony Lattimore

Registration

Vanessa Cortez, Berene Lindbeck, Anita Sanchez, and Hui-Shan Yong

Security

Gregory Aubrey, Antonio Graham, Vianney Herrera, Marquis Naborne, Francisco Ojeda, and Albert Ontiveros

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TABLE SPONSORS & PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITERS

We wish to express our appreciation to the following table sponsors and performance underwriters for helping our talented young students achieve their dreams.

Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman

Frank and Estelle Costanza

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Morty and Helen Seinfeld

Dr. Gretchen and Mr. James Conroy

Tina and Eoin Kreditor / Cleo A. Bluth Charitable Foundation

Dr. Michael Le and Mrs. Tita Nguyen

The Sternshein Family

Ampco Contracting

Lisa and Jack Brennan

Albert and Miaad Bushala

City National Bank

The Dhanidina Family

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone

Lamia Gabal (Shehab), MD, FPMRS / Prestige Medical Group

The McCollum / Van Hoosear, Panetta, Reese, and Stinson Families

The Herrmann Family (2)

Steve and Shelley Ho

The Kao Family

Cheryl and Michael Laven

The Mahoney Dominguez Family

Sal Maya and Jennie Johanson-Maya

The Padilla, Prizzia, Recana, and Soumbasakis Families

Lee and Dave Runnels

Don Steiner and Rose Paguirigan-Steiner

Hal Struck

The Ton-Gonzalez Family

The Young Family

Lisa Argyros

Bobby and Arpi Charlu

Kathleen and Curtis Cover

Michelle and Tim Danaher

Linda and Vince Foley

The Garn Family

Martin and Cynthia Howard

OnCall IT, Inc.

Sandra Rabins

Teren and Brianna Shaﬀer

Sheppard Mullin

SPECIAL THANKS

SPECIALTY SPONSORS

Champagne Bar Opportunity Drawing

Specialty Cocktail

Booth

EVENT & SEASON SPONSORS

Photo

Valet

4th Street Market

AUCTION DONORS

Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club

Shivani Atluri, 10th Grade

Randy Au

Balboa Bay Resort

Balloons over Paso

James and Courtney Banaag

Benchmark

Jim Bergman and Anna Schlotzhauer

Boisset Collection | Cindy Martin

Larry Boodman

California Pizza Kitchen Santa Ana

Missy and Chris Callero

Dr. Alyson and Alfredo Cartegena

Casas de Santa Fe

Robert and Kara Casola

Castillion, LLC

Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa

Gamze Celik

Arpitha and Balaji Charlu

Julia and Lewis Cho

Chloé

Aileen Chun, 11th Grade Club Studio

Andrew Cortez

Creative College Journey |

Scott Barnhardt

Quiemas D'Ovaia

Tim and Michelle Danaher

Danza Del Sol

Vickie and Matt DeArmey

Detention 2.0

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone

Teri and Mark Fellman

Fender Musical Instruments Company

Forge To Table Knives | Noah Rosen

Formaglini Vineyards

Eloise Fu, 9th Grade

Gabbi's Mexican Kitchen

Gallagher Insurance

GARYS Men's Clothing

Lauren Gee, 10th grade

Glen Ivy Hot Springs

Graﬀ

Stacy and Jason Gwin

Barbara Hallman

Happy Jewelers

Gillian Hayes

Jessica and Jason Herthel

Shelley and Steve Ho

Spencer Ho and Karen Kim

Honda Center

Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Martin and Cynthia Howard

Mike Huntley and Laura Forbes

Hyatt Regency Irvine

Joe Bananas

Kendall Jones

Nalika Kavia, 12th Grade

The Kidder Family

Ashley Kim, 12th Grade

Caroline Kim, 12th Grade

Haylin (Hyunyi) Kim, 11th Grade

Jennifer Kim, 12th Grade

Ziah Kim, 10th Grade

Kimberly M. Wang Photography | Eardog Productions

L'Aventure

Lawry's Restaurant

Michael Le and Tita Ngyuen

Jason Lee

Le Renew Dermatology |

Dr. John Le and Thuy Nguyen

Xinyu (Ariel) Liang, 10th Grade

Lorimar Winery

Los Angeles Angels Baseball

Sherry and Paul Main

Debbie and Aaron Malo

Maeesha Marchant and Gaurav Diwan

Matt and Ann Marquis

Greg McCollum and Jeﬀ Van Hoosear

McLean Meyer LLC | Eric Meyer

Rick Messina

Sandy Miller

Yuzuki Minematsu, 8th Grade

Kelly Mogilka

Montage Hotels & Resorts

Richard Mordesovich & Warren Chase

Musco Center for the Arts

Newport Beach Dermatology & Plastic Surgery

Neiman Marcus Fashion Island

Chloe Nguyen, 11th Grade

Valerie Nguyen, 12th Grade

Oakley

Paige Oden

Orange County School of the Arts

Orange County School of the Arts Foundation

Paciﬁca Hotels

Allison and Jim Panetta

The Park Club

Pasolivo Olive Oil

Pendry Hotels & Resorts

Pendry Washington DC - The Wharf

Pendy Newport Beach

Prestige Medical Group | Lamia Gabal, MD

PRP Wine International

Carole Pickup

The Rand Family

Chris and Catey Reese

Rockwell's Bakery & Cafe

Roclord Studio

Lisa Rubenstein

Melissa and Jeﬀ Ruderman

Lee and Dave Runnels

Say Huyen Catering

School of Rock Huntington Beach

Juliet Schulein

Rande and Adrienne Shaﬀer

Sheppard Mullin

Luke Shin, 12th Grade

Irene Sirota

South Coast Plaza

SteelCraft Garden Grove

Don Steiner and Rose Paguirigan-Steiner

The Sternshein Family

Lisa Stevens Wegner and Jed Stevens

Rina Stinson

Amina Straughn, 10th Grade

Tablas Creek Vineyard

Kevin Tiber

Timothy Paul Mitchell LLC

Total Wine & More

Touchstone Jewelry

UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Ubuntu

Julia Yang, 9th Grade

Manuella Yassa

Jinny and Ed Yun

Mason Williams

Wilson Creek Winery

The Wittkop Family

Yorba Linda Spotlight Theatre Co.

Carol Zaist | Château d'Anvichar

MAKE A DIFFERENCE Participate in the Gala Auction

LIVE AUCTION

THE ULTIMATE HAWAIIAN HAVEN

Donated by Shelley and Steve Ho

•One-week stay for up to eight guests in a 3,900-square-foot estate located in Kona, Hawaii

Residence features ﬁve bedrooms, six bathrooms, a lanai (patio), an outdoor kitchen, and an inﬁnity pool and spa

•Private chef dinner on one of the evenings of your stay

•Round of golf at Kona Country Club for up to four guests

•Private in-home massage for two guests

Kona Coﬀee Farm Tour for up to eight guests

•Premium SUV rental for the week

RESTRICTIONS APPLY

SECLUDED SEASIDE RETREAT IN MEXICO

Donated by McLean Meyer LLC

•Seven-night stay at Casa Garrobo in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, where the entire estate will be yours, including seven suites, accommodating a maximum of 18 guests

•Access to the Punta Garrobo Community Beach Club and Tennis Court

•24/7 concierge available to make restaurant reservations and call a taxi for visits to town, the beach, or the airport

•Complimentary daily chef service, with the purchase of groceries

•Additional amazing adventures available for purchase, including jungle cycling through the rainforest reserve, sunset sailing experiences, horseback riding at Playa Larga, kayaking and snorkeling at Playa las Gatas, scuba diving, golf, and more

RESTRICTIONS APPLY

START YOUR ENGINE WITH FERRARI

Donated by Tita Nguyen and Michael Le

•Corso Pilota Sport two-day course for one driving participant and one non-driving guest at your choice of one of four locations: Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana; Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Mont-Tremblant, Canada; Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California; or Laguna Seca in Monterey, California

•Individual instruction from professional race drivers, including classroom and track sessions with video recording, telemetry, and data analysis

•Thrilling drive time in a 296 GTB, a 296 Challenge, and a 488 Challenge EVO

•Five-star accommodations for two guests for two nights

•Champagne reception upon arrival and all meals provided

•Hot laps, welcome gift, and spa treatment for non-driving guest

•Ferrari commemorative memorabilia

RESTRICTIONS APPLY

A CLASSIC SOUTHERN ESCAPE

Donated by Montage Hotels & Resorts / Jessica and Jason Herthel

•Five-night stay for up to six guests in a Montage Signature Four-Bedroom Residence at Montage Palmetto Bluﬀ in Bluﬀton, South Carolina

•A curated selection of experiences that are all intended for up to six guests:

▪ Welcome dinner at your choice of the resort’s many restaurants

▪ Farewell dinner at River House, the resort’s signature steak and seafood restaurant

▪ Round of golf at the Jack Nicklaus-designed May River Golf Course

▪ Coastal cruise along the May River with views of Hilton Head and the Atlantic Ocean

▪ Guided bike tour of Palmetto Bluﬀ

•Complimentary daily breakfast and $1,000 resort credit

•Roundtrip private transportation to and from Savannah International Airport

RESTRICTIONS APPLY

VIRTUAL AUCTION

Don’t forget to explore our Virtual Auction, where you can browse and bid on more than 100 incredible auction items, purchase tickets for the Opportunity Drawing, and fund the dreams of our deserving student artists through a tax-deductible donation!

The Gala 2025 Virtual Auction will close at 11 p.m. this evening.

OPPORTUNITY DRAWING

SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND

Donated by Happy Jewelers

Value: $32,000

This beautiful set is perfect for adding sophisticated glam to your outﬁt for next year’s Gala!

Lab Grown Diamond Tennis Necklace 18", 12.64 cttw, white gold

Lab Grown Diamond Tennis Bracelet 7", 7.30 cttw, white gold

1 Ticket for $50 | 5 Tickets for $200

FUND-A-DREAM Make a Donation, Make an Impact

Support our bright and talented students with a 100% tax-deductible gift!

All proceeds will help to fund the OCSA experience for students in need whose families are living below the federal poverty level, providing necessary support toward the costs of their arts conservatory classes, yearbooks, dances, school supplies, and more.

Thank you for your continued support of our deserving student artists and the school’s mission to provide an unparalleled arts and academic education.

We are grateful for your generos y!

AUCTION RULES & FUND-A-DREAM

2.Designated dates for vacation and travel times are subject to the mutual availability of the donor and buyer.

3. Unless otherwise speciﬁed, all auction items and services must be used WITHIN ONE YEAR of March 29, 2025.

4.Values set forth opposite certain items are estimates only and not warranted by the OCSA Foundation for tax purposes of the general value.

5.For your convenience, all items must be paid for by the end of the evening via the OneCause application. Alternative payment may be made by cash, check (payable to “OCSA Foundation”), or credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express) the night of the event with an OCSA Foundation staﬀ member.

6.Items will be available for pick-up on the OCSA campus. An email will be sent providing the details to the winners once the auction is closed. If items need to be shipped, shipping costs may be incurred by the winners of the items.

7.Auction purchases are tax deductible to the extent that they exceed fair market value.

LIVE AUCTION RULES

1.Once the Live Auction begins, it will continue until all items have been auctioned.

2.Use your bid paddle to signal your bid. Be sure your bid is acknowledged. Bidding is closed only by the auctioneer.

3. The veriﬁcation form of your auction purchase will be brought to you. Payment can be made immediately or at the close of the Live Auction.

FUND-A-DREAM

1.All funds raised during the Fund-A-Dream portion of the Live Auction will support the talented student artists of OCSA. As a donation-dependent public charter school, the OCSA Foundation must raise approximately $10 million each year to continue providing our students with a comprehensive arts education. All gifts are tax deductible and are greatly appreciated.

2.Pre-registered bidders will be charged using the provided credit card information and/or via the OneCause application. Non-registered guests will be invoiced.

For questions and special requests related to billing, please contact John Grainger at john.grainger@ocsarts.net or 714.560.0900 ext. 6295.

SCHOOL, FOUNDATION & CONSERVATORY LEADERSHIP

SCHOOL

President & CEO

Teren Shaﬀer

Chief Operations Oﬃcer

Gregory Endelman, Ed.D.

Principal

Michael Ciecek

Assistant Principal of Instruction

Kimberly Barraza Lyons, Ph.D.

Assistant Principal of Student Services

Becca Freeland

Assistant Principal of Arts

Maria Lazarova, D.M.A.

Assistant Principal of Student Supervision

Abbe Levine

Director of Special Services

Lauren Reynolds

Learning Specialist

Shelley Stanphill

CONSERVATORY

Director of Productions

Eric Hamme

SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS

Arts & Enterprise

Ally Bushman, Director

Mekjian Family Culinary Arts & Hospitality

Daniel Mattos, Chef Director

SCHOOL OF DANCE

Ballet & Contemporary Dance

Steven B. Hyde, Director

Ballet Folklórico Dance

Marlene Peña-Marin, Director

Ballroom Dance

Robert Porch, Director

Commercial Dance

Nicole Berger, Director

SCHOOL OF FINE & MEDIA ARTS

Creative Writing

Joshua Wood, Director

SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Classical Voice

Ryan Reithmeier, D.M.A., Director

Instrumental Music

Sarkis Baltaian, D.M.A., Director

Pianist Program

Strings & Orchestra Program

John Reynolds, D.M.A., Director

The Garn Family Jazz Studies Program

Frederick Fennell Wind Studies Program

Nicholaus Yee, D.M.A., Coordinator

Strings & Orchestra Program

Popular Music

Natasha Pasternak, Director

SCHOOL OF THEATRE

El-Erian Family Acting

John Walcutt, Director

Donald Amerson, Conservatory Manager

Musical Theatre

Cassandra Foster, Conservatory Manager

Randy Au, Assistant Director

COLLEGE SUCCESS

Emphasizes fundamental operational skills, computational fluency, and problem-solving abilities

Integrates Algebra, Geometry, and Statistics to prepare students for both traditional and Integrated Math courses

Topics beyond our curriculum scope, such as Algebra 2, Trigonometry, or Calculus, are covered under our Homework Support program

HOMEWORK SUPPORT

Ideal for students needing assistance with homework, struggling with specific concepts, or preparing for tests

Offers support for higher-level Mathematics and AP courses

Sessions are student-driven, structured towards specific needs, and focus on the material students bring for support

Dependent on teacher availability and subject matter

Enhances reading fluency, higher-order analysis skills, and overall comprehension

Prioritizes development of advanced critical thinking skills to cultivate confident, proficient readers

Expands knowledge of vocabulary and word meanings

STUDY SKILLS

Enhances academic habits through goal setting, organizational skills, time management, and effective test-taking strategies

Strengthens active reading, listening, outlining, note-taking (including the Cornell method), and study techniques

Tailored for middle to high school demands

Provides extensive customizability to meet individual student needs effectively

Develops the five-step writing process and various writing techniques that make writing assignments more manageable

Stengthens fundamental language skills (grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling) that make writing clear and accurate

Provides experience with various essay types: narrative, informative, persuasive, and research

SAT/ACT PREP

Provides teacher-led in-depth instruction on application of best practices, key reasoning skills and test-taking strategies

Access to two student workbooks (Math, English) which provide instruction on test concepts and features, homework, and mixed review practice

Access to SylvanPrep.com, an individualized online component, for one full year

Access to multiple full length practice tests which mimic the conditions of a real test

*SylvanPrep.com can be used as a standalone self-led program (Sylvan Prep Online) *Sylvan Insight Assessment is required for enrollment*

LEADERSHIP BOARDS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Oﬃcers

Paul Satkin, Chair

Gary Humphreys, Secretary

Members

Hon. Halim Dhanidina (Ret.)

Vincent Foley, Jr.

Jessica Herthel

FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Oﬃcers

Jason Herthel, Chair

Teren Shaﬀer, President & CEO

Jennifer Sternshein, Secretary

Michael Laven, Treasurer

Hon. Halim Dhanidina (Ret.),

Board of Trustees Representative

Jennie Johanson-Maya, Vice Chair, Public Relations & Marketing

Eoin L. Kreditor, J.D., Vice Chair, Legacy Giving

Kimberley Lakes, Ph.D., Vice Chair, Human Capital

Christine Walker-Bowman, Vice Chair, Finance

Directors

Lisa Argyros

Jim Bergman

Lisa Brennan

Miaad Bushala

Bruce E. Chapman

Jim Conroy

Julia Feldman

Lamia Gabal, M.D.

Julie Garn

Jason Gwin

Gillian Hayes, Ph.D.

Steven Ho

Martin Howard

Michael Le, M.D.

Lee Runnels

Don Steiner

EMERITUS BOARD

Julia Argyros

John Daniels

Sandy Segerstrom Daniels

Mohamed El-Erian

Brad Ellis, J.D.

Maria Newkirk Fong

John Gates

Carol Green

Jerry Mandel

Michal Mekjian, Jr.

James “Walkie” Ray

Judy Sabbagh

Susan Samueli, Ph.D.

Janice Frey Smith

Kate St. Clair

Russell Stern

John Vestri

Scott Woolsey

In Memoriam

Paul Folino

Doug Garn

Sebastian Paul Musco

Lew Webb

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE

Armi and Ron Abiera

Cheryl Alderson and Charles Dominguez

Courtney and James Banaag

Autumn and Frank Bignami

Alyson and Alfredo Cartagena

Kara and Rob Casola

Kathy and William Chang

Joy Chao and Jason Lee

Arpi and Bobby Charlu

Julia and Lewis Cho

Gretchen and Jim Conroy

Michelle and Tim Danaher

Neeti and Sandeep Dang

Saranya and Halim Dhanidina

Malisa and Kanwal Duggal

Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone

Sally and Dan Fleet

Laura Forbes and Mike Huntley

Betsy and Luke Freiler

Lamia Gabal and Charlie Wilcoxson

Stacy and Jason Gwin

Sameena and Ali Habib

Allison and Brian Herman

Jason and Jessica Herthel

Jennie Johanson-Maya and Sal Maya

Karen Kim and Spencer Ho

Annu Khemka and Maneesh Goyal

Cheryl and Michael Laven

Greg McCollum and Jeﬀ Van Hoosear

Matt and Diana McCutchen

Maeesha Merchant and Gaurav Diwan

Jessica Miley and Alejandro Brubaker

Tita Nguyen and Michael Le

Rose Paguirian-Steiner and Don Steiner

Allison and Jim Panetta

Amy Parekh and Jay Shah

Brad Pivar and Rod Escobedo

Ami and Rakesh Puvvada

Alexis and Julian Recana

Catey and Chris Reese

Trilby and Michael Robinson-Dorn

Melissa and Jeﬀrey Ruderman

Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman

Jennifer and Brad Smith

Karen Smith and Jay Jerrier

Mohini and Vip Soni

Jeannette and John Soumbasakis

Lisa Stevens Wegner and Jed Stevens

Rina Stinson

Kim and Bert Tavares

Mei Tsang and Steve Brown

Ivy Wang and Patryk Symchych

Courtney and Andrew Wittkop

Manuella and Michael Yassa

Michelle and Gary Yoshino

Sandy and David Young

TREATMENT OF BODY IMAGE & EATING DISORDERS

Nurturing, Healing & Resilience

Compassionate, specialized medical evaluation and management of eating disorders and body image concerns for kids, teens and young adults.

O erings:

Medical evaluation and management of eating disorders

Body image curriculum

Parent education presentations

Body image workshop for adults

Contact:

Usha Ganesan, MD 949.229.5964 17541 Irvine Blvd, Suite E, Tustin, CA 92780

www.beyondthereﬂection.com beyondthereﬂection@gmail.com

Armi and Ron Abiera

Acting Conservatory Mom

Anonymous

Justin Aragon and Laura Boysen-Aragon

Ms. Jyothi Atluri

The Bailey Family

James and Courtney Banaag

Edgar and Julie Barajas

Team Bignami

The Bittel Family

Ronald and Dawne Both Lisa and Jack Brennan

Christe Bruderlin

The Bullock Family

Dr. Alyson and Alfredo Cartagena

The Casola Family

Kathy and William Chang

Joy Chao and Jason Lee

Arpi and Bobby Charlu

Tim and Rita Chen

Julia and Lewis Cho

Vincent and Karla Chung

Cogswell Design Inc.

Dr. Gretchen and Mr. James Conroy

Kristy Crownover

CV Programs

The Dale Family

Tim and Michelle Danaher

Neeti and Sandeep Dang

Ramit and Rakhi Dayal

The Deutschman Family

The Dhanidina Family

Joe and Jessica DiPenta

The Dominguez Family

Isabel Dong

Kyle and Courtney Duﬀ

Malisa and Kanwal Duggal

The Elder Family

Dr. & Mrs. Gregory and Lisa Endelman

The Engle Family

Julia Feldman and Ryan Malone

Sally and Dan Fleet

Laura Forbes and Mike Huntley

Luke and Betsy Freiler

Lamia Gabal and Charlie Wilcoxson

Kim Gangnes

Byron and Raquel Gillen

The Goodemote Family

The Gourley Family

Apra and Rahul Gupta

ENCORE

Mala and Neeraj Gupta

Brandi and Javier Gutierrez

Jason and Stacy Gwin

Sameena and Ali Habib

Aurora He

The Herman Family

Jason and Jessica Herthel

Stacey and Justin Hill

Andy and Gracie Hinton

Scott Holty and Emilie Albert

Angela Huang

Cindy Hughes and Paul Schmidhauser

The Idriss Family

Ivie-Valle Family

- IN This House Love Rules

Jenii Jacobson

Jennie Johanson-Maya and Sal Maya

Angela Kent

David and Sara Kerrane

Andrew and Chinyee Keyoung

Annu Khemka and Maneesh Goyal

Karen Kim and Spencer Ho

Kevin and Kelly Kelley

Barbara and Keith Kuntz

Jason and Susan Lai

Cheryl and Michael Laven

Rosemarie and Michael Le Coz

My Lee

The Lee Family

Scott and Susan Lee

The Liu Family

Debbie and Bonaparte Liu

Kevin and Louise Lloyd

The Ly-Pang Family

Jay and Danielle Madison

Molly Mahoney and John Dominguez

Paul and Sherry Main

Greg McCollum and Jeﬀ Van Hoosear

Matt and Diana McCutchen

Paul Mendoza

Maeesha Merchant and Gaurav Diwan

Val and Larry Miles

Jessica Miley and Alejandro Brubaker

The Mitras

Olga, Geoﬀ, and Avery Mizrahi Moon’s Family

Yvonne Naranjo

Tita Nguyen and Michael Le

Niu Family of FTV

The Oh Family

The Ortiz Family

Molly Ortwein

Rosemarie Paguirigan-Steiner and Don Steiner

Jim and Allison Panetta

The Parekh Shah Family

Oscar and Jessica Parra

The Passalacqua Family

The Pennor Family

Peters Architecture Inc.

The Pivar-Escobedo Family

Rakesh and Ami Puvvada

The Ransford Family

Hon. Julian and Alexis Recana

Chris and Catey Reese

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos and Nancy Reyes

Savalai and Brent Ridley

Trilby and Michael Robinson-Dorn

Logan and Carol Ross

The Rossfeld Family

Melissa and Jeﬀ Ruderman

Anna Schlotzhauer and Jim Bergman

The Schultz Family

David and Tina Sidoni

Bandana and Jolly Singh

Brad and Jennifer Smith

Karen Smith and Jay Jerrier

Mo and Vip Soni

Lisa Stevens Wegner and Jed Wegner

Rina Stinson

John and Jeannette Soumbasakis

Patryk Symchych and Ivy Wang

Kim and Bert Tavares

Elliot Tong

The Truong/Kondo Family

Mei Tsang and Steve Brown

Reagan Vallejo

Michael and Nicole Vicioso

The Vik Family

The Villanueva Family Foundation

The Vitta Kama Family

The Voros Family

The Weaver Family

Courtney and Andrew Wittkop

Parents of David Wong (CW, ‘26)

Brenda Wooding and Eric Adler

Brian Yan’s Family

Michael and Manuella Yassa

Michelle and Gary Yoshino

Drs. Edward and Jinny Yun

The Zazik Family

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We Represent All Licensed Professionals

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Unlock Legal is a law firm that provides representation specifically to California professionals who are facing the loss of their healthcare, real estate, or other professional license—and therefore their livelihood. If your license is under threat or suspension because you have been charged with a crime, we will represent you in the state courts.

• Real Estate agents/ brokers

• and many more

Stronger Leadership + Elevated Results

Dedicated supporter of OCSA and its community.

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EQ Executive Coaching + Fractional C-Level Consulting

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Advancing Care Through Clinical Trials and Research

The St. Jude Crosson Cancer Institute

Ongoing research and clinical trials are creating breakthroughs in cancers once thought insurmountable—and we are a leader in bringing these beneﬁts from the lab to the bedside. Our specialists routinely use advanced genomic testing to identify the DNA alterations driving the growth of a patient’s tumor, allowing us to identify treatments and clinical trials that target those mutations. As part of the Precision Oncology Alliance, a collaboration of the nation’s leading cancer research centers, we o er over 100 clinical trials focused on dozens of di erent cancers—giving our patients access to some of the most promising and aggressive treatments available.

For more information or to learn about eligibility requirements for each trial, call St. Jude Oncology Research at (714) 992-3000 ext. 4332.

Are you or someone you love struggling to overcome obstacles, achieve balance, or lead a more fulfilling life?

South Coast Psychiatry can help

Our highly accomplished psychiatrists provide personalized, comprehensive and compassionate care to adolescents and adults.

We work with our patients to treat emotional issues, identify and address academic challenges, overcome performance obstacles, and work to enhance positive coping strategies and improve resilience.

With a convenient and upscale location next to South Coast Plaza, and telehealth services available, getting the best possible care has never been easier.

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BEACH CLEAN-UP

WHAT IS KIWIN’S?

CNH KIWIN’S (California, Nevada, Haiwaii), similar to its KEY CLUB counterparts, is an student-led club that stretches among multiple schools, including OCSA. This club promotes a sense of community and allows students easy access to various COMMUNITY SERVICE events. Students can learn to strengthen skills such as LEADERSHIP, collaborating with others, and can learn the significance of supporting your community. This looks great on COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, especially since joining this club can open up opportunities for SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, and NETWORKING.

ZOEY ZIEN, CA&H ‘27 CLUB PRESIDENT zoey.zien@ocsarts.net

“CHILDREN: THEIR FUTURE, OUR FOCUS, LIVE2LEARN”

One of CNH KIWIN’S major focuses/service events puts emphasis on students promoting education and literacy, focused on youth, ages 5-9. This is just one of the many community service opportunities strengthening students’ connection with their area.