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Meet Our Team

Our Board and Staff are passionate leaders dedicated to advancing the mission of Glendale Arts. Together, they bring diverse expertise and a shared commitment to empowering artists and enriching our community through the arts.

DeSousa Real Estate Group

Marci DeSousa, Chair

Marci considers serving on the Glendale Arts Board both an honor and a responsibility. With her deep commitment to amplifying arts experiences for her community, she envisions a future where the transformative power of the arts sparks inspiration and fosters lasting, positive change for generations to come.

Marci considers serving on the Glendale Arts Board both an honor and a responsibility. With her deep commitment to amplifying arts experiences for her community, she envisions a future where the transformative power of the arts sparks inspiration and fosters lasting, positive change for generations to come.
Creative Producer

Michele DiNardo

As a Creative Producer with a background in publicity, marketing, and celebrity partnerships, Michele loves integrating the Glendale Arts brand into unique events and experiences. It's incredibly rewarding to create pathways for meaningful connections that help advance the organization’s mission and impact.

As a Creative Producer with a background in publicity, marketing, and celebrity partnerships, Michele loves integrating the Glendale Arts brand into unique events and experiences. It's incredibly rewarding to create pathways for meaningful connections that help advance the organization’s mission and impact.
Imagine If Insights & Strategy

Susan Petoyan

Susan believes that while reality may often divide us, #art always connects. She lives this daily by connecting brands and audiences with her marketing strategy agency as well as donating her time and talent to Glendale Arts.

Susan believes that while reality may often divide us, #art always connects. She lives this daily by connecting brands and audiences with her marketing strategy agency as well as donating her time and talent to Glendale Arts.
Glendale Community College

Sheldon Peregrino, Secretary

Sheldon serves on the Glendale Arts Board of Directors due to his deep passion for the arts and his belief that a thriving arts scene enriches a city's vibrancy. With his professional experience in Arts and Design, he is committed to helping accelerate Glendale Arts' vision while supporting the development of youth arts education in the community.

Sheldon serves on the Glendale Arts Board of Directors due to his deep passion for the arts and his belief that a thriving arts scene enriches a city's vibrancy. With his professional experience in Arts and Design, he is committed to helping accelerate Glendale Arts' vision while supporting the development of youth arts education in the community.
Law Offices of Finkelberg & Finkelberg

Miryam Finkelberg

Miryam dedicates her time to building connections in support of Glendale Arts because she believes the arts shape how we think, speak, and act. Her passion drives her involvement in initiatives like the Glendale International Film Festival, where she helps amplify the organization’s impact.

Miryam dedicates her time to building connections in support of Glendale Arts because she believes the arts shape how we think, speak, and act. Her passion drives her involvement in initiatives like the Glendale International Film Festival, where she helps amplify the organization’s impact.
Glendale Arts

Nina Crowe, CEO

Glendale Arts brings artists and audiences together through diverse, impactful programming that inspires creativity and enriches the lives of its community. With over 14 years of experience across various roles within Glendale Arts, Nina's leadership and deep understanding of the organization have been instrumental in driving its growth, success, and lasting impact.

Glendale Arts brings artists and audiences together through diverse, impactful programming that inspires creativity and enriches the lives of its community. With over 14 years of experience across various roles within Glendale Arts, Nina's leadership and deep understanding of the organization have been instrumental in driving its growth, success, and lasting impact.
City National Bank

Artin Ahounber, Treasurer

Beyond his professional endeavors, Artin is deeply immersed in the world of the arts. A lifelong film and music enthusiast, he’s always had a profound appreciation for creative expression in its many forms. His passion for the arts is further enriched by his daughter’s involvement in musical theater, adding a personal dimension to his love for live theatrical performance.

Beyond his professional endeavors, Artin is deeply immersed in the world of the arts. A lifelong film and music enthusiast, he’s always had a profound appreciation for creative expression in its many forms. His passion for the arts is further enriched by his daughter’s involvement in musical theater, adding a personal dimension to his love for live theatrical performance.
Writer, Photographer

Vic Pallos

Vic brings background in media, education, communications, and a lifelong love of the arts. His upbringing in music and supporting arts organizations are a key motivator in his contributions to programs that result in a deeper appreciation of the arts community-wide and beyond.

Vic brings background in media, education, communications, and a lifelong love of the arts. His upbringing in music and supporting arts organizations are a key motivator in his contributions to programs that result in a deeper appreciation of the arts community-wide and beyond.
Glendale Arts

Maria Sahakian, COO

Maria is driven by the undeniable impact that the creative arts have on enriching communities and uplifting humanity. In her 21 years serving in various leadership roles at Glendale Arts, she has built a career dedicated to delivering this impact through multidisciplinary arts and entertainment programming that provides a platform and a place for artists and audiences to forge meaningful connections.

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Interested in Joining the Glendale Arts Board?

We’re looking for passionate, driven individuals who believe in the transformative power of the arts to join our Board of Directors. Whether you have expertise in leadership, community engagement, or the creative industries, we invite you to take the next step in learning more about how you can make an impact.

Ready to explore this opportunity?
Send us a note to info@glendalearts.org to get more information or complete this brief survey and upload your resume to start the conversation.

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