2024 Night of Art & Innovation Steering Committee

Patricia Lock Dawson, Honorary Chair
Mayor, City of Riverside
Maureen Kane, Co-Chair
Program Chair

Dr. Reza Abbaschian
University of California, Riverside, Bourns College of Engineering

Rico Alderette
Owner of MADE shop and Alderette Designs

Dr. Gregory Anderson
President, Riverside City College

Kathleen Barth
ARTS NOW Director

Dr. Matt Barth
Bourns College of Engineering, UCR Professor and CE-CERT Director

Gordon Bourns
CEO, Bourns, Inc.

Erin Christmas
Director, Riverside Public Library

Edward Coronado
Advisor to Mayor, City of Riverside

Kristine DiMemmo
Vice President of Planning & Development, Riverside City College

Dave Doubravsky
Assistant Superintendent, Jurupa Unified School District

Steve Dunlap
Director of Tech Services, Innovation & Learner Engagement, RUSD

Phillip Falcone
City Councilmember, City of Riverside

Brenda Flowers
Riverside Fox Foundation

Annemarie Guzy
Visual and Performing Arts Director, Riverside Unified School District

Margie Haupt
Arts & Cultural Affairs Manager, City of Riverside

Annette Hebert
Deputy Executive Officer, Southern California Air Resources Board (CARB)

Renee Hill
Superintendent, Riverside Unified School District

Debra Johnson
STEPCon

Tabetha Johnson
La Sierra University

Doug Kollmyer
Entrepreneur in Residence, Office of Technical Partnerships & SCEIN

Dr. Ron Loveridge
Assoc. Professor of Political Science, UCR, and former Mayor of Riverside

Sam McBride
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, La Sierra University

Dr. Allan Mucerino
Superintendent, Alvord Unified School District

Drew Oberjuergue
Executive Director, Riverside Art Museum

Roberta Pace
Director College & Career Readiness, Jurupa Unified School District

Norm Pelzer
Publisher, Riverside Living Magazine

Janice Penner
Executive Director, Riverside Downtown Partnership

Salynn Simon
Owner, Events with a Kick

Rodolfo Torres
Vice Chancellor for Research and Development, UCR & OASIS



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