Board of Directors

Mike Bush is the Deputy Superintendent (Business Services) for the Castro Valley Unified School District. He serves as the liaison between the School District and the Foundation with a special emphasis on the outfitting and operation of the Center. He maintains the Center as a stand alone financial entity within the School District's financial operation.

Maribeth Delucchi got her law degree from Santa Clara University in 1995. She formerly served on the Board of Directors for the Community Health Library of Los Gatos. She now lives in Castro Valley with her husband and two children. She is an active volunteer around Castro Valley in the arts, the schools, her church and the Little League.

Serena Foxworthy has been a Castro Valley resident for many years. She was Owner / Partner of Foxworthy's Tire Pro Shop in Castro Valley and the Hayward Branch Manager for Certified Personnel Services Inc, of San Francisco. She is a member of the Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce and has served on numerous committees and boards. Serena currently works at the Castro Valley Adult School.

Kirsten Englund is a former CPA with more than 25 years of accounting experience with KPMG and Mervyn's. She has served as treasurer for Proctor PTA and Creekside Middle School Parent Teacher Club. Kirsten is a long-time resident of Castro Valley and has two teenage sons who attended Castro Valley schools. She is now retired and enjoys traveling.

Bernie Kempen is a Certified Family Law Specialist with a practice in Castro Valley, Modesto and San Francisco. He is Past President of the Castro Valley Rotary Club, has been PTA President at Proctor, Creekside and Castro Valley High School as well as serving on the Proctor Elementary School Site Council and several other CVUSD Boards. Bernie also serves as Vice-President of the San Francisco School of Arts (SOTA) PTSA and is a Board Member (alt) of the SOTA School Site Council. He and his wife Kathy live in Castro Valley with their two teenage sons, David and Nick. Bernie appears in some local productions with son Nick just for fun.

Sherrie Kong is an independent consultant. She is an amateur musician with the Castro Valley Adult School Orchestra, music advocate and was an officer of the Castro Valley Music Parents Society.

Berenice Ku Sullivan is a pediatrician and practicing neonatologist at Kaiser Hayward and Walnut Creek. Berenice has been an active volunteer in the Center for the Art's Box Office and enjoys photography. She has photographed for Golden State Theatre Productions and Castro Valley High School productions.

Darrell Lavin is a chiropractor in private practice since 1989. He served on the board of the Castro Valley Sports Foundation and the Joseph Matteucci Foundation for Youth Non-Violence and is active with the Castro Valley Rotary Club and Rotary District 5170. CVHS alumni ‘81

Terry Liebowitz is an educator, arts advocate and founding member of the Castro Valley Arts Foundation. She is a writer and a regular contributor to the Castro Valley Forum's Arts and Entertainment section.

Laury Burd-Mainini is an Interstate Corporate Tax Auditor for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Taxation based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is Past Proctor Elementary School PTA President and Vice President, Vice President of Michelle's Dance X-Plosion Parents Association, Vice President of Tri Valley Minor Hockey Association, Current President for the Agua Linda Swimming Pool Corporation, as well as Parent Assistant/Liaison for the Santa Clara University Men's Ice Hockey Team. She and her husband Michael live in Castro Valley with their two children, Jared and Julia.

Leslie Rothwell recently retired from the Castro Valley Unified School District after 26 years of service. She was principal of Vannoy Elementary, Castro Valley High School and Director of Pupil Services. Leslie spent 12 years on the Castro Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and served as president in 2002-03. Leslie and her husband, Wayne, have lived in Castro Valley for 35 years and their two sons, Bolton and Austin, are graduates of CVHS.

Erma Smith (Past President) is co-founder of the Smith Center for the Study of Private Enterprise at Cal State East Bay, and co-owner and Board member of the Nutek Corporation, a medical and surgical device sterilization company. She is a founding member of the Castro Valley Arts Foundation.

Gia Solari is a choreographer, director, performer, educator, and arts administrator. Formerly the Artistic Associate for American Musical Theatre of San Jose, she is an adjunct faculty member at California State University, East Bay and at Notre Dame de Namur University. In her current post, Gia serves as Producing Director for Diablo Theatre Company and works as a creative artist throughout the nation.

Michael Morgan (Honorary) is music director for the Oakland East Bay Symphony. He serves with many other musical organizations and is a widely acknowledged expert in arts education.