Meet the Team Behind Arts District Liberty Station

Meet the leadership, staff, and board guiding Arts District Liberty Station—San Diego’s premier destination for arts, culture, and community at Liberty Station.

Meet Our Team

Lisa Johnson

President & Chief Executive Officer

ljohnson@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Kate Rubalcava

VP & Chief Operations Officer

krubalcava@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

James Halliday

VP & Chief Advancement Officer

jhalliday@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Nina Leung

Chief Financial Officer

nleung@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Tina Medina

Chief Marketing Officer

tmedina@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Allison Morrissey

Director of Philanthropy & Impact

amorrissey@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Johanna “Jo” Benson

Director of Liberty School

jbenson@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Argel Valdez

Associate Director of Marketing & Communications

avaldez@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Elyse Gwannulla

Associate Director of Tenant and Public Programs

egwannulla@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Gaby Quevedo

Associate Director of Creative Programs

gquevedo@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Maria Masis

Office Manager

mmasis@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Emma Duke

Operations and Program Administrator

eduke@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Debra Tonillo

Liberty School Coordinator

libertyschool@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Marissa Eriksen

Liberty School Coordinator

libertyschool@artsdistrictlibertystation.org

Board of Directors

Lisa Johnson

President & CEO

Arts District Liberty Station

Victoria Reed

Chair

Community Leader

Jean Thomas

Vice Chair

Kathleen A. Krentler

Immediate Past Chair

Professor, San Diego State University (Retired)

Jennifer Wolfe

Secretary

H.G. Fenton Company, Associate General Counsel

Judith Nora

Treasurer

Pell Investments LLC

Andrew Luce

Board Member

Partner, Blue Water Investments

Ivy Chen

Board Member

Manager, Abbott Rapid Diagnostics

Daniel Dennert

Board Member

Curator & Arts Program Mgr, San Diego International Airport

Rich Gustafson

Board Member

CityMark Development

Tracey DeBello

Board Member

Community Leader

Neisha Hernandez

Board Member

Community Leader

Paula C. Peter Ph.D.

Board Member

Professor of Marketing, San Diego State University

Leslie Harrington

Board Member

San Diego Foundation, Retired

Lindy Mamer

Board Member

Retired

Lauro “JC” Teopengco

Board Member

Hospitality Vertical Manager, Cox Business Solutions

Kaye Hobson

Board Member

Financial & Investment Manager, Retired

Javier De Leon

Board Member

Manager, WTC San Diego, San Diego Regional EDC