CREATIVE SONOMA

We are dedicated to advancing and supporting the creative community of Sonoma County.

We offer trainings and workshops, networking opportunities, financial
resources, communication and marketing activities, and innovative collaborations.

WHY WE DO IT

We believe that creative lives in us all—it just takes a little care and feeding.

We also believe that the people who have spent a career exercising their creative muscles make our community more vibrant, more interesting, more provocative, more satisfying. In this case, we believe that more is more.

WHO DOES IT

Advisory Board

Chris Denny
President, The Engine is Red

O'Meara Cover
Partner, Foundary Wharf Properties

Jennifer Edwards
Owner, The Passdoor, Sebastopol Kitchen + Table

Elisa Stancil
Founder, Stancil Studios; decorative artist

Rick Toyota
Director of Hospitality, Francis Ford Coppola Winery

Gia Baiocchi
Owner, The Nectary

Cindy Berrios
Therapy Program Manager, YWCA Sonoma County

Alejandro Salazar
Artist, Graphic Designer

Staff

Kristen Madsen
Director

Samantha Kimpel
Program Officer

Debbie Yarrow
Project Coordinator

Economic Development Board: Board of Directors

Jorge Alcazar, Frozen Art Ice Cream
Skip Brand, Healdsburg Running Company
Pam Chanter, Vantreo Insurance Brokers
Terri Dente, St. Joseph Health, Sonoma County
Terry Garrett, Go-Local Sonoma County
Kathryn Hecht, Alexander Valley Film Society
Linda Kachiu, Zainer Rinehart Clarke
Wayne Leach, CSWST2 Engineering
Michael Nicholls, Nicholls Associates
Michael Tomasini, Bank of the West

County of Sonoma: Board of Supervisors

Susan Gorin, 1st District
David Rabbitt, 2nd District
Shirlee Zane, 3rd District
James Gore, 4th District
Lynda Hopkins, 5th District