Haskell & White LLP
$50, 000+
Paul and Bonnie Lubock
Worah Family Foundation
$20, 000-$49, 999
Tom and Mayumi Adams
Clifford and Jennifer Cheng
Eugene and Carol Choi
Gerrit and Amy Cole Foundation
The Hiland Foundation
Christy and Lou Marlin
Thomas Rogers and Sally Anderson
Joel and Judy Slutzky in Honor of Ellie Gordon
Al Spector and Tatjana Soli
The Richard and Elizabeth Steele Fund
Judy and Wes Whitmore
$10, 000 -$19,999
Alison Moore Cotter
David and Trudi Gartley
Michael and Eleanor Gordon
Haskell & White LLP
Harason Horowitz
Mark Chapin Johnson Foundation
Terry and Judy Jones
Robert Kazer and Jill Richter
Bill and Carolyn Klein
Liza Krassner
Karen Kuo-Limb and Jong C. Limb
Jerry and Whitney Mandel
Goran Matijasevic
Dot and Rick Nelson
William and Janice Parker Family Fund
Robert E. Romney
Richard and Cheryll Ruszat – Montessori Schools of Irvine
Greg Zaret
Charlie and Ling Zhang
$5, 000 - $9, 999
Robert and Lillyan Cendejas
Rohit Deshpande and Anita Watumull
Paul and Anne Devore
Gary Fabian and Deb Solon
Chuck and Janet Henze
Jack and Joy Kayajanian
Lewis Family Charitable Gift Fund
Josh Martin, Emerald Real Estate Partners, and Tom Politowski
James McGaugh
Pan American Chinese Dance Alliance
James and Lynn Payne
Christopher and Lynne Ramsey
Ron and Margaret Redmond
Salwa Rizkalla
Sondra Samuels
Craig and Kirsten Springer
Alexander and Sachiyo Stimpson
$2,500 - $4, 999
Stephen and Mary Auerbach
Terri Beber and Terry McDonald
Ellen Breitman and Brien Amspoker
Judy Bloomingdale
Karen and Bruce Clark
Albert Encinias
Don Fike
Douglas and Kathleen Forde
Loren Hansen and Lorraine Caukin
Natalie Miles
Tom and Debbie Newmeyer
Mark J. Nielsen
Marcia Novegrod
Arthur Ong and Ginger Sun
Bill and Joyce Perrone
Joel B. Rothman
Bob and Jo Anne Simon
Diane Stovall
Eric and Donna Stovner
Mary Watson-Bruce
Brian and Beth West
Kurt and Ellen Youngs
Robert Zasa and Judy Amiano
$1,000 -$2,499
Beth and Michael Adler
Richard Alexander
Karen Hohman Almeida and Edgilson Almeida
Scott and Katherine Arbuckle
Dr. & Mrs. Dana Aswad
Diane and Dennis Baker
Bayside Restaurant
Trudi Bonnet
James Carter
Alice and Dennis Creighton
Bob and Burnetta Denham
Gail Doe
Joan Donahue
Arlene and Steven Fienberg
Julie Garn
Mary Graham
Geeta and Sanjiv Grover
Greg and Sumie Haase
Ramya Harishankar and Harish Murthy
Jean Hendrickson
Jennifer Klein
Rachel Levin
Nikki Meyers
James Pick and Rosalyn Laudati
Edward and Diana Putz
Debbie and Frank Rugani
Phil Ruggiero
Sally Anne and Don Sheridan
Nancy Smith
Vicky Smith
Robert and Veronica Start
Michele and Irwin Walot
Ms. Renee Walter
$500 -$999
John Ballantyne
Scott Brinkerhoff
Nancy and Wayne Broadhag
Denise B. Chilcote
Brad Crosley
Joan M. Donahue
Nancy Eisenberg
Christine Fluor and Walter Scacchi
Francis and Ruby Foo
Lynn and Doug Freeman
Margaret Gates, with gratitude for your education commitment
S. Glass Family
Gary Good and Jackie Charnley
Dr. Robert Gorab
Roger and Patt Grable
Ms. Susanna Hugelshofer
Kathleen Koch
Vicki and Richard Lee
Hilary Lemansky
John Maitino
Patricia McIntyre
Carol and Tim McMahon
Dr. & Mrs. John Middlebrooks
Lutz Moeckel
Janis and Dave Murray
Ms. Maryellen Musgrave
Tom and Barbara Peckenpaugh
Mr. Boyd Philpot
Otto Reyer
Karen Rook
Tracie Rotter
Ron Simon
Dorothy J. Solinger
Emily Crean Vogler
Charles and Marilyn Wright
$250 - $499
The Aber Group Inc
Oscar R. Aguirre
Bruce Beckman
Michelle Bentcliff and Ann Litke
William and Annette Blaney
Darci Linkey Bodin
William Bowermaster
Mrs. Lisa Butler
Luisa Cano
Esther Cervantes and Steve Rivero
Dr. Shigeru Chino
Donna Cox
Anahid Crecelius
Bronny Daniels
Mike Davis
Mary Susan Denley
David Dijkstra
Ann Donat
Jeannine Ford
Jacqueline Fox
David and Judy Fukuda
Lynn Gardner and Paul Multari
Arielle Giordano
Caroline Harkins
Edwin Henderson
Holmes Family
Haylee Homs
Jessica Kaltman and Robert Reznik
Judy Kaufman
Kyle and Cherrill Kawakami
Michael and Elaine Kleinman
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Kerry Krisher
Bruce Larson
Michael Lawler
Han Dinh and Martin Le
Vicki and Richard Lee
Edward Luedke
Michael and Charisse Lyseight
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Susan M. Mason
Greg McCaffery
William D. Miller and Florence E. Miller
Peter and Alexandra Neptune
Susan O'Brien
Lauren and Richard Packard
Cyrus Parker-Jeannette
Omkar Patne
Dr. Dolly Platt
Dorcas Preston
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June Rose
Jeff and Linda Schulein
George Searcy
Kent Sentinella
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Tina Sommers-Bernhardt
Adreana Souleles
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Fred and Patricia Viele
Beth Waterman
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Jim and Sandra Williams
$100-$249
Brian and Gloria Abrams
Mark Achong
Susan Adleman
Hoku and Kalani Aichele
Mary Anne Anthony-Smith
Theresa Battel
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Sally Bender
Chris Blank and Josie Badeaux
Paul Blank
Richard Blindt
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Carol Boot-Storie
Suzanne Boras
Kerry and Paul Boulian
Richard Brannin
Mr. Steven Brenneis
Gary and Wendy Bryan
Michael Capaldi
Joe and Barbara Chamberlain
Patrick J. Chambers
Grace Chen
Kathryn and Jacob Clark
Jeff Corp
Charles Davison
Susan Lindquist de la Parra
Matthew and Jane Delorenzo
Mark & Kathi Denny
Rhea Dorn
Ron and May Duff
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John Elwood
Eduardo and Elise Espinosa
Kimo Evans
Jim and Diane Ewing
Joanne Fernbach
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Everly and Harriet Fleischer
Ellen Fujikawa
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Darrylin Girvin
Shelley Gitomer
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Kevin and Candice Gomez
Anna Gonosova
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Jeff & Patty Guell
Gayle and Phil Harp
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Peter Holden and Angela Howley-Holden
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Cheryl and James Lewis
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Elaine and Cameron Mummery
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Leonard and Joalyn Mushin
Tasha and Owen Naccarato
Richard Nakai and Cindy Wederich
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Judy Oswald
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Jorge Perez Valdes
Jill M. Prentice
Brian Paegel and Jeremy Pyle
Elaine Ramsay
Brad Rawlins
Lynn Reck
Shabana Rehman
Dennis and Marie Richman
In Memory of Irene DeNoia
Barry Saywitz
Jonathan Schiesel
Kristen and Paul Schmidt
Jack and Katharine Schoellerman
Randee Seiger
Jill Sekiguchi, DDS
Arkady and Ella Serebryannik
Leonard Simon
John L. Smith and Mary Anne Anthony-Smith
Jack and Molly Spiegel
Hugh Stevenson and Jan Burns
Daniel and Jeanne Stokols
Ingrid Strayer
Cindy Thomas
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Martha Topik
Kay Torell
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Joanne Vargas
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$150+
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Roger and Patt Grable
Gayle and Phil Harp
Arlene and Mike Kato
Kyle and Cherrill Kawakami
Kathleen Koch
Duane and Kathie Mauzey
Brian and Ann Marie Miller
Janis and Dave Murray
Hon. Julie A. C. Owen
Christopher and Lynne Ramsey
Brad and Susie Rawlins
Jill Sekiguchi
T. Sommers-Bernhardt
Cindy Thomas
Fred and Patricia Viele
Bruce and Susie White
Andrew and Wendy Yurcho
$10 monthly
Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyer
Vivian Daniel
$75 monthly
Laurie and Ron Anderson |
As a partner in the annual National Choreographers Initiative, Irvine Barclay Theatre is also pleased to acknowledge all those who support this important contribution to American dance.
National Choreographers Initiative 2025
Molly Lynch, Artistic Director
The National Choreographers Initiative would like to thank the following individuals for their support of the 2025 project:
Honorary Producer
Bobbi Cox
Michelle Rohé
Richard and Elizabeth Steele
Endowment Fund
Choreographer Sponsor
Terry Causey
Sophie and Larry Cripe
Judi Gorski
Joanne and Dennis Keith
Barbara Roberts
Diane Silber
Dancer Sponsor
James Carter
Janet and Henry Eggers
Artistic Sponsor
Alan Andrews and Molly Lynch
Betsy Andrews and Alex Moad
Ellen Breitman and Brien Amspoker
Laurie and Bart Brown
Diane Diefenderfer and David Hanlon
Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik
Mary and Andrew Franklin
Janice Hobbs
Nancy and Ned Kriz
Kathryn Lynch and Robert McDonnell
Rachelle Menaker and Eddie Schuller
Marica Pendjer and John Miller
Andrew Rose
Sally Anne and Don Sheridan
Jenny Szabo
Paula Tomei and David Emmes
Lynn Weiser and Mike Tompkins
Patron Sponsor
Dr. Michael Bear
Stacie Brandt
Beverly and David Carmichael
Gillian Finley and Robert Labaree
Chuck Johnston
Dr. Burton Karson
Rosalyn Laudati and James Pick
Sharon McNalley
Margi and John Murray
Diana Putz
Kim Smith
Karen and Gary Thorne
Dance Shoe Sponsor
Diane and Dennis Baker
Victoria Barrett
Darci Bodin
Bronny Daniels
Ivar Roth, Concierge Podiatry & Spa
Katy and Jack Schoellerman
Joseph Sheridan
Ann and Richard Sim
Linda and Steve Weitz
Dance Partner
William Bardens
Joy Dittberner
Roberta L. Fox
Mrs. Denis Gray
Carol Hamilton
Mike Kerr and Jenny Backhaus
Maurice and Alexandra Mandel
Edward McPherson
Rita Mitchell
Mitsuhiko and Reiko Nakano
Dr. Janice Gudde Plastino
Robbie Prepas
Paula Reiter
Robert Strang
Barbara Tingley
Mary Vensel White
Update as of 7/14/25
DONATE TODAY
Please consider making a donation to support the work of the National Choreographers Initiative. We need your contributions to support the dancers and choreographers involved in the project. Be an angel to the arts-dance! Thank you!
Send your donation to: NCI 3334 E. Coast Hwy #276, Corona del Mar CA 92625