Patrick Brien stepped into the role of President & CEO of Arts Orange County on July 1, 2025 after serving as its Vice President & Chief Operating Officer for three years. Prior to his arrival at ArtsOC, Patrick was Executive Director of the Riverside Arts Council in Riverside, California, for nearly 18 years. There he helped to connect the regional arts and cultural infrastructure of the inland region. As a mixed-race child of an American father and a mother born and raised in Japan, cultural and social equity has always been at the forefront of Brien’s intent. 

Zach Cordner first picked up a camera at just fourteen years old. He has worked for the likes of the Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Capitol Records, and Vans, and was an official Coachella Music Festival photographer. He is the Creative Director and co-founder of Osider Magazine. He also teaches an afterschool photography program at Oceanside High School, helping students learn the techniques of photojournalism and how to document the world around them.

Maria Mingalone is the executive director of Oceanside Museum of Art, where she began working in 2017. Her background includes not only expertise in curating and museum education, but also 25 years of progressive museum and nonprofit management expertise. She holds a Masters of Science degree in museum education and leadership from the Bank Street Graduate School of Education in New York, NY.