The Foundation for the Performing Arts Center is extremely pleased to announce that Trudie M. Safreno, co-Founder and CFO of Trust Automation, Inc. and Simone Lagomarsino, President and CEO of Heritage Oaks Bank, have joined the Board of Directors.
Trudie M. Safreno became involved with the Foundation last year because she is very committed to supporting the School Matinee Performances Program at the PAC. Trust Automation supports the programming for children as a Business Partner.,“It is essential for a community to have a cultural experience,” Safreno and her husband Ty believe. “The arts and entertainment appeal to every type of person and every community needs it to bring people together.” Safreno will bring a dozen years of experience serving on a non-profit board, in addition to more than twenty years of financial and resource management.
Simone Lagomarsino brings a background of more than twenty years of leadership experience as an executive in community banks. Heritage Oaks Bank has a long history with the Foundation, dating back to its support as a Founder in 1996 and most recently as a Business Partner. Lagomarsino expressed, “The Performing Arts Center enhances the quality of life in our community and we are proud to support it.” Her decision to join the Board stems from her passion for music and the performing arts.
“Trudie Safreno and Simone Lagomarsino bring tremendous talent and experience in finances and business planning as well as a deep commitment to corporate support of the arts,” Ziyad Naccasha, board president, expressed his support of his new colleagues. “Both Trudie and Simone also have a lifelong passion for the arts. We are very fortunate that they are joining us in our work to keep the PAC affordable and accessible for our community.”