Board Officers
President - Jean Ashford
Vice President - Greg Falken
Secretary/Treasurer - Celeste Boyd

Board Members
Frank Cimino, Sue Cimino, Rick Foster,
Thomas F. Maguire, Alan Marcus,
Gail Segerstrom, Ray Tatar

Duende's Mission is to educate, inform, and entertain the people of California, tourists to California, students and teachers in the educational institutions of California, and interested parties everywhere. The primary modes of enlightenment and entertainment are the dramatic arts and the various disciplines that go into creating dramatic and literary works. Particular emphasis is placed on drama depicting the history of California and its relevance to life in the twenty-first century.

Duende: Drama & Literature, Inc. is a nonprofit California public benefit corporation and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section 501(c)(3).