The Board of Directors of Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, Inc. (CAMA), has re-elected Deborah Bertling to her second term as its board chair.

A native of Pennsylvania, Bertling earned her bachelor of music degree in voice performance and has performed in operas, concerts and musicals for some 30 years.

She worked for Yamaha Corporation of America’s Music Division as a buyer for 10 years in Buena Park, California.

She sang with Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) and spearheaded its education outreach programs. Bertling worked for more than a decade in schools with OSB, and with CAMA in its Music Matters docent program.

Bertling is a past president of the CAMA Women’s Board and has been a CAMA Board member since 2004. She served as chair of CAMA’s Centennial Celebration committee from 2014-20.

Bertling has been president of Performing Arts Music Association since 2002, and serves on the Board of Directors of The Granada Theatre.

Officers of the 2024/25 CAMA Board of Directors include Bertling, chair; George Messerlian, vice chair; Christine Emmons, secretary; and Jan Bowlus, treasurer.

For more on CAMA, visit camasb.org:.