The Board of Directors of Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, Inc. (CAMA) has re-elected Deborah Bertling to her third term as chair of it Board of Directors.
A native of Pennsylvania, Bertling earned her bachelor of music degree in voice performance and has appeared in operas, concerts and musicals for more than 30 years.
She spent a decade with Yamaha Corporation of America’s Music Division as a buyer in Buena Park, California; sang with Opera Santa Barbara, where she also spearheaded the company’s education outreach programs; and volunteered in local schools as a Music Matters docent for CAMA.
A past president of CAMA Women’s Board and a CAMA director since 2004, Bertling chaired CAMA’s Centennial Celebration Committee (2014-20), which oversaw some of the organization’s most ambitious concerts and events.
She has served as president of Performing Arts Music Association since 2002, and is on the Board of Directors of The Granada Theatre (Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts).
Other officers of CAMA’s 2025-26 Board of Directors, elected May 29 are: Nancy L. Wood, first vice chair; Robert L. Castle, second vice chair; Christine Emmons, secretary; and Jan Bowlus, treasurer
The CAMA Board of Directors also passed a resolution on June 18 to name retired CAMA President Mark E. Trueblood President Emeritus for Life, in honor of his 27-year tenure as executive director and president of CAMA.
For more on CAMA, visit camasb.org.