To Reach, Teach, and Inspire Children
Through the ARTS

Board of Directors

Rachel Druten, TFT Founder

Rachel Druten, Founder of Tools For Tomorrow was inspired by her experiences with the Palm Springs Art Museum – Making Friends with the Masters, and with the Idyllwild Arts Foundation Summer program. Rachel founded TOOLS FOR TOMORROW in 1999 with four schools in Desert Hot Springs.

Rachel has dedicated her life to the arts and the children of the Coachella Valley.  It is her dream that every child has the opportunity to participate in a Tools For Tomorrow program.

Rachel Druten

FOUNDER
Tools For Tomorrow

Claire Smith

FOUNDER
VISIONARIES of
Tools For Tomorrow

MEMBERSHIP

Carolyn Izu Bergmann, DRD

PRESIDENT

Robin Nugent

Robin Nugent

PAST-PRESIDENT

Suzanne Fromkim

VICE PRESIDENT
PUBLICITY

Judith Antonio

TREASURER

Judy Mathes

Judy Mathes

SECRETARY

Christine Metz Gennet

Christine Metz Gennet

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Noella Lansen

Noella Lansen

PROGRAM OVERSIGHT

Linda Rider

Linda Rider

MEMBERSHIP

CJ Westrick-Bomar, Esq.

CJ Westrick-Bomar, Esq.

MEMBERSHIP

Terri Neuman

Terri Neuman

PARLIAMENTARIAN

Mitchell Battersby

MEMBER AT LARGE

Louise Escoe

Louise Escoe

MEMBER AT LARGE

Walter Gendell

MEMBER AT LARGE

Diana Richards

MEMBER AT LARGE

Irma Smith

MEMBER AT LARGE

Jim Reed - Chairman Emeritus

James Reed

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

Joyce Bulifant

Joyce Bulifant

ADVISOR

Jean Carrus

Jean Carrus

ADVISOR

Janice Lyle, PhD

ADVISOR

Non Discrimination Statement: Tools For Tomorrow, its officers and members do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.