Officers/Trustees
 

Steven D. Lavine
President

Nancy Uscher
Provost

John Bache
Associate Provost

William Schaeffer
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Arwen Duffy
Vice President, Advancement

Lynn R. Rosenfeld
Vice President for Special Projects

Karla Talavera
Associate Vice President and Controller

Michael Carter
Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Jesse Smith
Assistant Vice President Facilities

Jeffrey Gatten
Dean, Division of Library and Information Resources | Chief Information Officer

Carol Kim
Dean of Enrollment Management

Thomas Lawson
Dean, School of Art

Nancy Wood
Dean, School of Critical Studies

Stephan Koplowitz
Dean, The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance

Steve Anker
Dean, School of Film/Video

David Rosenboom
Dean, The Herb Alpert School of Music at CalArts | Richard Seaver Distinguished Chair in Music

Erik Ehn
Dean, School of Theater

Yvonne Guy
Dean of Students

Glenna Avila
Wallis Annenberg Director, Community Arts Partnership (CAP) and the Santa Clarita Valley Arts Partnership (SCVAP)

Tina Borella
Director, Housing Office

Bobbi Heuer
Director of Financial Aid

Bill Kramer
Executive Director of Development

Nancy Whittemore
Registrar

 

Board of Trustees

Officers

Austin M. Beutner
President and Co-Chief Executive, Retired
Evercore Partners
Santa Monica, CA

Thomas L. Lee
Vice Chairman of the Board, CalArts
Former Chairman and CEO
The Newhall Land and Farming Company
Valencia, CA

James B. Lovelace
Vice Chairman of the Board, CalArts
Senior Vice President
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles, CA

Peter Norton
Vice Chairman of the Board
Norton Family Foundation
Santa Monica, CA




Trustees

Joan Abrahamson
President
The Jefferson Institute
Los Angeles, CA

Aileen Adams
Civic Leader
Los Angeles, CA

William H. Ahmanson
Trustee and Vice President
The Ahmanson Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA

David A. Bossert
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Burbank, CA

Jacqueline B. Brandwynne
Chief Executive Officer
Brandwynne Corporation
Los Angeles, CA

Kevin Brine
Brine Studio
Katonah, New York

Manuel Castells
Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication,
Technology and Society, USC
Los Angeles, CA

Edwin E. Catmull
President
PIXAR and Disney Animation Studios
Emeryville, CA

Don Cheadle
Actor
Los Angeles, CA

Joseph M. Cohen
Chairman and CEO
HTN Communications LLC
Los Angeles, CA

Richard W. Cook
Chairman
Walt Disney Studios
Burbank, CA

Tim Corrigan
President
Timothy Corrigan, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Robert J. Denison
Chairman
First Security Management
Santa Fe, NM

Roy E. Disney
Chairman
Shamrock Holdings, Inc.
Burbank, CA

Tim Disney
Chairman
Uncommon Productions
Los Angeles, CA

Janet Dreisen
Civic Leader
Los Angeles, CA

Robert B. Egelston
Former Chairman
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Pasadena, CA

Michael D. Eisner
Former CEO and Chairman
The Walt Disney Company
Founder
The Tornante Co. LLC
Beverly Hills, CA

David I. Fisher
President and Director
Capital Group International, Inc
Los Angeles, CA

Harriett F. Gold
Civic Leader
Los Angeles, CA

Leo Hobaica, Jr.
Faculty Trustee
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

Charmaine Jefferson
Executive Director
California African American Museum
Los Angeles, CA

Peter S. Kraus
Ex Officio/Chairman, Board of Overseers
Executive Vice President
Merrill Lynch
New York, NY

Steven D. Lavine
President
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

Michelle Lund
President
The Sharon D. Lund Foundation
Newport Coast, CA

Jamie Alter Lynton
Activist
Los Angeles, CA

James McCoy
Staff Trustee
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

Willem T. Mesdag
Partner
Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC
Los Angeles, CA

Colleen Morrissey
President
John and Colleen Morrissey Foundation
Treasurer, Edmund and Mary Shea Family Foundation
Los Angeles, CA

Lawrence J. Ramer
President
Ramer Equities, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Araceli Ruano
President and CEO
ALAS Foundation
Pasadena, CA

David L. Schiff
Chairman
The Schiff Company
Beverly Hills, CA

Joe Smith
Music Industry Veteran
Beverly Hills, CA

Whitney Smith
Student Trustee
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA

Thomas E. Unterman
Founder and Managing Partner
Rustic Canyon Partners
Santa Monica, CA

Roger Wacker
Managing Director
Head of Los Angeles Office
UBS AG, Representative Office
Los Angeles, CA

Elliot D. Webb
Executive Vice President
International Creative Management, Inc.
Beverly Hills, CA

Luanne C. Wells
Civic Leader
Beverly Hills, CA

Kenneth P. Wong
Vice Chairman
The Related Companies
Los Angeles, CA
 

Trustees Emeritus

Douglas K. Freeman
Senior Partner
Freeman, Freeman & Smiley
Los Angeles, CA

Jeffrey Katzenberg
Chief Executive Officer
DreamWorks Animation SKG
Glendale, CA

Jon B. Lovelace
Chairman Emeritus
Capital Research and Management Co.
Los Angeles, CA

William S. Lund
Chairman
WSL Associates
Paradise Valley, AZ

C. Roderick O'Neil
Chairman
O'Neil Associates
South Glastonbury, CT

Michael Pressman
Director and Executive Producer
Brooklyn, NY

Harrison A. Price
Chairman and President, Retired
Harrison Price Company
Pomona, CA