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Board of Directors

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David Leuchter,

Board President

Project Manager, Mass. Electric Construction Co.

David Leuchter is Project Manager at Mass Electric Construction Company with a degree from Northwestern University in Civil Engineering and Transportation.

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Emily Ramos, Board Secretary

Emily Ramos is a software developer for an investment group at The Capital Group Companies. She has a BS in Applied Mathematics & Statistics with a minor in Entrepreneurship & Management from Johns Hopkins University.

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David Marquez,

Board Vice Chair

Business Development Consultant

David Marquez is a Community and Economic Development Consultant and Project Manager at California Consulting. He has a BA from the University of La Verne and has worked with several local government agencies in Southern California.

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Stacy Barnes,

Board Treasurer

Stacy Barnes is the Executive Director for University Advancement at LMU. She brings 15 years of experience in fundraising, primarily for higher education and the arts. She has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in English / Theater Arts from Eastern Kentucky University.

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La Stanja Baker

Regional Director, Government Affairs, Toyota Motor North America, Inc

La Stanja Baker is the Regional Director of Government Affairs for Toyota of North America, Inc. A graduate of the University of Southern California, she is an advocate for arts in Los Angeles.

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Debbie Devine (Ex Officio)

Artistic Director, 24th STreet Theatre

Debbie Devine is a co-founder of the 24th STreet Theatre and its Artisitc Director. She is also the Chair of the Drama Department at the Colburn School of Performing Arts and a theatrical director with the LA Philharmonic. She has earned three Drama-Logue Critics Awards, a Robby Award, an L.A. Weekly Award, LA Parent Magazine’s Best Westside Children’s Theatre Award, and the Women In Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Los Angeles Theatre.

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Juan Hernandez

Meeting Planning Specialist, The Capital Group Companies

Juan Hernandez is a Meeting and Planning Specialist at The Capital Group Companies with a BA in World Arts and Cultures from UCLA.

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Michael Hirschfeld

Consultant, Executive Service Corps Southern California

Michael Hirschfeld is a consultant with the Executive Service Corps of Southern California with more than 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit community. A Los Angeles native, he has a BA from San Diego State University, and has received both a career achievement award and advocacy award from his peers.

Craig Keys

Partner, NCN Vision

Craig S. Keys is a Partner at NCN Vision, holds a bachelor’s degree in social theory and mass communications from UC Berkeley, a master’s degree in sociology and law from Columbia University, a J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of the Law. Craig was formerly the Associate Senior Vice President of the USC Office of Civic Engagement and principal consultant for Keys Consulting Group.

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Mark Schwarz

Mark graduated from university with a Fine Arts Degree. For 15 years he worked on multiple tv shows until retiring from Fresh Off the Boat in 2018. He currently teaches a roster of young talent for television and film.

Iman Wilson

Iman is a business and legal affairs attorney at Warner Bros. Animation. Iman holds a B.A. in political science from Columbia University and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law.

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Dr. Nate Zeisler

Dean for Community Initiatives, The Colburn School

Dr. Nathanial Zeisler is the Dean for Community Initiatives at the Colburn School and earned his doctorate of musical arts and master’s degree in bassoon performance from the University of Michigan and bachelor’s degree in choral and instrumental education from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He envisions a world where students majoring in the arts have a clear path to a sustainable career, where creative minds are empowered and inspired to rule the workforce, and where access to the arts is not just for the privileged few, but for all.


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Advisory Board

MICHAEL NOURI

Actor

EDWARD JAMES OLMOS

Actor

JOANNA SALIBA

Founding Board President

SANDRA TSING LOH

Performance Artist, Radio Commentator

BRADLEY WHITFORD

Actor

JACK BLACK

Actor

GEOFFREY COWAN

President, Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands

OLGA GARAY-ENGLISH

Independent Arts Consultant

BRENDAN FRASER

Actor

PAULA HOLT

LA Cultural Affairs Commission

DR. STEVEN D. LAVINE

(ret.) President, Cal Arts

JOHN LITHGOW

Actor

ANASTASIA MANN

Chairman/CEO Comiche Group Inc.

VIJAY GUPTA

Founder, Street Symphony; MacArthur Fellow