Board of Directors
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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