Our Trustees
Emeriti Trustees
Arnold O. Beckman, Ph.D. (In Memoriam) Martha A. Newkirk ’72, M.A. ’76, Ph.D. ’81
Donald Bren Joan Irvine Smith (In Memoriam)
Thomas H. Nielsen Thomas T. Tierney
Trustees
The Honorable Dick Ackerman
Attorney at Law | State Senator (Ret.)
Ackerman Consulting
Duraid S. Antone
Vice President of Sales – North America CathWorks
Philip K. Anthony, Ph.D.
Managing Partner, The CoreGroup
Steven M. Borowski ’79
President, Aristotle Capital Mgmt.
Amer A. Boukai ’87
President, Continental Food Mgmt.
Richard K. Bridgford, Esq.
Partner, Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian
Jane Buchan, Ph.D.
CEO, Martlet Asset Mgmt.
Paul E. Butterworth ’81
CTO, VANTIQ
Mary K. Carrington, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Hazem H. Chehabi, M.D.
Owner & President
Newport Diagnostic Center
Salma A. Chehabi ’99, ’09, M.S. ’13
Genetic Counselor
Carol J. Choi ’85
Founder, United Exchange Corporation
Eugene W. Choi ’86, MBA ’01
President & CEO
United Exchange Corporation
D. Robinson Cluck ’78
Chairman & Co-Founder
Canterbury Consulting
Kate W. Duchene, J.D.
President & CEO
Resources Global Professionals
Lucy Dunn
President & CEO (Ret.)
Orange County Business Council
The Honorable Joseph L. Dunn
Senator (Ret.) & Consultant
John R. Evans
Regional Managing Director (Ret.)
Wells Fargo Bank
Douglas K. Freeman, J.D., LL.M.
Executive Chair & CEO, OC
Music & Dance
Jennifer Friend Smith ’95, J.D.
CEO, Project Hope Alliance
John D. Gerace ’87
Chief Commercial Officer
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
Howard Gillman
Chancellor, UCI
Teresa D. Godfrey ’86
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Learning Policy Institute
Oscar Gonzalez
Co-President, Northgate Markets
Denise Hall, J.D.
Retired Attorney
Brian T. Hervey, CGPP, CFRE
Vice Chancellor, University Advancement
& Alumni Relations, UCI
(Foundation President)
Julie Hill | Foundation Chair
Corporate Director, Anthem
Lord Abbett Mutual Funds
Gary H. Hunt
Partner, California Strategies, LLC
Hans Imhof
Partner, K5 Ventures
Sandra J. Jackson
Co-Founder, Samueli Academy
Anthony K. Jones
Senior Executive Vice President of Operations (Ret.)
CommonSpirit Health
Frank Jao
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Bridgecreek Group, Inc.
Elim Kay
Managing Partner, LOK 360 CO., LTD.
Steeve T. Kay
Chairman, The Kay Family Foundation
Yang-Uk Kim
Founder, The Kim Yang Group
Lawrence N. Kugelman
President & CEO (Ret.)
The Health Plan of America
Jack M. Langson
President, Investment Building Group
Shanaz S. Langson
Investment Building Group
Mohannad S. Malas
Principal, IRA Capital
Twyla Reed Martin
President, Mont Pelerin Capital LLC
President, Charles D. & Twyla Martin Fdn.
Farzad Massoudi ’84, M.D.
Chief of Surgery – Neurology
Mission Hospital – Mission Viejo
James V. Mazzo
Executive Chairman, Neurotech, LLC
Paul Merage
Chairman, MIG Capital
Shawn R. Miller, J.D.
CEO & Founder, Archwest Capital
Marci Lerner Miller, J.D.
Partner, Potomac Law Group, PLLC
Kristen S. Monson ’82, MBA ’86
Executive Vice President (Ret.)
Pacific Investment Mgmt. Co.
Michael A. Mussallem
Chairman & CEO
Edwards Lifesciences LLC
Stacey Nicholas
Eloy Ortiz Oakley ’96, MBA ’99
President & CEO
College Futures Foundation
Greg Palmer
Founder & Managing Director
GPalmer & Associates
Stephen Peepels
Head of U.S. Securities
Asia Pacific, Hogan Lovells
James J. Peterson
Chair and Founder, Mobix Labs, Inc.
Sheila K. Peterson
President, Beachside Books LLC
William F. Podlich
CEO (Ret.), Pacific Investment Mgmt. Co.
Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.)
JAMS Neutral
Cheryll R. Ruszat
Executive Director
Montessori Schools of Irvine
Richard J. Ruszat
President, Montessori Schools of Irvine
Kathleen R. Santora
Community Leader
Mark K. Santora
Chairman of the Board (Ret.),
Panzura
Michael Schulman
Managing Director, H & S
Ventures, LLC
Gary J. Singer, Esq. ’74 | Chair Elect
Of Counsel, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Ruben A. Smith
Partner, Frost Brown Todd LLP
Ted Smith
Chairman & CEO (Ret.)
MIND Research Institute
Hal S. Stern, Ph.D.
Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor, UCI
Timothy L. Strader Sr.
Chairman, Starpointe Ventures
Georg Striedter, Ph.D.
Chair, UCI Academic Senate
Professor, Neurobiology & Behavior
Marilyn P. Sutton, Ph.D.
Consultant, Public Policy & Higher Education
James Irvine Swinden
Museum President, The Irvine Museum
David L. Tsoong, M.D.
Chairman & President
Pinnacle Resources International, Inc.
The Honorable Gaddi H. Vasquez
U.S. Ambassador (Ret.)
Sr. VP of Government Affairs, Edison Int’l & Southern California Edison (Ret.)
Dean A. Yoost
Managing Partner (Ret.)
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pamina E. Barkow ’03, MBA’16
Co-Founder & CEO, Vinyasa Skincare
(Paul Merage School of Business)
Melissa A. Beck, MBA ’12
President, Anonymous Philanthropy
(Alumni Assoc. Pres.)
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.Ph.
Director and Founding Dean
UCI Program in Population Health
James S. Bullock, Ph.D.
Dean, UCI School of Physical Sciences
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Peter J. Fischler ’80
Independent Real Estate Developer
(School of Social Ecology)
Diana L. Hendel ’85, Pharm.D.
Sr. Partner, Partnership Advantage
(School of Biological Sciences)
Joanna L. Y. Ho, Ph.D.
Chair, UCI Academic Senate
Professor of Accounting
Sam Jilanchi ’94
Managing Partner, Qwan Companies
(School of Humanities)
Timothy A. Kashani ’86, MBA ’88
Co-Founder, Apples and Oranges Studios
(Donald Bren School of ICS)
Paula Y. Smith
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, UCI
Michael J. Stamos, M.D.
Dean, UCI School of Medicine
Professor of Surgery
Victoria Vasques
Owner & CEO, Tribal Tech, LLC
Owner & CEO, Cowan & Associates, Inc.
(School of Education)
Lars T. Walton, Ed.D.
Associate Chancellor &
Chief of Staff, UCI
Ivan L. Williams, MBA ’96
Executive Producer & Executive VP
Scenario Entertainment
(Claire Trevor School of Arts)
