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Give us a call or send us an email at:

Executive Director of Development
Sarah Strozza
(949) 824-0629
sstrozza@uci.edu

Senior Associate Director of Development
Fatima Rizvi-Flores
(949) 824-8750
fatima.r@uci.edu

Dean’s Arts Board

The Dean’s Arts Board is a non-governing advisory group that supports the Dean of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts in advancing the School's mission and strategic direction. Composed of engaged professionals, alumni, and community leaders, Dean's Arts Board members serve as ambassadors for UCI Arts, helping champion opportunities that elevate the School’s vision and create meaningful impact for its students.

Jennifer Segerstrom, Dean Tiffany López, Richard Ruszat, and Cheryll Ruszat at a celebration of New Swan Shakespeare Festival

Sheila Peterson and Susan Hori, Co-Chairs of the Scholarship Committee

Dean's Arts Board members Lucy Sun and Carol J. Choi with Dean Tiffany López

Dean's Arts Board member Mary Watson Bruce

Dean's Arts Board member Dr. Steven M. Sorenson and Eric Shay

Dean Tiffany López with members Professor Emeritus Don Hill and Sarah Strozza

Dean's Arts Board member Reza Jahangiri and Dean Tiffany López at a Claire Trevor Society event

Co-Chairs and Dean's Arts Board members Cheryll and Richard Ruszat at the inaugural Claire Trevor Society event.

Board Members

Tiffany Ana López, Ph.D.
Claire Trevor Dean of the Arts

Susan Hori, Board Chair
UCI Arts Scholarship Committee Chair
UC Irvine Foundation Trustee
Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Matt Bailey ’12
Entrepreneur, Creative, Educator, B.F.A., MBA, M.S.
Adjunct Professor, UCI Paul Merage School of Business

Joan Beall+
Community Supporter

Patrick Brien*
President & CEO, Arts Orange County

Carol J. Choi ’85
UC Irvine Foundation Trustee
Founder, United Exchange Corporation

Jaime DeJong*
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications,
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Don Hill*
Professor Emeritus,
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts, Department of Drama

Reza Jahangiri ’00
Founder and CEO, American Advisors Group

Tom Nielsen+
UC Irvine Foundation Trustee Emeritus
President, The Nielsen Company

Sheila Peterson
UC Irvine Foundation Trustee
President, Beachside Books LLC

Ellen Ruskin-Gillman, Ph.D.*
Associate of the Chancellor

Cheryll Ruszat
Claire Trevor Society Co-Chair
UC Irvine Foundation Trustee
Executive Director, Montessori Schools of Irvine

Richard Ruszat
Claire Trevor Society Co-Chair
UC Irvine Foundation Trustee
President, Montessori Schools of Irvine

Derek A. Sabori ’95, MBA ’02*
Executive Director, UC Irvine Alumni Association
Co-Founder, KOZM

Steven M. Sorenson MD
President, Steven M. Sorenson Foundation

Sarah Strozza*
Executive Director of Development,
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Lucy Sun
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs and Co. (Ret.)
UC Irvine Foundation Trustee

Mary M. Watson-Bruce, Ph.D. ‘82
Community Supporter

* Ex-officio Members
+ Honorary Members

Contact Us

For questions about the Dean’s Arts Board or how to make a difference at the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts, please contact:

Sarah Strozza
Executive Director of Development
(949) 824-0629
sstrozza@uci.edu