Dean’s Arts Board

The Dean's Arts Board


The Dean’s Arts Board (DAB) fosters closer ties between the Claire Trevor School of the Arts (CTSA), its alumni, and the community. Members of the DAB are non-governing and serve in an advisory capacity to the Dean. The DAB consists of diverse individuals from various business, leadership, and community sectors, joining together to provide guidance and assistance in shaping and implementing the vision and goals for CTSA.

 

Board Members


Dean Tiffany Ana López
Claire Trevor Dean of the Arts

Susan Hori, Board Chair
CTSA Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
UCI Foundation Trustee
Partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

 

Members

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

Joan Beall+
Community Supporter

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

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

Reza Jahangiri ’00
Founder and CEO, American Advisors Group

Tom Nielsen
UCI Foundation Trustee Emeritus
President, The Nielsen Company

Sheila Peterson
CTSA Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
UCI Foundation Trustee
President, Beachside Books LLC

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

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

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

Derek A. Sabori ’95, MBA ’02*
Co-Founder, KOZM
UCI Alumni Association President

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

Richard Stein*
President & CEO, Arts Orange County

Sarah Strozza*
Executive Director of Development
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Mary M. Watson-Bruce, Ph.D.
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 UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts, please contact:

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

Anna Forman
Executive Assistant to the Dean
(949) 824-8792
abmuelle@uci.edu

 

 

 

Claire Trevor Society

 

 

Contact

 

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