What is a Board of Directors?
Town and Gown of USC is a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation. The Board of Directors runs the daily business of our 501(c)(3). The Board of Directors comprises 100% volunteer leadership and receives no compensation. We have three elected Officers of the Corporation: CEO/President, CFO, and Secretary. Elected and Appointed Directors constitute the Leadership Team. Bylaws for the Corporation may be found in the Town and Gown of USC Handbook.
Board of Directors – Elected
- CEO/President
Hilary Crahan - President – Elect
Beth Petak-Aaron - Secretary
Patti Johnson - CFO
Kathie Johnson - First VP, Investments
Laurie Hunter Tiedemann - Second VP, Scholarship
Carol Wright
Susie Rhodes - Scholarship Advisor
Ann Palmer - Third VP, Fund Development
Marilyn Kezirian - Fourth VP, Membership
Virginia Naeve
D’Arcy McLeod - Fifth VP, Programs
Colleen Stroyke
Bonnie Suffridge - Governance Chair
Beth Petak-Aaron - Nominating Committee
Carol Fox
Linda Swick
Board of Directors – Appointed
- Benefit Chair
Edie Etmekjian - Communications Chair
Lisa Up de Graff - Audit Chair
Debra Bradley - Audit Committee
Linda Dankwa
Kathi Nicolard
Bianca Patterson
Lori Ward Jackson - Governance Committee
Mary Hall
Ann Palmer
Norma Perez - Hospitality Chairs
Janyce Teasley
Kate Farlow - Nominating Chair
Helaine Lopes - Nominating Committee
Joyce Fadil
Carol Kroesche - Parliamentarian
Ayuko Siegel - Physical Facilities/Historian Co- Chairs
Kathleen Campos
Jody Zuvich - Physical Facilities/Historian Committee
Marilou Hamill
Wilma Pinder - Members-at-Large
Sara Pfirrmann
Jill Stuart
Deborah Wong - Decorations Committee
Rhona Gewelber - Fund Development
Christine Gregg * 1 year only. - Finance Committee
Elle Feldman
Patti Jamgotchian
Past Presidents
- Jane Bensussen
- Yvonne Bogdanovich
- Paula Ciaramitaro
- Jo Ann Conley
- Sally Edwards
- Carol Fox
- Linda Givvin
- Carol Greenhalgh
- Carol Mollett
- Thelma Orr
- Judith Pohlmann
- Alli Solum
- Elizabeth Tanner
- Ruberta Weaver
- Patricia Whitman