2007-2008 Board of Trustees

Under the Articles of Incorporation, legal control and governance of Occidental College rests in a self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. Four trustees are designated by the Alumni Association and serve a single term of four years each; the remainder are elected at large and serve renewable four-year terms. The Board exercises general oversight of the College, determines its fundamental policies, supervises its finances, and appoints the president and vice presidents of the College.

Officers of the Board

Dennis A. Collins P'94, Chair

President and CEO (retired), The James Irvine Foundation; Sonoma

John R. Farmer P'98, Vice Chair

Senior director, Goldman Sachs; Ross

Fred Hameetman '61, Vice Chair

Chairman, American Group; Los Angeles

Catherine A. Pepe, J.D. '64, Vice Chair

Partner (retired), O'Melveny & Myers; Lompoc

David H. Roberts '67, Vice Chair
Retired, Citibank/Citigroup; Woodstock, Vt.

 
Michael P. Groener, Treasurer
Vice president for business and administration, Occidental College

Rozita Afar, Secretary
Director, office of the president, Occidental College

 

Members of the Board

David W. Berkus '62 P'95

President, Berkus Techonology Ventures, LLC; Arcadia

Carl A. Botterud, J.D. '79

Attorney, Law Office of Carl A. Botterud; Pasadena

John G. Branca, J.D. '72
Partner, Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Luire, Stiffelman & Cook, LLP; Beverly Hills

Eileen Anisgarten Brown '73
Brown's Building Blocks; Los Angeles

Christopher C. Calkins, J.D. '67
President, Caritas Co.; Encinitas

Anne Cannon Enders '74
Ashland, Ore.

Stephen Coll '80
President, New America Foundation; Bethesda, Md.

Virginia Goss Cushman '55
Civic volunteer; Pasadena

Alice Walker Duff, Ph.D. '69
Program Executive, Integrated School Services Initiative, Atlantic Philanthropies; New York, N.Y.

Gloria Duffy, Ph.D. '75
President and CEO, the Commonwealth Club; Santa Clara

Ronald P. Estrada, D.D.S. '79
Dentist, private practice; San Marino

Irwin S. Field
Chairman and CEO, Liberty Vegetable Oil Co.; Beverly Hills

Gary Steven Findley, J.D. '76
President, Gary Steven Findley and Associates; Anaheim

Allen B. Gresham, J.D. '53
Attorney, Gresham, Savage, Nolan & Tilden; San Bernardino

J. Eugene Grigsby III, Ph.D. '66
President and CEO, National Health Foundation; Los Angeles

William M. Kahane '70GF
Managing director, GF Capital Management & Advisors, LLC; New York, N.Y.

John Keister '89
President, COO and director, Marchex Inc.; Seattle, Wash.

Daniel Ian McKinnon '89
Partner, Ziff Brothers Investments; Greenwich, Conn.

Kristine A. Morris '76
Partner, Morris & Berger; Port Townsend, Wash.

John B. Power, J.D. '58
Partner (retired), O'Melveny & Myers; Beverly Hills

Stephen D. Rountree '71
President and CEO, Los Angeles Music Center; Pasadena

Susan P. Schroeder '84
Consultant, Vivient Consulting; Culver City

Catherine Young Selleck '55
President and CEO (retired), Metaphor Inc.; Menlo Park

Kenneth D. Sulzer, J.D. '82
Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, LLP; Los Angeles

Christopher Varelas '85
Global head of technology, media and telecom investment banking, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.; Hillsborough

S. Todd White, Ph.D. '59
Founder and CEO (retired), Blessing/White Inc.; Balboa

Ex Officio

Robert A. Skotheim, Ph.D.
President, Occidental College

Richard Leza, Jr. '90
Director, GWA Capital Partners, LLC


Presidents Emeriti

Richard C. Gilman, Ph.D.
President emeritus, Occidental College

Theodore R. Mitchell, Ph.D.
President emeritus, Occidental College

John Brooks Slaughter, Ph.D.
President emeritus, Occidental College


Trustees Emeriti

Ronald J. Arnault
President, RJA Consultants

Norman Barker, Jr.
Chairman (retired), First Interstate Bank of California

Harry W. Colmery, Jr.
Vice president, Capital Guardian Trust Company

Walter B. Gerken
Chairman and CEO (retired), Pacific Life Insurance Company

Stafford R. Grady, J.D.
Sullivan Group

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr. '55
Chairman and CEO, the Leisure Group Inc.

John T. Knox, J.D.'49 P'84
Partner, Nossaman, Gunther, Knox & Elliott

Allen W. Mathies, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. 
President emeritus, Huntington Memorial Hospital

Charles D. Miller
Chairman and CEO (retired), Avery Dennison Corp.

Donn B. Miller, J.D.
President and CEO, Pearson-Sibert Oil Co. of Texas

Peter W. Mullin
Chairman and CEO, Mullin Consulting Inc.

Jack D. Samuelson '46 P'72 P'77
Partner, Samuelson Partners

Rosemary B. Simmons '53
Former councilmember, San Marino

Charles E. Young, Ph.D.
Chancellor emeritus, UCLA