The USC Alumni Association Board of Governors is a premier volunteer organization that provides critical advice and support in developing and implementing USC Alumni Association programs and services. Members also play important roles as ambassadors, greeting alumni at events and informing them about alumni programs and benefits.
The Board of Governors promotes the advancement of the university and engages alumni of all ages and backgrounds. Its members represent each of the USC Alumni Association’s major constituent groups, as well as all of the university’s major academic units. Members are appointed for one to three-year terms.
Nominations for the Board of Governors will open in spring 2027. In the meantime, we encourage you to explore the many other volunteer opportunities with our organization here, and if you would like to receive an email when nominations open, please provide your information here.
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2026-27 Board of Governors Members
Officers
President
Jessica Lall ’06
Immediate Past President
Daniel Prince ’00, MA ’02
Secretary
Ruth Benton ’08
Associate Senior Vice President for Alumni Relations
Erika Jordan ML ’18
At-Large Members
Term Ending 2027
Saul Alvarado ’00
Christina Gonzalez EdD ’19
Raphael Henderson ’82
Alex Kim MBV ’21
Usha Patel ’92, MS ’95
Charlene Riofrio ’06, MCG ’20
Term Ending 2028
Pete Brejcha JD ’09
Courtney La Bau ’01
Darlene Larson ’92
Stephanie Paggi’ 74, MS ’77, EdD ’90
Simeon Stewart ’92, MBA ’17
Henry Wu ’08, MD ’12
Term Ending 2029
Alex Blecksmith MBA ’12
Marissa Borjon MA ’10
Barb Brown ’91, MBA ’18
Betsey Dillon ’81
Paola Fernandez ’14, MPP ’19
Tom Henkenius ’00, MS ’19
David Moreno ’16
Rachel Morford MS ’07
Martin Nguyen MRED ’18
Reginald Roberts JD ’00
Tony Zhang MBA ’12
Representative Members
Alumni Organizations
Alumnae Coordinating Council
Lynn Mehl ’73, PhD ’78
Asian Pacific Alumni Association
Phillip Lee ’07, JD ’12
Latino Alumni Association
Luis Campa ’02
Black Alumni Association
Apollo Emeka ’09, DPPD ’20
Half Century Trojans
Diana Geosano ’69
Young Alumni Council
Melanie Franceschini ’18, MPA ’23
International Alumni Clubs
Sheree Gotuaco ’90
Lambda LGBTQ+ Alumni Association
Kim Milliken Hayden MS ’96
School Representatives
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Larry Goodkind ’84
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Terry Krupczak ’80, MBT ’86
USC School of Architecture
Danielle Martin Spicer BARCH ’00
USC Roski School of Art and Design
Chandler Chow ’10
USC Iovine and Young Academy
Harry Valner ’20
USC Marshall School of Business
Corina Irvin ’04
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Linda Yvette Chavez MFA ’07
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Pilaar Terry ’02
USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance
Charlene Achki Repko ’77
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC
Christopher Acone DDS ’01, PERIO ’04
USC School of Dramatic Arts
Ashley Singh ’08
USC Rossier School of Education
Darin Brawley EdD ’17
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Michael Flanigan MS ’06
USC Davis School of Gerontology
Ranyan Lu PhD ’98
USC Gould School of Law
Ayano Ichida JD ’97
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Shemi Jalil ’06, MPH ’09, MD ’12
USC Thornton School of Music
TBD
USC Mann School of Pharmacy
Linda Simonian PHARD ’04
USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
Kathleen O’Halloran ML ’16
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
John Oberg DSW ’22
Bovard College
Joy Dennis ’20, MS ’21
Campus Representatives
Intercollegiate Athletics
Katherine Milias ’91
Trojan Parents
Skorn Ponrartana & Caroline Wu
Graduate Student Government
Janielle Cuala
Undergraduate Student Government
Syrabi Nur Rahman
Special Appointments
(Term Ending 2027)
Alma Burke ML ’15, EdD ’25
Kathleen Campos ’83
Foti Defterios ’85
Erin Dundee ’80
Priya Kapoor ’93, MFTH ’06
Kyle Lynn ’08, MS ’14
Linda Mirdamadi MD ’94
James Ward III ’11