The California Council for the Humanities connects Californians to ideas and one another in order to understand
our shared heritage and diverse cultures, inspire civic participation, and shape our future.

CCH Board Members

 

Board Chair
Curtis F. Shepard
Director of Youth and Family Services
L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center, Los Angeles

Board Vice Chair
Luis Herrera
City Librarian
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco

Chris Abani
Novelist and Professor of Creative Writing
UC Riverside, Riverside

Pedro Castillo
Associate Professor of History and Provost of Oakes College
UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz

Kenya Davis-Hayes
Assistant Professor of American History
California Baptist University, Riverside

Benjamin T. Duran
Superintendent and President
Merced College, Merced

Robert Feyer
Partner, Public Finance
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, San Francisco

Mark L. Friedman
Founder and President
Fulcrum Property, Sacramento

Nancy Hatamiya
President
The Hatamiya Group, Davis

 

Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Academic Research and Resources
Office of the Chancellor
California State University, Long Beach

Benjamin T. Jealous
President and CEO
NAACP, Baltimore, MD

Brooke Kanter
Public Art Advocate
Beverly Hills

Bernard Kinsey
Philanthropist and Entrepreneur
Los Angeles

Hillary Mendelsohn
Founder and President
Purplebook, Beverly Hills

Cornelius Moore
Co-Director
California Newsreel, San Francisco

Alejandro Morales
Novelist and Professor of Spanish and Portuguese and Film and Media Studies
UC Irvine, Irvine

Margaret Shelleda
Executive Director
California Federation of Teachers, Oakland

Rodney Williams
Senior Vice President, Classics Marketing
Jackson Family Wines, Sonoma

Cynthia J. Wornham
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

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