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
Nancy Hatamiya
President
The Hatamiya Group, Davis

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

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

Cindi Alvitre
Culturist and Ph.D. Candidate
Department of World Arts and Cultures
UCLA, Los Angeles

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

Luis Herrera
City Librarian
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco

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

David Johnson
Producer and Investor
Santa Monica

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

Leonard Olds
Chairman
Liberty Education Forum, Laguna Beach

Margaret Shelleda
Executive Director
California Federation of Teachers, Oakland

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

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

Daphna Edwards Ziman
Founder and Chairperson
Children Uniting Nations, Los Angeles

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