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

Nancy Hatamiya
Public Policy and Management Consultant
Hatamiya Group
Sacramento

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

Chris Abani
Professor of Creative Writing
UC Riverside

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

Kenya Davis-Hayes
Assistant Professor of 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

Luis Herrera
City Librarian of San Francisco 

 

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

David Johnson
Producer and Investor
Santa Monica

Hillary Mendelsohn
Executive Director
FLASH: A California Partnership for Safety and Preparedness
Beverly Hills

Cornelius Moore
Codirector, California Newsreel
San Francisco

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

Leonard Olds
Chairman, Liberty Education Forum
Laguna Beach

Jane Pisano
President and Director
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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

Daphna Edwards Ziman
Founder and Chairperson
Children Uniting Nations
Los Angeles

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