Board of Trustees

The Occidental Board of Trustees works to ensure the longevity of the institution while respecting its mission, traditions, and heritage.

Our Board members bring a wide variety of off-campus experience, and they provide diverse perspectives, insights, points of view, and skills which expand the context and resources for governing the College. As trustees of the College, Board members literally hold the College in trust, exercising the highest level of loyalty to, and care for, the College and its constituencies.

In this regard, trustees support the financial well-being of the College, and they use their many and varied relationships in the larger community to enhance the reputation of the College and to build support for its mission. Being a trustee for �鶹��Ƶ is both an honor and a great responsibility.

While we maintain the privacy of individual Board members, you are welcome to send questions, suggestions, and feedback to trustees@oxy.edu or (323) 259-2691.

Leo Olebe, �鶹��Ƶ alum, sitting on a couch talking and smiling — *Ten �鶹��Ƶ trustees talk about their relationship to �鶹��Ƶ and what compels them to serve as volunteers on the Board.*

News: �鶹��Ƶ Adds Six To Board of Trustees

The �鶹��Ƶ Board of Trustees welcomed five new members and a returning trustee to its ranks on July 1, 2026. In addition to their commitment to Occidental’s mission, they bring skills and expertise in a range of fields, including public health, law, diplomacy, the arts, healthcare, finance, and real estate.

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Trustee Nominations

The College encourages members of the community, including faculty, students, staff, alums, donors, parents, and former and current trustees, to submit recommendations for new members of the Board of Trustees. If you would like to submit a recommendation, please use the form below, which will be routed to the Board's Nominating & Governance Committee for consideration.

The Nominating & Governance Committee of the Board of Trustees accepts nominations for new trustees until October 15th. The Board of Trustees votes on the slate of trustee candidates proposed by the Nominating & Governance Committee at its Spring Board meeting, and new trustees begin their term on July 1.

Officers of the College

Tom Stritikus

President, �鶹��Ƶ

Art Peck ’77 P’10, P’14, Board Chair

CEO, Founder, Investor (Orinda, CA)

Lande Ajose ’87 H’19, Board Vice Chair

Managing Director and Board Member (Oakland, CA)

Woody Studenmund P’15

Laurence de Rycke Professor of Economics Emeritus at �鶹��Ƶ (Retired), Author (Pasadena, CA)

Amos Himmelstein, Treasurer

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, �鶹��Ƶ

Gretchen Saalbach

Secretary of the College, �鶹��Ƶ

Members of the Board of Trustees

	Magdalena Arenas '92 P'19 Physician (Pasadena, CA)
	Kevin Berryman '81 Independent Director, Amentum (Las Vegas, NV)
	Eileen Brown '73 President, Brown's Building Blocks (Los Angeles, CA)
	Namandjé Bumpus '03 H'26 Chief Scientific and Innovation Officer (Washington, DC)
	David Burcham '73 Attorney at Law and Educator (retired) (Long Beach, CA)
	Nicolas Choumenkovitch '86 Investment Professional (retired) (Brookline, MA)
	Barbara Clarke P'19 Angel Investor and Entrepreneur Adviser, Author (Boston, MA)
	Lindsey Collins ‘94 Senior VP of Development, Pixar (Piedmont, CA)
	W. Don Cornwell ’69 Chairman and CEO (retired) (Brooklyn, NY)
	Lisa Coscino '85 Philanthropy and Membership, Letterform Archive (San Francisco, CA)
	Nancy Dambro '75, P'13 Physician (retired) (Fort Worth, TX)
	Kwame Do '06 Vice President, Lakebridge (Glendora, CA)
	William D. Ellis '79 P'14 Senior Partner, Akerman LLP (Pasadena, CA)
	Azadeh Foyouzi-Mohebbi P’23 Investor, Nonprofit, Higher Education and STEM Advocate (Danville, CA)
	J. Eugene Grigsby III '66 CEO (retired), National Health Foundation (Los Angeles, CA)
	Maurine Halperin P'16 Director of Communications, Town School for Boys (San Francisco, CA)
	Alison Hawkins '87 Attorney (retired) (Beverly Hills, CA)
	Andrew Heath '04 Co-Founder, Bombas (Greenwich, CT)
	Lori Moore Hunter '79 P'08 Retired Insurance Executive (South Pasadena, CA)
	Bob Johnson '77, Entertainment Attorney, Producer and Activist (Los Angeles, CA)
	Gary Kaplan '71 Partner, Greenberg Glusker (Los Angeles, CA)
	Elizabeth Kennedy P'19 Philanthropic Advisor, Nonprofit Leadership (retired) (Los Angeles, CA)
	Kristina Kvien '87 P'20 President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Council on International Policy (Pasadena, CA)
	Lisa H. Link P'18 Attorney at Law (retired) (San Marino, CA)
	Enrique Lopez '89 Associate Professor, Chicago School of Professional Psychology (West Hollywood, CA)
	Greta J. Mandell '72 P'92 Psychiatrist (retired) \| Executive Director, Compton Arts Council (Altadena, CA)
	Theodore R. Mitchell, H'07 President, American Council on Education (Washington, DC)
	Tuan Ngo '07 Attorney, DLA Piper (Los Angeles, CA)
	Christopher G. Oechsli '75 President and CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies (Santa Fe, NM)
	Leo Olebe ‘97 CEO, Olebe Media Group (Pleasanton, CA)
	Talia Robinson '97 Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Paramount Global (Pasadena, CA)
	Rebecca Smith Science Educator (retired) (San Mateo, CA)
	Megan Wanlass '94 Managing Director, Cornerstone Theater Company (Pasadena, CA)
	Raymond Yen, M.D. '82 President, OTB Health Consulting (Studio City, CA)
	Les Zendle ‘74 Physician/Associate Medical Director, Kaiser Permanente (retired) (Palm Springs, CA)