Executive Board - UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television

Executive Board

The Executive Board advises the Dean and participates in shaping the future of UCLA TFT. Comprised of entertainment industry and community leaders, the Board partners with the school to implement curricular initiatives, enhance financial support and raise UCLA TFT’s public profile.

Brian Kite

Interim Dean UCLA TFT Member, Ex Officio

Jim Berk

Chairman Goodman Media Partners

Joseph A. Calabrese

Global Chair Entertainment, Sports, Media Latham & Watkins

Michelle Liu Carriger

Theater Chair, UCLA TFT Member, Ex Officio

Sanford R. Climan

CEO Entertainment Media Ventures

Francis Ford Coppola

Executive American Zoetrope MFA 1967

Donald De Line

Producer De Line Pictures BA 1980

Donna Deitch

Filmmaker MFA 1976

Cecilia deMille Presley

Director & Trustee Cecil B. De Mille Foundation

Emilio Diez Barroso

CEO NALA Investments, LLC

Channing Dungey

Chairman & CEO Warner Bros. Television Group BA 1991

Moctesuma Esparza

CEO Maya Entertainment BA 1971, MFA 1973

Eric Esrailian

Emmy-Nominated Producer & Entrepreneur UCLA MPH 2006

Hani Farsi

Founder & Chairman Mohamed S. Farsi Foundation

Dan Fellman

Former President Warner Bros. Distribution Corporation

Rob Friedman

Chairman & CEO Ascendant Entertainment

Peter Guber

Chairman & CEO Mandalay Entertainment

Ken Hertz

Partner Hertz, Lichtenstein & Young JD 1984

Reginald Hudlin

Writer, Director, Producer Hudlin Entertainment

Andy Kaplan

Co-Founder & Co-Owner KC Global Media BA 1981

Frank Marshall

Producer/Director The Kennedy/Marshall Company 1968

Mich Mathews-Spradlin

Scott Sanders

President Scott Sanders Productions

Martin Scorsese

Filmmaker, Founder & Chair The Film Foundation

Brad Silberling

Writer, Director MFA 1987

Harry Sloan J.D

Chairman and CEO Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp BA 1971

Darren Star

Writer, Producer Darren Star Productions BA 1983

Nadja Swarovski

Chairperson Swarovski Foundation

Elena Torres

Actress, Writer, Comedian

Bruce Vaughn

CEO Dreamscape Immersive

Amy Villarejo

FTVDM Chair, UCLA TFT Member, Ex Officio

Elizabeth Reiko Kubota Whitney

UCLA TFT Alumna

Deborah Widener

Former President General Electric Capital Markets

Richard Wolpert

Co-founder and CEO HelloTech BA 1985