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Executive Committee & Advisory Board

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Executive Committee provides programmatic advice and fiscal oversight to the UCLA Lewis Center.  The committee is responsible for budget review and approval and guidance in the development of programs and initiatives. 

Executive Committee members include the chairs of the three departments that form the UCLA School of Public Affairs – the Departments of Urban Planning, Policy Studies, and Social Welfare, and the directors of research centers at UCLA involved in areas related to the Lewis Center mission. The committee meets at least once a year. 

Executive Committee Members

Melissa Bersofsky, Associate Director of Development, School of Public Affairs
JR DeShazo, Director of the UCLA Luskin Center, Department of Public Policy 
Sean Hecht, Director of the Environmental Law Program, UCLA School of Law
Matthew Kahn, Institute of the Environment, Departments of Public Policy
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Associate Dean, School of Public Affairs, Department of Urban Planning
Bill Parent, Associate Dean of Advancement, School of Public Affairs
Michael Stoll, Chair of the Department of Public Policy, School of Public Affairs
Lois Takahashi, Chair of the Urban Planning Department, School of Public Affairs
Fernando Torres-Gil, Chair of the Social Welfare Department, School of Public Affairs

 

ADVISORY BOARD

The Lewis Center depends on the involvement of leaders and experts to advance research and public education and to solve California’s complex challenges. Advisory Board members actively participate in the ongoing development and promotion of the Lewis Center, ensuring that our research is timely and relevant to the policymaking, rulemaking, and practitioner communities. Some specific examples include providing guidance on program activities and research, particularly in identifying programmatic needs and useful research materials/products; participation and co-sponsorship of conferences, research, and other activities congruent with their organization’s mission and goals; assistance with distribution of research findings to relevant audiences, including agency staff or other constituencies. The Lewis Center Advisory Board meets at a minimum of once each year. Membership is a three-year appointment.

Advisory Board Members (2010-2011)

Hasan Ikhrata, Executive Director, Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) 
Arthur T. Leahy, Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 
Katherine Aguilar Perez, Executive Director, Urban Land Institute Los Angeles 
Michael Woo, Dean, College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona