Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

• Chair – Benjamin F. Quillian, PhD – Executive Vice Chancellor and CFO, The California State University (Retired)
• Vice Chair - Vidya Kaushik, MD – President Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles
• Executive Committee Member – John Baackes – Chief Executive Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan
• Mohsen Bazargan, PhD – Professor and Director of Research, Public Health Program and Department of Family Medicine, CDU
• David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD – President and CEO, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Ex-Officio)
• Sonnet Hui, LEED® AP – Vice President and General Manager, Project Management Advisors, Inc.
• Frank Hurtarte – Senior Vice President for Kaiser Permanente Southern California Region
• Executive Committee Member – Beong-Soo Kim, Esq. – Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the University of Southern California
• Allison Leggett  – Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Doctor of Medicine Candidate 
• Paula Madison – Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Madison Media Management, LLC
• Kelsey Catherine Martin, MD, PhD – Dean, Geffen School of Medicine
• Byron J. McLain, Esq – Chair, Foley & Lardner's Racial Justice and Equity Practice Group
• Executive Committee Member – B. Kathlyn Mead, MBA  – Philanthropic Advisor and Business Consultant
• Andre Miller – Professional Athlete (Retired)
• Executive Committee Member – James M. Rosser, PhD – President Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles
• Clarence L. Shields, Jr., MD – Partner, Kerlan-Jobe
• Julie Sprengel – MBA, RN 
• Scott Weingarten, MD, MPH– Chief Executive Officer, Stanson Health
• Stasia Washington – Senior Managing Director, First Foundation Advisors

Trustees Emeriti

• Cornelius L. Hopper, MD – Vice President for Health Affairs, Emeritus, University of California System
• Robert Tranquada, MD – Emeritus Professor, University of Southern California

   

2022 Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule:

• Tuesday, February 8
• Tuesday, April 12
• Tuesday, June 7
• Tuesday, October 11
• Tuesday, December 13

Board Committees:

Academic Affairs Committee
Monica G. Ferrini, MS, PhD
Thomas Magee, PhD
Sylvia Manning, PhD
Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD
William Shay, PhD
Gail Washington, DNS, PHN, RN, FAAN

Chair: James Rosser, PhD
John W. Patton, Jr., Esq
Mohsen Bazargan, PhD
Kathleen M. Arakaki

CDU Staff

Audit and Compliance Committee
Chair: John Baackes
Frank Hurtarte
Byron McLain, Esq.
B. Kathlyn Mead, MBA
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD (Ex-Officio)
Benjamin Quillian (Ex-Officio)
CDU Staff
Elizabeth Baskerville, CPA, MBA, JD
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD
Sonja C. Howe, MPP, CICA
Carl McLaney, MPA
John W. Patton, Jr., Esq.
Kathleen M. Arakaki

Development Committee
Chair: B. Kathlyn Mead, MD
Vidya S. Kaushik
Andre Miller
Clarence Shields, MD
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD (Ex-Officio)
Benjamin Quillian (Ex-Officio)
CDU Staff
Jackie Brown
Angela Minniefield, MPA
John W. Patton, Jr., Esq.
Kathleen M. Arakaki

Executive Committee
Chair: Benjamin F. Quillian, PhD
Vice Chair: Vidya Kaushik, MD
Executive Committee – John Baackes
Executive Committee Member – Beong-Soo Kim, Esq.
Executive Committee Member – B. Kathlyn Mead, MBA
Executive Committee Member – James Rosser, PhD
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD (Ex-Officio)
CDU Staff
John W. Patton, Jr., Esq.
Kathleen M. Arakaki

Finance Committee
Chair: Vidya Kaushik, MD
Julie J. Springel, MBA, RN
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD (Ex-Officio)
Benjamin Quillian (Ex-Officio)
CDU Staff
Elizabeth G. Baskerville, CPA, MBA, JD
Carl McLaney, MPA
Sylvia Manning, PhD
Angela Minniefield, MPA
John W. Patton, Jr., Esq.
Kathleen M. Arakaki

Governance and Nominating Committee
Chair: Beong-Soo Kim, Esq.
James Rosser, PhD
David M. Carlisle, MD, PhD (Ex-Officio)
CDU Staff
John W. Patton, Jr., Esq.
Kathleen M. Arakaki