Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the legal governing body of the University. The board has ultimate responsibility for the educational, physical, and financial well-being of the University, as well as for its preservation and advancement as a leader in Catholic higher education. The board is composed of prominent lay persons, members of the Society of Jesus, and members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange.

2024-2025 Board of Trustees

Paul S. Viviano, Chair
Timothy Law Snyder, President
Edward J. Siebert, S.J., Secretary of the Board

Aaron E. Banks ’95, M.D.
Founder and CEO
Pediatric Heart Center, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA

Thomas P. Beck ’73, J.D. ’77 P ’08, ’17
Mayor
City of Arcadia
Arcadia, CA

Gail K. Bernstein
Consultant
World Bank
Washington, DC

Alex Martin Chaves ’86, P ’13
CEO
Parking Company of America
Los Angeles, CA

Scott W. Coble, Ph.D., S.J.
Jesuit Priest 
Jesuit Novitiate
Culver City, CA

Michelle X. Dean ’84, P ’15
Community Volunteer
Newport Beach, CA

Ginni Dreier ’69
Community Volunteer
Santa Barbara, CA

Kathleen M. Duncan
Community Volunteer
Los Angeles, CA

George C. Fatheree III, J.D. ’07, P '28
Founder and CEO
ORO Impact
Los Angeles, CA

Michael J. Gaviña ’02, MBA ’07
Purchasing Director
F. Gaviña & Sons, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

Mary Genino, R.S.H.M.
Former Superior
Western American Province
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary
Montebello, CA 

D. Scott Hendrickson, Ph.D., S.J.
Associate Provost for Global and Community Engagement
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 

MaryAnne Huepper ’75, C.S.J.
Associate Director
C.S.J. Center for Reconciliation and Justice
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

Mary Beth Ingham ‘73, ’81, Ph.D., C.S.J.
General Superior
Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange
Orange, CA

Brian S. Kabateck, J.D. ’89
Founding Partner
Kabateck, LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Robert C. Klausner ’93
Chief Operating Officer
Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Irvine, CA

Helen Lawrence ’91
Board Director
Lawrence Family Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA

Michael A. Lawson ’75
Partner
Ellis George LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Michael J. Mandelbaum, P ’17, ’25
Partner
Mandelbaum & Mandelbaum
West Orange, NJ

Thomas M. McGee ’89
President and CEO
International Council of Shopping Centers
New York, NY

Susan F. Moley ’85
Manhattan Beach, CA

Stephen M. Mosko
CEO
Village Roadshow Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA

Kathryn E. Nielsen ’76
Senior Vice President, Controller
Sony Pictures Entertainment 
Culver City, CA

Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, Ph.D., S.J.
Dean
Jesuit School of Theology
Santa Clara University
Berkeley, CA

Stephen A. Privett, Ph.D., S.J.
President Emeritus
University of San Francisco
Los Angeles, CA

Michael M. Rue ’73, J.D. ’76, P ’98
CEO and Founder
Marketplace Properties
Tustin, CA

Travis D. Russell, S.J.
President
Verbum Dei Jesuit High School
Los Angeles, CA

Joanne Safian, Ph.D., R.S.H.M.
Former R.S.H.M. Provincial Councilor
Treasurer and Institute General Secretary
Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Eastern American Area
Yonkers, NY, 10701

Edward J. Siebert ’02, S.J.
Rector of the Jesuit Community
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

Timothy Law Snyder, Ph.D.
President
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

Gilbert Sunghera, S.J.
Superior 
Della Strada Jesuit Community
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA

Julie Teel, P ’16, ’17
Raley's Family of Fine Stores
Sacramento, CA 

Paul S. Viviano
President and CEO
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Mary Ann Walker Aguirre, P ’20
Managing Partner
WH Legal Group LLP
Washington, D.C.

Founder
Walker Advertising and Los Defensores LLC
Torrance, CA

James S. Whitehead ’65, Ph.D.
Retired Chairman and President
Vector Laboratories, Inc.
Millbrae, CA

J. Martin (Marty) Willhite, J.D. ’97
Vice Chairman
Tulco Holdings, LLC
Pasadena, CA

Briana J. Zelaya ’98
Partner, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations
ValueAct Capital
San Francisco, CA

Emeritus

Kathleen Hannon Aikenhead, P ’99
President
William H. Hannon Foundation
Santa Monica, CA