Board of Councilors
The Board of Councilors is comprised of distinguished professional, academic, and community leaders who provide counsel to the dean of the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Members play an active role in advocating with friends and colleagues the outstanding quality of USC Leonard Davis programs, as well as serve as ambassadors for the school to the outside community. In addition to advising the dean on issues relative to the USC Leonard Davis School, the Board of Councilors members assist in securing financial and volunteer support.
Chair
Shari Thorell ’65
President
ST Enterprises, Inc.
Members
Dr. Kyung Cho
Founder and CEO
Leo Chu
President/Owner
The Bicycle Hotel and Casino
Richard W. Cook ’72
President
Cook Company
Heidi Cortese
CEO
Rossmoor Construction Company Inc. (RCC, Inc.)
Developers of Leisure World Active Adult Housing
Mary Lou Dauray
Award-Winning Environmental Artist and Interior Designer
Trustee of the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund
Nadine Nardi Davidson ’67
Senior Travel Planner
TravelStore
Jeannine English
Former President
AARP
Robert T. (Tom) Flesh ’72
CEO
Community Asset Management
Kathleen Gilmore
Principal
Clifford Swan Investment Counselors
Elie Gindi
Founder and CEO
Eldergadget.com
Jeffrey L. Glassman
Managing Director
Covington Capital Management
Jami Morse Heidegger
Founding Partner
Retrouvé
Henry (Hank) Hilty
President
A.F. Gilmore Company
Miriam Hinrich
Co-Director
Hinrich Foundation
Paul Irving
Chairman, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging
Distinguished Scholar in Residence, USC Leonard Davis School
Mercedes Kerr ’95
Executive Vice-President
Welltower
Andrew Lebowitz ’03
CEO
ASL Healthcare Properties, LLC
Rick Matros ’77
President, CEO and Chairman Board of Directors
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
Peter Mullin
Chairman
Mullin Barens Sanford Financial
Mei-Lee Ney
President
Richard Ney & Associates Asset Management, Inc.
Richard (Dick) O. Oxford ’62
Chairman Emeritus
Dial Industries
Alfred A. Plamann
Retired President and CEO
Unified Grocers, Inc.
Keith W. Renken
Retired Senior Partner
Deloitte and Touche
James G. Reynolds ’73
Retired CFO
Health Care Property Investors
Kathy L. Rose ’75
Trustee
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Sherry F. Schulman
Todd Schuster
Private Investor
John H. Seiter ’66
Retired EVP, Capital Guardian Trust Company
Retired Member of Board of Directors, The Capital Group
Loren B. Shook
President and CEO
Silverado
Sharon Tedesco
President
Sharon and Joseph Tedesco Foundation, Inc.
Arnold Whitman
Co-Founder and Chairman
Formation Capital
Patricia Will
CEO
Belmont Village
Mike Yamano
Chancellor
Yamano College of Aesthetics
Board of Councilors Emeritus
Alan Davis ’70
Director, The Why Not Initiative
President, The Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund