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
Teri Unsworth Caughron ‘75
Former Vice President and Director
Guest Supply Ltd, Division of Sysco Corporation
Leo Chu
President/Owner
California Casinos Management and Century Gaming
The Bicycle Hotel and Casino
Richard W. Cook ’72
President
Cook Company
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
Jacqueline DuPont
Gerontologist and Founder
Assured In-Home Care
Robert T. (Tom) Flesh ’72
CEO
Community Asset Management
Kathleen Gilmore
Principal
Clifford Swan Investment Counselors
Elie Gindi
Founder and CEO
Eldergadget.com
Marilou Y. Hamill
Principal/Owner
MY Management
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
President
Belmont Village Senior Living
Andrew Lebowitz ’03
CEO
ASL Healthcare Properties, LLC
Rick Matros ’77
President, CEO and Chairman Board of Directors
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
Merle Mullin
Philanthropist
Mei-Lee Ney
President
Richard Ney & Associates Asset Management, Inc.
Richard (Dick) O. Oxford ’62
Chairman Emeritus
Dial Industries
Keith W. Renken
Senior Partner
Renken Enterprises
Kathy L. Rose ’75
Trustee
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Dale “Chip” Rosenbloom ‘87
American Filmmaker and Composer
CGLC Charitable Trust
Sherry F. Schulman ’17
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Todd Schuster
Private Investor
Daryl N. Simon
Founder
The Hain Celestial Group
Arnold Whitman
Co-Founder and Chairman
Formation Capital
Patricia Will
CEO
Belmont Village Senior Living
Douglas Yarrow ’70
Managing Partner
North Ranch Partners, LLC
Board of Councilors Emeritus
Alan Davis ’70
Director, The Why Not Initiative
President, The Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund
