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

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