Leadership Council

The Leadership Council consists of 13 members representing government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the corporate sector. The Leadership Council sets the arts education goals by helping to establish community partnerships and set priorities.

Leadership Council

Mark Slavkin, Co-Chair
Director of Education
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Genethia Hudley Hayes, Co-Chair
Education and Social Services Deputy to Sheila Kuehl,
Supervisor Third District

County of Los Angeles

Glenna Avila
Artistic Director
CalArts Community Arts Partnership

Wendy Chang
Director
The Dwight Stuart Youth Fund

Yvonne Contreras
Director of Curriculum & Instructional Services
Los Angeles County Office of Education

Armalyn De La O
Director
Los Angeles Basin California Arts Project

Gustavo Herrera
Executive Director
Arts for LA

Alex M. Johnson
Program Director
The California Wellness Foundation

Lani Monos
Global Corporate Social Responsibility
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Norma Provencio Pichardo
Commissioner
LA County Arts Commission

Angel Roberson Daniels
Executive Director
The Angell Foundation

Dotti Ysais
Senior Project Director
Center for Distance & Online Learning
Los Angeles County Office of Education

Kristin Sakoda
Executive Director
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture