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.
2025-2026 Board of Trustees
Paul S. Viviano, Chair
Michelle X. Dean, Board Chair-Elect
Thomas Poon, President
Edward J. Siebert, S.J., Secretary of the Board
Aaron E. Banks ’95, M.D.
Thomas P. Beck ’73, J.D. ’77, P ’08, ’17
Gail K. Bernstein
Alex Martin Chaves ’86, P ’13
Michelle X. Dean ’84, P ’15
Ginni Dreier ’69
Kathleen M. Duncan
Ryan G. Duns, S.J.
George C. Fatheree III, J.D. ’07, P ’28
Marta M. Fernandez ’84
Michael J. Gaviña ’02, MBA ’07
Mary Genino, R.S.H.M.
D. Scott Hendrickson, Ph.D., S.J.
Mary Beth Ingham ’73, ’81, Ph.D., C.S.J.
Brian S. Kabateck, J.D. ’89
Sean M. Kane ’99
Robert C. Klausner ’93
Helen Lawrence ’91
Michael A. Lawson ’75
Michael J. Mandelbaum, P ’17, ’25
Thomas M. McGee ’89
Susan F. Moley ’85
Stephen M. Mosko
Kathryn E. Nielsen ’76
Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, Ph.D., S.J.
Thomas Poon, Ph.D.
Stephen A. Privett, Ph.D., S.J.
Michael M. Rue ’73, J.D. ’76, P ’98
Travis D. Russell, S.J.
Joanne Safian, Ph.D., R.S.H.M.
Oliver Schusser, P ’24, ’29
Edward J. Siebert ’02, S.J.
Gilbert Sunghera, S.J.
Thuy T. Tran, C.S.J.
Paul S. Viviano
Mary Ann Walker Aguirre, P ’20
James S. Whitehead ’65, Ph.D.
J. Martin Willhite, J.D. ’97
Roxanne M. Wilson, J.D. ’80
Stephanie M. Younger ’93
Briana J. Zelaya ’98
Emeritus
Kathleen Hannon Aikenhead, P ’99
President
William H. Hannon Foundation
Santa Monica, CA