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CCA Welcomes Four New Trustees

Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006, by Brenda Tucker

Ann Hatch, chair of the Board of Trustees of California College of the Arts (CCA), has announced the appointment of four new trustees: Nancy Howes, Laurene Powell Jobs, F. Noel Perry, and Phil Schlein. Hatch commented, "Our new trustees bring a wealth of experience and a high level of commitment and energy to the college. They are joining us at an important time in the college's history, as we continue to build on CCA's reputation as one of the strongest art and design schools in the country. I'm delighted to welcome them to the CCA community."

Nancy Howes received her BFA in Metal Arts with high distinction from CCA in 2005. Her most recent work will soon be on permanent display at the Maui Ocean Center. Prior to her work as an artist, Howes enjoyed a successful 20-year career in the high-tech industry, holding key management and technical positions at @Home Networks, BBN Planet, Texas Instruments and Raytheon Co. She has been active in several philanthropic and cultural organizations, including Drawbridge: An Arts Program for Homeless Children, SFJAZZ, and the Redwood City Sequoia High School technology program.

F. Noel Perry is the founder and managing director of Baccharis Capital, Inc., a private venture capital firm in Menlo Park. He is also a founding director and former vice-chairman of Conservation International, an organization devoted to conserving ecosystems worldwide. He is the founder of two community organizations: NextTen, an organization that aims to educate, engage and empower Californians to improve the economy and quality of life in the state, and 100 Families Oakland, a neighborhood art project in partnership with CCA's Center for Art and Public Life. He is a trustee of the Nueva School and board director of the Woodside Community Foundation. Perry is also an artist.

Laurene Powell Jobs is the cofounder and president of the board of College Track, an after-school program providing comprehensive support to high school students who have the desire but lack the resources to attain higher education. Ms. Powell started her career at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs. In 1991, she co-founded Terravera, a natural foods company. She turned her attention to non-profit entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on education, women's human rights and the arts. Currently, her board and advisory affiliations include Board of Directors of Global Fund for Women, KQED (PBS), EdVoice and New America Foundation; and Advisory Board, Stanford Graduate School of Business. She holds two degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Stanford University.

Since 1985 Phil Schlein has been a partner at U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), a venture capital firm in Menlo Park. Prior to joining USVP, he spent 30 years in the retail industry, including 11 years as CEO of Macy's California. Under his leadership, Macy's became the dominant department store in California. He currently sits on a number of business advisory boards, including Sound ID, Catalist, Specialtys, Auction Drop and Oakville Grocery. He serves on two other nonprofit boards: San Francisco Botanical Gardens and the di Rosa Preserve in Napa, where he is currently vice president of the board.

About the College

Founded in 1907, California College of the Arts (formerly California College of Arts and Crafts) is the largest regionally accredited, independent school of art and design in the western United States. Noted for the interdisciplinary nature and breadth of its programs, CCA offers studies in 19 undergraduate and 6 graduate majors in the areas of fine arts, architecture, design and writing. The college offers bachelor of architecture, bachelor of arts, bachelor of fine arts, master of architecture, master of arts and master of fine arts degrees. With campuses in Oakland and San Francisco, CCA currently enrolls 1,600 full-time students. Noted alumni include painters Nathan Oliveira and Raymond Saunders; ceramicists Robert Arneson, Viola Frey and Peter Voulkos; filmmaker Wayne Wang; conceptual artists David Ireland and Dennis Oppenheim; and designers Lucille Tenazas and Michael Vanderbyl.

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