Arts Dean’s Advisory Board

  • Kevin Beggs
    President, Lionsgate Television Group
    UCSC Alum, '89

    Kevin Beggs is President, Lionsgate Television Group, with responsibility for development and production of all scripted and non-scripted programming for both domestic and international distribution.

  • Brannon Braga
    Writer/Excutive Producer

    An American television producer and screenwriter, currently working as executive producer on the Steven Spielberg project,TerraNova.

     

  • Sheldon Epps
    Artistic Director, Pasadena Playhouse

    Sheldon Epps has been Artistic Director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse since 1997.  Before beginning his tenure at the Playhouse he served as Associate Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre. 

  • Guy Flynn
    Attorney, DLA Piper in Baltimore, Maryland

    Guy Flynn practices law in the area of commercial real estate investment, development and finance at DLA Piper. 

     

  • Nupur Parekh Flynn
    Managing Director/Co-Director of Marketing, Brown Capital Management

    Nupur Parekh Flynn is Managing Director/Co-Director of Marketing at Brown Capital Management (BCM), which she joined in 2004.  

  • Carolyn Hyatt
    Philanthropist, Actor, Playwright

    Carolyn Hyatt is a longtime local resident, volunteer, events maven and generous donor who says, “everyone should do what she or he does best, and I am a good fundraiser.”

     

  • Peder Jones
    Founder and President, Straight Line Editorial Development, Inc.
    UCSC Alum, '70

    Peder Jones began his studies at U.C. Santa Cruz in 1966 as part of Stevenson College’s first freshman class. In 1968–69, he was a participant in the Experimental Arts Workshop led by Robert Watts, a co-founder of the Fluxus movement. Since then Peder has created pieces for a variety of exhibitions and performances.

  • Kiki Kapany
    Vice President, Kikim Media

    Kiki Kapany is the Vice President at Kikim Media. Kikim Media was founded in 1996 by Kiki Kapany and Michael Schwarz, whose work over the past 20 years has been honored with some of the most prestigious awards in broadcasting.

  • Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
    President, Automatik Entertainment
    UCSC Alum, '99

    Brian Kavanaugh-Jones is currently the president of Automatik, a Los Angeles based production and financing entity. Automatik is a joint venture between IM Global and Alliance Films. 

     

  • Stephen Nemeth
    Founder and Head, Rhino Films

    Stephen Nemeth formed and heads up Rhino Films, the independent film company that originated as a division of iconoclastic record label Rhino Records.

  • Patricia "Pat" Rebele
    Volunteer, Community Supporter
    UCSC Alum, '88

    Pat and her husband, Rowland, both grew up in San Francisco and moved to Santa Cruz in 1979 following a career in weekly newspaper publishing. Both became active volunteers and financial supporters of various arts and charitable institutions.

  • Jock Reynolds
    The Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale Art Gallery
    UCSC Alum, '69

    A graduate of UCSC in 1969, with a BA in Psychology, Jock is another Pioneer alum.  Jock Reynolds is both a visual artist and the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale Art Gallery, America’s oldest university teaching museum. 

  • Dan Roam
    Author, Business Owner
    UCSC Alum, '88

    Dan received two degrees from UCSC -- fine art and biology, graduating with a BA in 1988. This combination of art and science kicked off Dan's cross-disciplinary approach to problem solving.

  • Jeremy Strick
    Director, Nasher Sculpture Center
    UCSC Alum, '77

    Jeremy Strick was appointed Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center, in Dallas, Texas in March 2009. 

  • Ron Yerxa
    Producer/Partner, Bona Fide Productions
    UCSC Alum, MA '74

    Ron Yerxa formed Bona Fide Productions with Albert Berger in 1993. Their producing credits include King of the Hill (1993), Election (1999), The Wood (1999), Pumpkin (2002), Cold Mountain (2003), Bee Season (2005), The Ice Harvest (2005), Little Miss Sunshine (2006) and Little Children (2006).