{"id":74639,"date":"2025-08-07T11:53:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74639"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:53:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T18:53:32","slug":"the-academy-elects-2025-2026-academy-foundation-board-members-and-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=74639","title":{"rendered":"THE ACADEMY ELECTS 2025-2026 ACADEMY FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LOS ANGELES, CA \uff08August 7, 2025\uff09<\/strong> \u2013 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the newly elected 2025-2026 Academy Foundation Board members and officers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Academy Foundation oversees all educational, preservation, and cultural activities of the Academy, including the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Academy\u2019s Margaret Herrick Library, the Academy Film Archive, the Academy Collection, and the Academy\u2019s talent development programs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Academy Foundation Board comprises 12 trustees who also are members of the Academy Board of Governors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Casting director\u00a0Kim Taylor-Coleman<\/b>\u00a0was elected president of the Academy Foundation Board.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also elected to board officer positions:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Brooke Breton<\/b>\u00a0(Visual Effects Branch), Vice President<\/span>
\nSimon Kilmurry<\/b>\u00a0(Documentary Branch), Treasurer<\/span>
\nIsis Mussenden<\/b>\u00a0(Costume Designers Branch), Vice President<\/span>
\nMarlon West<\/b>\u00a0(Animation Branch), Secretary<\/span><\/div>\n
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Additional board members include:<\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Paul Cameron<\/b>\u00a0(Cinematographers Branch)<\/span>
\nPatricia Cardoso<\/b>\u00a0(Directors Branch)<\/span>
\nPeter Devlin\u00a0<\/b>(Sound Branch)<\/span>
\nLynette Howell Taylor<\/b>\u00a0(Producers Branch)<\/span>
\nLarry Karaszewski<\/b>\u00a0(Writers Branch)<\/span>
\nStephen Rivkin<\/b>\u00a0(Film Editors Branch)<\/span>
\nDana Stevens<\/b>\u00a0(Writers Branch)<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cThrough the work of the Academy’s museum, collection, and educational programs, the Academy Foundation furthers our mission to celebrate artistry and innovation in filmmaking, inspire new generations of filmmakers, and preserve our global film history,\u201d said Academy CEO Bill Kramer. \u201cI am deeply thankful to our Academy Foundation Board members, whose leadership and dedication help advance these meaningful initiatives.\u201d<\/span>Academy Foundation Board members and officers serve one-year terms. As representatives of the Foundation Board, Howell Taylor, Kilmurry, and Taylor-Coleman will also serve on the Academy Museum Board of Trustees for one-year terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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