About Us

Board of Directors

Officers

Debra Albin-Riley

Board Chair
Partner
Arent Fox LLP

The Hon. Dean Hansell

Vice Chair
Judge
Los Angeles Superior Court

David Rosenblum

Treasurer
Vice Chair of Board
Hanmi Financial Corporation

Kim Sonnenblick

Secretary
Philanthropist

Directors

Betsy Applebaum

Council Representative
to the Executive Committee

Nicole Neeman Brady

Partner
TPG

Helen Bremer

Tax Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Brendon Cassidy

CTO and Chief Scientist
Super Hi-Fi

Andrew Chick

President and CEO
Lawyers’ Mutual Insurance Company

Carla Christofferson

Jennifer Chu

Partner
Deloitte

Nancy DeBrier

Philanthropist

Sunita Deshmukh

Sandy Dunleavy

Regional President
Southern California Division
BMO

Amanda Fairey

Co-Owner
Studio Number One and Obey Giant Art, Inc.

Tom Geiser

Senior Advisor
TPG Capital

Samantha Hanks

Vice President, Casting
Magical Elves

Thomas Heck

Partner
KPMG, LLP

Michael T.M. Jones

President
Central National-Gottesman Inc.

Judith Kamins

Philanthropist

Patricia Kao

Friends of the Chinatown Library
Chief People Officer
Art Block

Michael B. Keegan

Vice President
Muriel Pollia Foundation

Sandra Kulli

President
Kulli Marketing

Courtney Lilly

Executive Producer/Showrunner

Kevin McKeon

Vice President, Film Production
Mattel

Beth Michelson

President
The Council

Kevin Philip

Partner
Bel Air Investment Advisors

Celia Ramos

Managing Director
Accenture

Lisa Richardson

President
Rise Communications

Katherine Roberts

Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Allison Samek

Consultant and the Former CEO
Fred Segal

The Hon. Laura Seigle

Judge
Los Angeles Superior Court

Nyanza Shaw

Principal Attorney
Shaw Esquire

Rachel Small

Michael Speaker

Executive Vice President
City National Bank

Betsy Wanner

Philanthropist

Nona Farahnik Yadegar

Director, Product Strategy and Operations
SNAP

Stephanie Yonekura

Partner
Hogan Lovells

Committee-Only Members

Craig Burger

Investment

Bích Ngọc Cao

Governance

Susan Yun Lee

Investment

James Manifold

Investment

Honorary Directors

Stacy Lieberman

President

John F. Szabo

City Librarian

Founder

Lodwrick M. Cook

Director Emeritus

John F. Cooke

Chair Emeriti

Jeffrey P. Brown

Vanessa C.L. Chang

Carla J. Christofferson

John F. Cooke

R. Thomas Decker

Gwen Miller

Thomas Miller

Barry A. Sanders

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Stacy Lieberman

As President and CEO of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles (LFLA), Stacy Lieberman is an innovative and inclusive leader whose career dwells at the intersection of arts and culture, lifelong learning, storytelling, and equitable access. Stacy guides the Foundation’s philanthropic and public-facing priorities to serve the Los Angeles Public Library, embracing the notion that libraries are beacons of democracy where everyone is welcome. She works intentionally with community leaders, donors, and internal and external strategic partners to raise awareness and resources for the Library and its life-changing initiatives.

With more than 20 years of experience as a senior executive, Stacy has left an indelible mark on iconic L.A. arts, non-profit, and educational institutions such as The Broad, the Autry Museum of the American West, and the Skirball Cultural Center. Building on an early career in book publishing, she has dedicated her professional life to sharing stories and broadening the reach of public institutions to welcome visitors and students of all ages and backgrounds to experience educational, arts, and cultural opportunities.