Alumni Development Council

Members of this group work together to guide the school with their ideas, communicate to friends and alumni the needs of the school, and help find ways to reach the school’s financial and academic goals, which include curricular and extra-curricular projects, as well as fundraising for division-based projects, general dean’s fund, scholarships, equipment, diversity programs, and student-alumni mentorship programs.

John August, M.F.A. ’94, Peter Stark Program
Writer/producer (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie’s Angels)

Polly Cohen, M.F.A. ’95, Peter Stark Program
President, Warner Independent Pictures

Bob Ducsay, M.F.A. ’86, Production
Producer/Editor (The Mummy, Van Helsing)

Robert Greenblatt, M.F.A. ’87, Peter Stark Program
President, Entertainment, Showtime / Executive Producer (Six Feet Under)

Tom Hoberman
Partner, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Sloane & Richman, LLP

Ramses Ishak, B.A. ’92, Annenberg
Agent, William Morris Agency

James Ishii, B.A. ’76, Cinema
Entertainment Consultant

Aaron Kaplan, B.S. ’90, Marshall School
Agent, William Morris Agency

Michael Lehmann, M.F.A. ’85, Cinema
Director (Heathers, The Comeback, The Larry Sanders Show)

Laird Malamed, M.F.A. ’94, Cinema
Head of Production, North American and European Studios, Activision

Michelle Manning, B.A. ’81, Production
Producer, MM Productions

Andrew Marlowe, M.F.A. ’92, Writing
Writer/Producer (Air Force One, Hollow Man, End of Days, Manhunt)

Derek McLay, B.A. ’79, Marshall School/Cinema
Marketing/Distribution Analyst, IAG Research

Neal Moritz, M.F.A. ’85, Peter Stark Program
Producer (The Fast and the Furious, XXX, Prison Break)

Robert Osher, B.A. ’81, Cinema
Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Pictures Motion Picture Group

Santiago Pozo, M.F.A. ’86, Peter Stark Program
Chief Executive Officer, The Arenas Group

Shonda Rhimes, M.F.A. ’94, Writing
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer (Grey’s Anatomy)

Jay Roach, M.F.A. ’86, Production
Writer/Producer/Director (Meet the Parents series, Austin Powers series)

Bruce Rosenblum, B.S. ’79, Marshall School
President, Warner Bros. Television Group

Gary Rydstrom, B.A. ’81, Cinema
Sound Editor (Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, Jurassic Park) / Director, Pixar Animation Studios

Josh Schwartz, B.A. ’99, Writing
Creator/Writer/Executive Producer (The O.C.)

Peter Segal, B.A. ’84, English
Director (The Longest Yard, 50 First Dates, Anger Management)

Stacey Sher, M.F.A. ’85, Peter Stark Program
Producer (Erin Brockovich, Out of Sight, World Trade Center)

Jason Shuman, B.A. ’96, Production
Producer (Darkness Falls, Little Black Book, The Messengers)

John Singleton, B.A. ’90, Writing
Writer/Producer/Director (Boyz ‘N The Hood, Hustle & Flow, Four Brothers)

Scott Stone, B.A. ’79, Production
Producer (The Man Show, The Mole, The Ride: Seven Days to End AIDS)

Randy Zisk, B.A. ’81, Cinema
Director (Monk, Without A Trace, Prison Break)