Board of Councilors
The role of the University Club Board is to assure that the Club realizes its potential as an intellectual and social catalyst for the University. From thought-provoking programming to collaboration with the performing arts to engaging networking opportunities, the Club fosters intellectual community across disciplines and functions.
Contact Juanita Gomez with any questions.
2026-2027 Board of Councilors
Jeanette Villanueva Padilla, Board Chair
Department Business Administrator
USC Marshall Global Programs & Partners jeanettv@usc.edu
Tina Paddock, Membership Committee Chair
Doctor of Policy, Planning and Development (DPPD), Associate Professor of Social Work Practicum Education
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work cpaddock@usc.edu
Miki Penelope Turner, Programming Committee Chair
Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Journalism
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism mpturner@usc.edu
Rick Ornelas, Governance Committee Chair
Associate Professor of Social Work Practicum Education
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work ricardoo@usc.edu
Mike Lee, Faculty and Staff Awards Committee Chair
Senior Lecturer of Technology and Applied Computing
USC Viterbi School of Engineering mikelee@usc.edu
Rita Barakat, Board Secretary
Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Biological Science and Neuroscience
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences rbarakat@usc.edu
Carolina Castillo
Program Director
USC University Relations ccastill@usc.edu
Cheryl Taplin
Executive Assistant to Head Coach / Assistant Director of Operations
USC Athletics ctaplin@usc.edu
Donna Simmons
Ex-Officio to the Emeriti Center Neurosciences Research Associate Emeriti Center dsimmons@usc.edu
Eric Chow
Practice Group Leader, Technology and Entrepreneurship
USC Marshall School of Business echow@marshall.usc.edu
JaBari Brown
Director, Undergraduate Academic Advisement & Civic Engagement
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism jabarirb@usc.edu
Jennifer Rose Franco
Events Manager
USC School of Dramatic Arts jrfranco@usc.edu
Kim Hirabayashi
Professor of Clinical Education, with Distinction
USC Rossier School of Education hirabaya@usc.edu
Lisa Gallegos
Executive Director Administration And Finance
USC University Relations lisa.gallegos@usc.edu
Nora Sandoval
Executive Director, Student Engagement Programs
USC Viterbi School of Engineering norasand@usc.edu
Rosemary Alamo
Professor of Social Work Practicum Education
USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work ralamo@usc.edu
Stacy Patterson
Academic Program Manager
USC School of Cinematic Arts spatterson@cinema.usc.edu
Susan Corban Harris
Executive Director, Joint Educational Project
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences scharris@usc.edu