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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

In alphabetical order:

DAVID BOTELLO
Artist and muralist, co-founder of East Los Streetscapers and of the Goez Art Gallery of East Los Angeles. Has been featured in numerous local gallery exhibitions, most recently at Koplin Gallery. Recipient of two NEA grants and a CAC mural commission.

MARK BOWERMAN
Artist and muralist, creator of four murals in the Hollywood area, and has been featured in numerous local gallery exhibtions, most recently at Couturier Gallery and the Brea Civic Center Gallery. Art director for Mark Goodson productions, 1973-1995. He has since worked as an independent art director.

ORVILLE O. CLARKE, JR.
Art professor at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga. Art writer who has contributed to numerous publications. Has special expertiese in the areas of photography and art during the WPA era.

ROBIN DUNITZ
Freelance writer and photographer, contributor to many Southern California magazines and the L.A. Times. Author, Street Gallery: Guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals and Painting the Towns: California Murals.

MICHELLE ISENBERG
Art consultant serving business and private clients on the West Coast for twenty years. Owner of Michelle Isenberg Associates.

JIM KENNEY
Accountant and controller who has served in that capacity for various local companies as an independent consultant.

BILL LASAROW
President and co-founder of MCLA with Kent Twitchell. Artist. Publisher and editor of ArtScene, guide to Southern California galleries and museums (also a Web site at http://artscenecal.com). Past president of L.A. chapter of Artists Equity Association.

ERNESTO de la LOZA
Artist and muralist, creator of numerous indoor and outdoor murals throughout the Los Angeles area.

CYNTHIA MISCIKOWSKI
Ms. Miscikowski was elected Councilwoman to Los Angeles' 11th District in 1997. She also served as the chief deputy to the Districts' former Councilman, Marvin Braude, for about twenty years.

ART MORTIMER
Artist and muralist, has created many indoor and outdoor murals in California since 1971.

SANDRA MOSS
Artist and muralist, has created numerous murals and exhibited locally for over twenty years. Career art educator for L.A. Unified School District, and founder & director of Park La Brea Art Center.

MARGARITA NIETO
Professor of Art History at CSU Northridge and frequent contributor to numerous publications on a variety of art related subjects. Latin American, Latino, and mural art are areas of special expertiese.

FRANK ROMERO
Artist and muralist, has participated in many gallery and museum exhibitions internationally over his more than twenty-five year career. Included in Hispanic Art in the U.S., L.A. County Museum of Art, and The Demon Angles, the first show of Latino artists ever stage in Europe. Currently represented locally by Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica.

ROBERT ROOTENBERG
Attorney specializing in plaintiffs' litigation. Formerly was an associate of Newson and Silverman, Beverly Hills, he began his own independent law office in 1991. In addition to his volunteer work on behalf of MCLA, Mr. Rootenberg is affiliated with the HIV Legal Services Task Force, and started the California Anti-Discrimination Legal Services Center.

TOM VAN SANT
Artist and muralist, creator of over 70 large-scale public sculptures and murals over a thirty-five year career. Founder of the Geosphere Project, a satellite composite view of the planet Earth, and inventor or Earth resources and global change visualizations.

RICHARD SOLOMON
Lawyer and Professor of Law, Southwestern University Law School. Arbitrator and mediator. Consultant on lawyers' ethics issues.

RODERICK SYKES
Artist and muralist, creater of numerous public murals throughout Los Angeles during his more than twenty year career. Founder and director of St. Elmo Village.

KENT TWITCHELL
Artist and muralist, perhaps Los Angeles' pre-eminent muralist. Among more than twenty major murals created during his more than twenty year career are The Old Lady of the Freeway, Seventh Street Altarpiece, L.A. Marathon, the L.A. Chamber Orchestra, and the Ed Ruscha Monument. Recipient of two NEA grants and a CAC commission. Co-founder of the Mural Conservancy with Bill Lasarow.

MICHAEL WOO
Former member of City Council representing the 13th District, City of Los Angeles.

NATHAN ZAKHEIM
Art conservator, owner of Nathan Zakheim & Associates. Developer of chemical shampoo removal process permitting murals to be removed from walls for storage or relocation.