Art Center College of Design
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29 people8 organisationsi29 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (29). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
29 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 27 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael M Warsaw Chair | Trustee/Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bruce Heavin | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charles E Nearburg | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christopher J Birchby | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Clarence A Daniels JR | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dantley Davis | Trustee (Thru 1/2025) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David C Martin | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Franz Von Holzhausen | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ivy Ross | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Janice Feldman | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeffrey C Barbakow | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joe Tseng | Trustee (Start 6/2025) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Karen Hofmann | President/CEO | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kevin G Bethune | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Linda A Hill | Trustee/First Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mariana Prieto | Trustee (Start 6/2025) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Melissa Lora | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Merle Mullin | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michele Ruiz | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Paul Rainey | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Phillip Sarofim | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Prajna Murdaya | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ronald Bension | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarah E Gavlak | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Steven M Hitter | Trustee/Secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Timothy M Kobe | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tom Gilmore | Trustee/Treasurer (Thru 2/2025) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| William T Gross | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Zachary E Snyder | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
29 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Bruce | VP, Chief Diversity Officer | since 2020 |
| Andrew Ogden | Faculty Chair | since 2018 |
| Ann Field | Faculty Chair | since 2018 |
| Anne Burdick | Provost | since 2023 |
| Catherine Baron | SVP, Admissions and Enrollment | since 2018 |
| David Mocarski | Faculty Chair | since 2018 |
| Diane Wittenberg | Controller Thru 6/2020 | 2021 |
| Elsa Luna | SVP, Chief Fin & Admin Officer | 2025 |
| Emily Laskin | SVP, Development (Thru 9/2022) | since 2018 |
| Eric NG | Full Time Faculty, Environmental Design | 2023 |
| Fred Fehlau | Provost Through 1/5/18 | 2018 |
| Gloria Kondrop | Executive Director, HMCT | since 2019 |
| Gloria Kondrup | Exec Director, Center of Typography | 2023 |
| Jered Gold | VP, Marketing and Communications | since 2020 |
| Jim Poore | SVP, Marketing & Communications | 2025 |
| Karen Hofmann | Provost | since 2018 |
| Kristine Bowne | VP, Prof Dev & Industry Engagement | 2025 |
| Lisa Sanchez | VP, Human Resources | since 2022 |
| Lorne M Buchman | President/CEO (Thru 6/2022) | 2023 |
| Maggie Hendrie | Department Chair | 2025 |
| Margaret Hendrie | Faculty Chair | 2022 |
| Melanie Burzynski | SVP, Advancement | 2025 |
| Nikolaus Hafermaas | Chair/Executive Director | 2018 |
| Richard Haluschak | SVP, Chief Financial & Admin Officer | since 2018 |
| Robert Hennigar | Faculty Member | 2021 |
| Rosemarie Piccioni | Associate Provost, Acx/Online Ed | 2023 |
| Ross Lamanna | Faculty Chair | since 2018 |
| Theresa ZIX | VP, Information Technology | 2025 |
| Tom Stern | VP, Admissions | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Hofmann | President/CEO | 40 | $551k | $77k | |
| Melanie Burzynski | SVP, Advancement | 40 | $302k | $7k | |
| Tom Stern | SVP, Enrollment Mgmt/Student Affairs | 40 | $287k | $40k | |
| Kristine Bowne | VP, Prof Dev & Industry Engagement | 40 | $282k | $21k | |
| Anne Burdick | Provost | 40 | $271k | $44k | |
| Lisa Sanchez | VP, Employee Experience & Engagement | 40 | $233k | $25k | |
| Theresa Zix | VP, Information Technology | 40 | $233k | $28k | |
| Ross Lamanna | Department Chair | 40 | $229k | $24k | |
| Maggie Hendrie | Department Chair | 40 | $228k | $39k | |
| Aaron Bruce | VP, Chief Div Officer (Thru 12/2024) | 40 | $227k | $22k | |
| Jim Poore | SVP, Marketing & Communications | 40 | $197k | $9k | |
| Elsa Luna | SVP, Chief Fin & Admin Officer | 40 | $160k | $5k | |
| Richard Haluschak | Former SVP, Cf&ao (Thru 1/2024) | 40 | $132k | $41k | |
| Jeffrey C Barbakow | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ronald Bension | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kevin G Bethune | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christopher J Birchby | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Clarence A Daniels Jr | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dantley Davis | Trustee (Thru 1/2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janice Feldman | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah E Gavlak | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Gilmore | Trustee/Treasurer (Thru 2/2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| William T Gross | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Heavin | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda A Hill | Trustee/First Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven M Hitter | Trustee/Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Timothy M Kobe | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Lora | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| David C Martin | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Merle Mullin | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Prajna Murdaya | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles E Nearburg | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mariana Prieto | Trustee (Start 6/2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paul Rainey | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ivy Ross | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michele Ruiz | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phillip Sarofim | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Zachary E Snyder | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Tseng | Trustee (Start 6/2025) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Franz von Holzhausen | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Art Center College of Design
- EIN
- 951921340
- Address
- 1700 Lida St, Pasadena, CA, 91103-1924
- State
- California
- Mission
- Our mission is to educate, inspire, and empower creative and design leaders. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B420 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1930
- Principal officer
- Karen Hofmann (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1951
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMichael M Warsaw
≥8years on the filingsBruce Heavin
≥8years on the filingsCharles E Nearburg
≥8years on the filingsDavid C Martin
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $427.7m
- Total liabilities
- $157.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $270.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $26m
- Program service revenue
- $141.3m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $29.3m
- Employees
- 2,134
- Volunteers
- 115