Center Theatre Group is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors comprised of business and entertainment leaders, philanthropists, and arts advocates who share a common passion for theatre and a commitment to the community.

The Board also serves as a champion of the theatre arts in the Los Angeles community. It is dedicated to raising the profile of Los Angeles theatre, supporting the development of new work, and igniting interest in the theatre among the community’s youth.

Board of Directors

2024-2025 Officers

Honorary Chairman
Lew R. Wasserman†(1913–2002)

President
Amy R. Forbes

Chairperson
William H. Ahmanson

Executive Vice President/Treasurer
William R. Lindsay

Vice Presidents
Miles Benickes
Gail Berman-Masters
Jana Bezdek
Matthew Walden

Secretary
Cecilia Estolano

Assistant Treasurer
Noah Francis

Members of the Board
Harry Abrams
Nnamdi Asomugha
Jonathan Axel
Betsy Borns
Diana Buckhantz
Dannielle Campos Ramirez
Wendy Chang
Stephen Cheung
Jill Chozen
Sarah Clossey
Christine Cronin-Hurst
Snehal Desai
Gary Frischling
Ron Gillyard
Patricia Glaser
Manuela Cerri Goren
Robert Greenblatt
Jason Grode
Aliza Karney Guren
Stanley Iezman
Paul James
Justin Mikita
Louise Moriarty
Kari Nakama
Jeanne Newman
Jamie Patricof
Meghan Pressman
David Quigg
Kristine Louis Reynal
Edward Ring
Laura Rosenwald
Scott Sandler
Elliott Sernel
Glenn A. Sonnenberg
Jay P. Srinivasan
Sandra Stern
Marsha Tauber Sallai
Bonnie Vitti
Kim McLane Wardlaw
Shana C. Waterman
Richard Weitz
Hattie Winston

Emeritus
Harold Applebaum
Ronald J. Arnault†
Judith Beckmen
Ava Fries†
Brindell Roberts Gottlieb†
Susan Grode
Phyllis Hennigan
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Richard Kagan
O. Kit Lokey†
Walter Mirisch†
Diane Morton
Edward B. Nahmias
Bruce L. Ross

Past Presidents
Lew R. Wasserman†
Marshall Berges†
Armand S. Deutsch†
Walter Mirisch†
Henry C. Rogers†
Richard E. Sherwood†
J. David Haft†
Lawrence J. Ramer†
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
Phyllis Hennigan
Richard Kagan
Martin Massman†
William H. Ahmanson
Kiki Ramos Gindler

† Deceased