Boards

Scientific Governing Board

Members of the Scientific Governing Board are leading experts who advise the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging on its activities and future direction.

Maria P. Aranda, PhD, LCSW - Chair
Associate Professor
USC School of Social Work

Marilyn S. Flynn, PhD - Ex-Officio Member
Dean & Professor
USC School of Social Work

Iris Chi, PhD
Professor
USC School of Social Work

Jennifer Grodsky
Executive Director
USC Office of Federal Relations

Randolph Hall, PhD
Vice President of Research
USC

Haluk Soydan, PhD
Research Professor
USC School of Social Work
Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services

Kathleen H. Wilber, PhD
Professor
USC Davis School of Gerontology

Community Advisory Board

Marie S. Torres, PhD, LCSW, ACSW - Chair
Senior Vice President of Government and Community Research Initiatives
AltaMed Health Services Corporation

Cynthia D. Banks
Director
Los Angeles County Department of Community and Senior Services

George Caballero, PhD, LCSW
CEO
Casa Cardenas Senior & Family Counseling Center
L.A. County Mental Health Commissioner

Carlotta Childs-Seagle
Deputy Director
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Tony Kuo, MD, MSHS
Director, Office of Senior Health
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Dennis Murata, MSW
Deputy Director
County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health

Thomas S. Sayles, JD
Senior Vice President
University Relations

Cherry Short, CBE
Assistant Dean, Community and Program Initiatives
USC School of Social Work

W. June Simmons
President and CEO
Partners in Care Foundation

Laura Trejo, MSG, MPA
General Manager
City of Los Angeles Department of Aging

Valentine M. Villa, PhD
Professor & Director of Applied Gerontology Center, California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)
Adjunct Associate Professor, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)