Advisory Board

  • Eric Avila

    Professor of History, Chicano Studies, and Urban Plannings at UCLA

  • Alice Bucknell

    Artist and writer working with game engines and speculative fiction strategies. Teacher at Sci-Arc.

  • Harry Chandler

    River LA Board Chair, artist, former media and tech executive

  • Mark S. Cohen

    Professor-on-recall at UCLA in the departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, Radiology, Psychology, Biomedical Physics and Biomedical Engineering; performing musician and visual artist.

  • William Deverall

    Historian and Director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West

  • Lynell George

    African American Journalist-Essayist

  • Kimberly Johnson

    Gabrieleno/Tongva educator & historian

  • Jordan Kerner

    Hollywood Film Producer, former Dean of North Carolina Film School, TV Executive

  • Irma Muñoz

    Community advocate, founder of Mujeres de la Tierra-an environmental equity non-profit

  • Noah Nelson

    Immersive Experience expert

  • Jonathan Spaulding

    Curator, Author, Consultant

  • Steve Tight

    Businessman who developed and ran Hong Kong Disney, the Aqua Dunya Resort in Dubai, Ceasars Entertainment Group.

  • Rachael Worby

    Artistic Director, Conductor and Founder of MUSE/IQUE.