In choosing the recipients of the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards, the Selection Committee considers detailed information provided through nomination materials, as well as summaries of site visits with the finalists.

Selection Committee for the 2013 awards

Lydia M. Villarreal (Chair)
Judge, California Superior Court, Monterey County
Member, Board of Directors, The James Irvine Foundation

Kafi D. Blumenfield
President and CEO, Liberty Hill Foundation

Ashley Boren
Executive Director, Sustainable Conservation

James E. Canales
President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation

Mary Anne Foo
Executive Director and Founder, Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance

David H. Hosley, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California, Merced

Joanne Corday Kozberg
Principal, California Strategies

Julia I. Lopez
President and CEO, College Access Foundation of California

Ruben A. Smith
Managing Partner, AlvaradoSmith

Selection Committee for the 2014 awards

Lydia M. Villarreal (Chair)
Judge, California Superior Court, Monterey County
Member, Board of Directors, The James Irvine Foundation

Kafi D. Blumenfield
President and CEO, Liberty Hill Foundation

Ashley Boren
Executive Director, Sustainable Conservation

James E. Canales
President and CEO, The James Irvine Foundation

Oscar E. Cruz
President and CEO, Families in Schools

Joanne Corday Kozberg
Principal, California Strategies

Julia I. Lopez
President and CEO, College Access Foundation of California

Thomas S. Sayles
Senior Vice President, University Relations
University of Southern California

MaiKa Yang
Executive Director
Stone Soup Fresno

Organizational affiliations are listed for identification purposes only.