USC School of Cinematic Arts alums Ryan Coogler (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Fruitvale Station) and Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip, Little) have joined the school’s Board of Councilors.
The appointment was announced by Elizabeth M. Daley, Dean of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Donna Langley, chairman of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and the SCA’s Board of Councilors.
The board guides the school’s overall strategic planning, development and fundraising efforts. “It is with great pleasure that we welcome Ryan Coogler and Tracy Oliver as the newest members of the SCA Board of Councilors,” said Langley. “Ryan and Tracy have dominated the industry with their innovative craft and mastered the art of storytelling for a global audience.
They wholly embody the attributions of the next generation of this board and our business.” Coogler (class of 2011) and Oliver (2010) are the youngest alumni appointed to the board and join a group that includes Langley, Chair Emeritus Frank Price, Sarah Bond, Kevin Feige, David Geffen, Jim Gianopulos, Brian Grazer, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, Bill M.
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