Advisory Board

An impressive roster of industry leaders

FIDM's Advisory Board is the créme de la créme of industry and community leaders. Their continuing involvement plays a vital role in keeping our curriculum ahead of the curve. This exceptional group of people is comprised of top professionals in their fields, and their commitment to FIDM is unwavering.

The Board's imaginative leadership ensures that we're tapped into changing industry and community needs, giving FIDM an edge in planning for the future. Check out these names. Be impressed. We are.

James Acheson

Costume Designer

Clarellen Adams

V.P., Industrial Relations
Showplace Square

James Arthurs

President, Gerber Technology, Inc.

Leroy Baca

Sheriff, County of Los Angeles

Wilkes Bashford

Owner, Wilkes Bashford

Trisha Biggar

Costume Designer

Pierre Cardin

Designer, Pierre Cardin

Don Chang

President/CEO, Forever 21

William E. Conner, III

President/CEO
William E. Conner & Assoc., Ltd.

Giovanni di Pasquale

Academia Internazionale Koefia

Diane von Furstenberg

Chairman/President
Diane von Furstenberg

James Galanos

Designer, Galanos, Inc.

Michael Gould

Chairman, Bloomingdale’s

Tim Gunn

Chief Creative Officer
Liz Claiborne, Inc.

Steven Hirsh

Cooper Design Space

Jon Jerde

Jerde Partnership

Tom Julian

President, Tom Julian Group

Norma Kamali

Designer, OMO Norma Kamali

Karen Kane

Designer, Karen Kane, Inc.

Lonnie Kane

President, Karen Kane, Inc.

Tom Kennedy

Senior Vice President
Fossil

Timothy Leiweke

President/CEO
Anshutz Entertainment Group

François Lesage

Lesage

Sally Sirkin Lewis

President/CEO, J. Robert Scott

Linda LoRe

President/CEO
Frederick’s of Hollywood

Terry Lundgren

Chairman/President & CEO
Federated Department Stores

Bob Mackie

Elizabeth Courtney Costumes

Maurice Marciano

Chairman of the Board, Guess Inc.

Jessica McClintock

President, Jessica/Gunne Sax, Ltd.

Ilse Metchek

Executive Director
California Fashion Association

Nolan Miller

President, Nolan Miller Couture

Ellen Magnin Newman

Ellen Newman Associates

Judith Niedermaier

Michael Novarese

Andrea Pfister

Designer, Andrea Pfister Shoes

Zandra Rhodes

Zandra Rhodes (UK) Ltd.
Rhodes House

Alex Roldan

Alex Roldan Salon

Dr. Richard Schulze

Founder
American Botanical Pharmacy

Fred Segal

Owner, Fred Segal

Henry J. Sillam

Jewelry Designer

Emanuel Ungaro

Designer, Ungaro

Roel Vossen

Managing Director,
Frontline Clothing, Ltd.

James R. Watterson

Consultant

Jacqueline West

Costume Designer

Clive Wilkinson

President
Clive Wilkinson Architects