I was excited to read that Kim Coleman Re-elected president of the Academy Foundation Board. I have worked with Kim from a Manager and Agent standpoint in my career and she given a lot of my client’s opportunities.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the newly elected 2026-2027 Academy Foundation Board members and officers.
The Academy Foundation oversees all educational, preservation and cultural activities of the Academy, including the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library, the Academy Film Archive, the Academy Collection and the Academy’s talent development programs.
The Academy Foundation Board comprises 12 trustees who also are members of the Academy Board of Governors.
Casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman was re-elected president of the Academy Foundation Board.
Also elected to board officer positions:
Brooke Breton (Visual Effects Branch), Vice President
Paul Cameron (Cinematographers Branch), Vice President
David Dinerstein (Marketing and Public Relations Branch), Treasurer
Marlon West (Animation Branch), Secretary
Additional board members include:
Patricia Cardoso (Directors Branch)
Peter Devlin (Sound Branch)
Richard Hicks (Casting Directors Branch)
Lynette Howell Taylor (Producers Branch)
Larry Karaszewski (Writers Branch)
Chris Tashima (Short Films Branch)
Terilyn A. Shropshire (Film Editors Branch)
“The Academy Foundation plays a vital role in expanding our global reach and supporting our film community through the Academy Museum, Academy Collection, educational initiatives and preservation work,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer. “I am incredibly grateful to our Academy Foundation Board members for dedicating their time, expertise and support to drive forward these impactful and important efforts.”
Academy Foundation Board members and officers serve one-year terms. As representatives of the Foundation Board, Dinerstein, Howell Taylor and Taylor-Coleman will also serve on the Academy Museum Board of Trustees for one-year terms.
