Governance Boards | Asian Art Museum

Commission and Foundation

The City and County of San Francisco Asian Art Commission consists of 27 members nominated by the Commission but subject to the mayor’s approval.

The Commission has always adhered to a policy of broad representation of the community in its membership and is considered a role model in this respect. Commissioners serve a three-year term which may be renewed for a second consecutive term. Exceptional circumstances permit renewal for a third term.

In recognition of the importance of each board member’s commitment to the museum, Commissioners and Trustees are requested to provide leadership support in raising and contributing funds. Commissioners and Trustees make personal financial commitments that are seen to be at or near the top of their capacity to give.

In 2003, the Asian Art Museum began a new era with its move to San Francisco’s Civic Center. The voters of San Francisco approved a bond measure providing partial funding for renovation and seismic retrofitting of the building formerly occupied by the main branch of the public library. The museum’s Commissioners and Trustees generously donated time and money to complete the fundraising. The museum was fortunate to secure the services of Gae Aulenti, best known for the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, as chief architect for the renovation. Her vision for the new building transformed the former Main Library into a fitting home for one of San Francisco’s most precious assets: the world-renowned collections of the Asian Art Museum.

Commissioners

Chair

Fred M. Levin

Vice Chair

Salle Yoo

Secretary

Virginia Foo

Treasurer

Kenneth P. Wilcox

Commissioners

Betty N. Alberts +
Michele Alioto *
Cori Bates
Edwin L. Berkowitz
Kathy Bissinger
William Mathews Brooks
Alexander D. Calhoun
Carmen Colet
Joan Danforth
Virginia M. Foo
Martha Sam Hertelendy
Michael Hormel +
Timothy F. Kahn
Chong-Moon Lee
Fred M. Levin
Gorretti Lo Lui
Farah Makras *
Nanci E. Nishimura
Merrill Randol +
Anthony Sun
Jane Chang Tom
Kenneth P. Wilcox
Salle Yoo

+ Pending Mayoral approval
* Pending Swearing-In

Foundation Trustees

Chair

Fred M. Levin

President

Salle Yoo

Vice President

Yogen Dalal

Secretary

Gorretti Lo Lui

Treasurer

Kenneth P. Wilcox

Trustees

Michele Alioto
Cori Bates
Ellen Burstein Bauch
Richard C. Blum
Eliza L. Cash
Vaishali Chadha
Huifen Chan
Tiffany Chang
Jamie Chen
Pehong Chen
Claudine Cheng
Sandra Cheung
Kapil Chhibber
Yogen Dalal
Dixon R. Doll
Fred Eychaner
Mimi Gardner Gates
Marsha Vargas Handley
Martha Sam Hertelendy
Charles Huang
Timothy F. Kahn
Choongja (Maria) Kahng
Jennifer Kao
Travis Kiyota
Lata Krishnan
Chong-Moon Lee
Linda Lei, Ex Officio
Fred M. Levin
Gorretti Lo Lui
Dr. John Maa
Nanci Nishimura
Vasant Prabhu
Vijay Shriram
Ehler Spliedt, Ex Officio
Anthony Sun
Ann Tanenbaum
Ina Goodwin Tateuchi
Kenneth P. Wilcox
Akiko Yamazaki
Richard Yen
Salle Yoo
Songyee Yoon

Meeting Schedules

Unless otherwise noted, all Full and Executive Committee meetings will be held at the Asian Art Museum. Full Board meetings are held in Samsung Hall, 2nd Floor. Executive Committee meetings are held in the Education Classrooms, Ground Floor.

All agenda and meeting minutes are in PDF format. Please download Acrobat Reader before opening the file.

2021

Commission Full Board Meeting: Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 4:00-6:00pm

Agenda

Special Commission Executive Committee Meeting: Monday, February 8, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm

Agenda

Budget & Finance Committee Meeting: Monday, February 8, 2021, 2:30-4:00 pm

Agenda

Commission Full Board Meeting: Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 4:00 pm

Agenda

Minutes

Commission Nominating Committee Meeting Agenda: Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 2:30 pm

Agenda

2021

Special Commission Executive Committee Meeting: Monday, February 8, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm

Agenda

Budget & Finance Committee Meeting: Monday, February 8, 2021, 2:30-4:00 pm

Agenda

Commission Full Board Meeting Agenda: Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 4:00 pm

Agenda

Commission Nominating Committee Meeting Agenda: Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 2:30 pm

Agenda

2020

Commission Executive Committee Meeting: Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 4:00 pm

Agenda

Commission Full Board Meeting: Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 4:00 pm

Agenda

Special Commission Executive Committee Meeting: Tuesday, July 7, 2020, 3:00 pm

Agenda

Annual Meeting: Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 4:00 pm

Agenda

2019

Annual Meeting Schedule

Schedule

Full Board Meeting: Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 4:00 pm, Samsung Hall