We are pleased to announce the recent appointment of Yvonne Berry as Interim Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration at California Institute of the Arts. Yvonne stated, “The arts remind us of our common humanity, especially during difficult times such as these. CalArts lifts up creatives in its mission to transform individuals and communities through artistic practice. I am grateful to be able to lend my financial skills to sustain this endeavor and look forward to working hand in hand with the passionate CalArts community of students, faculty and staff.”

CalArts President Ravi Rajan shared, “CalArts is grateful to Yvonne for coming in and supporting our community of artists in this globally difficult time. Her experience in finance will help us navigate this moment so we can best support artists. Our recovery from this pandemic will need artists to help us imagine models of how the world could be, models that let us shed the things that weigh us down. Yvonne's work will be critical to maintaining our mission to support artists' growth in pursuit of this work.”