2008-09 Desert Lyceum Members
Roy Wilson
Riverside County Board of Supervisors
(Co-Chair, Desert Lyceum)
Carolyn Stark
Executive Director,
UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
(Co-Chair, Desert Lyceum)
Barry Nestande
Chief of Staff, John Benoit
Bill Kroonen
Former President, College of the Desert
Bill Powers
Executive Officer, Pacific Western Bank
Buford Crites
Former Mayor & Council Member of Palm Desert
Chauncey Veatch
Teacher, Coachella Valley Unified School District
Chris Mills
Council Member, Palm Springs
Cynthia Flores
Associate Dean, Cal State San Bernardino
Dick Oliphant
Oliphant Enterprises
Don Perry
Vice President, KPSP
Doris Wilson
Retired Administrator, Desert Sands Unified School District
Fred Bell
Building Industry Association, Desert Chapter
Jeff Beckelman
CEO, Convention and Visitors Authority
Jerry Patton
President, College of the Desert
Jim Ferguson
Council Member, Palm Desert
John Wohlmuth
City Manager, City of Palm Desert
Karolee Sowles
Chief Executive Officer,
Desert Regional Medical Center
Kathy DeRosa
Mayor, Cathedral City
Kevin McGuire
CEO, Palm Desert National Bank
Lee Morcus
Kaiser Restaurant Group
Martin Martinez
Executive Director, Carreon Foundation
Mary Roche
City of Indian Wells
Mike Napoli
Absolute Return Group
Pamela LiCalsi
College of the Desert
Richard Ramhoff
Publisher, Desert Sun Newspaper
Rick Daniels
City of Desert Hot Springs
Steve Pougnet
Mayor, Palm Springs
Steve Weiss
Coachella Valley Angel Network
Sue Knollenberg
Executive Director of Development,
UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
Terry Green
Executive Director, Pathways to Success
Tom Davis
Chief Planning and Development Officer,
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Toni Lawrence
Director of Programs, Outreach and Marketing,
UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
Tom Kirk
Council Member, La Quinta
Desert Lyceum Announces New Web Site
Please visit our new site at:
www.palmdesert.ucr.edu/lyceum
2009 Summit Details
For information on the 2009 Summit visit www.cvep.com.