Local attorney Roxanne Wilson has been elected to chair the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Board of Trustees, replacing Jean Bixby Smith, chairman of Bixby Land Company, who served in the position for eight years.
A 1976 graduate of the college, Wilson has a long history of strong leadership and active participation in the governance of Scripps. She has served as president of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Alumnae Association and chair of the Ellen Browning Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Association Committee. Her work with the Board began in 1992 and has spanned nearly all Board committees in a variety of capacities: from vice chair of the Audit and Development Committees, to co-chair of the Nominations and Governance Committee, to active member of the Educational Policy, Admission/Student Affairs, Buildings and Grounds, Investment, Budget, and Executive Committees.
Currently a partner and attorney with the international law firm of Reed Smith Crosby Heafy, LLP, Wilson is a member of the products liability group, specializing in prescription pharmaceuticals, medical devices and consumer products, unfair competition and class actions, as well as handling employment matters. Previously she was a partner at Arter & Hadden, and an attorney with Dickson, Carlson & Campillo, and Haight, Dickson, Brown & Bonesteel. Her professional affiliations include a seven-year stint as director of the Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and memberships with Defense Research Institute, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and International Association of Defense Counsel; she is also a frequent lecturer, panel member, and moderator for a variety of professional organizations.
Wilson earned an M.A. in public policy from Claremont Graduate School and a J.D. from Loyola University of Los Angeles.
In July 2004, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» successfully completed its five-year, $85 million capital campaign. As incoming chair, Wilson will lead the Board in a comprehensive revision of the college’s strategic plan, including forecast needs for program, faculty, curricular, and physical plant enhancements and additions.