Iaphet Elli LOS ANGELES, CA – Cheryl Boone Isaacs was re-elected president of the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 4) by the
organization’s Board of Governors.
In addition, Jeffrey Kurland was elected first vice president; John Bailey,
Kathleen Kennedy and Bill Kroyer were elected to vice president posts; Jim
Gianopulos was elected treasurer; and Phil Robinson was elected secretary.
Boone Isaacs is beginning her third term as president and her 23rd year as a
governor representing the Public Relations Branch. Kurland and Bailey were
re-elected to their posts. Kennedy has served previous terms as vice
president. Last year Kroyer served as secretary. This will be the first
officer stint for Gianopulos. Robinson has served previous terms as vice
president as well as secretary.
Boone Isaacs currently heads CBI Enterprises, Inc., where she consults on
film marketing efforts. Starting this September, she will be an adjunct
professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. She
recently received an honorary doctorate from the University of North Carolina
School of the Arts. Over her career, Boone Isaacs has consulted on such films
as “The Call,” “The Artist,” “The King’s Speech,” “Precious: Based on the Novel
‘Push’ by Sapphire,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Tupac: Resurrection.” Boone Isaacs
previously served as president of theatrical marketing for New Line Cinema,
where she oversaw numerous box office successes, including “Austin Powers: The
Spy Who Shagged Me” and “Rush Hour.” Prior to joining New Line in 1997, she was
executive vice president of worldwide publicity for Paramount Pictures, where
she orchestrated publicity campaigns for the Best Picture winners “Forrest Gump”
and “Braveheart.”
Academy board members may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms,
while officers serve one-year terms, with a maximum of four consecutive years in
any one office.
For a full listing of the Academy’s 2015–16 Board of Governors, click
here.