Immediately prior to joining USC, Ms. Escutia was a partner at The Senators, a law and consulting firm she co-founded, that provides strategic, legal, legislative, regulatory, and policy advice to a wide array of clients.  She was also a partner at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips from 2007 to 2010.

Ms. Escutia was a member of the California State Senate from 1998 to 2006 and a member of the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1998.  She was the first woman Chair of both the Assembly and Senate Judiciary Committees.

She has served as a guest lecturer at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy and as an adjunct professor in the political science department at East Los Angeles Community College.  She currently serves on the Board of the California Emerging Technology Fund, a $100 million fund aimed at bridging the digital divide.

Ms. Escutia received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University and her Bachelor of Science from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy.  She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Patrick Auerbach was named Interim Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations in January 2013, and is responsible for managing all operations of the USC Alumni Association and serving as the University’s primary representative to its alumni.  He advances USC’s mission by developing and implementing programs, events and services to engage the Trojan Family’s diverse alumni constituency and works closely with the USC Alumni Association Board of Governors.

Patrick has been with the USC Alumni Association since January 2008 and has served as Executive Director of Alumni Relations since March 2010.  He initially joined the Trojan Family in July 2000, when he was hired by USC Athletics as Director of Women’s Basketball Operations & Marketing, managing all team operations, directing marketing and ticket sales initiatives and supporting local USC community outreach projects.

After earning his bachelor’s degree in sociology from UCLA in 1992 and master’s degree in sport administration from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 1994, Patrick spent the first six years of his career in the sports and entertainment industry, working as Director of Media and Public Relations for the Atlanta-based Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and then serving as Assistant General Manager/Director of Public Relations for the WNBA’s Detroit Shock expansion franchise.

He became a USC alumnus in 2008 when he earned his doctorate from the Rossier School of Education upon completion of his dissertation, “Decisions Under Influence:  College Presidents’ Athletics-Related Decision-Making Behavior at NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Institutions.”  He currently serves on USC’s University Convocations Committee, USC University Club Board of Councilors Fundraising Committee, and recently completed a ten-year term on the NCAA Women’s Final Four Media Coordination Committee.

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Lloyd Silberstein was appointed vice president and executive director for capital construction and facilities management services effective January 1, 2013.  Silberstein will report directly to the senior vice president for finance and chief financial officer. Silberstein oversees the construction of new teaching, research, living, and health care space, as well as major renovation projects for existing structures.

Prior to USC, Silberstein served as senior vice president of Parsons, where he headed operations in the western United States, overseeing the company’s work on the $27 billion LAUSD building program, as well as seven other K-12 districts and 70 other college districts.

Silberstein has over three decades of experience in construction management and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida, College of Architecture, School of Building Construction and a MBA from the University of Houston.

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Associate Senior Vice President for Advancement

Julie Lucas is associate senior vice president for advancement for University Advancement. In this role, she assists the fundraising efforts of the schools of architecture, business, communications and journalism, dramatic arts, education, fine arts, law, music, public policy and social work, as well as the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the USC Libraries, KUSC, and the university’s international fundraising program.

A development professional with nearly 20 years of experience in higher education and external relations, Lucas was named to Crain’s New York Business “40 Under Forty” in 2010. She has been quoted in The New York Times and Forbes and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences nationwide. Lucas comes to USC from New York University (NYU), where she served as associate dean of development and alumni relations for the Stern School of Business. She led the global strategy for Stern’s 100,000-plus alumni community and all development activities, achieving a 133-percent increase in leadership gifts; a 381-percent increase in planned gifts; a 15-percent increase in overall giving; a 24-percent increase in first-time donors; a 60-percent increase in faculty and staff giving; and 100-percent participation from both leadership boards, a first in the history of the school.

Prior to NYU, Lucas served in a series of progressively senior development roles at Fordham University School of Law, Hofstra University and the Episcopal Church Foundation, as well as NYU and its School of Law. During her tenure at Fordham, she oversaw all aspects of a $100 million campaign, increased donations to the School of Law by 500 percent, and raised more money during her five-year tenure than in the entire 100-plus-year history of the law school. Lucas holds a bachelor’s in political science and Spanish from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College), a master’s in educational administration from Hofstra University and an advanced certification from NYU’s center for philanthropy and fundraising.

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Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Development and Senior Associate Dean, Keck School of Medicine

Melany Duval leads USC’s efforts to raise $1.5 billion to fuel the success and impact of the university’s medical enterprise. The $1.5 billion fundraising target for Keck Medicine of USC is the largest component of the $6 billion Campaign for the University of Southern California. She oversees the comprehensive fundraising and alumni and donor relations programs for Keck Medicine of USC, which is composed of the Keck School of Medicine of USC (including the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and related USC Health Sciences’ research centers and affiliates) and the Keck Medical Center of USC, comprising Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital and the USC Care Medical Group of physician practices.

Prior to her appointment on August 27, 2012, Duval spent eight years with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), most recently as vice president of development.  While there, she played a leadership role in helping CHLA complete a $1 billion fundraising campaign, the largest fundraising achievement ever by a freestanding hospital in North America. Her previous professional experience includes a position as assistant vice president for development and campaign director at Loyola Marymount University, where she was responsible for all campus development initiatives and campaign planning. Duval earned her bachelor of arts in political science and business administration from Loyola Marymount University.

Last Updated: 1/28/13