June 25, 2025

TO:  Campus Community

FR:  David Marshall, Executive Vice Chancellor

RE:  Arts & Lectures Executive Director

I am pleased to announce that following a rigorous national recruitment, Meghan Bush has been appointed as the next Miller McCune Executive Director for Arts & Lectures, beginning on June 30th. Meghan is currently the Associate Director of Arts & Lectures, where she oversees Marketing and Communications, Education and Community Engagement, and Finance and Operations.

A 2004 graduate of UC Berkeley with degrees in English and Performance Studies, she first joined A&L over 20 years ago, and she has served in a variety of areas, including marketing, programming, and financial management, helping to organize more than 100 public events each year while working with donors, artists, and community partners. Meghan serves on the board of Western Arts Alliance and chairs its Membership and Communications Committee.

I am grateful to the search advisory committee chaired by Humanities and Fine Arts Dean Daina Ramey Berry. The membership is listed below. Let me again thank Celesta Billeci, the outgoing Miller McCune Executive Director, who is retiring after 25 years of dedicated service to the campus and the community. A&L just announced its 2025-26 season, and it is a testament to the outstanding programming that has made A&L nationally prominent and has enriched both campus and community. We look forward to the next chapter of A&L’s history under Meghan Bush’s leadership. Thank you.

David Marshall
Executive Vice Chancellor

Search Advisory Committee
Daina Ramey Berry, Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, Search Advisory Committee Chair
Irwin Appel, Professor, Theater and Dance
Ninotchka Bennahum, Professor, Theater and Dance
Greg Johnson, Professor, Religious Studies; Director, Walter H. Capps Center
Kum-Kum Bhavnani, Professor Emerita, Sociology
Timothy Sherwood, Dean, College of Creative Studies; Professor, Computer Science
Nicole Klanfer, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Development
John Longbrake, Vice Chancellor, External Relations
Kath Lavidge, Arts & Lectures Council
Rich Janssen, Arts & Lectures Council
Dorothy Largay, Arts & Lectures Council
Sara Miller McCune, Arts & Lectures Council