University of Southern California

Senior Management Team

  • Randall Hill

    Randall Hill, Jr.

    Executive Director

    Randall (Randy) Hill, Jr., Executive Director graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1978 and subsequently served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army for six years.

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  • Cheryl Birch

    Cheryl Birch

    Director of Finance, Administration, and Human Resources

    After Graduating in 1980 from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Cheryl returned to her hometown of Sacramento, California to practice public accounting at the then “Big-8” firm, Ernst & Whinney. 

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  • Kim LeMasters

    Kim LeMasters

    Creative Director

    Mr. LeMasters started in the television business in 1972 with ABC Television where he was Supervisor of Primetime Development. In a three-person department he oversaw the development of such series as Happy Days, Kung Fu and the Six Million Dollar Man. 

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  • William Swartout

    William Swartout, Ph.D.

    Director of Technology

    William Swartout is Director of Technology for USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) and a research professor of computer science at USC. From 1989 to 1999 he was Director of the Intelligent Systems Division at the USC Information Sciences Institute (ISI). He received his Ph.D. and M.S. in computer science from MIT and his bachelor’s degree from Stanford University. 

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  • Lori Weiss

    Lori Weiss

    Director of Operations and External Relations

    Lori Weiss is a native of Los Angeles, California and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Lori later attended graduate school at Pepperdine University where she graduated with a degree of Master of Business Administration in 1992.

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