Pacifica has the good fortune to be supported by a uniquely gifted and hard working Board of Trustees. They have fiduciary responsibility for the Institute, approving and monitoring the budget. The Board oversees all policy and long-range planning. In addition, Board members provide ongoing advice in their various areas of expertise. Pacifica wishes to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of these individuals. Their ongoing involvement with the Institute is significant in the growth and well-being of our school.

Ernest E. Zomalt, Ph.D., Chair
Dr. Zomalt has worked in educational administration for over 30 years.  His career included 20 years at the University of California, Santa Barbara, culminating with the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs.  He then moved to California State University at San Marcos.  In 1993, he was appointed Executive Vice President, the position he held until his retirement in 2000.  He has been a member of the board of Trustees at Pacifica since 1991 and has served as Chair since 1997.

Russ Revlin, Ph.D., Secretary-Treasurer
Dr. Revlin is an Adjunct Faculty Member in Clinical Psychology at Pacifica and a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.  He has served on Pacifica's Board since 1995.

Nina M. Kelly, Ph.D., Trustee
A Pacifica Mythological Studies alumna, Dr. Kelly lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. She joined the Pacifica Board in 2004, bringing strong leadership skills and experience, having served as president and chair on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations.

Patrick McNally, Trustee
A strategy consultant and executive facilitator, Patrick McNally is a lecturer at the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. He worked with Pacifica's management and trustees as an advisor on business practices in 1998, and has facilitated off-site Pacifica Board retreats in 1999 and 2003 before joining the Board in 2004.

Franklyn S. Michaelson, J.D., Trustee
Santa Barbara attorney Frank Michaelson is one of the initial members of Pacifica's Board, serving since early 1991.  He was the first Board Chair, and he is also Pacifica's Director of Business Affairs and General Counsel.

Bets Wienecke, M.Div., Trustee
Reverend Wienecke is a Unitarian Universalist Minister with a congregation in Goleta, California.  She has been with Pacifica's Board since its inception in early 1991.