{"id":8765,"date":"2026-09-11T10:43:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/?page_id=8765"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T17:43:36","slug":"chairs-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/chairs-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Chairs &amp; Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Morris Levy\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Chair<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:morrisl@usc.edu\">morrisl@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-11-at-10.38.55-AM.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Morris Levy\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Erin Baggott\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Vice Chair<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:baggott@usc.edu\">baggott@usc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/poir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-11-at-10.40.31-AM.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Erin Baggott\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  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