Casting Director Kim Taylor-Coleman Re-Elected as President of the Academy Foundation Board

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday continued its string of annual election announcements, this time sharing that casting director Kim Taylor-Coleman was re-elected president of the Academy Foundation Board.

The Academy Foundation oversees all educational, preservation, and cultural activities of the Academy, including the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library, the Academy Film Archive, the Academy Collection, and the Academy’s talent development programs.

The Academy Foundation Board comprises 12 trustees who also are members of the Academy Board of Governors. The rest of the newly elected 2026-2027 Academy Foundation Board members and officers include Visual Effects Branch member Brooke Breton and Cinematographers Branch member Paul Cameron, who were both elected vice presidents; Marketing and Public Relations Branch member David Dinerstein, who was elected treasurer; and Animation Branch member Marlon West, who was elected secretary.

The rest of the board members are Patricia Cardoso (Directors Branch), Peter Devlin (Sound Branch), Richard Hicks (Casting Directors Branch), Lynette Howell Taylor (Producers Branch), Larry Karaszewski (Writers Branch), Chris Tashima (Short Films Branch), and Terilyn A. Shropshire (Film Editors Branch).

“The Academy Foundation plays a vital role in expanding our global reach and supporting our film community through the Academy Museum, Academy Collection, educational initiatives and preservation work,” said Academy CEO Bill Kramer via statement. “I am incredibly grateful to our Academy Foundation Board members for dedicating their time, expertise and support to drive forward these impactful and important efforts.”

Academy Foundation Board members and officers serve one-year terms. As representatives of the Foundation Board, Dinerstein, Howell Taylor, and Taylor-Coleman will also serve on the Academy Museum Board of Trustees for one-year terms.

The Academy Foundation election announcement comes one week after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the result of its Board of Governors election, where producer Howell Taylor was re-elected president, Music Branch member Lesley Barber as Vice President (chair, Membership Committee), Producers Branch member Jennifer Fox as Vice President (chair, Awards Committee), Actors Branch member Lou Diamond Phillips as Vice President (chair, Equity and Inclusion Committee), and Writers Branch member Howard A. Rodman as Vice President/Secretary (chair, Governance Committee). 

Marketing and Public Relations Branch member Dinerstein was also elected to his first officer role as Vice President/Treasurer (chair, Finance Committee).