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Palo Alto, CA Contact: Buzz Marston - Office: (408) 353-3500; Mobile: (408) 221-6500
ELISA STEPHENS NAMED HONORARY CHAIRCONCOURS d'ELEGANCE AT STANFORD |
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Elisa Stephens received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Vassar College, where she studied Studio Art and Political Science. She also received a J.D. from the University of San Francisco in 1985, and is a member of the California Bar Association. Ms. Stephens attended the Academy of Art University in 1976 and 1982, where she completed the Foundations curriculum. Ms. Stephens served as a Law Clerk at the San Francisco Superior Court from 1985 to 1986, as In-house Counsel at Cellular Holdings, Inc., 1987-1988, and as Contributing Editor to Barclays Law Publishers, 1986-1988. She also worked as counsel for the Academy until 1992. In 1992, Elisa Stephens became president of the Academy of Art College and as the third generation Stephens to lead the Academy, she continues the mission and commitment of her predecessors. Under her administration, the school has expanded and improved, and the name was changed to Academy of Art University to more accurately refl ect the depth, scope, and quality of the institution. |
Elisa Stephens is a member of the Young President's Organization, San Francisco City Club, Metropolitan Club, University Club, San Francisco Rotary Club, San Francisco Junior League, Nob Hill Association, Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS Foundation) and the Royal Society of Arts. She sits on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter and the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Lyric Opera. She is proud to have been the most recent President of the Nob Hill Association, with her term having ended in January of 2005. In 2008, Elisa Stephens received the Women Who Could Be President award, which honors women who have demonstrated exemplary leadership and service in the community, from the League of Women Voters of San Francisco. Elisa Stephens has led the Academy into the digital world and pioneered the Academy online education programs. Under her leadership, the Academy of Art University has become the largest private school of art and design in the United States , and the premier university to be staffed by the top professionals in the art and design industry. | |
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