| Janet Clayton | Strategic Advisor, Vectis DC; Board of Directors, CALmatters; SVP Corporate Communications (former), Edison International and Southern California Edison; Assistant Managing Editor/California Editor (former), Los Angeles Times |
| Steven Cobb | Chair of Audit Committee, CFO, California Community Foundation; CFO (former), Milken Family Foundation; Board of Directors, Community Partners; Board of Directors, Community Foundation National Standards Board |
| Karlene W. Goller | Corporate Secretary, Chair Policy & Program, Attorney, Lecturer, Media Law; University of California, Irvine School of Law; Vice President, Legal and Deputy General Counsel (former), Los Angeles Times Communications LLC |
| Lois G. Ingham | Retired financial executive |
| Stephen C. Meier | Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, and Corporate Secretary (former), The Times Mirror Company |
| Susan E. Reardon | Chair, Contributions Committee; Director of Gift Planning Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| Roger W. Smith | Chairman of the Board, Chair of Governance Committee, Managing Editor California Healthcare Foundation Center for Health Reporting, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California; National Editor (retired), Los Angeles Times; |
| Alison Sowden | |
| Howard Weinstein | Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Maryland Live! Casino LLC; Vice President (former), Employee and Labor Relations, Tribune Co. |
| Mike Udovic | |
Advisors to the Board of Directors
These former Directors advise the Foundation on occasion.
| Durham J. Monsma | Chief Executive Officer and Publisher (retired) Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc. |
| James R. Simpson | Senior Vice President, Human Resources (retired) The Times Mirror Company |
Pfaffinger Foundation was established and continues to operate as an independent non-profit corporation and has no formal ties with any other entity.