| Stephen C. Meier | President & CEO, Pfaffinger Foundation (former); Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, and Corporate Secretary (former), The Times Mirror Company; Chairman, Pfaffinger Foundation |
| Karlene W. Goller | Attorney, Lecturer, Media Law; University of California, Irvine School of Law; Vice President, Legal and Deputy General Counsel (former), Los Angeles Times Communications LLC; Corporate Secretary, Pfaffinger Foundation |
| Durham J. Monsma | Chief Executive Officer and Publisher (retired) Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc.; Chair, Governance Committee Chair, Policy & Program Committee |
| Lois G. Ingham | Retired financial executive, Chair, Audit Committee |
| Roger W. Smith | Managing Editor California Healthcare Foundation Center for Health Reporting, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California; National Editor (retired), Los Angeles Times; Chair, Contributions Committee |
| 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 | CFO, California Community Foundation; CFO (former), Milken Family Foundation; Board of Directors, Community Partners; Board of Directors, Community Foundation National Standards Board |
| Susan E. Reardon | Director of Gift Planning Los Angeles Philharmonic |
| James R. Simpson | Senior Vice President, Human Resources (retired) The Times Mirror Company |
| Eric C. Sohlgren | Partner Payne & Fears LLP; Chair, Employment Law Group; Group Insurance Manager (former), Times Mirror Company |
| Howard Weinstein | Senior Vice President & General Counsel Maryland Live! Casino LLC; Vice President (former), Employee and Labor Relations, Tribune Co. |
Advisors to the Board of Directors
These former Directors advise the Foundation on occasion.
| William A. Niese | Vice President and General Counsel (retired) The Times Mirror Company |
| Bill Watanabe | Executive Director (retired) Little Tokyo Service Center |
Pfaffinger Foundation was established and continues to operate as an independent non-profit corporation and has no formal ties with any other entity.