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AIGA LA is pleased to recommend for your consideration the following slate of candidates for the 2026–2028 Board of Directors. If elected, each nominee will serve a two-year term. Only current members of AIGA Los Angeles are permitted to vote, and your membership number will be required. 10% of the membership as a whole will determine the vote. Please see below for your list of incoming candidates for the AIGA Los Angeles Board.
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2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS SLATE
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCES
Victor Fong
Victor is a Product Designer and the founder of Victory Goods, an embedded design studio in Los Angeles. His 15+ year career has taken him from Chicago to LA to Washington, D.C. and back to LA — apparently he just couldn’t stay away — spanning graphic design, consumer apps, and SaaS at companies including NBC, Curiosity Stream, and WebOps.
Throughout that journey, AIGA has been a consistent presence, from getting him his first agency job in Chicago (shoutout to Multiple Inc., formerly Tandemodus) to keeping him connected to the community even as his career pulled him deeper into product. Now rooted in LA and ready to go deeper, Victor is joining the board as Vice President of Finances, bringing a very particular set of skills to the role, skills that make him a nightmare for any balance sheet that doesn’t balance.
In addition to his design background, Victor holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Accounting from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and worked as a licensed CPA before transitioning into design — not the most logical career move, but one that made him unusually well-equipped for both. Today, he manages all financial operations for Victory Goods himself. He understands how creative organizations think and is committed to keeping the books honest for AIGA LA.
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DIRECTOR POSITIONS
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY(DEIA) DIRECTOR
Chiany Dri
Chiany Dri is the Founder and Principal Consultant of The Inclusion School, a Black woman-owned learning and consulting collective based in Los Angeles. Over the past decade, Chiany has designed and led DEIA strategy, programming, and culture transformation for organizations across the state and country, including building inaugural DEI departments at Planned Parenthood Los Angeles and LA Family Housing from the ground up. Her work is grounded in restorative and transformative justice practice, cultural humility, and a deep belief that equity has to be embedded into systems and structures, not added as an afterthought.
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PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR
David Mayes
David has worked in the printing industry since 1982 starting as a cameraman, platemaker and binderyman. In 1999 David came to work for Typecraft as an Account Representative. David involved himself in the graphic design community by building an ongoing alliance with AIGA Los Angeles serving as a Board Member from 2002 to 2012. He was honored as an AIGA Los Angeles Fellow in 2012. He also has taught print production workshops at Art Center College of Design and is an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount University teaching the Design Praxis class since 2017.
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By AIGA Los Angeles
Published June 1, 2026
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