Board of Directors and Board of Trustees

The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. is governed by a Board of Directors and a Board of Trustees each of which have seven members. It is these two Boards that actually guides the society for the members.

The Directors are elected from a slate of Magician and Associate Members for 2-year terms. Former presidents of the Board are Bill Larsen, Jr. (the “Prez”), Ron Wilson, Irene Larsen, Mark Wilson, Dale Hindman and Gay Blackstone.

The members of the Board of Directors address the business aspects of the club and are:

Academy of Magical Arts Board of Directors
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer
Robert Lamoureux Neil Patrick Harris Maurice Newman Jean Boyle

Director Director Director
Rich Cowley Erika Larsen Danny Robinson

The members of the Board of Trustees are address the magic portion of the club and are:

Academy of Magical Arts Trustees
Trustees Chairman Secretary Trustee Trustee
Mark Nelson Joan Lawton Jon Armstrong Irene Larsen

Trustee Trustee Trustee
Max Maven David Regal Mark Wilson

The goal of The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. and The Magic Castle is to maintain a prestigious place in the world of magic as an organization and private club. This is achieved, for example, by their annual choice of magicians to receive the Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. Awards, which are presented to performers, writers and creators throughout the world as a recognition of excellence in advancing the art of magic. The Academy also sponsors select talented individuals to the annual worldwide magic competition at FISM (the Federacion Internationale Societes de Magic) and maintains one of the world's finest libraries on the conjuring arts containing countless secrets of master magicians set down through the ages in books and on video.