Council appoints Sherman Fowler, Shane Hirschman and Tiffany Campbell to Arts & Culture Committee

The San Clemente City Council on Tuesday appointed Sherman Fowler, Shane Hirschman and Tiffany Campbell to the Arts & Culture Committee after interviews with a field of applicants.

The council interviewed several candidates before using ranked ballots to identify its top three choices. Chairing the interviews, council members asked applicants about experience running events, community engagement and ideas for public art. Committee work will include planning events and advising staff on cultural programming.

Sherman Fowler emphasized his previous service as chair of the committee and cited work leading the summer concert series and cultural events. Shane Hirschman described organizing local art crawls and outreach to surfing and music communities. Tiffany Campbell, a San Clemente resident and artist, told council members she has worked in veteran arts programming and volunteers with local galleries; she said she would focus on elevating musicians and younger artists.

Councilmembers conducted a ranked vote after the interviews. City staff said ballots were tallied on-site and the council made a formal motion to appoint Fowler, Hirschman and Campbell; the council approved the motion by voice vote.

Appointments are effective immediately. Councilmembers said they would follow up with committee orientation and scheduling. The council told applicants who were not chosen that more advisory openings will occur in the coming year and encouraged continued engagement.

The council also discussed streamlining interview schedules in future recruitment cycles so candidates do not need to wait through multiple panels.