Board of Directors
Leadership
Michelle Kerrick
Board Chair
Managing Partner, Los Angeles
Deloitte LLP
Jerold Neuman
First Vice Chair
Partner
DLA Piper LLP (USA)
Denita Willoughby
Second Vice Chair
Vice President, Supply Management; Chair
Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy utility; UNITE-LA, Inc.
Steven Nissen
Immediate Past Chair
Senior Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs
NBC Universal
Michael Savoy
Treasurer
Shareholder
Gumbiner Savett Inc.
Gary L. Toebben
President
President & CEO
L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce
Council Chairs
Education & Workforce Development Council
Tamika Lang
Chair
Community Investor
The Boeing Co.
Energy, Water & Environmental Sustainability
Brissa Sotelo-Vargas
Chair
Director, Community Relations & Government Affairs
Valero Energy Corporation
Global Initiatives
Lisa Greer Quateman
Chair
Principal
Polsinelli LLP
Government & Fiscal Affairs
Phillip R. Recht
Chair
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Health Care
Augustavia J. Haydel
Chair
General Counsel
L.A. Care Health Plan
Innovation & Technology
Mike Silacci
Chair
Regional Vice President, Greater Los Angeles - External Affairs
AT&T Services, Inc.
Land Use, Construction & Housing
Edward J. Casey
Chair
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
Nonprofit Council
Regina Birdsell
Chair
President & Chief Executive Officer
Southern California Center for Nonpro fit Management
Nonprofit Council
Holly Bachman
Co-Chair
Founder and President
Mixed Roots Foundation
Small Business
Brandon F. Shamim
Chair
President/Partner
Beacon Management Group
Transportation & Goods Movement
Maureen 'Mo' Hayes
Vice President, Regional Business Development Leader, West Division
HNTB Corporation
Board Member
Raul A. Anaya
President – Greater Los Angeles, Pacific Southwest Region Executive, Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Mike Aparicio
Executive Vice President
Skanksa
Eileen Aranda
University President
Claremont Lincoln University
Chris Argentieri
SVP and General Manager, California News Group
Los Angeles Times
Ralph Barnes
General Manager
Beverly Center
John P. Barrett
Executive Vice President
Aon Risk Insurance Services West, Inc.
Elaine Batchlor
CEO
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Dan Beckerman
President & CEO
AEG
Kim Belshé
Executive Director
First 5 LA
Richard L. Benbow III
Senior Executive Director, Government and Community Relations
University Of California, Los Angeles
Kelli Bernard
Chief Executive, Los Angeles Metro+ Region
AECOM
Tyrone D. Bland
Vice President, U.S. State and Local Government Affairs
Herbalife Nutrition
David L. Borger
Senior Vice President
STV Incorporated
Elise Buik
President & CEO
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Paul A. Butler
Client Partner
Newleaf Training & Development
Lou Anne Bynum
Vice President, Board of Harbor Relations
Port of Long Beach
Maria Camacho
Government Affairs
Los Angeles Rams
Mario Camara
Partner
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Steven L. Canepa
Managing Director Global Telecommunication, Media and Entertainment Industry
IBM Corporation
Javier Cano
Vice President & Market General Manager
The Ritz- Carlton, Los Angles & JW Marriott Los Angeles, L.A. Live
William Caswell
SVP Operations & COO, Southern California Region
Kaiser Permanente
Eugene Chi
General Manager SMB Sales, West Region
Microsoft Corporation
Bill Covino
President & CEO
California State University, Los Angeles
Brennon Crist
Region Manager, Los Angeles Middle Market Banking
JPMorgan Chase
Joseph Czyzyk
Chairman & CEO
Mercury Air Group, Inc.
Kenneth Dami
Public and Government Affairs Manager
Andeavor
Hal Dash
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cerrell Associates, Inc.
Dana Debel
Managing Director, State and Local Government Affairs
Delta Air Lines Inc.
Lisa Deloney
Managing Director, Market President
Metro Southern California Division, Citibank N.A.
Bert Dezzutti
Executive Vice President
Brookfield Office Properties
LaDonna DiCamillo
Regional Assistant Vice President, State Government Affairs
BNSF Railway Company
Kim DiCicco
Senior Group Vice President
Target Corporation
Mark DiNapoli
Chief Operating Officer, Corporate
Suffolk Construction
Gaurav Diwan
Managing Director, Health and Human Services
Accenture
Kevin E. Dow
Vice President & General Manager
Turner Construction Company
John Q. Duong
Vice President, Real Estate & Public Affairs, Southern California Division
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
Christine Essel
President & CEO
Southern California Grantmakers
Donna Estacio
Regional Director of State & Local Government Affairs
American Airlines
Jeff Etherington
Director Sales & Community Marketing
Alaska Airlines
Stephen Finnegan
Government and Community Affairs Manager
Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA)
David Fleming
Senior Advisor
Office of California State Senator Robert M. Hertzberg
Deborah Flint
CEO
Los Angeles World Airports
John Forgione
Managing Director, Head of FX Sales
MUFG Union Bank
Melinda Yee Franklin
Managing Director, Corporate and Government Affairs, Western Region
United Airlines
James Garrison
President
Pacific Federal, LLC
Josh Gertler
President
Consensus Inc.
Gregg T. Geyer
Partner
KPMG LLP
Rob Gluck
Founder & Managing Partner
High Lantern Group
George W. Greene
President/CEO
HASC
Robert Gumm
SoCal Market Assurance Leader
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Willie J. Hagan
President
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Dianne F. Harrison
President
California State University, Northridge
Karen Hathaway
President & Managing Partner
The Los Angeles Athletic Club
Taylor Hathaway-Zepeda
Corporate Attorney
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
S. Keith Hinkle
Senior Vice President for Advancement & Public Affairs
Pepperdine University
Humphrey Ho
Managing Director
Hylink Digital
Dana Holliday
Vice President Sales, West Region
UPS
Lewis C. Horne
President
CBRE Group Inc.
Alan Hostrup
President & CEO
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Maria Pilar Hoye
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Pilar Hoyos
Senior Vice President Public Affairs
Watson Land Company
Fiona J. Hutton
President
Fiona Hutton & Associates
Fran Inman
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Majestic Realty Co.
Robert Jernigan
Regional Managing Principal
Gensler
Cary D. Jones
Managing Partner
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Beverly Kenworthy
Executive Director
California Apartment Association Los Angeles
Sharon Keyser
Senior Vice President - Planning, Government & Community Relations
Caruso
Lara Khouri
Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Children's Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group
George D. Kieffer
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Jeff Kightlinger
General Manager
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Kevin Sung Kim
Chairman, President & CEO
Bank of Hope
Maureen A. Kindel
Founder
Kindel Gagan
John Laco
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Arthur T. Leahy
CEO
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink)
Deane Leavenworth
President
Leavenworth Endeavors
Devorah Lieberman, PH.D.
President
University of La Verne
Hee-Won Lim
Vice President & General Manager
Pacific Palms Conference Resort
Joaquin Lippincott
CEO & Founder
Metal Toad
Michael D. Lizarraga
President & CEO
TELACU
John F. Llewellyn
Chairman
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association
Mark Louchheim
CEO & President
Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
Robert Lowe
Founder/Chairman
LOWE
Anna Magzanyan
Publisher & CEO
Los Angeles Business Journal
Michael Mahdesian
Chairman of the Board
Servicon Systems, Inc.
Christopher C. Martin
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
AC Martin, Inc.
Lidia S. Martinez
Manager Community Affairs & Grassroots
Southwest Airlines Co.
Randall D. Martinez
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Cordoba Corporation
Lisa Maurath
Vice President and Los Angeles Area Manager
WSP USA
Jeff McConnell
Partner
Englander Knabe & Allen
Liam McGuinness
CFO
Whittier Trust Company
Deryl McKissack
Chairwoman & CEO
McKissack & McKissack
Gregory McWilliams
Regional President
FivePoint
Brian Mecum
Network Vice President, West Territory
Verizon Wireless
Rudy Medina
Market President, Southern California Commercial Banking
U.S. Bank
Bryan Moeller
Senior Vice President, Director of Small Business Banking
Wells Fargo
Daniel Montplaisir
Vice President of University Advancement
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Jared W. Moore
Western Region Business Development Manager
JACOBS
Ann Muenster-Nuiry
Vice President, Business Development
Conduent
Patrick J. Niemann
Managing Partner, Greater Los Angeles
Ernst & Young LLP
Timothy Noonan
President & Chief Executive Officer
Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC
Luis Patiño
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Univision Communications, Inc.
Lisa Pitney
Vice President, Government Relations
The Walt Disney Company
Thomas M. Priselac
President & CEO
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Dennis Rodriguez
Chief City Executive - LA/SF/SD
Siemens Corporation
Francisco Rodriguez
Chancellor
Los Angeles Community College District
Naomi Rodriguez
Vice President of External Affairs
Los Angeles Dodgers
Paul Rohrer
Partner
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Alan Rothenberg
Chairman and CEO
1st Century Bank
Mandana Sadigh
Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Mattel, Inc.
Avygail Sanchez
Business Development Manager
Parsons
Frank Sanchez
McDonald's Licensee
McDonald's Corporation
Thomas S. Sayles
Senior Vice President, University Relations
University of Southern California
Emma Schafer
Director
Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum
Michelle D. Schwartz
Senior Director, State Government Affairs
Charter Communications
Eugene D. Seroka
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles
Sarah Paulson Sheehy
Senior Director, Government & Public Affairs
Hollywood Burbank Airport
John R. Shiner
Partner
Bryan Cave LLP
Jerry Silverman
Head of Real Estate & Support Services
Farmers Group, Inc.
Jeff Smith
Vice President/General Manager, Individual & Family Plans
Blue Shield of Southern California
Timothy Law Snyder
President
Loyola Marymount University
R.K. (Rod) Spackman
Manager, Public & Government Affairs-LA Basin
Chevron Corporation
Frank A. Stephan
Senior Managing Director
Clarett West Development
Howard Sunkin
Partner
Ek, Sunkin, Klink & Bai, L.L.C.
Christopher Thompson
Vice President, Local Public Affairs
Southern California Edison
Christopher Thornberg
Founding Partner
Beacon Econmics, LLC
Francisco Uribe
Director, State, Local, and International Government Relations
The Home Depot
Lupe Valdez
Director of Public Affairs
Union Pacific Railroad
Cary Walker
Senior Vice President and Director, Corporate Communications
City National Bank
Phillip Washington
CEO
Metro
Russell “Rusty” Weiss
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Kenton Woods
President
SCI California Funeral Services Inc.
David H. Wright
General Manager
Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Ex-Officio
William C. Allen
President & Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Dave Barthmuss
Board Member
Southern California Leadership Network
Otis Cliatt II
Chair
World Trade Week
Leron Gubler
President & CEO
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Paul Little
President & Chief Executive Officer
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Aram Nadjarian
Chairman of the Board
NextLA
David Simon
President
Los Angeles Sports Council
Stuart Waldman
President
Valley Industry & Commerce Association
Ernest Wooden Jr.
President & CEO
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board
