Board of Directors
Leadership
Denita Willoughby
Board Chair
Vice President, Supply Management and Support Services; Chair
Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy utility; UNITE-LA, Inc.
Raul A. Anaya
First Vice Chair
President – Greater Los Angeles, Pacific Southwest Region Executive, Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Jerry Neuman
Immediate Past Chair
Partner
DLA Piper LLP (USA)
Michael Savoy
Treasurer
Shareholder
Gumbiner Savett Inc.
Maria S. Salinas
President
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Board Member
Martin L. Adams
General Manager
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Cindy Allen
Vice President, Regulatory
Affairs and Compliance FedEx Logistics
William C. Allen
President & CEO
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Celeste Alleyne
Director, US Citizenship & Public Affairs - West Region
Microsoft Corporation
Lee Alman
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate & Public Affairs, SoCal
Edelman
Raul Anaya
President – Greater Los Angeles, Pacific Southwest Region Executive, Global Commercial Banking
Bank of America
Mike Aparicio
Executive Vice President
Skanska
Kathy Bañuelos
Vice President, Government Affairs
NBCUniversal
Christopher J. Barton
Executive Vice President, Development & Capital Investments
Hudson Pacific Properties
Kim Belshé
Executive Director
First 5 LA
Kelli Bernard
Chief Executive, Los Angeles Metro+ Region
AECOM
Tyrone D. Bland
Vice President, U.S. State and Local Government Affairs
Herbalife International of America Inc.
Claudia Bodan
Executive Vice President, Los Angeles, Market President
Commercial Bank of California
Tyler Bonstead
Vice President, Deputy West Region Manager
STV, Inc
Elise Buik
President & CEO
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Maria L. Camacho
Government Affairs
Los Angeles Rams
Mario Camara, Esq.
Managing Partner
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Javier Cano
Vice President & Market General Manager
The Ritz- Carlton, Los Angles & JW Marriott Los Angeles, L.A. Live
Marlene Canter
National Board Chair
Green Dot Public Schools
David Carey
President, Los Angeles/Nevada Market Unit
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
Edward J. Casey
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
William Caswell
SVP Operations & COO, Southern California Region
Kaiser Permanente
Scott Cohen
Co-Founder
Byte
Mario Cordero
Executive Director
Port of Long Beach, California
Rene Cota
Founder and President
CMG Alliance
Bill A. 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.
Trevor Daley
President
Cerrell Associates, Inc.
Remi de la Rocha
President & CEO
AltaMed Health Network
Dana Debel
Managing Director, State and Local Government Affairs
Delta Air Lines Inc.
Lisa Deloney
Managing Director and Market President,
Metro Southern California Division, Citibank
Bert Dezzutti
Executive Vice President
Brookfield Office Properties
Tony Digiovanni
President & CEO
Claremont Lincoln University
Gaurav Diwan
Managing Director, Health and Human Services
Accenture
Tom Donohue
President & General Manager - West Region
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.
John Q. Duong
Vice President, Real Estate & Public Affairs, Southern California Division
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
Joshua Englander
West Division's Government Relations Director
HNTB Corporation
Justin Erbacci
CEO
Los Angeles World Airports
Christine Essel
President & CEO
Southern California Grantmakers
Donna M. Estacio
Regional Director of State & Local Government Affairs
American Airlines
Jeffery W. Etherington
Director Corporate Sales
Alaska Airlines
Steve Finnegan
Government and Community Affairs Manager
Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA)
David Fleming
Senior Advisor
Office of California State Sen. Robert M. Hertzberg
Debra Flores
Chief Operating Officer / Chief Nursing Officer
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
John Forgione
Managing Director, Head of FX Sales
Union Bank
James Garrison
President
Pacific Federal, LLC
Samuel Garrison
Interim Senior Vice President, University Relations
University of Southern California
Josh Gertler
President
Consensus Inc.
Gregg T. Geyer
Partner
KPMG LLP
Rana Ghadban
President & CEO
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Larry Green
Senior Vice President US Development
Westfield, LLC
George W. Greene
President & CEO
Hospital Association of Southern California
Dr. Dianne F. Harrison
President
California State University, Northridge
Karen L. Hathaway
President & Managing Partner
The Los Angeles Athletic Club
Taylor Hathaway-Zepeda
Corporate Attorney
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Augustavia J. Haydel
General Counsel
L.A. Care Health Plan
Brian Hernandez
Vice President LA Business Banking Market Leader,
U.S. Bank
Jose A. Hernandez
Founder and President
IDEATE California
Randal Hernandez
Executive Director External Affairs
Verizon
S. Keith Hinkle
Senior Vice President for Advancement & Public Affairs
Pepperdine University
Lewis C. Horne
President, Greater L.A., Orange County
CBRE Group Inc.
Alan C. Hostrup
President & CEO
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Maria Pilar Hoye
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Fiona J. Hutton
President
Fiona Hutton & Associates
Vincent Iacopella
Executive Vice President Growth and Strategy
Alba Wheels Up International Inc.
Fran Inman
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Majestic Realty Co.
Robert Jernigan
Regional Managing Principal
Gensler
Trini Jimenez
Vice President, Public Affairs
Watson Land Company
Cary D. Jones
Managing Partner
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Beverly Kenworthy
Executive Director
California Apartment Association Los Angeles
Michelle Kerrick
West Region Market Leader, Los Angeles Managing Partner
Deloitte LLP
George D. Kieffer, Esq.
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Jeffrey Kightlinger
General Manager
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Maureen A. Kindel
Founder
Kindel Gagan
John A. Laco, Esq.
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Tamika Lang
Community Investor
The Boeing Co.
Janet Lamkin
President, California
United Airlines
Deane Leavenworth
President
Leavenworth Endeavors
Jennifer L.H. Li
President and Founder
Novotech Nutraceuticals, Inc.
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
Paul Little
President & CEO
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Michael D. Lizarraga
President & CEO
TELACU
John F. Llewellyn
Chairman
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association
Mark Louchheim
CEO & President
Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.
Robert J. Lowe
Founder/Chairman
LOWE
Christopher C. Martin
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
AC Martin, Inc.
Randall D. Martinez
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Cordoba Corporation
Victor J. Martinez
Vice President, Area Manager
WSP USA
Lisa Maurath
Los Angeles Infrastructure Lead
Parsons
Jeff McConnell
Partner
Englander Knabe & Allen
Deryl McKissack
Chairwoman & CEO
McKissack & McKissack
Gregory McWilliams
Regional President
FivePoint Holdings, LLC
Bryan Moeller
Senior Vice President, Director of Small Business Banking
Wells Fargo
Daniel Montplaisir, CFRE
Vice President of University Advancement
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Ernesto Morales
Partner and Chief Executive Officer
Biltmore Group
Ann Muenster-Nuiry
Vice President, Business Development
Conduent
Edward Munoz
Board Member
Wellnest
Daniel Murphy
Voting Solution for all People Engagement Director
Smartmatic USA Corp.
Aram Nadjarian
Founder & Managing Partner
MOZAIC Media & Communications
Jerold B. Neuman
Partner
DLA Piper LLP (USA)
Patrick J. Niemann
Managing Partner, Greater Los Angeles
Ernst & Young LLP
Steve Nissen
President & CEO
Nissen Consulting Group
Timothy Noonan
President & Chief Executive Officer
Lockton Insurance Brokers LLC
Whitney O'Neill
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Charter Communications
Michael Ochoa
CEO
Transcend Onsite Care
Gerard Orozco
Senior Vice President & Area Manager
JACOBS
Dr. Thomas Parham
President
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Kristen Parsons
Regional Commercial Executive, Southern California
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Luis Patiño
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Univision Communications, Inc.
Mark Pestrella
Director
Los Angeles County Public Works
Ken Pilgrim
Managing Director
The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites
Lisa Pitney
Vice President, Government Relations
The Walt Disney Company
Jennifer Poulakidas
Associate Vice Chancellor Government and Community Relations
UCLA
Thomas M. Priselac
President & CEO
Cedars-Sinai Health System
Lourdes I. Ramos
President and CEO
Museum of Latin American Art
Phillip R. Recht
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Dennis Rodriguez
Chief City Executive
Siemens Corporation
Francisco Rodriguez
Chancellor
Los Angeles Community College District
Naomi Rodriguez
Vice President of External Affairs
Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc.
Paul Rohrer
Partner
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Alan Rothenberg
Chairman and CEO
1st Century Bank
Ali Sahabi
Chief Operating Officer
Optimum Seismic, Inc.
Maria S. Salinas
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Frank Sanchez
McDonald's Licensee
McDonald's Corporation
Miguel A. Santana
President and CEO
Los Angeles County Fair Association
Martha Saucedo
Chief External Affairs Officer
AEG
Michael M. Savoy
Shareholder
Gumbiner Savett Inc.
Emma Schafer
Director
Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum
Paige Serden
Senior Director
Gantry, Inc.
Eugene D. Seroka
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles
Brandon F. Shamim
President/Partner
Beacon Management Group
Fern Shaw
President, South California District
UPS
John R. Shiner
Partner
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
David Siegel
President & CEO
Los Angeles Sports Council
Mike Silacci
Regional Vice President, Greater Los Angeles - External Affairs
AT&T Services, Inc.
Jerry Silverman
Head of Real Estate & Support Services
Farmers Insurance Group
Nicole J. Simonian
Partner
Crowell & Moring LLP
Renata Simril
President & CEO
LA84 Foundation
Timothy Law Snyder
President
Loyola Marymount University
Brissa Sotelo-Vargas
Director, Community Relations & Government Affairs
Valero Energy Corporation
A.G. Spanos
President of Business Operations
Los Angeles Chargers
Frank A. Stephan
Senior Managing Director
Clarett West Development
Christopher Thompson
Vice President, Local Public Affairs
Southern California Edison
Christopher Thornberg
Founding Partner
Beacon Econmics, LLC
Mark Thorpe
CEO
Ontario International Airport
Jesse Torres
Principal
ArroyoWest LLC
Francisco Uribe
Director, State, Local, and International Government Relations
The Home Depot
Cat-Uyen Vo
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles Times
John Votava
Director, Corporate Affairs
Ralphs Grocery Company
Stuart Waldman
Valley Industry & Commerce Association
Cary Walker
Senior Vice President and Director, Corporate Communications
City National Bank
Phillip Washington
CEO
Metro
Russell “Rusty” Weiss
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Stephanie Wiggins
CEO
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink)
Denita Willoughby
Vice President, Supply Management
Southern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy utility and San Diego Gas & Electric
Jeff Wilson
Manager Corporate Affairs
Chevron Corporation
Kenton Woods
President
SCI California Funeral Services Inc.
Ellen Zaman
Executive Director, External Affairs
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Ex-Officio
Cindy Allen
2020 World Trade Week Chair
Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance
FedEx Logistics
William C. Allen
President & Chief Executive Officer
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Rana Ghadban
President & CEO
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Paul Little
President & Chief Executive Officer
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce
Aram Nadjarian
Chairman of the Board, NextLA
Founder & Managing Partner MOZAIC Media & Communications
Paige Serden
SCLN Board Member
Senior Director
Gantry
David Siegel
President
Los Angeles Sports Council
Stuart Waldman
President
Valley Industry & Commerce Association
