Our Team

Building a thriving region for all.

The Board of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Board Officers

Board of Governors

John Ackerman*

CEO, 
Los Angeles World Airports

Paul Albarian

Vice Chair, President, 
Greater Los Angeles, Pacific Region,
Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC

Raul A. Anaya*

President, Business Banking,
Greater Los Angeles,
Bank of America

Eduardo Angeles

Director, State & Local Government Affairs,
American Airlines

Jeff Ball**

President & CEO, Orange County Business Council

Christopher Barton

EVP, 
Development & Capital Investments,
Hudson Pacific Properties

Ryan Bates

Los Angeles Regional Officer, Senior Counsel, Western Regional Legal Team Leader, Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

Rick Bechtel

EVP, Head of U.S. Mortgage Banking
City National Bank

Erika Beck, Ph.D.

President,
California State University, Northridge

Claudia Bodan

SVP, 
Los Angeles Region Manager, 
BMO Bank

Elizabeth Brink 

Co-CEO,
Gensler

Troy Brown

VP, Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Transformation; 
Director of Admissions, 
Recruitment & Marketing, 
University of West Los Angeles

Elise Buik

President & CEO, Greater Los Angeles, United Way

Adam Burke**

President & CEO,
Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Sean Burton*

CEO,
Cityview

Maria Camacho*

Director, Government Affairs,
Los Angeles Rams

David Carey

President, Los Angeles/Nevada Market Unit, Reyes CocaCola

Jeff Carlin

Partner,
Alston & Bird LLP

Alberto Carvalho**

Superintendent,
Los Angeles Unified School District

Jesus Chaves

President & General Manager,
Los Angeles Region,
TelevisaUnivision

Stephen Cheung**

President,
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

Mario Cordero*

Executive Director,
Port of Long Beach

Salvatrice Cummo

VP, Economic & Workforce Development Division, Pasadena City College

Juan De La Cruz

President, 
Adventist Health White Memorial

Joe Dean

Vice President, Real Estate, Southern California,
Clear Channel 

Dana Debel*

Managing Director,
State & Local Government Affairs,
Delta Air Lines Inc.

Juan Diaz-Carreras

Black & Veatch

Karla Diaz Sayles*

Southern California Edison

Charlene Dimas-Peinado, LCSW, EML*

President & CEO,
Wellnest

Victor Dominguez

President & CEO,
YMCA

Darin Drabing

President & CEO,
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks &
Mortuaries

Zoila Escobar

EVP, Chief Administrative Officer &
President,
AltaMed Foundation

Christine Essel

President & CEO,
Southern California Grantmakers

Jeffery Etherington

Director, Sales & Community Marketing,
Alaska Airlines

Joel Farrier*

SVP, Southwest Division General Manager
Mott MacDonald

Santiago Ferrer

Managing Director & Senior Partner,
Boston Consulting Group

Wayne Feuerborn*

President, West Division,
HNTB

Stephen Finnegan*

Manager, Public & Government Affairs,
Automobile Club of Southern California

Andrew Fogg

Managing Partner,
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

Allen Fore

VP, Public Affairs, 
Kinder Morgan

Papia Gambelin

United Airlines

Samuel Garrison

SVP, University Relations,
University of Southern California

Gregory Geyer*

Partner,
KPMG LLP

Paul Granillo**

President & CEO, 
Inland Empire Economic Partnership

Stephanie Graves*

CEO,
Lee Andrews Group, Inc.

George Greene, Esq.

President & CEO,
Hospital Association of
Southern California

Taylor Hathaway Zepeda*

Corporate Attorney,
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Augustavia Haydel*

General Counsel,
L.A. Care Health Plan

Steve Hennessey

President & CEO,
Pacific Maritime Association

Brian Hernandez*

VP, L.A. Business Banking Market Leader,
U.S. Bank

Martin Hodgett*

Office Managing Director, Health & Public Service, Southern California, 
Accenture

Allan Holzer

Partner/Principal, 
Global Indirect & State Tax Services, 
EY

Maria Pilar Hoye

Partner,
Latham & Watkins LLP

Tom Hsieh, AIA

CEO & President,
The AC Martin Group

Scott Hunter, FAIA, LEEP AP

Principal & America West Regional Director, HKS Architects

Phong Huynh

Principal,
Deloitte Consulting LLP

Vincent Iacopella

EVP, Growth & Strategy,
Alba Wheels Up International Inc

Fran Inman*

SVP, Corporate Development,
Majestic Realty Co.

Trini Jimenez

VP, Public Affairs
Watson Land Company

Berenecea Johnson Eanes

President,
California State University, 
Los Angeles

Ray Juman*

Managing Director, Market Executive 
Wells Fargo 

Ayla Kalani

President, Wealth Management - LA & Central Coast Region, Northern Trust

Kevin A. Keane

COO,
Directed Action

Darren Kettle**

CEO, Southern California Regional Rail Authority

Joone Kim-Lopez

General Manager,
Moulton Niguel Water District

John Kiralla

SVP, Marketing, Communications, & External Relations
Loyola Marymount University

Bonnie Kirin-Perez

Managing Director,
Westin Bonaventure

Travis Kiyota

SVP, Head of Global Corporate Affairs,
East West Bank

Kevin Klowden

Executive Director, Center for Regional Economics & Managing Economist, CA Center,
Milken Institute

John Laco, Esq.

Partner,
O’Melveny & Myers LLP

Joy Langford*

Arches H2

Deane Leavenworth*

President,
Leavenworth Endeavors

Hee-Won Lim

VP & General Manager,
Pacific Palms Conference Resort

Paul Little**

President & CEO,
Pasadena Chamber of Commerce

Michael Lizarraga

President & CEO,
TELACU

Mark Louchheim*

Chairman & CEO,
Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc.

Robert Lowe

Founder & Chairman,
LOWE

Constantine Marantidis

Partner,
Womble Bond Dickerson (US), LLP

Gregory  McWilliams

Regional President,
Five Point Holdings, LLC

Ali Mir

SVP, Southern California Transportation,
WSP USA, Inc.

Patrick Monroe

President & Managing Director,
Rose Hills

Jerold Neuman*

Partner,
DLA Piper LLP (USA)

Deana Ng*

VP, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
Southern California Gas Company or SoCal Gas

Steve Nissen* **

President & CEO,
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

Whitney O’Neill-Englender*

VP, State Government Affairs,
Charter Communications

Michael Ochoa*

Co-Founder & CEO,
Transcend Onsite Care, LLC

Gerard Orozco

SVP & Area Manager,
Jacobs

Adan Ortega

Metropolitan Water District

Andy Park*

Managing Partner, Greater Los Angeles Office,
EY

Lisa Pitney*

VP, Government Relations,
The Walt Disney Company

George L. Pla*

Founder & CEO,
Cordoba Corporation

Karla Pleitéz Howell

Executive Director,
First 5 LA

Jennifer Poulakidas

Associate Vice Chancellor, 
Government & Community Relations,
UCLA

Thomas Priselac

President & CEO,
Cedars-Sinai Health System

Janisse Quiñones

CEO & Chief Engineer,
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

Carlos Ramos

SVP Market Manager, Commercial Banking,
Banc of California

Lourdes Ramos

President & CEO,
Museum of Latin American Art

Philip Recht*

Partner,
Mayer Brown LLP

Dennis Rodriguez

VP of California Growth Markets,
Parsons

Alberto Roman

Interim Chancellor
Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD)

Jesús Román

Associate General Counsel & VP Government Affairs, Verizon

Alan Rothenberg*

Chairman & CEO,
1st Century Bank

Ali Sahabi*

COO,
Optimum Seismic, Inc.

Juan Salazar

Director, Local Policy & Community Engagement,
Meta

Maria S. Salinas*

President & CEO,
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Frank Sanchez

Sanchez Family Corporation, 
dba 
McDonald’s

Lupita Sanchez-Cornejo*

Director, External Affairs,
AT&T Services, Inc.

Ricky Sanchez

The Los Angeles Athletic Club

Everett Sands

CEO,
Lendistry

Martha Saucedo

Chief External Affairs Officer,
AEG

Jeff Sauls

Head of Legislative Affairs,
Farmers Insurance

Emma Schafer

Director,
Los Angeles Current Affairs Forum

Eugene Seroka*

Executive Director,
Port of Los Angeles

Kelly Shupe*

Director, Business Banking, California Division,  
JPMorgan Chase

Nicole Simonian*

Partner,
Crowell & Moring LLP

Renata Simril

President & CEO,
LA84 Foundation

Rose Sorensen

Partner,
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

Brissa Sotelo-Vargas*

Director, Community Relations & Government Affairs,
Valero Energy Corporation

A.G. Spanos*

President, Business Operations,
Los Angeles Chargers

Philip Tate*

SVP, Development & Government Affairs,
Kilroy Realty Corp

Gerald Thomas

COO,
American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles

Francisco Uribe

Director, State, Local & International Government Relations,
The Home Depot

Joseph Valdes

EVP, 
Parking Company of America 

Dulce Vasquez

Assistant VP, Strategic Advancement - Los Angeles, 
Arizona State University

Alejandra Velazquez

Head of Regional Government Relations, West Region, 
Door Dash

Hrishika Vuppala

Senior Partner,
McKinsey

Stuart Waldman**

President,
Valley Industry & Commerce Association

Linton White*

SVP & CFO for Southern California & Hawaii Markets, 
Kaiser Permanente

Stephanie Wiggins

CEO 
Metro

Jeff Wilson*

Manager, Corporate Affairs,
Chevron Products Company

Todd Wilson*

Regional President, Greater Los Angeles,
PNC

Brandon Young*

Partner,
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Ellen Zaman

Executive Director, External Affairs,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

* Board of Directors                ** Ex-Officio