Board of Governors

Last Updated: March 2010.

Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Pierce College

Mary Jane Aquino
Interim Assistant General Manager and CFO
Los Angeles Convention Center

Jeff Badertscher
Vice President
LBA Realty LLC

Steven M. Borowski
Managing Partner
Metropolitan West Capital Management, LLC

David Bow Woo
President
Asian American Economic Development Enterprises

Gayle Brosseau
Dean of Academic Affairs
East Los Angeles College

Gabrielle Bullock
Managing Director
Perkins + Will

Barbara Bundy
Vice President, Education
The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM)

Viggo Butler
Chairman
United Airports Limited

Corde Carrillo
Director, Economic/Redevelopment Division
Community Development Commission of LA County

Kriss Casanova
Management Analyst
City of Culver City

George Castillo
Vice President of Operations
CMTS-Construction Management

Roland Chapdelaine
President
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Dr. Rhea Chung
Associate Dean, Advancement, Community and Government Relations
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College Foundation

Whitley Collins
Senior Managing Director, Los Angeles Region Brokerage
Jones Lang LaSalle

Tom Conley
Agency Vice President
State Farm Insurance Companies

Jan Curtis
Senior Business Development Manager
Swinerton Builders

Joseph A. Czyzyk
Chairman & CEO
Mercury Air Group, Inc

Jack Daniels III, Ph. D.
President
Los Angeles Southwest College

Deborah DiCesare
Dean of Academic Affairs & Economic Development
Los Angeles Valley College

Lillie Dobson
Councilmember, 2nd District
City of Compton

Eric Duyshart
Economic Development Manager
City of Pasadena

Dolores Estrada
Grants Administrator
The California Endowment

Joyce Feucht-Haviar
Dean, Tseng College of Extended Learning
California State University Northridge

James Flynn
President
The Carson Companies

Michael Fox
Managing Principal
Towers Watson

Melinda Yee Franklin
Director, Government and Public Affairs, Western Region
United Airlines

Fran Fulton
Economic Development Manager
City of Torrance

Luis Garibay
Redevelopment Projects Coordinator
City of Lancaster

Julie Gertler
Founder & CEO
Consensus Inc.

Bruce Getzan
Dean, Economic Development
College of the Canyons

Lessing Gold
Partner
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Jose Gomez
Assistant VP for Administration and Finance
California State University, Los Angeles

Ray Hamada
Director of Planning
City of Irwindale

Mary Hamozian
Economic Development Manager
City of Burbank

Tom Higgins
Chief Economist
Payden & Rygel

Ken Hitts
Economic Development Manager
City of Glendale

Samuel Hoi
President
Otis College of Art and Design

Cheryl Horn
Corporate Manager
Community Relations, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Jeffrey Huffer
Econ Development Administrator, Dept of Econ Development & Special Projects
City of West Hollywood

Steve Inzunza
Vice President of Financial Planning
DIRECTV, Inc.

Cary Jones
Attorney at Law
Snell & Wilmer

Don Jue
Vice President, General Business - Western Region
IBM

Sel Kardan
President & CEO
The Colburn School

Robert Katherman
Director
Water Replenishment District of Southern California

Sharon Keyser
Senior Vice President of Real Estate & Development
Paramount Pictures

Sandy Kotch
Director of Operations
Ion Objects

Richard W. Lasater
Partner
Foley & Lardner, LLP

Marlee Lauffer
Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications
Newhall Land

Steve Lefever
Director of Community Development
City of South Gate

Robert Leighton
Past President
Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association of Realtors

Jim Lott
Executive Vice President, Healthcare Policy Development & Communications
Hospital Association of Southern California

Steve Maguin
Chief Engineer & General Manager
Sanitation Districts of LA County

Yvonne Mallory
Economic Development Manager
City of Gardena

Marvin Martinez
Vice Chancellor
Los Angeles Community College District

Roger Martinez
Partner
KPMG LLP

Alison Maxwell
Director of Economic Development & Marketing
City of Beverly Hills

Elise McCaleb
Redevelopment & Economic Development Manager
City of Signal Hill

Thaddeus McCormack
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Santa Fe Springs

Thomas McCullough
EVP, COO
First Regional Bank

James McWalters
Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Banking
DBS Bank Ltd.

Curtis Mello
Vice President Management Systems and Compliance
Heraeus Metal Processing, Inc.

Carl Middleton
Senior Vice President
Northgate Gonzales Markets

Rudolf Montiel
Executive Director
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

Stanley Moore
Chairman
Overton Moore Properties

Mike Morey
Chief Operating Officer
Bolton & Company

Ronald Munman
Associate Director
ICG Advisors, LLC

Blake Murillo
Chief Executive Officer
Psomas

Richard Nordin
VP University Advancement
Woodbury University

Keith Norris
President
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Scott Ochoa
City Manager
City of Monrovia

Eloy Ortiz Oakley
President
Long Beach City College

Robert “Bud” Ovrum
Deputy Manager, Office of Economic Development
City of Los Angeles

Stephen Perl
CEO
1st PMF Bancorp/China Mart

Teresa Powell-Caldwell
VP Business Development
WET Design

Bruce Russell
Managing Principal
Jacobs Engineering Group

Lourdes Saab
Deputy Chief of Protocol
County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors

Mark Sadovnick
President and Managing Partner
Sadovnick Partners/RezBuzz

Jon Sanabria
Acting Director of Planning
Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning

Jose Sanchez
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

José Luis Sánchez
Senior Director, Governmental Affairs
Southwest Airlines

Victor Sanvido
SVP, Business Development Southern California
Southland Industries

Bob Schack
Chairman
American Business Bank

Michael Sims
Executive Officer, Corporate & External Relations
Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University 

Christopher Smith
Principal
Miyamoto International, Inc.

Tom Smith
Sr. Vice President, West Coast Real Estate
NBC Universal

Scott Somers
Managing Partner
Windale Group

Sonia Southwell
Acting Director of Community Development
City of Lakewood

Robert Sprague
Vice President of Academic Affairs
West Los Angeles College

Thaddeus J. Stauber
Partner
Nixon Peabody LLP

Ken Striplin
Assistant City Manager
City of Santa Clarita

Robert Swayze
Economic Development Bureau Manager
City of Long Beach

Jan Swinton
Associate Dean, Instruction & Workforce Development
Glendale Community College

Jennifer Taylor
Senior Development Analyst, Economic Development
City of Santa Monica

Robert Toering
Executive Director, Redevelopment Agency
City of Vernon

Lupe Valdez
Director Public Policy & Community Affairs Corporate Relations
Union Pacific Railroad

Barry Waite
Business Development Manager
City of Carson

Remco E. Waller
CFO
Fresh & Easy

Mike Walter
Commissioner
Port of Long Beach

Keith Weaver
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Sony Pictures

Steve Williams
City Manager
City of Palmdale

Tracy Williams
President and CEO
Olmstead Williams Communications

Genine Wilson
Region Manager
Kelly Services

David E. Wright
Vice President
Plains All American Pipeline L.P. / Pacific L.A.Marine Terminal LLC

Kevin Yardumian
Vice President
Gumbiner Savett

Regional Economic Development Partners

Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance
Mel Layne, President

San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
Cynthia Kurtz, President & CEO

Santa Clarita Valley Economic Alliance
Doug Sonderegger, Executive Vice President

South Bay Economic Development Partnership
Tod Sword, Project Manager, Economic and Business Development

The Valley Economic Alliance
Bruce Ackerman, President and CEO

Westside Economic Collaborative
Janet Blum, Executive Director

Strategic Partners

Asia Society of Southern California
Deborah Jordan, Executive Director

British American Business Council
Jeremy Davies, Former President and Chairman

California Fashion Association
Ilse Metchek, Executive Director

Central City Association
Carol Schatz, President and CEO

Japan America Society of Southern California
Doug Erber, President

Japan Business Association
Shiro Tomeoki, Board of Directors

Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles
Jorge Corralejo, Chairmand & CEO

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Gary Toebben, President & CEO

Southern California Biomedical Council
Ahmed Enany, President and CEO

Urban Land Institute - Los Angeles
Katherine Aguilar-Perez, Executive Director