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LAEDC - Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

Board of Governors

Last Updated: February 2012.

Joseph Ahn
Manager, Regional Government and Public Affairs
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Mark Alvarado
Interim City Manager
City of Monrovia

Jono Anderson
Principal
Booz & Company

Metre Anthony
Economic Development Administrator
City of Cerritos

Paul Ashworth
Director of Planning and Development
City of Santa Fe Springs

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

Forrest Beanum
Vice President of External Affairs
CODA Automotive

Pete Bellas
Dean, Economic Development
College of the Canyons

Holger Besch
Associate
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Michael Bissonette
Vice President and General Manager
AeroVironment Inc.

David Bow Woo
President
Asian American Economic Development Enterprises

Jeff Boynton
Assistant City Manager
City of La Mirada

Gayle Brosseau
Dean of Academic Affairs
East Los Angeles College

Eric Brown
Director of Intergovernmental Relations
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles

Richard Bruckner
Director of Planning
Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning

Gabrielle Bullock
Managing Director
Perkins + Will

Kathleen Burke-Kelly
President
Pierce College

Viggo Butler
Chairman
United Airports Limited

Chito Cajayon
Vice Chancellor of Economic and Workforce Development
Los Angeles Community College District

Greg Carpenter
Director of Planning and Building Safety
City of El Segundo

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

Kriss Casanova
Management Analyst
City of Culver City

Roland Chapdelaine
President
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Jeffrey Cleveland
Senior Economist
Payden & Rygel

Tom Conley
Senior Vice President
State Farm Insurance Companies

Vito Costanzo
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP

Robert Curry
President
California Cartage Company

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

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

John Di Carlo
Managing Partner
Windes & McClaughry Accountancy Corporation

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

James Dibbo
CFO
Fresh & Easy

Lillie Dobson
Councilmember, 2nd District
City of Compton

David Duel
Managing Director
ReGreen Corporation

Eric Duyshart
Economic Development Manager
City of Pasadena

Thomas Fassett
Office Managing Principal
Reznick Group

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

Charles Felix
Special Projects Coordinator, Economic Development
City of Lomita

Stephen Finnegan
Manager, Government Affairs and Public Policy
Automobile Club of Southern California

Kathleen Flanagan
Vice President, Communications & Government Relations
Loyola Marymount University

James Flynn
President
The Carson Companies

Charlie Forrest
Senior Vice President
Outer 40 Capital, LLC

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

Julio Fuentes
City Manager
City of Alhambra

Fran Fulton
Economic Development Manager
City of Torrance

Luis Garibay
Redevelopment Projects Coordinator
City of Lancaster

Julie Gertler
Founder & CEO
Consensus Inc.

Rob Gluck
Managing Director
High Lantern Group

Lessing Gold
Partner
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

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

Gilbert Gonzales
Director of Public and Government Affairs
VONS

Julia Gonzalez
Community & Economic Development Deputy Director
City of Pico Rivera

Matthew Grazier
Associate
Nixon Peabody LLP

Mark Griffith
Vice President, Managing Principal
Leo A. Daly

Alex Hamilton
Assistant Community Development Manager
City of Commerce

Mary Hamozian
Economic Development Manager
City of Burbank

Reggie Harrison
Deputy City Manager
City of Long Beach

Maureen Hayes
Senior Vice President and Regional Development Executive for California
Parsons

Craig Hensley
Director of Community Development
City of Duarte

Ken Hitts
Economic Development Manager
City of Glendale

John Howland
Vice President
Cerrell Associates, Inc.

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

G. David Huntoon
Fellow
Rose Institute of State & Local Government

Debbie Johnson
Program Director, Office of Small Business (OSB)/Small Business Commission
Los Angeles County Internal Services Department/OSB/SBC

Cary Jones
Attorney at Law
Snell & Wilmer

Robert Katherman
Director
Water Replenishment District of Southern California

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

Matthew Knabe
Partner
Englander Knabe & Allen

Richard W. Lasater
Partner
Foley & Lardner, LLP

Marlee Lauffer
Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications
Newhall Land

Caroline Leach
Vice President of Communications
DIRECTV, Inc.

Ken Lee
Economic Development Manager
City of Irwindale

Steve Lefever
Director of Community Development
City of South Gate

Gregory Less
Inside Sales Manager
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

J. Christopher Lytle
Executive Director
The Port of Long Beach

David Macdonald
Senior Vice President, Commercial Executive
HSBC Bank USA

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

Yvonne Mallory
Economic Development Manager
City of Gardena

Chris Marino
Vice President, Strategic Accounts
Pelican Products

Christopher Martin
CEO & Co-Chairman
AC Martin Partners Inc.

Marvin Martinez
President
Los Angeles Harbor College

Roger Martinez
Partner
Crowe Horwath LLP

Howard Maycon
Office Managing Partner
Cozen O’Connor

James McWalters
General Manager
DBS Bank Ltd.

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

Carl Middleton
Senior Vice President
Northgate Gonzales Markets

Owen Miehe
Agent
Euler Hermes ACI

John Miller
Vice Chancellor
Pepperdine University

Stanley Moore
Chairman
Overton Moore Properties

Mike Morey
Chief Operating Officer
Bolton & Company

Blake Murillo
Chief Executive Officer
PSOMAS

Richard Nordin
VP University Advancement
Woodbury University

Eloy Ortiz Oakley
President
Long Beach City College

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

John Palinkas
President
Pechanga Development Corporation

Teresa Powell-Caldwell
VP Business Development
WET Design

Tricia Ramos
Dean, Workforce and Economic Development
Santa Monica Community College

Christopher Ray
Partner
KPMG LLP

Luis Rivera
Managing Director
Encore Tax Consulting Group, Inc.

Megan Roach
Senior Management Analyst
City of Beverly Hills

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

Al Sabo
Vice President, Financial Services Sector-US West
IBM

Emma Sanchez
Project Director; PCC/GCC CTE Community Collaborative
Pasadena City College

José Luis Sánchez
Senior Director, Governmental Affairs
Southwest Airlines

Victor Sanvido
SVP, Business Development Southern California
Southland Industries

Wes Schaefer
Vice Chairman
American Business Bank

Rachel Skiba
Business Development, Southern California
DPR Construction

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

Shai Stern
Chairman & CEO
CheckAlt Payment Solutions

Carrie Stewart
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
Otis College of Art and Design

Ken Striplin
Assistant City Manager
City of Santa Clarita

William Sturges
Partner
Moss Adams LLP

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

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

Gustavo Valdespino
President & CEO
Valley Presbyterian Hospital

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

Barry Waite
Business Development Manager
City of Carson

Keith Weaver
Executive Vice President, Worldwide 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 Development Corporation
Jonas Peterson, President & CEO

The Valley Economic Alliance
Ron Wood, CEO

 

Strategic Partners

Asia Society of Southern California
Sandra Chen Lau, Executive Director

BizFed
Tracy Rafter, CEO

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

FuturePorts
Elizabeth Warren, Executive Director

Japan America Society of Southern California
Doug Erber, President

Japan Business Association
Masahiro Tanaka, Executive Vice President

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

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

National Association of Women Business Owner, Los Angeles
Jane Pak, CEO

Southern California Biomedical Council
Ahmed Enany, President and CEO

Urban Land Institute - Los Angeles
Gail Goldberg, Executive Director