Board of Governors

Last Updated: June 2009.

Robert Alaniz
Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs
The California Endowment

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

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

Viggo Butler
Chairman
United Airports Limited

Don Carkeek
Firm Director, Business Development
Deloitte Services LLP

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

Daniel Cartagena
Assistant to the City Manager
City of Beverly Hills

Kriss Casanova
Management Analyst
City of Culver City

Roland Chapdelaine
President
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

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

Vito Costanzo
Partner
Holland and Knight LLP

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

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

James Flynn
President
The Carson Companies

Charlie Forrest
Senior Vice President
Stern Brothers & Co.

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

Fran Fulton
Economic Development Manager
City of Torrance

Robert Garber
President
Pierce College

Mildred Garcia
President
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Luis Garibay
Redevelopment Projects Coordinator
City of Lancaster

Julie Gertler
Founder & CEO
Consensus Planning Group

Bruce Getzan
Dean, Economic Development
College of the Canyons

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

Jack Gonsalves
Community Development Director
City of Lakewood

Mark Griffith
Corporate + Commercial + Civic Market Sector Leader
Perkins+Will

Ray Hamada
Director of Planning
City of Irwindale

Hezekiah Harris
CEO
CMTS - Construction Management

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

Don Jue
Vice President, General Business - Western Region
IBM

Robert Katherman
Director
Water Replenishment District of Southern California

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

Bob Lamont
Vice President & Local Office Leader
North Highland

Richard W. Lasater
Partner
Foley & Lardner, LLP

Marlee Lauffer
Senior Vice President Marketing & Communications
Newhall Land

Robert Lawton
President
Loyola Marymount University

Steve Lefever
Director of Community Development
City of South Gate

Alan Long
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

Marvin Martinez
Vice Chancellor
Los Angeles Community College District

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

Scott McGookin
Economic Development, Real Estate and Redevelopment Projects Manager
City of Burbank

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

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

Ronald Munman
Associate Director
ICG Advisors, LLC

Blake Murillo
Chief Executive Officer
Psomas

Frank Nainoa
Sr. Manager of Professional Development
University of Phoenix

Jerold B. Neuman
Partner
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP

Richard G. Newman
President, Western Region
Lowe Enterprises Real Estate Group

Rose Nordbrock
Senior Vice President
Bolton & Company

Richard Nordin
VP University Advancement
Woodbury University

Doug Otto
Trustee
Long Beach City College

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

Keith Parker
Assistant Vice Chancellor
UCLA

Joe Perez
Community Development Director
City of Paramount

Stephen Perl
1st PMF Bancorp/China Mart

Teresa Powell-Caldwell
VP Business Development
WET Design

Tricia Ramos
Acting Dean for Workforce & Economic Development
Santa Monica Community College

Christopher B. Ray
Partner, Public Sector Practice
KPMG LLP

Ben Reiling
Chairman & CEO
Zelman Development Co.

Michelle Rochwarger
President & CEO
Strategic Resources Alliance

Paul Rokich
Managing Director - Southern California Region Field Sales
FedEx

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 / Corp Shorts

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

Bob Schack
Chairman
American Business Bank

Max Shenker
Vice President of Client Services
The Tax Credit Company

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

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

Sverre Thomassen
Executive Vice President, Sales and Support Services Division
Manufacturers Bank

Robert Toering
Executive Director, Redevelopment Agency
City of Vernon

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

Barry Waite
Business Development Manager
City of Carson

Remco E. Waller
CFO
Fresh & Easy

Keith Weaver
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Sony Pictures

Genine Wilson
Region Manager
Kelly Services

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

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
Yoshifumi Nakata

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

Southern California Biomedical Council
Ahmed Enany, President and CEO

Urban Land Institute - Los Angeles
Phillip S. Hart, Executive Director