Email  Print

2011 Board of Directors

LEADERSHIP

Chair
Karen L. Hathaway
President & Managing Partner
LAACO, LTD./Los Angeles Athletic Club
  First Vice Chair
Alan l. Rothenberg
Chairman & CEO
1st Century Bank
Immediate Past Chair
Joseph Czyzyk
Chairman & CEO
Mercury Air Group, Inc.
Second Vice Chair 
Noel Massie
President
UPS, Central California District 
  President & CEO
Gary Toebben
Los Angeles Area
Chamber of Commerce  
  Treasurer
Michelle Kerrick
Managing Partner
Deloitte 

COUNCIL CHAIRS

EDUCATION & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

 

EMERGING COMMERCE

 
  Alberto Mier y Terán
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Univision 
  Steven Nissen
VP, Legal & Government 
  Affairs
NBC Universal 

ENERGY, WATER & ENVIRONMENT 

GLOBAL INITIATIVES

Chair
Thomas J.P. McHenry
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP  
Maria Contreras-Sweet
Chairwoman of the Board
PROAMÉRICA BANK 

GOVERNMENT & FISCAL AFFAIRS

 

LAND USE, CONSTRUCTION & HOUSING

  
  Chair
Jerold Neuman

Partner
Sheppard Mullin
  Richter & Hampton,
  LLP 
  Frank Stephan
Senior Managing Director
Clarett West Development 

SMALL BUSINESS

 

TRANSPORTATION & GOODS MOVEMENT 

 
Chair 
Brandon F. Shamim
President & CEO
Beacon Management Group
Lupe Valdez
Director of Public 
  Policy
Union Pacific 
  Railroad Co.
       
* Click here for a full list of Public Policy Council Chairs & Vice Chairs

BOARD MEMBERS


View a pdf of Board Members (as of 04/2011)

  Leticia Aguilar
SVP & Market President
Union Bank
  Alan Arkatov
CEO 
Teaching Channel 
  Yun Au
SVP & General Counsel 
Nestlé USA, Inc. 
  Rod Banks
Executive Vice President
City National Bank 
  John Barrett
Resident Managing
  Directory
Aon Risk Services, Inc.
  of Southern California
  Dan Beckerman
COO & CFO
Anschutz Entertainment
  Group     
  Cathy Berg
Regional VP, Passenger
  Sales, Western United
  States
American Airlines 
  Alice Bisno
SVP Public Affairs
Automobile Club of 
  Southern California
Gene D. Block
Chancellor
University of California,
   Los Angeles 
  Elise Buik
President & CEO
United Way of Greater 
  Los Angeles 
  David Burcham
President, Communications & 
   Government Relations 
Loyola Marymount University
   
  Guy Candido
Regional Manager
U.S. Bank 
  Javier Cano
General Manager
The Ritz Carlton, Los Angeles and  
  JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE   
 
  Steve Carver
SVP & Market Manager
CBS Radio, Los Angeles 
Edward J. Casey
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP    
  William Caswell
SVP Operations
Kaiser Permanente  
  Alison Abbott Chassin
External Affairs Manager
Shell Oil Company  
  Eugene Chi
Sales Excellence
Microsoft Corporation   
  Richard Cordova
President & CEO
Children's Hospital
  Los Angeles
Kevin C. Daley
Managing Director, Southwest 
   Partnership Leader
Marsh Risk & Insurance Services 
  Hal Dash
President
Cerrell Associates 
Castulo de la Rocha
President & CEO
AltaMED Health Services
   Corporation  
  Lisa Deloney
Executive Vice President,
   Division Manager, Metro
   Southern California
Citibank  
LaDonna DiCamillo
Director of Government Affairs
BNSF Railway Company
Kevin E. Dow
Vice President & General Manager
Turner Construction 
  Company 
  Kendra Doyel
Group VP, Public Relations
   & Government Affairs
Ralphs Grocery Company 
  John Duong
VP, Real Estate & Public Affairs
   Southern California Division
Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. 
  Harvey Englander
President
Englander Knabe & Allen  
  Kenneth H. Fearn
Managing Partner
Integrated Capital, LLC 
  John Fenton
CEO
Metrolink
  David Fleming
Of Counsel
Latham & Watkins LLP 
Melinda Yee Franklin
Director, Governmental 
  & Public Relations, 
  Western Region
United Airlines  
  Mildred Garcia
President
California State University,
   Dominguez Hills  
  James Garrison
President
Pacific Federal Insurance
   Group 
  Ronald R. Gastelum
Special Counsel, Water and Energy Services
Cordoba Corporation 
  Clem Gatmaitan
CFO
Club Deportivo Chivas USA 
  Josh Gertler
President
Consensus, Inc.  
Veronica Gutierrez
VP of Local Public Affairs
Southern California Edison 
  Sven Hackmann
Vice President, US Cities
Siemens Corporation   
  Daeman Harris
Manager, State Government Affairs
Occidental Petroleum 
  Augustavia J. Haydel
General Counsel
L.A. Care Health Plan  
  Maureen 'Mo' Hayes
Regional Development Executive
Parsons Corporation 
  Richard Heim
President & CEO
The Clark Construction Group - 
   California, LP
  Harold Hellenbrand
Interim President
California State University,
   Northridge 
  Barbara Henderson
SVP, Worldwide Corporate
   Communications
Herbalife, Ltd.
  S. Keith Hinkle
VP for Advancement & 
   Public Affairs
Pepperdine University
  Alan Hostrup
President & CEO
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles  
  Janice Bryant Howroyd
Chairman & CEO
The Act 1 Group of Companies
  Pilar Hoyos
Vice President Public Affairs
Watson Land Company  
Fran Inman
SVP, Corporate Development
Majestic Realty Co.  
  Gilbert F. Ivey
Assistant GM & Chief
   Administrative Officer
Metropolitan Water District
  of Southern California  
Carol Jackson
VP, External Affairs
Macy’s West
  Cary D. Jones
Partner
Snell & Wilmer, LLP  
  Richard Keating
Managing Principal
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. 
  Erbin B. Keith
SVP, External Affairs and
   General Counsel
Southern California Gas Company,
   a Sempra Energy utility  
  Michael Kelley
Partner
Sidley Austin, LLP 
  Sharon Keyser
SVP, Real Estate,
   Government & 
   Community Relations
Paramount Pictures
  George D. Kieffer
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & 
  Phillips, LLP
Kaylynn L. Kim
Partner
Tierra Global Advisors
  Maureen A. Kindel
Kindel Gagan 
  Richard Kline
Occidental Petroleum
(retired) 
Geraldine Knatz
Executive Director
Port of Los Angeles 
  Robert J. Lagace
President Middle Market
   Banking Los Angeles
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  Daniel J. LaVista
Chancellor
Los Angeles Community
   College District 
  Art Leahy
CEO
Metro 
  Deane Leavenworth
Regional Vice President –
   Government Relations –
   West Region
Time Warner Cable  
Mark Leslie
VP of External Affairs
AT&T  
  Barry C. Levin
Chairman & CEO
Snak King Corporation 
  Gina Marie Lindsey
Executive Director
Los Angeles World 
  Airports
  Michael D. Lizárraga
President & CEO
TELACU Industries 
  John F. Llewellyn
President & CEO
Forest Lawn Memorial 
  Park & Mortuaries
Scott l. London
Pacific Southwest Audit
   partner in charge
KPMG LLP  
Robert J. Lowe
Chairman & CEO
Lowe Enterprises, Inc.
  Christopher C. Martin
CEO
AC Martin Partners 
  Lidia S. Martinez
Manager Community Affairs 
   & Grassroots
Southwest Airlines Co.  
  Timothy McCallion
President, Pacific Region
Verizon
Paul Meyer
Sector VP & General Manager
Northrop Grumman
  Lawrence Miles
Regional President
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
  Bryan Moeller
SVP, Director of Small
  Business Banking
Wells Fargo Bank 
  John-Paul Motley
Partner
O'Melveny & Myers, LLP 
Ann Muenster-Nuiry
VP, Operations,
  Municipal Services
ACS, A Xerox Company 
  Edward Muñoz
Director, Government
   Relations
Raytheon Company
  Nathan Nayman
Head of California State
   & Local Relations
Visa Inc. 
  Robert Newsom
Vice President
HNTB Architecture
  Ron Nichols
General Manager
Los Angeles Department
   of Water & Power  
  Kenneth Nielsen
President
Woodbury University 
  Patrick J. Niemann
Partner
Ernst & Young, LLP  
  Timothy Noonan
President & CEO
Lockton Insurance 
   Brokers, LLC 
  Eloy Ortiz Oakley
Superintendent-President
Long Beach City College   
Patrick A. Perry
Partner
Allen Matkins Leck
  Gamble Mallory & 
  Natsis LLP  
  Lisa Pitney
VP, Government 
  Relations
The Walt Disney 
  Company 
  Alfred A. Plamann
President & CEO
Unified Western 
  Grocers, Inc.
  Richard Plecker
Vice President & 
   Southwest Regional
   Manager
Montgomery Watson 
   Harza  
  Thomas M. Priselac
President & CEO
Cedars-Sinai Health 
  System
  Edward J. Reyes
VP - Agency
State Farm Insurance
   Companies 
Thomas Ricci
Executive Vice President
Thomas Properties 
    Group, Inc.  
  Gary Rocheleau
VP, Retail Marketing Execution
Vons, a Safeway Company  
  Ron Rogers
President
Rogers Ruder Finn
  Stephen D. Rountree
President
Music Center of Los Angeles 
Michael Rouse
VP, Philanthropy &
   Community Affairs
Toyota Motor Sales,
   U.S.A., Inc.  
  Dominick W. Rubalcava
Attorney at Law
Law Offices of
  Dominick W. Rubalcava 
Albert J. Sabo
VP, Financial Services
   Sector, US West
IBM 
  Mandana Sadigh
SVP & Treasurer
Mattel, Inc. 
  Chris Saltz
Major Projects, West Region
Johnson Controls
 
  Frank Sanchez
Owner/Operator
McDonald's Corporation 
Michael Savoy
Managing Director
Gumbiner Savett Inc. 
  Thomas S. Sayles
VP, Government & 
  Community Relations
University of Southern
  California 
J. Scott Scheeringa
Executive Vice President
    & Head of Commercial
    Banking Group
OneWest Bank 
  Anthony Sciarrino
SVP & Market Executive
Bank of America 
Steven Scott
Vice President
Anthem Blue Cross 
  John H. Semcken, III
Vice President
Pacific Palms Resort 
Sandra Seville-Jones
Managing Partner
Munger, Tolles & 
  Olson LLP 
  R.K. (Rod) Spackman
Manager, Public & 
  Goverment Affairs-
  LA Basin
Chevron Corporation 
  Elizabeth Stephenson
Principal
McKinsey & Company, Inc. 
Howard Sunkin
SVP, Public Affairs
Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc.  
  Trey Thornton
Partner
Accenture 
  Matthew Toledo
President & Publisher
Los Angeles Business Journal 
  Francisco Uribe
Senior Manager, State, Local
  and Int'l. Government Relations
The Home Depot
  Gustavio Valdespino
President & CEO
Valley Presbyterian Hospital  
  Robert Wagner
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International 
  Richard Welch
Partner
Bingham McCutchen, LLP  
  James L. Williams
General Manager
Edelman   
  Jared Wolff
President Los Angeles
  Region
Pacific Western Bank   
  Kenton C. Woods
President & CEO
SCI California Funeral Services Inc.
  David Wright
Vice President
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. 
Robert A. Wyman
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP 
   

 EX-OFFICIO

William C. Allen
President & CEO
Los Angeles County 
  Economic Development 
  Corporation 
  David Crippens
Chair
UNITE-LA 
  Michael W. D’Antuono
Immediate Past Chair
Pasadena Chamber of 
  Commerce   
  Leron Gubler
President & CEO
Hollywood Chamber 
  of Commerce
  Eugene Hale
Chair
Greater Los Angeles
   African-American
   Chamber of Commerce
  Mark S. Liberman
President & CEO
L.A. INC. The Los Angeles
  Convention and Visitors 
  Bureau    
  Jane Pak
CEO
NAWBO-LA 
  Lisa Greer Quateman
Boardmember
Southern California
  Leadership Network
David Simon
President
Los Angeles Sports Council 
  Traci Torok
Chair
Los Angeles Junior 
   Chamber of Commerce 
  Valeria Velasco
Chair
World Trade Week 
  Stuart Waldman
President & CEO
Valley Industry
  & Commerce Association   
       
       
      *List as of 04/06/12