LEADERSHIP
CHAIR
Karen HathawayPresident & Managing PartnerLAACO, LTD./Los Angeles Athletic Club
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Joseph Czyzyk Chairman & CEOMercury Air Group, Inc.
PRESIDENT & CEO
Gary ToebbenLos Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
TREASuRER
Michelle KerrickManaging PartnerDeloitte
FIRST VICE CHAIR
Alan I. RothenbergChairman & CEO1st Century Bank
SECOND VICE CHAIR
Noel MassiePresident, Central California DistrictuPS
EDuCATIOn & WORkFORCE DEvElOpMEnT
Jerold NeumanPartnerSheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP
HEAlTH CARE
Gail Margolis*Vice President, Government, Business and Community RelationsChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles
EnERGY, WATER & EnvIROnMEnTAl STABIlITY
Thomas J.P. McHenryPartner Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
GOvERnMEnT & FISCAl AFFAIRS
COuNCIL CHAIRS
GlOBAl InITIATIvES
* Non-Board member. For a complete list of council chairs and vice-chairs, go to lachamber.com/councils.
Alberto Mier y TeránSenior Vice President and General Managerunivision
EMERGInG COMMERCE
Steven NissenVP, Legal & Government AffairsNBCuniversal
Maria Contreras-SweetChairwoman of the BoardPROAMÉRICA BANK
lAnD uSE, HOuSInG & COnSTRuCTIOn
Frank A. StephanSenior Managing DirectorClarett West Development
TRAnSpORTATIOn & GOODS MOvEMEnT
Lupe ValdezDirector of Public Affairsunion Pacific Railroad
SMAll BuSInESS
Brandon ShamimPresident & CEOBeacon Management Group
HEAlTH CARE
John BarrettResident Managing DirectorAon Risk Insurance Services West, Inc.
Steve CarverSVP & Market ManagerCBS Radio, Los Angeles
Yun AuSenior Vice President & General CounselNestlé uSA, Inc.
Leticia AguilarSVP & Market Presidentunion Bank
Rod BanksExecutive Vice PresidentCity National Bank
Dan BeckermanCOO & CFO Anschutz Entertainment Group
Cathy BergRegional VP, Passenger Sales, Western united StatesAmerican Airlines
Alice BisnoSVP Public AffairsAutomobile Club of Southern California
Gene D. BlockChancelloruniversity of California, Los Angeles
Elise BuikPresident & CEOunited Way of Greater Los Angeles
Javier CanoGeneral ManagerThe Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles and JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
Guy CandidoRegional Manageru.S. Bank
William CaswellSVP OperationsKaiser Permanente
Alison Abbott ChassinExternal Affairs ManagerShell Oil Company
Eugene ChiSales ExcellenceMicrosoft Corporation
Scott CarterExecutive Vice PresidentGoldline International, Inc.
Kevin C. DaleyManager Director, Southwest Partnership LeaderMarsh Risk & Insurance Services
David BurchamPresident, Communications & Government RelationsLoyola Marymount university
Edward J. CaseyPartnerAlston & Bird LLP
Alan ArkatovCEOTeaching Channel
List as of 3/12/12
CO-CHAIR
LaDonna DiCamilloDirector of Government AffairsBNSF Railway Company
Richard CordovaPresident & CEOChildren’s Hospital Los Angeles
Hal DashPresidentCerrell Associates
Castulo de la RochaPresident & CEOAltaMED Health Services Corporation
Lisa DeloneyManaging Director, Market President Metro Southern CaliforniaCitibank
BOARD MEMBERS
Kevin E. DowVice President & General ManagerTurner Construction Company
LaDonna DiCamilloDirector of Government AffairsBNSF Railway Company
Kendra DoyelGroup VP, Public Relations & Government AffairsRalphs Grocery Company
John FentonCEOMetrolink
Harvey EnglanderPresidentEnglander Knabe & Allen
Kenneth H. FearnManaging PartnerIntegrated Capital, LLC
David FlemingOf CounselLatham & Watkins LLP
Melinda Yee FranklinDirector, Governmental & Public Relations, Western Regionunited Airlines
Mildred GarciaPresidentCalifornia State university, Dominguez Hills
Ronald R. GastelumSpecial Counsel, Water and Energy ServicesCordoba Corporation
Jim GarrisonPresidentPacific Federal Insurance Corporation
Clem GatmaitanCFOClub Deportivo Chivas uSA
Sven HackmannVice President, uS CitiesSiemens Corporation
Augustavia J. HaydelGeneral CounselL.A. Care Health Plan
Richard HeimPresident & CEOClark Construction Group - California, LP
Barbara HendersonSVP, Worldwide Corporate CommunicationsHerbalife, Ltd.
S. Keith HinkleVP for Advancement & Public AffairsPepperdine university
Janice Bryant HowroydChairman & CEOThe Act 1 Group of Companies
John DuongVP, Real Estate & Public Affairs, Southern California DivisionClear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
Josh GertlerPresidentConsensus, Inc.
Veronica GutierrezVP of Local Public AffairsSouthern California Edison
Daeman HarrisManager, State Government AffairsOccidental Petroleum
Maureen ‘Mo’ HayesRegional Development ExecutiveParsons Corporation
Harold HellenbrandInterim PresidentCalifornia State university, Northridge
Alan HostrupPresident & CEO YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Pilar HoyosVice President Public AffairsWatson Land Company
S. Keith HinkleVP for Advancement & Public AffairsPepperdine university
Fran InmanSVP, Corporate DevelopmentMajestic Realty Co.
Gilbert F. IveyAssistant GM & Chief Administrative OfficerMetropolitan Water District of Southern California
Cary D. JonesPartnerSnell & Wilmer, LLP
Erbin B. KeithSVP, External Affairs & General CounselSouthern California Gas Company, a Sempra Energy utility
Michael KelleyPartnerSidley Austin, LLP
Sharon KeyserSVP, Real Estate, Government & Community RelationsParamount Pictures
Carol JacksonVP, External AffairsMacy’s
George D. KiefferPartnerManatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Maureen A. KindelKindel Gagan
Geraldine KnatzExecutive DirectorPort of Los Angeles
Robert J. LagacePresident Middle Market Banking Los AngelesJPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Daniel J. LaVistaChancellorLos Angeles Community College District
Art LeahyCEOMetro
Deane LeavenworthRegional Vice President, Government Relations, West RegionTime Warner Cable
Mark LeslieVP of External AffairsAT&T
Barry C. LevinChairman & CEOSnak King Corporation
Gina Marie LindseyExecutive DirectorLos Angeles World Airports
Michael D. LizárragaPresident & CEOTELACu Industries
John F. LlewellynPresident & CEOForest Lawn Memorial Park & Mortuaries
Scott I. LondonPacific Southwest Audit Partner in ChargeKPMG LLP
Robert J. LoweChairman & CEOLowe Enterprises, Inc.
Alan HostrupPresident & CEO YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Richard KeatingManaging PrincipalJacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
Kaylynn L. KimPartnerTierra Global Advisors
Richard KlineFormer Vice President, Communications & Public AffairsOccidental Petroleum Corp.
Lidia S. MartinezManager Community Affairs & GrassrootsSouthwest Airlines Co.
Christopher C. MartinCEOAC Martin Partners
Paul MeyerSector VP & General ManagerNorthrop Grumman Corporation
Edward MuñozDirector, Government RelationsRaytheon Company
Robert NewsomVice PresidentHNTB Architecture
Nathan NaymanHead of California State & Local RelationsVisa Inc.
Ron NicholsGeneral ManagerLos Angeles Department of Water & Power
Patrick J. NiemannPartnerErnst & Young, LLP
Ann Muenster-NuiryVP, Operations, Municipal ServicesACS, A Xerox Company
Bryan MoellerDirector of Small Business BankingWells Fargo Bank
Kenneth NielsenPresidentWoodbury university
Patrick A. PerryPartnerAllen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Eloy Ortiz OakleySuperintendent-PresidentLong Beach City College
Timothy NoonanPresident & CEOLockton Insurance Brokers, LLC
Timothy McCallionPresident, Pacific RegionVerizon
Lisa PitneyVP, Government RelationsThe Walt Disney Company
Alfred A. PlamannPresident & CEOunified Grocers, Inc.
Thomas M. PriselacPresident & CEOCedars-Sinai Health System
Richard PleckerVice President & Southwest Regional ManagerMWH Americas, Inc.
Thomas RicciExecutive Vice PresidentThomas Properties Group, Inc.
Gary RocheleauVP, Retail Marketing ExecutionVons, a Safeway Company
Ron RogersPresidentRogers Finn Partners
Stephen D. RountreePresidentMusic Center of Los Angeles
Michael RouseVP, Philanthropy & Community AffairsToyota Motor Sales, u.S.A., Inc.
Dominick W. RubalcavaAttorney at LawLaw Offices of Dominick W. Rubalcava
Lawrence MilesRegional PresidentBNY Mellon Wealth Management
John-Paul MotleyPartner O’Melveny & Myers, LLP
Edward J. ReyesVP - AgencyState Farm Insurance Companies
Michael SavoyManaging DirectorGumbiner Savett Inc.
Thomas S. SaylesVP, Government & Community Relationsuniversity of Southern California
Anthony SciarrinoSVP & Market ExecutiveBank of America
Steven ScottVice PresidentAnthem Blue Cross
Sandra Seville-JonesManaging PartnerMunger, Tolles & Olson, LLP
John H. Semcken, IIIVice PresidentPacific Palms Resort
R.K. (Rod) SpackmanManager, Public & Goverment Affairs-L.A. BasinChevron Corporation
Howard SunkinSVP, Public AffairsLos Angeles Dodgers, Inc.
Trey ThorntonPartnerAccenture
Francisco uribeSenior Manager, State, Local and Intl. Government RelationsThe Home Depot
Gustavio ValdespinoPresident & CEOValley Presbyterian Hospital
Albert J. SaboVP, Financial Services Sector, uS WestIBM
Mandana SadighSVP & TreasurerMattel, Inc.
Chris SaltzMajor Projects, West RegionJohnson Controls
Frank SanchezMcDonald’s LicenseeMcDonald’s Corporation
J. Scott ScheeringaExecutive Vice President & Head of Commercial Banking GroupOneWest Bank
Matthew ToledoPresident & PublisherLos Angeles Business Journal
Elizabeth StephensonPrincipalMcKinsey & Company, Inc.
Robert WagnerSenior Client PartnerKorn/Ferry International
Richard WelchPartnerBingham McCutchen, LLP
James L. WilliamsGeneral ManagerEdelman
Jared WolffPresident, Los Angeles RegionPacific Western Bank
Robert A. WymanPartnerLatham & Watkins LLP
David WrightVice PresidentPlains All American Pipeline, L.P.
Kenton C. WoodsPresident & CEOSCI California Funeral Services Inc.
William C. AllenPresident & CEOLos Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
Leron GublerPresident & CEOHollywood Chamber of Commerce
Michael D’AntuonoImmediate Past ChairPasadena Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Greer QuatemanBoardmemberSouthern California Leadership Network
Eugene HaleChairGreater Los Angeles African-American Chamber of Commerce
Traci TorokChairLos Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jane PakCEONAWBO-LA
David SimonPresidentLos Angeles Sports Council
Mark S. LibermanPresident & CEOLA INC., The Los Angeles
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Stuart WaldmanPresident & CEOValley Industry & Commerce Association
EX-OFFICIO
David CrippensChairuNITE–LA, Inc.
Valeria VelascoChairWorld Trade Week
The mission of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce is to ensure full economic prosperity and quality of life in our region by being the voice of business, promoting collaboration and helping our members grow. In achieving this mission, we help to create jobs, a thriving economy, and protect the current and future welfare of the greater L.A. area.
The interests of more than 235,000 businesses in L.A. CountyMore than 1,600 member companiesMore than 650,000 employeesSmall, medium and large-sized companies Businesses from more than 35 industry sectors
More than 40,000 referrals to member companies120 plus business and professional development programsMore than 25 advocacy and signature eventsNearly 100 graduates participating in our Leadership programsMore than 10,000 job opportunities and internships for L.A. youthAnd much more
Today, the Chamber serves a diverse membership of businesses of every size, from nearly every industry, in every community across L.A. County.
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HISTORY:Founded in 1888, the Chamber has helped shape the region we live in today. The Chamber has been a key driver of powerhouse industries ranging from agriculture to manufacturing to international trade. We’ve played a critical role in the development of our region’s most significant projects including our deep-water ports, water resources and freeway system. And this is just the beginning.
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The Chamber represents:
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