2025 EEMU Committee

A passionate and versatile development professional for the non-profit sector, Lupe has been honored to serve multiple organizations. After creating and selling a successful ad agency, she begun her career in this sector as a Marketing Director for ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. There she created a new marketing division for St. Jude that, that to date, has brought in more than $130 million dollars in donations. She later was recruited to serve at the America Heart Association, and most recently for Exceptional Minds and Pacoima Beautiful.
She currently serves as non-profit consultant to local and national clients in all areas of development, implementation of systems, major gifts, grant requests and planned giving

 

A seasoned government affairs executive in the telecommunications industry as Director of Government Affairs for Charter Communications (SPECTRUM). 

Peter Hidalgo brings over 25 years of experience leading public affairs and communications teams across both public and private sectors.  Early in his career, he served as press secretary for former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, gaining invaluable experience in navigating complex policy and community issues.

Chris Parker is CEO/co-owner of Pacific Crest Consultants and has been an entitlement consultant for hundreds of projects throughout Los Angeles in 20 years at PCC. His focus has been on planning & zoning issues and every year he manages the permitting and entitlements for scores of multi-million-dollar projects (residential, commercial, mixed-use and industrial). Chris is active in his community and was the founding member of the first independent public charter school in Ventura County. He served on the board of the charter school for seven years, including six as its president. A graduate of California State University Northridge, Chris also has an MBA from California Lutheran University.