Land Use Committee

Hal Dash
Cerrell Associates
Principal
Josh Gertler
Consensus Inc.
President and CEO
Fred Gaines
Gaines & Stacey, LLP
Managing Partner
Louise Oliver
Goodwill Industries of Southern California
Regional Operations Officer
our mission promise it rooted by four cornerstones: empowering individuals, advancing businesses, enriching communities and caring for the earth.
Donna Deutchman
Homes 4 Families
CEO
Stephanie Klasky-Gamer
L.A. Family Housing Corp.
President & Chief Executive Officer
David Goldberg
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
Partner
Sandy Paris
Paris Industrial Parks
Owner
Fiona Hutton
Fiona Hutton & Associates, Inc.
President
Brad Rosenheim
Rosenheim & Associates
President
Lisa Pitney
The Walt Disney Company
Vice President, Government Relations
Mark Armbruster
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
Partner
Greg Ames
Trammell Crow Company
Managing Director
Greg Lippe
Gregory N. Lippe Accountancy Corporation
President
Bradley Hertz
Sutton Law Firm
Partner
Samantha Martinez
Kindel Gagan
Principal
Steve Catalano
Kindel Gagan
Owner/Partner (Founding Principal)
Brenton Tesler
Office of Councilmember John Lee
Deputy Chief of Staff
Bridgett Mills
Homes 4 Families
Senior Director of Program Design and Urban Planning
Gerald Gubatan
Office of Councilman Gilbert Cedillo
Senior Planning Deputy
Jarrod DeGonia
Office of Supervisor Kathryn Barger
San Fernando Valley Field Deputy
Kevin McDonnell
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP
Lawyer
Neill Brower
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP
Land Use and Environmental Attorney
Benjamin Reznik
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP
Land Use & Real Estate Attorney
Alicia Bartley
Gaines & Stacey, LLP
Partner
Richard Doss
Pacific Coast Civil, Inc.
President
David Gershwin
David Gershwin Consulting
Principal
Stefan Nielsen
Epax Systems, Inc.
Vice President/COO
Javier Angulo
Walmart
Director of Community Affairs
Shawn Bayliss
Office of Councilman Paul Koretz
Director of Planning and Land Use
Joan Pelico
Office of Councilman Paul Koretz
Chief of Staff and District Director
Kelli Bernard
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Economic & Business Development
Stacy Miller
Stacy Miller Public Affairs
President & CEO
Ana Guerrero
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Chief of Staff
Guy Strahl
Office of Assemblyman Richard Bloom
Chief of Staff
John Popoch
Office of Councilmember Bob Blumenfield
Deputy Chief of Staff
Marisa Alcaraz
Office of Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr.
Deputy Chief of Staff
Dennis Gleason
Office of Councilman Joe Buscaino
Policy Director
Tricia Keane
Office of Councilman Mike Bonin
Planning Director
David Giron
Office of Councilman Mitch O'Farrell
Legislative Director
Hannah Lee
Office of Councilmember John Lee
Chief of Staff
Semee Park
Office of Councilmember John Lee
Legislative Deputy
Noah Muhlstein
Office of Councilman Paul Koretz
Planning Deputy
Jackie Keene
Office of Councilmember Paul Krekorian
Director of Community Improvements
Alice Roth
Office of Councilman David Ryu
District Director
Ackley Padilla
Office of Councilwoman Nury Martinez
Chief of Staff
Lowell Goodman
Office of City Controller Ron Galperin
Deputy Controller
Talin Mangioglu
Office of Senator Anthony Portantino
District Director
Coby King
High Point Strategies, LLC
President/CEO
Kevin Kellar
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Director of Planning and Housing Policy
Gabriel Kramer
Marathon Communications, Inc.
Director of Public Affairs
Layne Lawson
Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC
Vice President of Public Affairs
Jeffery Daar
Daar & Newman, a Professional Law Corporation
Attorney at Law
Mark Davis
Hilton Universal City and Towers
President & CEO
Jessica Mause
Rodriguez Strategies
Sr.Vice President
Maria Hoye
Latham & Watkins
Partner
Jack Rubens
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Esquire
Tim Pershing
Office of Assemblyman Richard Bloom
Senior Field Rep
Nicole Englund
Office of Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
Planning and Transportation Deputy
Benjamin Fiss
Pacific Zoning, LLC
President
Andrew Pennington
Office of Councilmember Bob Blumenfield
Planning Director
Donna Tripp
Craig Lawson & Company, LLC
Jose Rojas
LBW Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.
Mark Dierking
Metro
Local Government & External Affairs Manager
Jeffrey Seymour
Seymour Consulting Group
President
Karen Swift
Metro
Director, Community Relations
David Meza
SoCalGas
Public Affairs Manager
Sandy Sanchez
FivePoint
Vice President, Policy
Seamus Garrity
Office of Assemblymember Laura Friedman
Field Representative
Peter Warda
The Musella Group
Chief Policy Officer
Tanaz Golshan
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
West Valley Area Representative
Timothy Gaspar
Gaspar Insurance Services
Chief Executive Officer
Glenn Terry
LBW Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.
Account Executive
Glenn Terry Insurance Generalist, licensed since 1999. He owned and operated his own insurance agency up until 2017 then merged his clients into LBW Insurance & Financial Services. Here he continues to strive to educate and broaden his knowledge in the insurance industry. Glenn believes there is a constant change in the financial, insurance, consumer awareness, product and service environment thus he truly believes it is extremely important to keep up to date and evolve in this ever changing industry. He is enthusiastic, energetic and prompt to always keep his clients well informed and educated on all insurance matters. He's a leader, detailed oriented and a true specialist in his craft.
Ned Baldwin
Meridian Consultants LLC
Michael Aushenker
Los Angeles Business Journal: Inside The Valley
Nazan Armenian
Consensus Inc.
Senior Vice President
Ryan Carter
Daily News of Los Angeles
City Editor
Kimberly Rible
Gaines & Stacey, LLP
Partner
Norma Ramirez
The Garland
Director of Revenue Management
Sarah Golden
Rosenheim & Associates
Planning Associate II
Sheri Bonstelle
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP
Alexander Irvine
Irvine & Associates, Inc.
President
Tanner Blackman
Kindel Gagan
Ray Baker
Lamar Advertising of Los Angeles
Vice-President & General Manager
I am a 20+ year employee of Lamar.  I started my career in sales in southeast Ohio just west of Pittsburgh, PA.  I graduated from college with a major in Accounting and Finance.  I was promoted to Sales Manager and ultimately General Manager in Dayton, OH in 1999.  I moved to California in 2002 and worked in the Inland Empire office.  After an acquisition of Vista Media in 2008, I became the manager for our new Los Angeles office.  It has been a fantastic journey and my family absolutely loves Southern California.  
Tom Ross
Swing Strategies
President & CEO
John Bwarie
Stratiscope
Founder & CEO
Glenn Block
California Eminent Domain Law Group
Esq.
Sharon Barcarse
AS Design
Owner
Gerald Baggett
Galaxy Building Systems, Inc.
President
Lisa Gelb
Gelb Enterprises/RMG Properties
Vice President, Leasing
Rickey Gelb
Gelb Enterprises/RMG Properties
General Partner
Ira Handelman
Handelman Consulting, Inc.
President
Karen Corletto
Handelman Consulting, Inc.
Project Manager
Stuart Jaffe
Kirsch, Kohn & Bridge LLP
Senior Partner
Esther Walker
Studio City Chamber of Commerce
Executive Director
Nancy Hoffman Vanyek
Greater San Fernando Valley Chamber of Commerce
CEO
Robert Rodine
Polaris Group
Principal/Consultant
Lupe Valdez
Union Pacific Railroad
Senior Director
Kathy Norris
Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita
CEO/President
Bryan LeRoy
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Attorney
Francisco Uribe
The Home Depot
Senior Director, Government Relations
Dale Goldsmith
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
Partner
Philip Tsui
Trammell Crow Company
Vice President
John Parker
Parker Brown Inc.
CFO & Founding Partner
William Delvac
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
Partner
Adam Englander
EKA
Vice President
Kathlyn Ibaraki
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP
Secretary to Benjamin M. Reznik
Ryan Brooks
OutFront Media
Vice President, Government Affairs
Tom Flintoft
Kindel Gagan
Principal
Michael Gagan
Kindel Gagan
Partner
Helen Schorr
Gibson Transportation Consulting, Inc.
Vice President/Principal
Ed Manning
KP Public Affairs
Partner
Steve Bullock
Cerrell Associates
Principal
Jeff McConnell
EKA
Partner
Joseph Bernstein
Rosenheim & Associates
Senior Associate
Christine Aghassi
Dolphin Group, Inc.
Partner
Kathy Lucker
Dolphin Group, Inc.
Partner
Amy Hill
Walmart
Senior Director of Community Affairs
Christina Lee
Trammell Crow Company
Vice President
Alison MacLeod
KP Public Affairs
Partner
Mary-Elizabeth Michaels
The J. Paul Getty Trust
Head of Government & Community Affairs
Damon Mamalakis
Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP
Partner
Chris Modrzejewski
M Strategic Communications
Jose Valle
V&A, Inc.
President
Ralph Combs
The Termo Company
Manager, Corporate Development
Alex Valente
Trammell Crow Company
Senior Vice President
Matthew Klink
California Strategies, LLC
Partner
Winston Stromberg
Latham & Watkins
Ashley Lautzenhiser
Rodriguez Strategies
Vice President
Rina Soto
Galaxy Building Systems, Inc.
Jaime de la Vega
EKA
Senior Vice President
Greg McWilliams
FivePoint
President
Christine Dunn
The Airtel Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Entertainment Sales Manager
Raven Polk
Kirsch, Kohn & Bridge LLP
Principal
Carisa Ferrer
Kirsch, Kohn & Bridge LLP
Managing Partner
Kenneth Ray
Kirsch, Kohn & Bridge LLP
CPA, Partner
Mawusi Watson
V&A, Inc.
Planning Director
Hiro Shimbori
Kinkisharyo International, LLC
Business Development
Javiera Cartagena
Southern California Association of Governments
Chief Government & Public Affairs Officer
Elizabeth de Carteret
Southland Regional Association of Realtors
Director of Community Relations
Jerry Silverman
Farmers Insurance Group
Head of Real Estate
Jose Varas
V&A, Inc.
Vice President, Senior Project Manager
Noah Busch
V&A, Inc.
Senior Associate Vice President
Abraham Mercado
Consensus Inc.
Director
Evan Gordon
Marathon Communications, Inc.
Associate
Daniel Freedman
Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Mitchell, LLP
Gabriel Hungerford
Trammell Crow Company
Senior Vice President
Eric Radosavcev
Pacific Coast Civil, Inc.
LEED AP, CISEC
Melanie Mendoza
M Strategic Communications
Cecilia Moreno
Port of Los Angeles
Community Affairs Advocate
Nick Buro
Rodriguez Strategies
Vice President
Andrew Fogg
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Attorney
Nicole Kuklok-Waldman
colLAborate
Owner & Co-Founder
Katherine Hennigan Ohanesian
colLAborate
Owner & Co-Founder
Ken Bernstein
Los Angeles Department of City Planning
Principal City Planner
Joe Gibson
Meridian Consultants LLC
Partner
Deane Leavenworth
Leavenworth Endeavors
President
Miri Rossitto
Cowe Communications
Chief Executive Officer
Doug Fitzsimmons
Dolphin Group, Inc.
Creative Director
Doreen Liou
Trammell Crow Company
Vice President
Bob Kronenfeld
KB Home
Regional Manager
Kevin Carter
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Vice President
Patricia Aleman
Strategic Government Affairs
Director
Kevin Tamaki
Tamaki Consulting
Principal
Tina Choi
EKA
Partner
Fred Sutton
California Apartment Association of Los Angeles
Vice President of Public Affairs - Long Beach
Lea Gonzalez
Office of Congressman Tony Cardenas
Field Representative
Eric Lara
Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Southern California Association of Governments
Reg Trans Planner
Lauren Finkel
Craig Lawson & Company, LLC
Associate Project Manager
John Vlassis
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Senior Project Manager
Andrew Kent
Dolphin Group, Inc.
Sr. Account Executive
Brian Hernandez
Rodriguez Strategies
Associate
Ryan Aubry
Primestor Development, Inc.
Debi Carbon
California Eminent Domain Law Group
Paralegal - for Glenn
Glen Morris
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Barbara Bruderlin
Malibu Chamber of Commerce
CEO
Daniel Yukelson
Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
Executive Director
Nick Kimball
City of San Fernando
City Manager
Lilly Acuna
HNTB
Environmental Planner
Shireen Mahdavi
HNTB
Engineer II, Rail/Transit
Hannah Kelley
Office of Senator Bob Hertzberg
Field Representative
Luis Vicente
The Garland
Chief Engineer
Peter Gutierrez
Latham & Watkins
Lisa Weinberg
Gaines & Stacey, LLP
Partner
Steve Bayles
Smokin Steve's Catering
Owner & General Manager
Rebecca Thompson
Gaines & Stacey, LLP
Partner
Brian Stedge-Stroud
Strategies 360 Inc.
Matt Romero
Studio-MLA
Associate
Ben Oakley
Western States Petroleum Association
Manager, CA Coastal Region
Cristina Gutierrez
DIY Girls
Director of Programs & Partnerships
Danielle Borja
Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO
Jan Dyer
Studio-MLA
Principal, Director of Infrastructure Division
Sarah Sheehy
KB Home
Vice President of Government Affairs
Sahag Yedalian
Office of Councilmember Paul Krekorian
Senior Transportation Deputy
Karen Truong
Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
Ken Tippie
Los Angeles Marriott, Burbank Airport
Director of Sales
Tewodros Mekuria
HNTB
Senior Project Manager
Samuel Garrison
University of Southern California, University Relations
Senior Vice President, University Relations
Tony Maniscalchi
Systems Real Estate Management, Inc.
Broker/Partner
Mary Rosas
Starbucks Coffee Company
Regional Government & External Affairs
Diana Duenas
Gelb Enterprises/RMG Properties
Office Manager & Special Community Projects
Muriel Luo
Alstom Transportation
Vice President & Customer Director
Lisa Maurath
Parsons
Senior Vice President- Mobility Solutions W. BD Director
Max Podemski
Office of Councilwoman Nury Martinez
Planning Director
George Escandon
Chrysalis
Business Development Manager
Chris Joseph
CAJA Environmental Services
Owner
Ernie Sandlin
Wisteria at Warner Center
Marketing Director
Tino Rossi
Swing Strategies
Director of Public Affairs
Rashmi Menon
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
Vice President, General Manager - CA Offices
Vahid Khorsand
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
West Valley Area Representative
Valery Gutierrez
T-Mobile
Account Executive
Richard Montgomery
OutFront Media
Government Affairs Manager
I represent the Southern California for OUTFRONT MEDIA, the nations largest "Out of Home advertising" company (billboards, transit shelters and airport interior displays). Please contact me for more information.
Armando Flores
SoCalGas
Government Affairs Manager, Regional Public Affairs
Isabel Delgado
Lamar Advertising of Los Angeles
Real Estate Manager
Matthew Buck
California Apartment Association of Los Angeles
Vice President of Public Affairs
Matthew Buck manages legislative advocacy and political action programs for the California Apartment Association (CAA) in L.A. County. In nine years with CAA, Buck has advocated on behalf of the rental housing industry throughout Southern California including Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County and L.A. County. Prior to joining CAA, he was a public affairs professional for several entities including Western Municipal Water District, the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues and O’Reilly Public Relations. He holds an executive master of business administration degree from the Pepperdine Graziadio Business School. Buck's favorite sports teams are the Angels, L.A. Kings and New York Jets. He's been married to his wife Sheila for 24 years and they have two adult sons.
James Long
HNTB
Southern CA Operations Manager
John Genga
Genga & Associates
Owner/Managing Attorney
Jeff Weber
Shadowbox Studios
Chief Development Officer
Leanna Williams
Meridian Consultants LLC
E.J Schloss
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
James Stanley
Suffolk Construction
Chief Operating Officer, Los Angeles
Jacob Itzkowitz
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Associate
Ben Besley
Midwood Investment & Development
Senior Vice President, Development
Ryan Dunn
Midwood Investment & Development
Development Associate
Beverly Kenworthy
California High-Speed Rail Authority
SoCal Deputy Regional Director
Vicki Curry
Fox Corporation
Alescia Ellis
colLAborate
Director of Operations
Brian Freund
Flatiron Construction
Vice President - Operations
Sean Silos
HNTB
Civil Engineer
Serge Weiss
Alstom Transportation
Deputy Customer Director
Linda Forry
Suffolk Construction
Vice President, External Affairs
Carlos Rodriguez
Building Industry Association Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter
Advocacy
Patsy Ayala
Office of Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares
Senior Field Representative
Adam Schiff
Rodriguez Strategies
Vice President
Adrienne Asadoorian
Rosenheim & Associates
Diana Oganesyan
Office of Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares
Field Representative
Ethan Wells
Tranzito-Vector, LLC
Manager, Real Estate & Strategic Partnerships
Gene Oh
Tranzito-Vector, LLC
President
Marc Borzykowski
Tranzito-Vector, LLC
CEO
Marcus Allen
EKA
Partner
Dennis Rodriguez
Black and Veatch
Director of Business Development
Kellie Hawkins
EKA
Partner
Ryan Ahari
Office of Councilmember Nithya Raman
Chloe Chism
Dolphin Group, Inc.
Gwen Gray
HNTB
DeAndre Valencia
Building Industry Association Los Angeles/Ventura Chapter
SVP & Legal Policy Officer
Gina Gribow
EKA
Senior Vice President
Victoria Bourdas Martinez
Sherman Oaks/Encino Chamber of Commerce
CEO
Robert Weitz
Hilton Universal City and Towers
General Manager
Richard Snider
Hilton Universal City and Towers
Corporate Director of Property Operations
Francisco Villagomez-Luna
Flatiron Construction
Business Development Coordinator
Maria Luviano
Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods
Program Manager
Rudy Ortega Jr.
Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
President
Ellia Thompson
Venable LLP
Partner
Amber Aviles
Port of Los Angeles
Legislative Representative, Government Affairs
Steve Nissen
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO
Jorge Flores
JF Public Affairs
Founder
Yoko Coleman
VICA
Director of Membership & Development
Ivette Macias
Southern California Association of Governments
Regional Affairs Officer
Ali Altaha
C2PM
Project Manager
Jeremy Oberstein
Strategies 360 Inc.
Senior Vice President
Denis Wolcott
The Wolcott Group, LLC
President
Jason Katz
R & E Management
Vice President
Charles Berney
Berney Properties
Partner
John Musella
The Musella Group
President
Odonchimeg Jiimen
Ajimori Sauce Company
CEO
Sarah Drobis
Gibson Transportation Consulting, Inc.
President
Sean Mohn
Gibson Transportation Consulting, Inc.
Vice President & Principal
Christopher Guerrero
colLAborate
Vice President
Julia Smith
colLAborate
Director of Public Affairs
Usama Douglah
Rexford Industrial
Project Manager
Nga Johnson
HNTB
Jennifer Parker
Pacific Crest Consultants
COO
Breelyn Pete
McGuireWoods Consulting
Senior Vice President & Dir. of CA Gov. Relations
Deborah Parker
Pacific Crest Consultants
CFO
Areen Ibranossian
Chief Strategies
President & CEO
Brian Stedge Stroud
Chief Strategies
Executive Vice President
Seamus Garrity
Lighthouse Public Affairs
Director
Mark Villasenor
Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
Vice President
Erik Rodriguez
Southern California Association of Governments
Senior Government Affairs Officer
Jessica Yas Barker
IKE Smart City | Orange Barrel Media
Development Director
Jessica Duboff
HNTB
Government Relations Director
Roberto Barragan
Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods
Managing Director
Michael Menjivar
Strategies 360 Inc.
Vice President
Gary Safady
9712 Oak Pass Road LLC
Owner
Claudette Moody
CAM Consulting
Principal
John Jones
Greystone Management Group, Inc.
President & CEO
Ashli Nelson
McDonald's USA, LLC
Avin Sharma
Port of Los Angeles
Senior Director
Hannah Cho
Mercury Public Affairs
Director
Arthur Mandel
Port of Los Angeles
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Maria Manjarrez
Airbnb
Policy Associate, US West
Michelle Rosabouza
Airbnb
Program Coordinator North America
Carissa Smith
Fox Corporation
Tallin Semerjian
Tinq Time LLC
Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Millman
Relay Team
Consultant
Nicole Carcel
Van Nuys Airport
Director of Community Relations
Kevin Donovan
Allvision
Lauren Klausen
colLAborate
Vice President
Jeremy Drake
Hope the Mission
Director of Development
Aracely Chavez
DIY Girls
Development & Communications Associate
Jeremy Wolf
Las Virgenes Municipal Water District
Legislative Program Manager
Karri Novak
Suffolk Construction
Valerie Berkley
Stratiscope
Government and Public Affairs Director
Albert Hernandez
Home Again Los Angeles
CEO
Carrie Prado
Home Again Los Angeles
Aaron Taxy
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Vice President of Government Affairs
Sarah Simon
DoorDash Inc.
Public Engagement Manager West
Ken Craft
Hope the Mission
President/CEO
Rosalinda Hernandez
Hope the Mission
Director of Development
Juan Diaz-Carreras
Black and Veatch
Senior Client Service Director
Michael Lebovich
The Walt Disney Company
Vice President - Global Public Policy
Justin Mahramas
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Darnell Tyler
Comcast NBCUniversal
Director, Real Estate Planning & Community Relations
Lionnel Zaragoza
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
District Vice President
Max Gordy
Irvine & Associates, Inc.
Assistant Project Manager
Jenny Daniels Freese
California State University, Northridge
Alumni Chapters Associate
Chris Parker
Pacific Crest Consultants
CEO

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.

William Brown
Irvine & Associates, Inc.
Assistant Project Manager
Natalie Speech
Black Entertainment Museum Foundation
Co-Founder