Hal Dash
Cerrell Associates
Principal
Clay Lacy
Clay Lacy Aviation
Founder
Diana Sanchez
Van Nuys Airport
Public & Community Relations Director
Mark Madler
Los Angeles Business Journal: Inside The Valley
Staff Reporter
Stuart Waldman
VICA
President
Jessica Yasukochi
VICA
Vice President
Samantha Martinez
Kindel Gagan
Principal
Karen Barnett
City of Los Angeles
Tom Flintoft
Kindel Gagan
Principal
Jeff McConnell
EKA
Partner
Brenton Tesler
Office of Councilmember John Lee
Deputy Chief of Staff
John Popoch
Office of Councilmember Bob Blumenfield
Deputy Chief of Staff
Carina Armenta
Office of Congresswoman Julia Brownley
District Director
Mary Hovagiman
Office of Senator Adam Schiff
Field Rep
Ann Peifer
Office of Senator Adam Schiff
District Director
Scott Abrams
Office of Congressman Brad Sherman
District Director
Paul Haney
EKA
Partner
Ana Guerrero
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti
Chief of Staff
Curt Castagna
AeroPlex-Aerolease Group
President
Mike Aguilera
Office of Senator Adam Schiff
Field Representative
Don McDonald
Office of Congressman Brad Sherman
Chief of Staff
John Alford
Office of Congressman Brad Sherman
Policy Deputy
Cheri Orgel
Office of Congresswoman Julia Brownley
Deputy District Director
Marisa Alcaraz
Office of Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr.
Deputy Chief of Staff
Semee Park
Office of Councilmember John Lee
Legislative Deputy
Jackie Keene
Office of Councilmember Paul Krekorian
Director of Community Improvements
Talin Mangioglu
Office of Senator Anthony Portantino
District Director
Coby King
High Point Strategies, LLC
President/CEO
Faye Henson
Glendale Community College
Workforce Development/Career & Technical Education
Peter Aarons
HNTB
Assoc VP/Aviation Director
Jessica Mause
Rodriguez Strategies
Sr.Vice President
Steve Catalano
Kindel Gagan
Owner/Partner (Founding Principal)
Barry Cohn
JorgensenHR
CEO
Mark Dierking
Metro
Local Government & External Affairs Manager
Michael McDaniel
Jet Aviation - Van Nuys
FBO Regional Director, West
Sonia Perrone
Jet Aviation - Van Nuys
Manager, Marketing Services FBO
Jon Graff
The Reason Foundation
Chief Financial Officer
Jon Graff
Chief Financial Officer
Reason Foundation 5737 Mesmer Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90230
(310) 740-8579 (office)
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Ruben Zaragoza
Southwest Airlines
Government Affairs Advisor
Bradford Wright
Clay Lacy Aviation
Chief Financial Officer
Seamus Garrity
Office of Congressmember Laura Friedman
Field Representative
Courtney Torres
Courtney Torres Consulting, Inc.
President
Ryan Carter
Daily News of Los Angeles
City Editor
Maggie Martinez
Hollywood Burbank Airport
Director, Noise and Environmental Affairs
Christine Dunn
The Airtel Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Entertainment Sales Manager
Tom Ross
Swing Strategies
President & CEO
Hiroshi Ishikawa
Southern California Association of Governments
Reg Trans Planner
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
Kathy Norris
Valley Industry Association of Santa Clarita
CEO/President
Steven Shestag
The Boeing Company
Director
Adam Englander
EKA
Vice President
Douglas Caldwell
The Boeing Company
Chief Engineer
Richard Lichtenstein
Marathon Communications, Inc.
President
Gregory Campbell
The Boeing Company
Vice President
Steve Bachmann
The Boeing Company
Director, Legislative Affairs
Michael Gagan
Kindel Gagan
Partner
Helen Schorr
Gibson Transportation Consulting, Inc.
Vice President/Principal
Steve Bullock
Cerrell Associates
Principal
Vanessa Pereda
The Boeing Company
Community Investor- Special Projects
Mark Adams
Van Nuys Airport
Patty Senecal
Western States Petroleum Association
Manager, So Cal Region & Infrasturucture
Chris Modrzejewski
M Strategic Communications
Gabriel Kramer
Marathon Communications, Inc.
Director of Public Affairs
Sandy Sanchez
FivePoint
Vice President, Policy
Azam Arastu
The Boeing Company
Vice President, Photovoltaic Programs & Business D
Ashley Lautzenhiser
Rodriguez Strategies
Vice President
Jaime de la Vega
EKA
Senior Vice President
Greg McWilliams
FivePoint
President
Niall Mulcahy
Signature Flight Support
Operations Director
Brian Kirkdoffer
Clay Lacy Aviation
President & CEO
Javiera Cartagena
Southern California Association of Governments
Chief Government & Public Affairs Officer
Dana Debel
Delta Air Lines
Director State & Local Govt Affairs
Evan Gordon
Marathon Communications, Inc.
Vice President
Melanie Mendoza
M Strategic Communications
Nick Buro
Rodriguez Strategies
Vice President
Rodolfo Bojorquez
Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association
Vice President
Scott Cutshall
Clay Lacy Aviation
Senior Vice President
Deane Leavenworth
Leavenworth Endeavors
President
Miri Rossitto
Cowe Communications
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Carter
Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Vice President
Patricia Aleman
Strategic Government Affairs
Director
Kevin Tamaki
Tamaki Consulting
Principal
Tina Choi
EKA
Partner
Argelia Leon
Western States Petroleum Association
Jennifer Pochedly
The Airtel Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Director of Sales, Marketing and Revenue
Ron Stone
Strategic Government Affairs
Owner
Barbara Bruderlin
Malibu Pacific Palisades Chamber of Commerce
CEO
Lilly Acuna
HNTB
Environmental Planner
Shireen Mahdavi
HNTB
Engineer II, Rail/Transit
Peter Gutierrez
Latham & Watkins
Nerissa Sugars
Hollywood Burbank Airport
Director, Communications and Air Service Public Information Officer
Ben Oakley
Western States Petroleum Association
Manager, CA Coastal Region
Cristina Gutierrez
DIY Girls
Sr. Director of Programs & Partnerships
Renju Abraham
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
Project Manager/Associate Engineer - Aviation
Danielle Borja
Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO
Tewodros Mekuria
HNTB
Senior Project Manager
Muriel Luo
Alstom Transportation
Vice President & Customer Director
Marco Enriquez
Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Field Rep.
Amanda Gomez
HNTB
Aviation Infrastructure
Kelly Knox
Southwest Airlines
Community Outreach Lead
Pamela Marcello
Hollywood Burbank Airport
Senior Director, Government and Public Affairs
Virginia Ortiz
The Airtel Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Catering Sales Manager
Rashmi Menon
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
Vice President, General Manager - CA Offices
James Long
HNTB
Southern CA Operations Manager
Elizabeth Joanou
Los Angeles Marriott, Burbank Airport
Director of Event Services
David Ford
Southern California Edison
Government Relations Manager
Tamika Lang
The Boeing Company
Manager, State & Local Government Relations
Sean Silos
HNTB
Civil Engineer
Jack Bulko
Mensch with the Wrench, Inc.
President
Serge Weiss
Alstom Transportation
Deputy Customer Director
Alan Tate
Los Angeles Marriott, Burbank Airport
General Manager
Erin Donnette
The Boeing Company
Chamberlain Duru
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
Diverse Business Manager
Adam Schiff
Rodriguez Strategies
Vice President
Marcus Allen
EKA
Partner
Paul Herrera
Van Nuys Airport
Airport Manager
Valerie Kracht
Clay Lacy Aviation
Director, In Flight Services
Kellie Hawkins
EKA
Partner
Sydney Hope
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc.
Staff Chemical Engineer
Holly Baez
The Boeing Company
Gwen Gray
HNTB
Gina Gribow
EKA
Senior Vice President
James Garrison
Mesa Pacific
President
Esmeralda Mendez
Valero
Public Affairs Advisor
Victoria Bourdas Martinez
Sherman Oaks/Encino Chamber of Commerce
CEO
Tami Podesta
HNTB
Steve Nissen
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
President & CEO
Kayla Valencia
Southwest Airlines
Community Outreach Regional Manager
Yoko Coleman
VICA
Director of Membership & Development
Ivette Macias
Southern California Association of Governments
Regional Affairs Officer
Susana Gomez
DIY Girls
Director of External Affairs and Communications
Sarah Drobis
Gibson Transportation Consulting, Inc.
President
Sean Mohn
Gibson Transportation Consulting, Inc.
Vice President & Principal
Nga Johnson
HNTB
Erica Distler
AeroPlex-Aerolease Group
Vice President of Adminstration
Breelyn Pete
McGuireWoods Consulting
Senior Vice President & Dir. of CA Gov. Relations
Erik Rodriguez
Southern California Association of Governments
Senior Government Affairs Officer
Jessica Duboff
HNTB
Government Relations Director
Claudette Moody
CAM Consulting
Principal
Tomasz Wysocki
Signature Flight Support
General Manager
Tallin Semerjian
Tinq Time LLC
Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Millman
Relay Team
Consultant
Nicole Carcel
Van Nuys Airport
Director of Community Relations
Katie Higgins
Western Jet, A StandardAero Company
Vice President & General Manager
Valerie Berkley
Stratiscope
Government and Public Affairs Director
Aaron Taxy
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Vice President of Government Affairs
Allison Rakun
Helinet Aviation Services, LLC
President
Kathryn Purwin
Helinet Aviation Services, LLC
CEO
Chris Mazon
The Park VNY
Property Manager
Justin Sykes
The Park VNY
Compliance Manager
Dondi Pangalangan
Clay Lacy Aviation
SVP, Strategic Initiatives
Jacob Haik
Van Nuys Airport
Airport Manager
Jessica Yas Barker
Van Nuys Airport
Nick Mancini
The Tech Consultants, LLC
President
Lionnel Zaragoza
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
District Vice President
Mark Taylor
The Boeing Company
Director - State & Local Government
Jenny Daniels Freese
California State University, Northridge
Alumni Chapters Associate
Dennis Rodriguez
Parsons
Vice President of California Growth Markets
Elizabeth Fuchs
Umpqua Bank
Senior Vice President, Middle Market Manager
Elizabeth Fuchs is an accomplished commercial banking executive with 20+ years of experience driving growth, direct market penetration strategies, building de novo offices and fostering strong client and team relationships. Her expertise spans relationship management, risk management, credit underwriting, strategic planning, and M&A financing, enabling her to provide comprehensive support to a diverse client base through various economic cycles. Her dedication extends beyond the financial sector. She is actively involved in her community, notably through leadership roles in non-profits that support musical education in public schools and provide access to resources for small businesses in underserved communities. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from U.C. Berkeley. Her fluency in Spanish further enhances her ability to connect with a broader range of clients and community members.