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  • 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)
    (
    www.reason.org
    www.reason.com
    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.
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