Board of Directors

Officers

President
Felipe “Mike” Vela (January 2016)
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

President-Elect
Nathalie Wilson, MBA
Founder, Owner and Strategist
Zydeco Design-Brand Strategy and Corporate Communication

Treasurer
Bella Wang, CPA (June 2023)
Partner
Windes, Inc.

Secretary
Barbara Long, MBA (February 2024)
Community Member

 

Directors

Scott Apel (July 2025)
Vice President, Administration and Finance
California State University, Long Beach

Rubi Castro (July 2025)
Detective
Police Department

Frank Dunnick, Esq., (June 2022)
Deputy District Attorney
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

Carol Grabowski, MD, MBA (July 1996)
Community Member

Gabriela Hobe (July 2025)
Operations Juggernaut
Mach Industries

Courtney Russell (August 2023)
Vice President of Strategic Relationships and Client Services
LBCVB – Meet LB

Ellis Sanchez (March 2023)
Former Participant

Freeman H. Welch, CFP (October 1996)
Managing Director
TSG Wealth Management

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Honorary Board Members
Harry Saltzgaver
Bruce G. Alton
Tom Angell
Scott Apel
Hon. Al Austin, II
Venetta Campbell
Timothy Carpenter-Palmer
Jeane Caveness
Stephanie Dowds
Hon. Lena Gonzalez
Hon. Doug Haubert
Mary Hancock Hinds
Hon. Bonnie Lowenthal
June Magilnick
Hon. Beverly O’Neill
Freda Hinsche Otto
Sharon Panian
Suzie Price

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Executive Director & CEO
Kent Wallace-Meggs