Board of Directors

 
Fiscal Year, July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

 

OFFICERS

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

 

|  President-Elect & Secretary  |
Nathalie Wilson, MBA (June 2022)
Founder, Owner, and Strategist
Zydeco Design-Brand Strategy and Corporate Communication

 

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

 

DIRECTORS               

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

Candace M. Bandoian (November 2025)
Managing Shareholder
Dannis Woliver Kelley

Rubi Castro (July 2025)
Detective
LB 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

Barbara Long, MBA (February 2024)
Community Member

Courtney Russell (August 2023)
CEO
Long Beach Economic Partnership

Ellis Sanchez (March 2023)
Assistant Project Manager
SASCO

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
Al Austin, II
Venetta Campbell
Timothy Carpenter-Palmer
Jeane Caveness
Stephanie Dowds
Kristi Fischer
M. Lissette Flores
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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Interim Executive Director
Sarah Monarrez