Board of Directors

 
Fiscal Year, July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027

 

OFFICERS

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

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

Secretary
Rubi Castro (July 2025)
Detective
LB Police Department

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

 

DIRECTORS               

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

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
Dr. Christine Petit