The BFI Board is comprised of experts from business, nonprofit, education, and labor.
BFI Board Officers
Chair: Kevin Klowden, Chief Global Strategist, Milken Institute
Vice Chair: Rex Knowles, Director, External Affairs, Verizon
Secretary: Robert Sausedo, President & CEO, Community Build Inc
Co-Treasurer: Karin Longhurst, Senior Vice President, Graystone Consulting / Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Co-Treasurer: Mark Guillen, Manager of Public Affair, Crown Castle
Program Committee Co-Chair: Matt Klink, Klink Campaigns
Program Committee Co-Chair: Dulce Vasquez, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Arizona State University
Program Committee Co-Chair: Doran J. Barnes, Executive Director, Foothill Transit
Program Committee Co-Chair: Lawrence Gustafson, Sr. Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Think Together
BFI Board Members
Gregory S. Bielli, President & CEO, Tejon Ranch Co.
Jenny Dudikoff, Public Relations Professional, KP Public Affairs
Garret Gin, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs, Bank of America
Adel Hagekhalil, General Manager and CEO, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Jennifer Hernandez, Partner, Holland & Knight
Trini Jimenez, Vice President of Public Affairs, Watson Land Company
Stella Li, President, BYD
Maria Mehranian, Managing Partner, Cordoba Corporation
Lee Odell, Chief Operating Officer, ATEC Systems LLC
Whitney O’Neill, Vice President, Government Affairs, Charter Communications
Tigran Patpatyan, Vice President, San Fernando Valley Commercial Banking, MUFG Union Bank
Steve PonTell, CEO, National Community Renaissance
Stephen Sachs, CEO, Sachs Management
Ali Sahabi, Chief Financial Officer, Optimum Seismic
Patty Senecal, Manager of Southern California, Western States Petroleum Association
Quentin D Strode, President and CEO, Vermont Slauson Economic
Jon Switalski, Executive Director, Rebuild SoCal Partnership
Alene Taber, Counsel, Hanson Bridgett LLP
Dr. Chris Thornberg, Founder, Beacon Economics LLC
Mark Wilbur, Chief Executive Officer, Employers Group
Ella Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Aegir Systems, Inc.
Gilbert Ivey, Former CAO, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
