BizFed Institute Officers
Rex Knowles
Director, External Affairs
Verizon
Mark Guillen
Manager of Public Affair
Crown Castle
Dr. Chris Thornberg
Founding Partner
Beacon Economics LLC
Karin Longhurst
Senior Vice President
Graystone Consulting / Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Alene Taber
Founder
Alene Taber Law, A Professional Corporation
Doran J. Barnes
Chief Executive Officer
Foothill Transit
Maria Mehranian
Managing Partner
Cordoba Corporation
Robert Sausedo
President & CEO
Community Build Inc
Dulce Vasquez
Vice President of Strategic Advancement
Arizona State University
David Fleming
BizFed Founding Chair
Senior Advisor to Senator Bob Hertzberg
Tracy Hernandez
BizFed Founding CEO, President
IMPOWER, Inc.
Kevin G. Harbour Sr.
BFI Board Members
Ali Sahabi
Chief Financial Officer
Optimum Seismic
Denis Obiang
Director of Power System Planning
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Dr. Eric Bullard
Dean
UCLA Extension
Dr. Noel Hacegaba
Chief Operations Officer
Port of Long Beach
Drew Mercy
Executive Director
Antelope Valley Economic Development and Growth Enterprise (AV EDGE)
Garret Gin
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing & Corporate Affairs
Bank of America
Jennifer Hernandez
Partner
Holland & Knight
Jennifer Zellet
President
Antelope Valley College
Jenny Dudikoff
Public Relations Professional
KP Public Affairs
Julia Juarez
Deputy Commissioner, Community Relations and Outreach Branch
California Department of Insurance
Kevin Klowden
Chief Global Strategist
Milken Institute
Maria Ventura
Regional Public Affairs Manager
SoCal Gas
Mark Wilbur
Chief Executive Officer
FP Solutions
Nathan Keith
Senior Vice President, Real Estate
Tejon Ranch
Patty Senecal
Manager of Southern California
Western States Petroleum Association
Quentin D Strode
President and CEO
Vermont Slauson Economic
Ruth Drizen-Dohs
Founder & CEO
DDCC
Stephen Sachs
CEO
Sachs Management
Trini Jimenez
Vice President of Public Affairs
Watson Land Company
Whitney O’Neill
Vice President, Government Affairs
Charter Communications
BFI Advisory Board Members
Gilbert Ivey
Former CAO
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Adi Liberman
President
Environmental Outreach Strategies
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The BFI Board is comprised of experts from business, nonprofit, education, and labor.
BFI Board Officers
Chair:Â Kevin Klowden, Chief Global Strategist, Milken Institute
Vice Chair:Â 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:Â 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
Craig Kessler, Director – Public Affairs, Southern California Golf Association
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.
BFI Advisory Board Members
Gilbert Ivey, Former CAO, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
