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: Michael Anderson Lawson, President & CEO, Los Angeles Urban League
Program Committee Co-Chair: Matt Klink, California Strategies
Program Committee Co-Chair: Dulce Vasquez, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Arizona State University
Program Committee Co-Chair: Doran J. Barnes, Executive Director, Foothill Transit
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
Lawrence Gustafson, Sr. Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Think Together
Adel Hagekhalil, General Manager and CEO, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Jennifer Hernandez, Partner, Holland & Knight
Stephanie Hsieh, Executive Director, Biocom
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
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
Ali Sahabi, Chief Financial Officer, Optimum Seismic
Patty Senecal, Manager of Southern California, Western States Petroleum Association
Rohit Shukla, Founder & CEO, Larta Institute
Bob Smith, Executive Director, Greater Los Angeles New Car Dealers Association
Alene Taber, Counsel, Hanson Bridgett LLP
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
