BizFed Institute Officers
Rex Knowles
Director, External Affairs
Verizon
Mark Guillen
Manager of Public Affair
Zayo
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
Robert Sausedo
President & CEO
Community Build Inc
David Fleming
BizFed Founding Chair
Senior Advisor to Senator Bob Hertzberg
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
Kevin Klowden
Chief Global Strategist
Milken Institute
Maria Ventura
Regional Public Affairs Manager
SoCal Gas
Mark Wilbur
Chief Executive Officer
FP Solutions
Patty Senecal
Manager of Southern California
Western States Petroleum Association
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
