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