At our Annual Meeting on December 11, 2007, the Westside Economic Collaborative elected the following individuals to the Board of Directors and Council of Advisors:

WEC Board of Directors

Tom McCullough, Chief Operating Officer, First Regional Bank  --  Chair

Janet Blum, Principal, JB Associates  --  Secretary

David Broome, Assistant Director, Community & Local Government Relations, UCLA

Felicito Cajayon, Dean, Workforce & Economic Development, Santa Monica College

Daniel Cartagena, Assistant to City Manager, City of Beverly Hills

Kriss Casanova, Management Analyst, Redevelopment Agency, City of Culver City

Erika Cavicante, Senior Administrative Analyst, Economic Development Division, City of Santa Monica

Douglass Gore III, Director of Public Relations, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University

Clarence Griffin, Director of Community and Local Government Relations, Loyola Marymount University

Maxine Hammond; Principal; Education and Career Center, Mid-Wilshire Campus

Jeffrey Huffer, Economic Development Project Administrator, City of West Hollywood

James Litz, Government Affairs Director, Beverly Hills / Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS

Sharon O'Rourke, Public Affairs Manager, The Gas Company

Joe Palazzolo, Principal, Real Property Group  --  Treasurer

Paul Reznik, REALTOR, Consortium Real Estate 

Susan Rifkin, Real Estate Manager, CB Richard Ellis

Steven J. Rose, President, Culver City Chamber of Commerce

Gabriel Sermeno; Associate, West Los Angeles, L.A.'s Business Team; City of Los Angeles

Tod Sword; Project Manager, Economic & Business Development; Southern California Edison

Russ Wilson, President, Koontz Hardware

Council of Advisors

Members of the Council of Advisors are individuals who have demonstrable special knowledge and expertise in areas significant to WEC's mission of the corporation. They advise the Board of Directors and staff regarding WEC's programs, actions and activities.

Hon. Richard Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Santa Monica

Steve Bloom, Founder & CEO, RENTV.com and Sublease.com

Bob Champion, President, Champion Development Group

Michael Corrin, Manager, Business and Job Resources Division, Los Angeles World Airports

Hon. Carol Gross, Vice Mayor, City of Culver City

Frank Gruber, Columnist, The LookOut

Iao Katagiri, Deputy Vice President, External Affairs and Director of Community Relations, RAND Corporation

Larry Kosmont, President & CEO, Kosmont Companies

Hon. Abbe Land, Councilmember, City of West Hollywood

Hon. Scott Malsin, Councilmember, City of Culver City

Hon. Pam O'Connor, Councilmember and Chair, Metro Board of Directors, City of Santa Monica

Leslie Parness, Lead Business Services Representative, Marina del Rey WorkSource Center

A.J. Paz, Corporate Director, Real Estate, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Hon. Jeffrey Prang, Mayor Pro Tem, City of West Hollywood

Neil Resnick, Executive Vice President / Transaction Services, Grubb & Ellis

Willa Robinson, Regional Manager, Los Angeles West South Bay Region, California Employment Development Department

Brandon Shamim, President, Beacon Management Group

Dr. Christopher Thornberg, Principal, Beacon Economics

Patricia Tubert, Deputy Executive Director, Los Angeles World Airports

Justin White, Regional Manager, Marcus & Millichap

Rod Wood, City Manager, City of Beverly Hills