Valley Industry and Commerce Association - Leadership: Officers & Board

Leadership: Board and Board of Governors

Message From the Chair

David Adelman
Chair, 2012 VICA Board of Directors

It is both an honor and a privilege to assume the role as Chairman of the Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) for 2012. VICA is a political powerhouse, serving as the voice of the business community at all levels of government.

VICA maintains its reputation for effective business advocacy with monthly advocacy trips to Sacramento and regular appearances at L.A. City Hall. A considerable number of our members also travel across the country to Capitol Hill. Our staff and board members are well-known among local, state and national opinion leaders.

While VICA’s tradition of aggressive advocacy is documented, our membership is my personal passion. I believe that VICA’s true strength lies in its membership. At a time when organizations similar to ours are experiencing membership contraction, it is no surprise to me that we continue to grow.

Nevertheless, I understand that we cannot take the support of our members for granted. This is why I am dedicated to ensuring membership value, increasing leadership opportunities for our members and expanding our membership into new industries and geographic areas.

Our advocacy prowess is rooted in the caliber and engagement of our membership. This is why your endorsement of our work to create jobs, ease regulation, lower business taxes and ensure the San Fernando Valley receives adequate representation is so important.

Your investment in VICA ensures that our advocacy efforts continue. And, the more businesses that invest in VICA, the stronger our voice will be. I encourage you to share your policy concerns and business needs with VICA, so that we can continue to carry your message to politicians, public officials and the media.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

David Adelman

2012 VICA Board of Directors

David Adelman*
Greenberg & Bass

Steve Afriat
The Afriat Consulting Group

Chris Angelo
Stay Green Inc.

Javier Angulo
Walmart

Jill Banks Barad
Jill Barad & Associates

Russel Buetow
Microsoft
Samona Caldwell
State Farm Insurance

Susan Carleo
Valley College

Robert Case
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne

Julia Cooksey
Verizon

Brad Cox*
Trammell Crow Co.

Angela Driscoll
Vulcan Materials Company

James Dunn
Airtel Plaza Hotel

Janelle Etchepare
Manpower

Fred Gaines**
Gaines & Stacey

James Garrison
Pacific Federal Insurance Corp.

Josh Gertler*
Consensus Inc.

Ayahlushim Getachew
Thomas Properties Group, Inc.

David Goldberg *
Armbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP

Maricela Gomez
Paramount Pictures Corp.

Gilbert Gonzales
Vons
Larry Gray
SEC Civil Engineers, Inc.
Lisa Gritzner
Cerrell Associates, Inc.

Mark Hardyment
Bob Hope Airport

Jeffrey Heisinger
US Bank

Randal Hernandez
Union Bank

Susan Hollander
Providence Health & Services

Maria Hoye
Latham & Watkins

Fiona Hutton*
Fiona Hutton & Associates, Inc.

Cynthia Kawa
New Horizons

Edgar Khalatian
Paul Hastings LLC

Coby King*
MWW Group

Jack Klunder
Daily News of Los Angeles

Mel Kohn
Kirsch, Kohn & Bridge LLP

Andrew Kugler
Mayer Brown

Scott Lane
JP Morgan Chase

Marlee Lauffer
Newhall Land

Layne Lawson
Clear Channel Outdoor

Deane Leavenworth
Time Warner Cable

Todd Lindgren*
FilmL.A., Inc.

Greg Lippe* **
Gregory N. Lippe Accountancy Corp.

Dana Martin *
ITT Technical Institute

Pegi Matsuda
San Fernando Valley Business Journal

Tom McCarty
The McCarty Company LLC

Jeff McConnell*
Englander Knabe & Allen

Jacque McMillan
Metropolitan Water District

Stacy Miller*
Stacy Miller Public Affairs

Douglas Morton
Bobrick Washroom Equipment

Walter Mosher**
Precision Dynamics Corp.

Ann Muenster-Nuiry
ACS Parking & Safety Solutions

Scott Murphy
AmeriTel, Inc.

Susan Ng
Kaiser Permanente

Steve Nissen
NBCUniversal

Francine Oschin
Oschin Partners

Jerald Otchis
Certified Public Accountant

Sanford Paris**
Paris Industrial Parks

Ross Pendergraft
USI of Southern California Insurance Services, Inc.

Veronica Perez
Holland & Knight

Vance Peterson
California State University, Northridge

Lisa Pitney
The Walt Disney Company

James Polish
Carlsmith Ball LLP

Sharyn Quinn*
L/B/W Insurance & Financial Services

Joseph Ramallo
L.A. Department of Water & Power

Julie Reback
Valley Presbyterian Hospital

John Rodriguez
Billboard Connection

Brad Rosenheim*
Rosenheim & Associates

Sepand Samzadeh*
Valley Recycling Center

Marvin Selter**
CMS, Inc.

Bert Seneca
The Beverly Garland Holiday Inn

Rochelle Silsbee
Southern California Gas Company

Jan Sobel*
Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley

Don St. Clair
Woodbury University

Jeff Sweet
The Boeing Company

Kevin Tamaki*
AT&T

Francisco Uribe
Home Depot

Marla Vasquez
Wells Fargo

Stuart Waldman*
VICA

Ben Wong
Southern California Edison

Keith Zimmet
Lewitt, Hackman, Shapiro, Marshall & Harlan

*Denotes executive committee members
**Denotes past board chairs

2012 Board of Governors

Lee Alpert
Alpert, Barr & Grant, APLC

Roberto Barragan
Valley Economic Development Center

John Bradley
Attorney & Business Consultant

Carolyn Casavan
Casavan Consulting

Martin Cooper**
Cooper Communications

David Fleming**
Latham & Watkins

Robert Hertzberg
Mayer Brown

Ross Hopkins**
Ross Hopkins & Associates

Richard Katz
Richard Katz Consulting

Clay Lacy
Clay Lacy Aviation

Steve Lew**
Retired

Peter Satuloff
Anderson, Satuloff, Machado & Mendelsohn