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LILLY ACUNAEnvironmental Planner

HNTB Corporation

MARTIN L. ADAMSGeneral Manager & Chief Engineer

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power

BYRON ALLENFounder, Chairman & CEO

Allen Media Group LLC / Entertainment Studios

KACIE ANDERSONBrand Partnerships & Creative Strategist

KKA

MONA ANDREWSFounder & CEO

Stay In The Game

LANCE BLAIRStudio / Operations ManagerCloud Imperium Games (CIG)

TINA BOHNAssociate Director and Global Diversity,

Equity and Inclusion Strategic Initiatives LeadProtiviti

SCOTT BOWLINGPresident and CEO

Exceptional Children’s Foundation (ECF)

LARA BRANCHDirector of Member Outreach

Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles

GIOVANNA BRASFIELDVice President

Flatiron Construction

JOHN BWARIEFounder & CEO

Stratiscope

KAREN A. CLARKSenior Vice President and Multicultural

Strategy ManagerCity National Bank

KELLY COFFEYChief Executive OfficerCity National Bank

AMANDA CORBETDirector of Community Outreach & Inclusion

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

JEFF DAILEYChief Executive OfficerFarmers Insurance

DR. YASMIN DAVIDDSFounder & CEO

Multicultural Women Executive Leadership Foundation

CARL DELIAPresident

Emser Tile, LLC

CHRISTINE DESCHAINESenior Vice President, BrokerageKennedy Wilson Properties, Ltd.

HAYLEY DICKSONFinancial Advisor

Northwestern Mutual

LORENZO ESPARZACEO and Founding Principle

Manhattan West Asset Management

LAURA FARBERPartner

Hahn & Hahn LLP

ROSE FERNANDEZCEO

Algenist

ROBERTA FITZGERALDFinancial Advisor

Northwestern Mutual

BREE FRANKCEO and FounderHUE You Know

GARLAND FULLERSr. Diversity Recruiting Business Partner

CBRE

KYMBERLY GARRETTChief People OfficerChildren’s Bureau

JULIE GERCHIKPartner and Chair of the D&I Committee

Glaser Weil

REANN GONZALESExecutive Assistant to CEO & Board Liaison,

Innovation & Excellence Steering Committee, Chair Sponsor, USHS Diversity NetworkUnion Station Homeless Services

MEREDYTH GONZALEZCampaign Development ManagerLeukemia & Lymphoma Society

KWAKU GYABAAHVice President

Clark Construction Group

DESERT HORSE-GRANTChief of Innovation at UCLA Hospital System, Senior Director of UCLA Health

Research and Innovation, and Co-Executive Director of UCLA BiodesignUCLA Health

COOPER HARRISFounder & CEO

Klickly

HARMA HARTOUNIOwner | Operating Principal

Keller Williams - Harma Real Estate

KYLE HJELMESETHFounder & CEO

G&B Digital Management

JONATHAN HODGEFinancial Advisor & Senior Portfolio Manager

UBS Wealth Management USA

JOHN IINOChief Diversity Officer

Reed Smith LLP

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MONICA M. JARAMILLOCo-Founder LABEL The Agency, & Principal

Monica Jaramillo PRLABEL The Agency

EDDIE JAUREGUIPartner

Holland & Knight

MEI-LON JIMENEZCo-Founder and CEO

Chica Beauty

TONI JIMENEZCo-Founder and CEO

Chica Beauty

ERIN KHANConstruction Solutions Director

Suffolk

TONY LEEManaging Partner

Dickerson Insurance Services

ART LEWINCEO

Art Lewin Bespoke

KEN LONGPresident and CEO

Largo Concrete, Inc.

CAPRI MADDOXExecutive Director / General ManagerOffice of Mayor Garcetti / LA Civil +

Human Rights and Equity Dept

MARK MASLIAHFinancial Advisor

Northwestern Mutual

MELANIE MAWEMAOffice Administrator

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

TERESA MAXWELLDBE Compliance Manager

Skanska USA Inc.

TOM MCCABECEO

DBS Bank Ltd

DEBRA MEPPENPartner and Chair of the Gordon & Rees National

Labor and Employment Law Practice Group

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

ALEX MERUELOFounder and CEOMeruelo Group

ARLEEN MILIANDirector of Client Relations, Diversity & Inclusion

Murchison & Cumming, LLP

BRIAN MILLSFinancial AdvisorLido Advisors

LAUREL MINTZFounder & CEO

Elevate My Brand

ELIZABETH MORGANTalent Acquisition SpecialistTakeda Pharmaceuticals

NEAL MORRISONDiversity Outreach Director

City Career Fair

MONICA MUNOZHead of People & Culture

Algenist

DR. JESSICA NOUHAVANDICo-CEO, Co-Founder, Lead Pharmacist

Honeybee Health

MICHAEL ORMONDELos Angeles Region Bank President

Wells Fargo

PURVI PATELPartner

Morrison & Foerster LLP

JENNIFER PERKINSCommunity Relations Director

Oasis LA

MARK PILONExecutive Director Susan G. Komen

Los Angeles County AffiliateSusan G. Komen

GEORGE PLAFounder & CEO

Cordoba Corporation

JODIE POIRIERExecutive Managing Director

Colliers

KANDIS PULLIAMManager, Rosebowl Aquatics Center &

Head Coach Rosebowl RaysRBAC

SMITHA RAVIPUDI, MPHChief Executive Officer of USC Care and

Ambulatory Care ServicesKeck Medicine of USC

DANONE SIMPSONCEO & President

Montage Insurance Solutions

ANGELA ROSEBOROChief Diversity Officer and Talent Acquisition Lead

Riot Games

TANA RYANPartner

Kirkland & Ellis

VICTOR SELFVice President of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Barry’s

DAVID SHIMKINMember (Partner)Cozen O’Connor


KRISTINE RODRIGUEZFounder/CEOGRL Collective

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Primestor

KIM SNYDERPresident of the West Region

Prologis Inc.

DAN STUEVECEO | Team Lead

Keller Williams - Harma Real Estate

SARA TERHEGGENFounder and CEO

The NBD Group, Inc.

MARK TRIBBITTAssociate Professor of Strategy and Diversity

and Inclusion Committee ChairmanPepperdine University Graziadio Business School

T. TARA TURK-HAYNESVice President, DEI

Leaf Group

RICHARD VALENZACEO & FounderRaise A Child

VIA VAN LIEWDirector of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Aerospace Corporation

EMILY BURKHARDT VICENTEPartner; Co-Chair of Diversity & Inclusion Committee;

Co-Chair of Labor & Employment practiceHunton Andrews Kurth LLP

BIANCA VOBECKYPresident & CEO

Vobecky Enterprises, Inc.

JOSEPH WIDJAJAAudit Manager

Crowe LLP

VAUGHN WILLIAMS, IIIProgram Manager, Supplier Diversity /

Supplier ExcellenceSouthern California Gas Company

KEN WISEMANChief Workforce Development Officer

AMS Fulfillment

PETER WOOPartner

Goldberg Segalla

DANIEL WUPartner

Fox Rothschild LLP

STEPHANIE YONEKURAPartner

Hogan Lovells

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KELLER WILLIAMS - HARMA REAL ESTATE

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