Board of Directors
2026-2027 Officers & Leadership Cabinet
Chair of the Board
Chris Reese
Associate
Vice President
of University Relations
CSULB
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Bristol
Chief Financial Officer
Brascia Builders
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Nital Patel
External Relations Manager
California Resources Corporation
Member at Large
Rhiannon Acree
President
Cambrian Financial Management Services
Member at Large
Brissa Sotelo-Vargas
Director, Community Relations &
Government Affairs
Valero Wilmington Refinery
Immediate Past Chair
Heather Summers
Chief Marketing Officer
LBS Financial Credit Union
Vice Chair, Public Policy
Charles Gale
Principal Government Affairs Rep.
Metropolitan Water District
Member at Large
Fred Sutton
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
California Apartment Association
Member at Large
Carolyn Caldwell
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center
Legal Council, Ex-Officio Member
Bryce Cullinane
BMC Law
Chair-Elect
Alicia Berhow
Director, State Government Affairs
Spectrum
Vice Chair, Membership
Greg Guthrie
Area General Manager
The Maya
Member at Large
Sumer Temple
Owner
Don Temple Storage
Member at Large
Stephen Herring
General Manager
Republic Services, Inc.
President & CEO
Jeremy Harris
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
2026-2027 Board of Directors
Greg Alexander
P2S
Lisa Arias
Hyatt Regency
Ryan Ashton
Aquarium of the Pacific
David Babore
American Business Bank
Robert Beasley
Moffat & Nichol
Alicia Berhow
Spectrum
Amanda Bombard
Catalina Express
Andre Brose
Fairmont Breakers Long Beach
Dana Buchanan
Primal Alchemy
Cliff Buford
Southwest Airlines
Megan Christensen
Bryson
Brian Devot
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Mark Dodson
Jorge Enciso
Boos & Associates
Michael Flavin
Special Olympics Southern California
Stephanie Garcia
MemorialCare
Kris Gragson
Local Lenz Ai
Mark Guillen
Zayo
Dr. Noel Hacegaba
Port of Long Beach
Jeff Hoover
Boeing Company
Victor Ibarra
Marathon Petroleum
Otto Jun
DENSO Products & Services Americas, Inc.
David Koch
Halbert Hargrove
Peter Kosa
Wells Fargo Bank
Dan Lipton
Beach Cities Media LLC
Alexander Lopez
Seabreeze Business Services, Inc.
Jon Mesko
Long Beach Blast
Noel Pallais
AT&T Services, Inc.
Quentin Roberts
Hilton Long Beach
Diego Rodriguez
City of Hope
Gita Runkle
Long Beach City College
Guy Nicio
Windes
Patty Senecal
Western States Petroleum Association
Joshua Torres
Southern California Edison
Cheryl Vargas
Nonprofit Growth Advisors
Kevin Wetzel
City National Bank
2026-2027 Business Council Chairs
SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL
Kris Gragson
Local Lenz ai
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Charles Gale
Metropolitan Water District
International Business Association
Mark Dodson
WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL
Cheryl Vargas
Nonprofit Growth Advisors
LONG BEACH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Alexander Lopez
Seabreeze Business Services, Inc.