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Board of Directors

2024-2025 Officers & Leadership Cabinet

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Chair of the Board
Sumer Temple
Owner 
Don Temple Storage

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Immediate Past Chair
Vice Chair of Economic Development

Trini Jimenez
Vice President Public Affairs
Watson Land Company

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Chair-Elect
Heather Summers
Senior Vice President, Marketing
LBS Financial Credit Union

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Vice Chair of Public Policy
Alicia Berhow
Director, State Government Affairs
Charter

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California State University, Long Beach

Vice Chair, Community Development
Chris Reese
Associate Vice President of University Relations
CSULB

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Member at Large
Tomi D Riley
Manager, Government Relations - West
Air Products 

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Vice Chair of Economic Development
Greg Guthrie
General Manager
Hotel Maya

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Member at Large
Rhiannon Acree
President
Cambrian Homecare 

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Member at Large
John Howard

Owner/Operator
Chick-Fil-A at the Long Beach Towne Center

Lynette McKinnon

Vice Chair, Membership
Lynette McKinnon

Senior Director - Engineering 
Boeing

Scott Bristol

Member at Large
Scott Bristol

Chief Financial Officer
Brascia Builders

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Member at Large
Fred Sutton
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
California Apartment Association 

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Member at Large
Carolyn Caldwell

President & Chief Executive Officer
Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center

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President & CEO
Jeremy Harris 
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

2024-2025 Board of Directors

Rhiannon Acree
Cambrian Homecare

Greg Alexander
P2S, Inc.

Lisa Arias
Hyatt Regency

Robert Beasley
Moffat & Nichol

Alicia Berhow
Charter

Scott Bristol
Brascia Builders

Dana Buchanan
Primal Alchemy

Cliff Buford
Southwest Airlines

Carolyn Caldwell
Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center

Megan Christensen
Bryson

Mario Cordero
Port of Long Beach

Bryce Cullinane
Keesal, Young & Logan

Brian Devot
Farmers & Merchants Bank

Mark Dodson
Bank of America

Kris Gragson
GK Media Inc.

Greg Guthrie
Hotel Maya

Stephen Herring
Republic Services

Ken Houp
UHS Insurance Agency

John Howard
Chick-fil-A at the Long Beach Towne Center

Craig Ima
Windes

Melissa Infusino
Long Beach City College

Trini Jimenez
Watson Land Company

Otto Jun
DENSO Products & Services Americas, Inc.

Blair Kent
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center

David Koch
Halbert Hargrove

Peter Kosa
Wells Fargo Bank

Dan Lipton
Beach Cities Media LLC.

Celina Luna
Southern California Edison

Seffrah Orlando
Scan Health Plan

Lynette McKinnon
Boeing Company

Silvano Merlo
Courtyard Marriott
Long Beach Downtown

Pejmon Noori
Baypoint Insurances Services

Celina Luna
Southern California Edison

Dr. Lourdes Ramos
MOLAA

Christopher Reese
California State University Long Beach

Tomi Riley
Air Products

Mitra Rogers
Amazon Web Services

Yvonne Santos
Poppy Bank

Patty Senecal
Western States Petroleum Association

Hans Stone
BluPrint Home Loans

Heather Summers
LBS Financial Credit Union

Fred Sutton
California Apartment Association

Dr. Nishan Tchekmedyian MD
City of Hope

Sumer Temple
Don Temple Storage

Dan Vozenilek
AT&T

Justin White
Centennial Advisers

Mark Miller
AES Alamitos

Brissa Sotelo-Vargas
Valero Wilmington Refinery

Jim Zehmer
TABC, Toyota

2024-2025 Business Council Chairs

SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL
Kris Gragson
GK Media

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Alicia Berhow
Charter Communications

International Business Association
Mark Dodson
Bank of America

WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL
Dana Buchanan
Primal Alchemy

LONG BEACH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Pejmon Noori
Bayshore Insurance Services

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