Board of Directors
2023-2024 Officers & Leadership Cabinet
Chair of the Board
Vice Chair of Economic Development
Trini Jimenez
Vice President Public Affairs
Watson Land Company
Immediate Past Chair
Rhiannon Acree
President
Cambrian Homecare
Chair-Elect
Sumer Temple
Owner
Don Temple Storage
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Partridge
HCVT
Vice Chair of Public Policy
Alicia Berhow
Director, State Government Affairs
Charter
Vice Chair of Community Development
Heather Summers
Senior Vice President, Marketing
LBS Financial Credit Union
Vice Chair of Membership
John Howard
Owner/Operator
Chick-Fil-A at the Long Beach Towne Center
Member at Large
Carolyn Caldwell
President & Chief Executive Officer
Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center
Member at Large
Ken Houp
Principal
UHS Insurance Agency
Vice Chair of Economic Development
Faviola Ochoa
Director of Government Affairs
Liberty Utilities
Member at Large
Jim McCluskie
Vice President
Moffatt & Nichol
President & CEO
Jeremy Harris
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Member at Large
Mitra Rogers
Public Policy Lead
Amazon Web Services
Member at Large
Fred Sutton
Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
California Apartment Association
2023-2024 Board of Directors
Rhiannon Acree
Cambrian Homecare
David Babore
City National Bank
Alicia Berhow
Charter
Michael Brascia
Brascia Builders
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
John Hilton
California Resources Corporation
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
Patrick Maloney
Scan Health Plan
Jim McCluskie
Moffatt & Nichol
Lynette Mckinnon
Boeing Company
Silvano Merlo
Courtyard Marriott
Long Beach Downtown
Faviola Ochoa
Liberty Utilities
Ryan Partridge
HCVT
Dr. Lourdes Ramons
MOLAA
Christopher Reese
California State University Long Beach
Sofia Riley
TGIS Catering
Tomi Riley
Airproducts
Mitra Rogers
Amazon Web Services
Yvonne Santos
Poppy Bank
Patty Senecal
Western States Petroleum Association
Sue Snead
YMCA of Greater Long Beach
Hans Stone
Bluprint Home Loans
Heather Summers
LBS Financial Credit Union
Fred Sutton
California Apartment Association
Dr. Nichan Tchekmedyain
City of Hope
Sumer Temple
Don Temple Storage
Jesse Urquidi
P2s Inc.
Dan Vozenilek
AT&T
Justin White
Centennial Advisers
Weikko Wirta
AES Alamitos
Jim Zehmer
TABC, Inc/Toyota
Brissa Sotelo-Vargas
Valero Wilmington Refinery
2023-2024 Business Council Chairs
SMALL BUSINESS COUNCIL
John Howard
Chick-Fil-A at the Long Beach Towne Center
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL
Rhiannon Acree
Cambrian Homecare
International Business Association
Mark Dodson
Bank of America
WOMEN’S BUSINESS COUNCIL
Yvonne Santos
Poppy Bank
LONG BEACH YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
Bryce Cullinane
Keesal Young & Logan