Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN

John Manganiello

SVP/Market Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

John G. Manganiello is a Senior Vice President and Market Manager for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Business Banking SBA Lending team. In this capacity, his responsibilities include overseeing and coordinating the activities of a team of business development officers throughout the Western United States. John has been with Bank of America since 1981, where he has held a variety of positions. Since 1994, he has held several Business Banking leadership positions, including serving as the Inland Empire Market Executive, the Central Los Angeles Market Executive, and the Business Development Market Executive, coordinating the Business Banking activities in those individual markets, as well as the region. John attended the University of Southern California, majoring in political science. He grew up in the Los Angeles area, and currently resides in the Eastern San Gabriel Valley with his wife and has three grown children.

PAST CHAIRMAN

Bill Blake

Senior Vice President, Zurich North America

William “Bill” Blake is the Southwest Executive, SVP for Zurich in North America and is responsible for the business that Zurich transacts in Southern CA, Southern NV, AZ, CO, UT, NM and WY.  Bill joined Zurich in 1997 and also served as the Regional Vice President for the Construction Business Unit’s Southwest and Northwest regions.  Prior to joining Zurich, he served as Assistant Vice President at General Star Management Company.  Bill received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Hobart College in Geneva, NY.





VICE-CHAIR

Greg Ferree

Vice President, Distribution, Southern California Edison

Greg Ferree is the Vice President of Distribution in the Transmission and Distribution (T&D) organization at Southern California Edison (SCE).  Elected to that position in December 2013, he is responsible for all aspects of electrical and civil design, construction, maintenance and inspection of the overhead and underground distribution network at SCE, as well as material oversight, vegetation management and all associated field accounting activities.  Greg joined SCE in 1984 and has held a variety of craft, line, staff, supervisory and senior leadership positions.  Greg earned a BS in Business and Management from the University of Redlands and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

SECRETARY

Raul Salinas

Los Angeles Managing Shareholder, AlvaradoSmith

Raul Salinas is the Managing Shareholder of the Los Angeles office of AlvaradoSmith.  He has over 27 years of experience in business, government and international litigation and handles a wide range of cases in a number of industries for public and private sector clients.  Raul is also a prominent member of the community, having founded the California Hispanic Corporate Council Leadership Institute, as well as serving as a board member of the Los Angeles Universal Preschool and the White Memorial Hospital in East LA.  Raul graduated from Loyola Marymount University and Georgetown University Law Center.


TREASURER

Max de Brouwer

VP Finance North America, Grifols

Max de Brouwer is Vice President of Finance for the North American operations of Grifols, a global life sciences company that improves people’s health and well-being. Max joined Grifols in 2007, prior to Grifols he held finance positions at Vivendi, Idealab!, Cinergi Pictures and Ernst & Young. Max holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from USC and a Master’s in Business from the Anderson school at UCLA. He actively supports his former schools as a member of USC Marshall Partners and UCLA Anderson Dean’s Society as well as his children’s schools through the La Canada Flintridge Educational Foundation and Endowment. Born in Belgium, Max is fluent in French and English. Since 2014, Max has participated in Habitat LA with his team at Grifols on builds of affordable housing throughout Los Angeles County.

MEMBERS

  • Gerry Bross

    Owner & General Manager, Hollywood Sierra Kitchens

  • Tom Clarke

    Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

  • Geoff Delahanty

    Wealth Advisor, Thrivent Financial

  • Terri Haack

    President, Terranea Resort

  • Steven Johnson

    Pastor of Business & Finance/CFO, Faithful Central Bible Church

  • Jan Karl

    Vice President, Morley Builders

  • Alex Kweskin

    Managing Director/Head of Human Resources, Union Bank

  • Tammy McGuinness

    Tax Partner, KPMG

  • Michelle Meghrouni

    Senior Counsel, Southern California Gas Company

  • Eric Remensperger

    Partner, Proskauer

  • LeAnne Romesburg

    HR Director, Field Operations, Lowe’s

  • Craig Russell

    Chief Design & Project Delivery Executive, Walt Disney Imagineering

  • Eric Schreiner

    Executive Vice President, AECOM

  • John Sykes

    Vice President, AECOM

  • Renee Valdes

    Executive Vice President, Parking Company of America

  • Araceli Villegas

    Vice President, Global Content, Ringstar Sports

  • Ken Walker

    Partner, EY

  • Beth Zachary

    President & CEO (retired), Adventist Health