New Names and Faces
Release from the Mayor's Office:MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA NAMES APPOINTEES TO CITY COMMISSIONS APPOINTEES REFLECT THE BREADTH AND DEPTH OF TALENT AND DIVERSITY ACROSS LOS ANGELES
(Los Angeles, CA) - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa appointed residents from across Los Angeles to city commissions and boards on Monday. Appointments to over two-dozen boards and commissions ranged from the Affordable Housing and Planning Commissions to the Fire and Board of Zoo Commissioners.
“I am excited and grateful that so many talented and experienced Angelenos from across the city have agreed to serve in my administration,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “Their expertise and commitment to public service will serve our city well. These leaders represent the diversity of America’s most diverse city.”
Slightly over half of the appointees announced by the Mayor are women and almost two-thirds are African American, Asian Pacific-Islander or Latino, reflecting the composition of America’s most diverse city.
The announcements Monday follow recent appointments by the Mayor to the Ethics Commission, the Board of Police Commissioners, Harbor Commission, Airport Commission, the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, and the Fire and Police Pensions Commission.
The Mayor’s appointees are subject to confirmation by the Los Angeles City Council.
The appointees are as follows:
Affordable Housing Commission
Stewart Kim, an investment banker from West Los Angeles
Board of Animal Services
Maria Atake of West Los Angeles is president of Atake & Associates, an international communications and marketing consulting firm. Maria specializes in the multimedia, consumer electronics and entertainment fields. She is also CEO of Forte Animal Rescue, a non-profit.
Board of Building & Safety Commissioners
Pedro Birba, an architect and designer who resides in Silverlake.
Board of Civil Service Commissioners
Prosy de la Cruz of Mid City, a retired public health * law enforcement professional for the California Department of Health Services’ Food and Drug Branch.
Board of Information Technology Commissioners
Marsha Nakanishi of El Sereno, a higher-education administrator in the Cal State University system.
Board of Library Commissioners
Robert Chick of Bel Air, Vice Chairman of the Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co.
Board of Neighborhood Commissioners
Raul Estrada of Boyle Heights, Executive Director of El Centro de Ayuda, a families’ in- crisis support organization.
Diane Middleton, a labor attorney and community activist who resides in San Pedro.
Tsilah Berman of Woodland Hills, Executive Director of LA Neighborhood Land Trust.
Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners
Maria Casillas of Valley Village, President of Families in Schools, a non-profit organization created to engage parents in the education of their children and to strengthen the relationship among families, schools and communities.
Board of Taxicab Commissioners
Terri Bialosky of Studio City, Founder and President of PrinT Technology and President of the National Association of Women Business Owners, LA Chapter.
Board of Transportation Commissioners
Paul Kim of Northridge, a retired LAPD Commander.
Board of Zoo Commissioners
Shelby Kaplan-Sloan, a real estate manager who lives in Rustic Canyon
Commission for Children, Youth and their Families
Dr. Mark Schuster of West Los Angeles, a, professor of pediatrics and health services at UCLA.
Rubina Tran Hyder, a 12th grader at Bravo Medical Magnet High School, from Hollywood.
Barbara Yaroslavsky of Mid City/Fairfax District, a longtime community activist and board member of LA Free Clinic and LA’s Best, among others.
Convention Center Board
Christina Noonan of West Los Angeles, Sr. Vice President of Staubach Co.
Cultural Affairs Commission
York Chang, a Silverlake artist and public interest attorney with Neighborhood Legal Services based in Pacoima.
Cultural Heritage Commission
Stanley Stalford of West Los Angeles, President of Stalford Homes, specializing in real estate restoration and development.
Carlos Singer of Hollywood, an attorney at Quinn, Emmanuel, Urquhart, Oliver and Hedges; Board Member, LA Music and Arts School.
Commission on Disabilities
Theresa deVera of Glassell Park, a person with a disability; an activist and recent graduate of Loyola Marymount University.
Commission on the Status of Women
Dominique DiPrima, a talk-radio show host and community activist from South LA.
Lourdes Rivera, an attorney with the National Health Law Program from Echo Park who specializes in children and women’s health issues
Disabled Access Appeals Commission
Rod Lane of Venice, a construction manager and manager of non-profit and affordable housing projects.
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
Patricia Nieto of Echo Park, a youth-law, immigration and workers compensation attorney.
Tony Scudellari of Glassell Park, a music industry executive working at Sony Pictures Television.
Angel Cervantes of Sylmar, a school teacher at Morningside Elementary.
Environmental Affairs Commission
Misty Sanford of Mt. Washington, an environmental activist and attorney at Munger, Tolles and Olsen.
Fire Commission
Dalila Sotelo of Highland Park, Sr. Vice President of McCormack, Barron, Salazar, a developer of affordable housing.
Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System
Adolfo Nodal, a consultant from San Pedro.
Kelly Candaele of Hollywood, writer, filmmaker and member of the Board of Trustees of the LA Community College District.
Los Angeles Convention & Exhibition Center Authority
Tanua Thrash of South Los Angeles, Managing Director of the West Angeles Community Development Corporation.
Robert Lessin of Chatsworth, National Trade Show Industry Liaison for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (I.U.P.A.T).
Los Angeles City Planning Commission
Robin Hughes of Mt. Washington, executive director of the LA Community Design Center, a non-profit architecture, planning and affordable housing development corporation.
Los Angeles Area Planning Commissions
Central Area Planning Commission
Chancee Martorell of Mid City, executive director of the Thai Community Development Corporation.
East LA Area Planning Commission
David Marquez, a community activist and consultant living in Mt. Washington.
North Valley Area Planning Commission
Victor Sampson of Northridge, a financial manager at Coldwell Banker.
South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission
Lee Turner of South LA, a real estate broker, developer and general contractor.
South Valley Area Planning Commission
Gordon Murley of Woodland Hills, a community advocate and assessment district oversight committee member for the acquisition of open space in the Woodland Hills, Santa Monica Mountains and Mulholland Corridor.
West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission
Marianne Parker Brown of West Los Angeles, Associate, Labor Occupational Safety & Health (LOSH) Program at the UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH).
Police Permit Review Panel
Victor Narro of West Los Angeles, an organizer and teacher at the UCLA Labor Center.
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And while cleaning out the inbox, here's one more....
From: Fortuna Ippoliti 8/16/2005
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
It is with bittersweet sadness that I write to inform you that I will be leaving the office of Councilmember Jack Weiss. It has been a pleasure working with each of you as Field Deputy for the past four years. You have all taught me a great deal, and I will use this knowledge at my new job.
I am proud to announce that I will now be the new SFV Area Director for Mayor Villaraigosa effective August 31, 2005. I know that this job is challenging, and I will strive to do my very best. My new office will be (temporarily) in the Braude Building until the new Van Nuys City Hall is completed. My new phone is 818) 778-4990. I look forward to meeting and working with you all in the near future.
All my best,
Fortuna B. Ippoliti
Field Deputy, Councilmember Jack Weiss
14310 Ventura Blvd., Suite 100
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 756-8083
fax (818) 788-9210
http://www.lacity.org/council/cd5/
Posted by Anonymous @ 8/16/2005 05:05:00 PM
18 Comments:
Interesting Antonio named the domestic violence retired commander Paul Kim to Transportation Commission. His daughter had to call the police and have him arrested for beating up mommy then Parks promotes him. Paul Kim all but 10 Asian police officers to endorse Antonio so he could say the rank and file support him. They hate him.
Shelby Kaplan-Sloan was the first chair of the Zoo Commission when it was formed under Riordan. She did a great job and took on the Director Manuel Mollinedo, when he was caught selling animals to the hunts.
When Jimmy Hahn became Mayor, he took her off so he could appoint the wife of his buddy, John Emerson.
Shelby is loved and admired by all Zoo personnel, especially the keepers, who worked hard to convince the Mayor to put her back on the commission.
She is knowledgeable and smart, and will make the Zoo a better place for all of us.
Another adult appointed by the Mayor.
Fortuna is pretty awesome. She will do a great job.
Anyone want to guess WHAT percentage of these people gave Villaraigosa's campaign money in the past year??
50 percent
70 percent
99.99 percent
Yes, they're QUALIFIED! (Their checks cleared).
Heck, one of them was the campaign treasurer.
Who is he supposed to appoint?
Eliseo Villanueva? Ricardo Torres, III? Maybe Nick Pacheco?
Hell, they didn't give him any money!
much props to York Chang!!!
Have any indictments been handed to the new admnistration yet?
Fortuna is awesome. Make AV llok good. At least he will have some professionals on his staff that know how to deal with the people who got him elected. The AV staffers from his Council office may give you trouble because you will know what you are doing.
This is a win for the valley!!!
Good choice Mayor V.
Anyone else notice how AV appoints a Hispanic female to almost every board? One who happens to be around his age or younger, and crossed paths with him at some point?
You can draw the parallels for yourself. But my bet is that if Clinton's appointees were as non-scrutinized as AV's, there'd have been no Paula Jones controversy.
But there is no way that AV was ever involved with Dalila Sotelo. Good god, the man has some standards!
I agree with the previous blogger. Dalila is sort of at the bottom of the barrel. I don't think AV is there yet, give him a few years, maybe she loses a few opunds and gets a better attitude.
Hey does everyone know that Chief Parker also doubles up as Cyberlady.
IS it true that Dalila and Elena Popp are an item?
10:26 AM
The only thing people noticed was that you suggested the only way a Latina can get an appointed position is by sleeping her way into it, not her qualifications. The insult is to women and particularly Latinas.
Guess that makes you a sexist pig AND a racist. Thanks for making that point clear for everyone!
These are some fine picks for commissioners. Antonio has made some good picks here and I think they definately represent the breadth and width of our city's diversity.
Fortuna is HOT. HOT! She is an excellent ho, and Jack's loss is definitely Antonio's gain.
ANONYMOUS - Retired Commander Paul Kim was my Captain at West Traffic Division. He was well liked by the traffic cops and respected for his concerns toward the guys. In addition, he was a great leader and was always willing to hear the voice of experience (Senior Officers, and Detectives). He would never have received the management award if he was not dedicated to the City or the organization.
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