Regional Advisory Council

LAist Regional Advisory Council Members

Staff

Herb Scannell
(he/him)

President & CEO
Kristen Muller
(she/her)

Chief Content Officer
Ashley Alvarado
(she/her)

Vice President, Community Engagement + Strategic Initiatives

Members

Shana Barghouti,
Co-Chief Investment Officer
ReMY Investors

Joaquin Beltran - Chair
Founder
Speak Up America

Christian Denhart
Senior Industrial Designer
Karten Design

Sonja Diaz
Founding Executive Director
Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Gisela Friedman
Consultant
Health Educator

Felicia E Friesema - Vice Chair
Director of Marketing and Communications
Foothill Transit

Louis F. Gutierrez
Chief Human Capital & Equity Officer,
Los Angeles World Airports

Steve Hochman
Music journalist
LA Times

Eugene Hung
Feminist
FeministAsianDad.com

Nicole Kuklok-Waldman - Secretary
Consultant
Arbonne Independent

Victoria Simon
Executive Officer
Mayor Bass's Sustainability Office

Sonia Smith-Kang
Social Impact Founder
Mixed Up Clothing

Amy Sommers
Writer

Portia M. Wood
Founding Partner
Wood Legal Group, LLP

Michael Yap
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Auctane

Support for LAist comes from:

Inside information about your favorite programs, community event highlights, and exclusive benefits for LAist listeners.

Latest Headlines