Member Spotlight: Thomas A. Parham, California State University, Dominguez Hills
Thomas A. Parham, Ph.D., is a family man who resides in the Southern California area with his wife, Davida. Dr. Parham is the 11th president…
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Member Spotlight: Yvette Estrada, NBCUniversal
Yvette Estrada leads NBCUniversal’s public policy and advocacy efforts in California. As Director of Government Affairs, she develops and executes substantive strategies involving legislative, government…
Member Spotlight: Monica Banken, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger
This month’s member spotlight is Monica Banken. Ms. Banken is a policy deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the Fifth District.…
Member Spotlight: Patrick Gittisriboongul, Lynwood Unified School District
This month’s member spotlight is Dr. Patrick Gittisriboongul, Assistant Superintendent of Technology & Innovation for Lynwood Unified School District. Dr. Patrick Gittisriboongul has been involved…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Ron Frierson, Amazon
Ron Frierson serves as Director of Economic Development of the U.S. West Region at Amazon. In his role, Ron leads the team that supports and…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Shannon Sullivan, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) is a global leader in the fight against cancer. The organization's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease…
Holiday Member Mixer 2023
We enjoyed celebrating the holidays with our members at our Holiday Member Mixer at The Vista in the US Bank Tower. [image_with_animation image_url="67383" alignment="" animation="Fade…
Member Spotlight: Dr. Narineh Makijan, LARC
The Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC) is the collective voice of LA County’s 19 community colleges with the goal of bridging the gap between LAC’s…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Brett Howroyd, ActOne Group
Brett Howroyd is President of the ActOne Group. As a leader of a multi-billion dollar (USA$), award-winning, international workforce management, and technology enterprise, Brett serves…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Alejandra Santamaria, Univision
Alejandra Santamaria is the interim President, General Manager and Vice President, Director of Sales for Univision Los Angeles, part of TelevisaUnivision, the leading Hispanic media…
Member Spotlight: Justin Erbacci, Los Angeles World Airports
[image_with_animation image_url="66578" alignment="" animation="Fade In" box_shadow="none" max_width="100%"] The transformation of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is bringing forth a reimagined, state-of-the-art experience for the tens…
Letter to LAEDC Members from Outgoing Chair, Rudy Medina
Colleagues, as my year as Chair of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation draws to a close, I want to express my sincere gratitude…
Los Angeles Business Journal 2022 LA500
Each year, the Los Angles Business Journal publishes its LA500, a list of the most influential people in Los Angeles. LAEDC is proud of our…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Punita Patel, Npower
[image_with_animation image_url="65806" alignment="" animation="Fade In" box_shadow="none" max_width="100%"] Punita Patel is a Business and Talent Development Leader with 10+ years of strategic partnership, career coaching, and…
Member Spotlight: Travis Kiyota, East West Bank
Travis Kiyota is the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Affairs for East West Bank. As a member of the Bank’s senior leadership team, Mr.…
Member Spotlight: Winston Damarillo, Talino Labs
Winston Damarillo is the Founder and CEO of Talino Venture Labs, a global venture studio of inclusive fintech startups that bridge the financial inclusion gap…
LAEDC 2021 Holiday Member Mixer
Last Tuesday evening, December 7th, LAEDC members, community partners, and guests gathered under the stars of Grand Central Market’s outdoor patio. Golden Road Brewing generously sponsored…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Jeff Wilson, Chevron
Jeff Wilson is the Manager of Corporate Affairs for Chevron Corporation representing Chevron’s subsidiary companies in the Los Angeles basin. In this role, Jeff leads…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Maria Luisa Camacho, Los Angeles Rams
In her capacity as Director of Government Affairs, Ms. Camacho establishes working relationships with public officials and public agencies throughout the Los Angeles region to…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Lilly Rocha, Latino Restaurant Association
Lilly Rocha is the current CEO of the Latino Restaurant Association, an 800+ member national organization based in Los Angeles, California. Rocha is also the…
LAEDC Members Among the LA Business Journal Top 500 Influencers
Numerous LAEDC member organizations were represented by the individuals recognized in the annual Top 500 Influencer list, published in the LA Business Journal. From all…
Recap: LAEDC Member Mixer
LAEDC members and staff socialized poolside at the brand new Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on 7/26/17. During the event, Jodie Lesh, Senior Vice…
Board of Governors Meeting, April 19 2017: Recap
LAEDC hosted 90 members and guests at our Board of Governor’s meeting on April 19th, with featured speaker LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. LAEDC Chairman…