Board/Committees

EXECUTIVE BOARD:

BOARD CHAIR – Sylvia Arredondo
VICE-CHAIR: Valerie Contreras
TREASURER: Roque Pech
SECRETARY: Catherine (Cathy) Familathe
SERGEANT AT ARMS/PARLIAMENTARIAN: Rick Cruz
SERGEANT AT ARMS: Ernesto (Ernie) Aguilar

BOARD MEMBERS:

Nancy Anaya
Socorro Fimbres
Monica Garcia-Massey
Margaret Hernandez
Robert Jones
Ignacio (Nacho) Ortiz
Carlos Sanchez

(To email one of these board members visit the Empowerla website for email links.)

COMMITTEES

Bylaws Committee – 2nd Thursday of every month – 6pm
Location: TBA
Chair: Socorro Fimbres
Committee members: Sylvia Arredondo, Valerie Contreras, Ernie Aguilar

Beautification Committee – 2nd Tuesday of every month – 6:30pm
Wilmington Public Library
Chair: Robert Jones
Committee members: Valerie Contreras

Budget & Finance Committee – 2nd Wednesday of each month – 6:00pm
Wilmington Public Library
Chair: Roque Pech
Committee Members: TBD

Environmental Committee – 3rd Monday of every month – 6:30pm
Wilmington Public Library
Co-Chairs: Monica Garcia-Massey & Sylvia Arredondo
Committee members: Christian Guzman

Planning and Land Use Committee – 2nd monday of the month – 6:30pm
Wilmington Public Library
Co-Chairs: Valerie Contreras and Monica Garcia-Massey
Committee Members: TBD

Public Works Committee – Date, Time and Location: TBA
Chair: Carlos Sanchez
Committee members: Valerie Contreras

Publicity & Communications Committee
Chair: Nancy Anaya
Committee Members: Ignacio Ortiz, Valerie Contreras, Sylvia Arredondo

Transportation Committee – 3rd Tuesday of every month – 7pm
Wilmington Public Library
Chair: Carlos Sanchez
Committee members: Sylvia Arredondo & Valerie Contreras

BOARD LIAISONS to City Departments:

HANC (Harbor Alliance of Neighborhood Councils) – Roque Pech & Socorro Fimbres

Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance – Sylvia Arredondo

NC Emergency Preparedness Alliance – Ignacio Ortiz & Cathy Familathe

NC Budget Reps – Roque Pech & Valerie Contreras

NC Budge Advocoate – Monica Garcia-Massey

Public Works – Valerie Contreras

Animal Services – Robert Jones & Sylvia Arredondo

DWP – Carlos Sanchez

Planning – Carlos Sanchez, Valerie Contreras & Rick Cruz

Filming – Rick Cruz, Monica Garcia-Massey & Ignacio Ortiz

Great Streets – Monica & Rick & Robert Jones & Margaret & Valerie

Employment – Monica & Margaret & Robert Jones

Vision Zero – Carlos Sanchez & Socorro Fimbres

Transportation – Carlos Sanchez, Sylvia Arredondo & Rick Cruz

Gender Equality – Sylvia Arredondo & Nancy Anaya

Domestic Violence – Valerie Contreras

Affordable Housing – Ernie Aguilar & Margaret Hernandez

Homeless – Ernie Aguilar, Rick Cruz, Ignacio Ortiz and Nancy Anaya

Aging – Ernie Aguilar, Rick Cruz and Nancy Anaya

Port – Ernie Aguilar, Rick Cruz, Ignacio Ortiz, Cathy Familathe, Valerie Contreras and Nancy Anaya

Building & Safety – Carlos Sanchez

OTHER INFORMATION:

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Previous Board Seat Information

PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBERS:

Adair, Matthew – SECRETARY – Member at Large (elected)
Arredondo, Sylvia – Member at Large (elected)
Caraballo-DiRuggiero, Marisela – Port of Los Angeles (appointed)
Domonoske, Dan – Business and Industry (selected)
Fimbres, Socorro – Labor (selected)
Grothe, Janet D. – Business and Industry (selected)
Hernandez, Arthur – Resident (selected)
Jasso, Robert – Resident (selected)
Kern, Gary – Seniors (selected)
Medel, Diana – Resident (selected)
Moreno, Cecilia – CHAIR – Non-Profit Fraternal (selected)
Ramirez, Alberto M. – Resident (selected)
Sanborn, Michael – Park Advisory (selected)
Sullivan, Patricia – Churches (selected)
Trani, Robert – Resident (selected)
Valladolid, Patricia – VICE CHAIR – Education (selected)
Wilson, Patrick – TREASURER – Business and Industry (selected)

	Photos from 8th Anniversary celebration. Our dinner was catered by the L.A. Harbor College Culinary Program and all the attendees were treated to a wonderful meal. ”