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Regional Advisory Council

LAist Regional Advisory Council Members

Staff

Ashley Alvarado (she/her)
Vice President, Community Engagement + Strategic Initiatives


Members

Shana Barghouti - Secretary
Co-Chief Investment Officer
ReMY Investors

Jordan Burns
Communications Consultant

Cyndie Chang
Managing Partner, Los Angeles
Duane Morris

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

Elsie Orianna Garcia
Community Member

Erica Liepmann
Nonprofit Leader
Ready to Launch

Juily Phun
Associate Professor & Consultant

Amy Sommer
Writer

Michael Yap - Interim Chair
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Auctane