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Mayor-elect Karen Bass Announces Mayoral Transition Advisory Team

Due, Dec 6, 2022, LOS ANGELES – Mayor-elect Karen Bass today announced her Mayoral Transition Advisory Team to provide advice and counsel now and over the course of the first 100 days of her Administration. The team is composed of a broad cross-section of Los Angeles leaders and experts who will also help lay the foundation for long-term success by identifying the best possible talent for positions in the Mayor's Office, City departments and on the City’s 49 Boards and Commissions.

The 5 Honorary Co-Chairs are:

  • Dolores Huerta, Labor and Civil Rights Leader
  • Monica Lozano, President of the College Futures Foundation, formerly Publisher and CEO of La Opinión 
  • Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bank 
  • Steve Soboroff, Civic and Business Leader 
  • Yvonne Wheeler, President of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor 

Members of the Transition Advisory Team possess a broad range of experience in the public and private sectors that Mayor-elect Bass will draw upon to house people immediately, make L.A. safer and expand opportunity in every neighborhood:

  • Fred Ali
  • Raul A. Anaya
  • Martha Arevalo
  • Danny Bakewell, Sr.
  • Keith Black
  • Chancellor Gene Block
  • Kafi Blumenfield
  • Pastor "J" Edgar Boyd
  • Senator Steven Bradford
  • Rosa Bravo
  • Charisse Bremond Weaver
  • Maria Brenes
  • Mara Cohen
  • Gus Corona
  • Governor Gray Davis (ret.)
  • Arnulfo De La Cruz
  • Castulo de la Rocha
  • Senator Maria Elena Durazo
  • Sarah Dusseault
  • Cecilia V. Estolano
  • Rabbi Noah Farkas 
  • Kathay Feng
  • Kathy Finn
  • Veronica Flores
  • President Carol Folt
  • Larry Frank
  • Leslie Gilbert-Lurie
  • Stephanie Graves
  • David Green
  • Controller Wendy Greuel (ret.) 
  • Linda Griego
  • Ari Gutierrez Arambula
  • Gene Hale
  • Chris Hannan
  • Suzi Hoffman-Kipp
  • David Huerta
  • Kim Hunter
  • Nike Irvin
  • Matthew Johnson
  • Evan Kaizer
  • Maral V. Karaccusian
  • Sam Kbushyan
  • Va Lecia Adams Kellum
  • John Kim
  • Stephanie Klasky-Gamer
  • Stewart Kwoh
  • Deborah La Franchi
  • Michael Lawson
  • Tim Leiweke
  • Mary Leslie
  • Jennifer Lin
  • Kerman Maddox
  • Leonard Manoukian
  • Areva Martin
  • Martha Matsuoka
  • Cynthia McClain-Hill
  • Katie McGrath
  • Joseph Tomás McKellar
  • Gloria Medina
  • Diane Middleton
  • Assemblymember Cindy Montañez (ret.)
  • Nicole Mutchnik
  • David Nevins
  • Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez (ret.)
  • Simon Pang
  • Jonathan Parfrey
  • Cookie Parker
  • Manuel Pastor
  • Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez (ret.)
  • Amy Perkins
  • Kevin Pickett
  • Senator Richard Polanco (ret.)
  • Sergio Rascon
  • Alberto Retana
  • Susana Reyes
  • Constance Rice
  • Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
  • Diane Robertson
  • Chancellor Francisco C. Rodriguez
  • Pete Rodriguez
  • Elmer Roldan
  • Ali Sahabi
  • Angelica Salas
  • Bamby Salcedo
  • Maria Salinas
  • Miguel Santana
  • Kenneth Sim
  • Michele Siqueiros
  • Raphael Sonenshein
  • Alexandra C. Suh
  • Gene Sykes
  • Veronica Terriquez
  • Mayor Michael Tubbs (ret.)
  • Catherine Unger
  • Jennifer Valdivia
  • Jon Vein
  • Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (ret.)
  • Kent Wong

Additional committee members may be added moving forward.

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