2024-2025
Board of Directors


Larry Halvorsen
President, Express Employment Professionals
Chairman of the Board

Linda Amato
General Manager, DoubleTree by Hilton Torrance - South Bay

Neera Chanani
CEO, Bluestem Hotel Torrance

Reggie Cheney
Manager, IBO Services & Distribution Center, Sunrider International

Mike Cirona
General Manager, Scott Robinson Automotive Group

Belma Demirovic Chinchoy
Attorney, Iyer Demirovic Chinchoy LLP, dba Immigration General Counsel

Sacha Duncan
SVP/Retail Banking Manager, Malaga Bank

Ralph Felix
District Manager, California Water Services

Jac Folkert
Area Director, Marketing & Community Outreach, UCLA Health

David Gamboa
Senior Associate Vice President, External Affairs & Partnership, CSUDH, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Vince Giuliano
Operator & Owner, Gaetano's Restaurant

Stan Gray
Founding Partner, FastSigns of Torrance

Keith Hobbs
President & CEO, Torrance Memorial Medical Center

Krystle Kibbe
Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente

Sherry Kramer
Director of Community Relations & Marketing, Continental Development Corporation

Gesuina Lafayette
Community Relations Advisor, Torrance Refining Company LLC

Tamala Lewis
Senior Director, Community Affairs and Foundation AEG - Dignity Health Sports Park

Nate Mabry
Chief Administrative Officer, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Providence Saint John's Health Center

Stephen MacAller
District Vice President, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles

Latrice McGlothin
Executive Director, Kinecta Community Foundation, Kinecta Federal Credit Union

Laurie Porter
Owner, Smog City Brewing Co LLC

Karen Pryor
Certified Reverse Mortgage Professional, Mutual of Omaha

Mistee Ruiz
SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Chief People Officer, Facio - "Your People Solution"

Andrea Sala
Executive Director, El Camino College Foundation

Dawn Salvatore
General Manager, Moog Inc.

Sharon Shapiro-Fox
Senior Director of Government Affairs, Athens Services

Liz Schick
Sales, Territory Sales Manager, Virco Manufacturing Inc.

Karl Schmidt
General Council to Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce, Parker Milliken Clark O'Hara & Samuelian, ACP

Luis Trujillo
General Manager, The Roadium Open Air Market

Eric Walli
Assistant Vice President, Division Lead Regional Planning, American Honda Motor Company, Inc.