REV. ALTAGRACIA PEREZ, CHAIR

Appointed by Councilmember Eric Garcetti, Thirteenth District
The Rev. Altagracia Perez, S.T.M. Rector, Holy Faith Episcopal Church a diverse congregation which reflects the County of Los Angeles. It is a progressive community committed to the over all health of the Parish of Inglewood, as seen in their work to defeat Wal-Mart's ballot measure that would have cut out community participation. She also serves as a Commissioner on the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. The Rev. Perez is committed to community empowerment and participatory democracy. She is a member of Coalition LA, Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice, Coalition for a Better Inglewood and the Campaign for a New Century.

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JACQUELYN DUPONT-WALKER, VICE-CHAIR

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Mrs. Dupont-Walker possesses more than 35 years as a professional in the public and private sectors. "Jackie" pioneered in desegregating a major university, and has trail blazed on behalf of women and people of color in many arenas. Professionally, her commitment to Faith Centered & Empowering Community Development & Social Work has led to trailblazing involvement in

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JASON LYON, VICE-CHAIR

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - East APC
Vice Chair Jason Lyon is currently serving his second term on the

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DENNIS ARGUELLES

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Dennis Arguelles is the Director of Community and Economic Development for Search To Involve Pilipino Americans, a social service agency serving the Historic Filipinotown district of Los Angeles and the Filipino Americans throughout Los Angeles County. He is the past Executive Director and current President of the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), a federation of over 40 Asian and Pacific Islander community-based organizations in the greater Los Angeles area. He previously served as the Assistant Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center where he co-edited The New Face of Asian Pacific America: Numbers, Diversity and Change in the 21st Century. He also co-authored Beyond Asian American Poverty, one of the first studies to examine poverty in Asian and Pacific Islander American communities. He received his B.A. in Political Science and M.A. in Urban Planning from UCLA.

SAUNDRA BRYANT

Appointed by Councilmember Jan Perry, Ninth District
Saundra Bryant is the Executive Director of

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DORA LEONG GALLO

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Dora Leong Gallo is the Chief Executive Officer of

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CHARLOTTE LAWS

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - South Valley
Charlotte Laws is serving her second term on the

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DR. IRVING LEBOVICS

Appointed by Councilmember Jack Weiss, Fifth District
Irving Lebovics has lived and worked in the Los Angeles since 1981.He was born and raised in New York City where he graduated from Yeshiva College, received Dental degree from Columbia University, and his post doctoral training in Prosthodontics from New York University. He serves as the co-director of the Division of Dentistry, and co-director of the Hospital Dentistry Residency Program at Cedars. In related activity, Irving is the current Chair of the Cedars Sinai Bioethics Committee. Over the past years Irving has been politically active, now chairing the Governmental Relations Council for the California Dental Association. He also chairs the Presidium of Agudath Israel of California, an Orthodox Jewish advocacy group, and is a board member at 2 local private schools. His primary areas of political interest have been Special Education, School Funding, Healthcare, Neighborhood Empowerment, and Religious Freedom. Irving is one of the founding Board members of the Mid City West Neighborhood Council and has served on its Executive Committee for 3 years.

GUY LEEMHUIS

Appointed by Councilmember Herb Wesson, Jr., Tenth District
Guy Leemhuis is an attorney in private practice in Culver City. Previously, he worked as an attorney and Multicultural Affairs Director for Protection & Advocacy, Inc., the largest non-profit disability rights advocacy organization in the country, which provides free legal services to people with disabilities in California. For the past seven years Mr. Leemhuis has been a dedicated community advocate fighting for community empowerment and disability rights. He is a founding member and served as president of the United Neighborhoods of the historic Arlington Heights, West Adams and Jefferson Park communities Neighborhood Council from 2002-2005.

During the past six years, Mr. Leemhuis has been an active participant in the neighborhood council system and has provided leadership in a variety of areas. He has worked closely with the DONE General Manager and staff, Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, Neighborhood Council leaders throughout the city of Los Angeles, and community stakeholders at all levels and is intimately aware of the neighborhood council system and legal framework.

Mr. Leemhuis has been invited to serve as a speaker, trainer, consultant on various DONE activities. He has also participated in various leadership coalitions, particularly in south Los Angeles. For the past four years, he has also been an active member of the 48th Assembly District Empowerment Congress Executive Committee focusing his efforts on quality of life, public safety and mental health issues. He is also a founding member and president of the only state-wide African American disability organization in the California, Harambee Educational Council, Inc.

Mr. Leemhuis has received various community service awards and recognitions, including awards from Mayors James Hahn and Antonio Villaraigosa, Council Members Nate Holden and Martin Ludlow and a resolution from the entire City family for his years of service as President of the United Neighborhoods Neighborhood council from 2002-2005.

JOHN MAVAR

Appointed by Council member Janice Hahn, Fifteenth District
Mr. Mavar is a life long resident of the Los Angeles Harbor Area and is active in his hometown of San Pedro. In 2001, John won the position as Honorary Mayor of San Pedro after raising money for local charities. Mr. Mavar has interned for Former Councilman Rudy Svorinich Jr. during high school. Later, Mr. Mavar worked for Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal as a field representative. John also worked for Mayor James K. Hahn as his Harbor Area director. After receiving his bachelor degree in Business Administration from University of Phoenix, John continued his community involvement and was elected to the governing board of the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council. When Mr. Mavar is not involved in community activities he is a full-time Longshoreman (I.L.W.U.) in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbor.

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JESSICA WETHINGTON MCLEAN

Appointed by Councilmember Jose Huizar, Fourteenth District
Jessica Wethington McLean is honored to be appointed by Councilmember José Huizar to the Neighborhood Council Review Commission. Jessica is a Cincinnati, Ohio native who has worked in film development and production in Los Angeles for more than a decade and has film production credits as producer, writer and A.D. Jessica earned her MFA in film from the American Film Institute after studying at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory where she received her BFA in Electronic Media. She was selected as an International Radio and Television Society Fellow in 1994 and worked for Fox 20th Television in New York before moving to Los Angeles. She has been the recipient of two honorary awards for her work from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Jessica is a founding board member of the

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DENNIS O'SULLIVAN

Appointed by Councilmember Tony Cardenas, Sixth District
Mr. O'Sullivan attended High School at St Nicholas of Tolentine, Bronx, N.Y. He has also completed Business Law and Business Mgt. classes at the University of Hawaii extension and is a graduate of L.A. Mission College Chemical Dependency studies program. Mr. O'Sullivan was employed for 15 years as a motion picture camera technician freelancing for major motion picture and television producers. Also worked in various management positions in the retail and food and beverage industries. In 1990, a volunteer position turned into paid position with People In Progress, Inc. He has worked thru various positions to current one as Executive Director. People In Progress is a social service agency providing program services to the homeless and indigent who primarily have problems with alcohol and drug dependencies.

Mr. O'Sullivan's community service contributions include the following:

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PAUL REZNIK

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - West APC
Mr. Reznik is the co-founder and President,

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JULIAN ROGERS

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - South Los Angeles APC
Julian Rogers is presently the Chair of the Empowerment Congress Southeast Area Neighborhood Development Council. Approximately 13 years ago he became a member of the 8th District Empowerment Congress, Created by Mark Ridley Thomas, and thus began his avocation as a Community Activist in an attempt to improve the quality of life in our great City. For the past several months, Julian along with other South Region council leaders have formed "The South Los Angeles Alliance of Neighborhood Councils" (SLAANC), through the advocating of this Alliance he has had the experience of visiting most of the South Region Councils, and their meetings, this has afforded him knowledge and familiarity of their Boards and practices, he believes this knowledge will serve to be very useful in forming valid recommendations as a 912 commissioner.

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LEN SHAFFER

Appointed by Councilmember Dennis Zine, Third District
Mr. Shaffer has resided in the San Fernando Valley since 1971. He has been an active member of the Tarzana Property Owners Association Board of Directors since 1972. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Tarzana Community and Cultural Center from 200 to 2003 and he continues to advise the current board. He was introduced to the concept of neighborhood councils during a series of conferences sponsored by the

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MARK SIEGEL

Appointed by Council member Tom LaBonge, Fourth District
Mark S. Siegel is a fifty year Los Angeles resident. During the 1980s he was a Deputy for Councilman Joel Wachs. In the 1990's he was a private consultant working primarily with City Employee Labor Unions fighting privatization of City services. During that time he began to publish a fax/email newsletter called Charter Watch, which chronicled the work of the two Los Angeles Charter Commissions. That publication later evolved into City Watch, a widely read publication. He was active in the creation of the

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JOE VITTI

Appointed by Council member Greig Smith, Twelfth District
MS- UCLA; State of California Certified Professional Engineer in Nuclear Engineering; I am retired after a successful 40 year career in the business world. Following are organizations I am currently affiliated with:

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LINDA WONG

Appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Linda Wong is Vice President of Civic Engagement, Communications and Administration for the

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RAPHAEL J. SONENSHEIN, Executive Director

Raphael J. Sonenshein, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at

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