Advisory Board

Scott Pascucci – Co-Chair

Principal, Moneta 9

Scott is the President & COO of Exclusive Releasing. Previously, he was Principal of Moneta 9, a Santa Monica-based music/film/branding services company. …read more.

Amy Elaine Wakeland – Co-Chair

Political Adviser/Community Activist

Amy Elaine Wakeland is an activist, philanthropist, public policy expert, and political strategist. Amy’s professional career includes work as the Senior Political …read more.

David E. Altschul

Partner, Altschul & Olin, LLP

A graduate of Amherst College and Yale Law School, David Altschul has been an activist since his college days when he …read more.

Diane Asselin Baer

Mediator

Lara Bergthold

Principal, Griffin|Schein

Lara Bergthold is a Principal at Griffin|Schein, a cause communications firm based in Los Angeles. Previously, she was the Executive Director of …read more.

Antoinette Bill

Social Worker

Mike Bonin

Councilmember-elect, 11th District, City of Los Angeles

Mike Bonin is a political leader and progressive activist who is committed to social justice. Mike currently serves as Councilmember-elect, 11th District, …read more.

Nancy L. Cohen

Historian/Author

Nancy L. Cohen is a historian, author, and contributor to the Huffington Post. Her books include Delirium: How the Sexual Counterrevolution is …read more.

Nancy Cotton

Sr. Vice President, Programming, Fox Television Studios

Nancy Cotton graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Art History. She has worked in the television industry for more than …read more.

Jeff Farmer

Director of Organizing, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Jeff Farmer is the Director of Organizing for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union representing more than 1.4 million members throughout …read more.

Todd Flora

Santa Monica Rent Control Board Commissioner

For over a decade, Todd Flora has worked to shape public opinion working among some of California's most dynamic leaders in public …read more.

Tracy Gray

Senior Advisor, International Business and Marketing, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Tracy is Senior Advisor of International Business and Marketing for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. She is also a Senior Advisor to the Mayor's …read more.

Lynn Greenberg

LCSW/Activist/Psychotherapist

I’ve always been an activist. In Milwaukee in ’55, I marched for fair housing; in Berkeley in ’65 while becoming a psychotherapist, …read more.

Julie Gutman-Dickinson

Labor Lawyer, Bush Gottlieb Singer Lopez Kohanski Adelstein & Dickinson

Julie has devoted her career to public service, advocating for the rights of workers, immigrants and underserved communities. She is currently a …read more.

Suzy Marks

Philanthropist/Community Activist

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Suzy Marks has devoted her life to community activism. With her husband, Wally Marks, she worked …read more.

Beth Meltzer

Philanthropist/LCSW, PhD

Beth Meltzer, currently retired, worked for more than 50 years as a social worker, psychotherapist and child psychologist. She is Founder, President …read more.

Cathy O’Neill

Philanthropist/Secretary, Board of Trustees, Westside Waldorf School

Cathy O'Neill is a wife and the mother of two girls, ages 12 and 5. She feels privileged to have been …read more.

Douglas Ross

Founder & President, Evolution Media

The founder of the independent production company Evolution Media, Douglas Ross heads up the company’s varied slate of reality programs. Currently, Ross …read more.

Hope J. Singer

Union Labor Lawyer, Bush Gottlieb Singer Lopez Kohanski Adelstein & Dickinson

Hope J. Singer has been a practicing labor lawyer since 1980. She joined her current law firm in 1987 and has been …read more.

Gary Stewart

Music Executive

Gary Stewart has a 35-year background in the entertainment industry working at Rhino Entertainment (the industry's premier archival label) building a culture …read more.

Robert Vinson

Executive Director, VINSON Building Community

Robert Vinson’s passion is building affordable single family housing and community facilities in the greater Los Angeles area. Today, his company, …read more.

Thomas G. Wilhelm

President, Caisson Advisors

Thomas G. Wilhelm is President of Caisson Advisors. Previously, he was Principal at the Yucaipa Companies, a Los Angeles-based private equity investment …read more.