Leadership is important. The type of leadership you have has a direct influence on the success of your company, and the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce boasts some of the best. Whether you’re a small business, large corporation, or nonprofit—like the chamber—your growth relies on the strength and dedication of those in charge; and that is why the LAX Coastal Chamber is proud to announce their 2019-2020 Leadership.
On Friday,
June 21, the LAX Coastal Chamber headed to the top floor of the picturesque
Marina del Rey Marriott Hotel to celebrate their sold-out Installation Awards
Gala. It was an evening of celebrating in Palm Springs as they thanked outgoing
Chair Ryan Gales of Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Honorary Mayor Cozette
Vergari of Vergari & Napolitano, and their 2018-2019 Board of Directors. As
a thank you for a successful year, both Gales and Vergari presented awards to
the individuals and companies that helped them thrive, such as the Corporate
Partner of the Year: United Airlines, Distinguished Partner Award: Hilton Los
Angeles Airport Hotel, Outstanding Committee: Development, Design &
Construction Group led by Rashmi Menon of Parsons and Anthony Kirby of Arup,
and Chairman’s Award: Mike Harriel of SoCalGas.
Special
guest Javier Cano joined the Chamber as their Installing Officer. Cano is Vice
President and Market General Manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, JW
Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE, as
well as the Courtyard and Residence Inn Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE. This three
time “General Manager of the Year” award winner was honored take the stage with
the LAX Coastal Chamber once again, reminiscing fondly over his history as “The
Chamber Guy” and when he served as President—now called Chairman of the
Board—of the organization in the year 2000.
Smiles
filled the room as Cano praised the Chamber’s dedication to the community
before welcoming the 2019-2020 Leadership, Chair Michael D’Amodio of Seaview
Investors, Honorary Mayor Kelly King of Villa del Mar Apartments & Marina,
and their Board of Directors. This year’s board includes representatives from
such local pillars as Google, LAWA, Parsons, Hollywood Park Casino, Southwest
Airlines, Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai, AvAirPros, and Loyola Marymount
University.
To
continue the festivities, the Chamber also congratulated their 12th
graduating class of the LAX Coastal Leadership Academy. After 9 months of
leadership training—paired with gaining knowledge of the people and places that
make up the LAX Coastal region—each graduate was presented with a certificate
of completion and a sense of pride. To demonstrate the success of the program,
Leadership Academy facilitator Kevin Walsh of Global Community Enrichment asked
every graduate in the room to stand up to a wave of applause.
As an
organization that has been working toward the betterment of this community
since 1953, the LAX Coastal Chamber would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank
You!” to local businesses, professionals, and residents for allowing them to
serve such an amazing neighborhood. Here’s to another 65+ years of success!
2019-2020 LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce
Leadership
Michael D’Amodio, Seaview Investors, Chair
Kelly King, Villa del Mar Apartments & Marina, Honorary Mayor
Ryan Gales, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Immediate Past Chair
Board of Directors
Charles Bassett, Wallypark
Karl Brooks, KRB Construction
Maria Canchola, Hollywood Park Casino
Andrew Chereck, Bryan Cave
Joe Coleman, Decron Properties
Grant Coonley, Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel
Christine Dieu, Marina del Rey Hotel
Alexandra Dumas, Google
Tracy Fietz, Kaiser Permanente
Thomas Flintoft, Kindel Gagan Inc.
Gabriela Flores, Cedars-Sinai
Kayla Friedman-Barb, Vanto Group
Art Galvan, Southwest Airlines
Rod Gopiao, Los Angeles Airport Marriott
Jon Graff, Reason Foundation
Mike Harriel, SoCalGas
Anthony Kirby, Arup
Cody Koopmann, Drollinger Properties
Rae Lamothe, Golding & Lamothe
Todd LaPlante, CBRE
Jonathan Lonner, Burns & Bouchard
John Loussarian, Westchester Family YMCA
Rashmi Menon, Parsons
Tony Palermo, Tony P’s Dockside Grill
Lori Peters, AvAirPros
Mila Petrenko, Otis College of Art and Design
Fred Puza, Loyola Marymount University
Stephanie Sampson, Los Angeles World Airports
Matthew Swanlund, Aesthetic Legal
David Voss, Jr., Voss, Silverman & Braybrooke, LLP
Stephanie Younger, Stephanie Younger Group | Compass
The LAX
Coastal Chamber would also like to once again recognize the sponsors that made
the 2019 Installation Awards Gala possible.
Platinum
Sponsor:
Kaiser Permanente, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines
Gold Sponsor:
Cedars-Sinai, Drollinger Properties, Gateway Los Angeles, Hollywood Park
Casino, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Kindel Gagan, Lincoln Properties, Loyola
Marymount University, Seaview Investors
Silver
Sponsor:
Arup, Burns & Bouchard, Los Angeles World Airports, Marina del Rey
Convention & Visitors Bureau, Pacifica Hotels
Bronze
Sponsor:
Los Angeles Airport Marriott, Marina del Rey Marriott, SoCalGas
Chamber Welcomes a New Year of Leadership
Leadership is important. The type of leadership you have has a direct influence on the success of your company, and the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce boasts some of the best. Whether you’re a small business, large corporation, or nonprofit—like the chamber—your growth relies on the strength and dedication of those in charge; and that is why the LAX Coastal Chamber is proud to announce their 2019-2020 Leadership.
On Friday, June 21, the LAX Coastal Chamber headed to the top floor of the picturesque Marina del Rey Marriott Hotel to celebrate their sold-out Installation Awards Gala. It was an evening of celebrating in Palm Springs as they thanked outgoing Chair Ryan Gales of Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Honorary Mayor Cozette Vergari of Vergari & Napolitano, and their 2018-2019 Board of Directors. As a thank you for a successful year, both Gales and Vergari presented awards to the individuals and companies that helped them thrive, such as the Corporate Partner of the Year: United Airlines, Distinguished Partner Award: Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel, Outstanding Committee: Development, Design & Construction Group led by Rashmi Menon of Parsons and Anthony Kirby of Arup, and Chairman’s Award: Mike Harriel of SoCalGas.
Special guest Javier Cano joined the Chamber as their Installing Officer. Cano is Vice President and Market General Manager for The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE, as well as the Courtyard and Residence Inn Los Angeles at L.A. LIVE. This three time “General Manager of the Year” award winner was honored take the stage with the LAX Coastal Chamber once again, reminiscing fondly over his history as “The Chamber Guy” and when he served as President—now called Chairman of the Board—of the organization in the year 2000.
Smiles filled the room as Cano praised the Chamber’s dedication to the community before welcoming the 2019-2020 Leadership, Chair Michael D’Amodio of Seaview Investors, Honorary Mayor Kelly King of Villa del Mar Apartments & Marina, and their Board of Directors. This year’s board includes representatives from such local pillars as Google, LAWA, Parsons, Hollywood Park Casino, Southwest Airlines, Kaiser Permanente, Cedars-Sinai, AvAirPros, and Loyola Marymount University.
To continue the festivities, the Chamber also congratulated their 12th graduating class of the LAX Coastal Leadership Academy. After 9 months of leadership training—paired with gaining knowledge of the people and places that make up the LAX Coastal region—each graduate was presented with a certificate of completion and a sense of pride. To demonstrate the success of the program, Leadership Academy facilitator Kevin Walsh of Global Community Enrichment asked every graduate in the room to stand up to a wave of applause.
As an organization that has been working toward the betterment of this community since 1953, the LAX Coastal Chamber would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank You!” to local businesses, professionals, and residents for allowing them to serve such an amazing neighborhood. Here’s to another 65+ years of success!
2019-2020 LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce Leadership
Board of Directors
The LAX Coastal Chamber would also like to once again recognize the sponsors that made the 2019 Installation Awards Gala possible.
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