TITLE
Recommendation to receive and approve Commission appointments and reappointments for Non-Charter Commissions.
DISCUSSION
APPOINTMENTS:
New Appointments
Airport Advisory Commission
1. Phyllis Arias (CD5) - At Large - effective 07.01.23, Term: July 2023 - June 2025
Phyllis has served the past 7 years on the Long Beach. She has enjoyed the experience and found it to be fulfilling and rewarding. She believes being committed to the greater good of the city has inspired her to continue to serve.
She served as Department Head for Learning and Academic Resources at Long Beach City College for 22 years and Director of Title V for 4 years. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Santa Barbara, a Master of Arts from Claremont University and has Doctoral Studies in Education: Community College Leadership from Walden University.
2. Mark Christoffels (CD5) - At Large - effective 07.01.23, Term: July 2023 - June 2025
Mark is a Registered Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor with over 40 years of experience managing capital improvement programs and projects primarily as the City Engineer and Public Works Director for several cities in both Los Angeles and Orange Counties, including 11 years as City Engineer for the City of Long Beach. Mark served as the San Gabriel Valley Council of Government Joint Power Authority’s CEO/Chief Engineer responsible for the $420 million SR 57/SR 60 Project as well as the $1.8 billion
Alameda Corridor East program. Mark was inducted into UCI’s Engineering Hall of Fame in 2017 and has guest lectured at USC, University of La Verne, San Jose State, Cal State Long Beach, and Cal State Los Angeles on topics ranging from the formation and management of JPAs, public project delivery and
government innovation to transportation and urban planning.
Mark has served the last 11 years on the Planning Commission for the City of Long Beach and in the community he is Chair of the Board of Directors for the Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation, on t...
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