Long Beach, CA
File #: 22-0174    Version: 1 Name: Non-Charter Commission Appointments
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 2/7/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 2/15/2022 Final action: 2/15/2022
Title: Recommendation to receive and approve Commission appointments to Non-Charter Commissions.
Sponsors: MAYOR ROBERT GARCIA
Attachments: 1. 021522-R-8sr, 2. 021522-R-8sr&att.REVISED.pdf
TITLE
Recommendation to receive and approve Commission appointments to Non-Charter Commissions.

DISCUSSION
APPOINTMENTS
New Appointments

Belmont Shore Parking and Business Improvement Area Advisory Commission
Jodi Meade - First term through June 2024
Jodi Meade is a business owner in Council District 3. She, along with her partner Deb, opened Wine Beach on 2nd Street in Belmont Shore this last December. Jodi is also leading Avison Young’s national specialty Automotive Properties Group as their Principal and National Director. Jodi is part of the National Auto Dealers Association (NADA), Women In Automotive (WIA) and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Board of Examiners Appeals and Condemnation
Frank Esparza - First term through June 2024

Frank Esparza is a Council District 3 resident living in the Belmont Shore area. Frank is a retired Engineer from the Exxon Mobil, Torrance refinery where he coordinated various construction
projects. Frank holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California.

Steve Askin - First term through June 2024

Steve Askin is a Council District 2 resident living in the Rose Park Neighborhood. Steve is the Founder and Managing Partner for Small World Strategy, a Public Interest Research firm. Steve is also the co-owner and operator of a small family-run residential business with a 35-year record of providing high quality housing. Steve is a graduate of the School of Journalism at Columbia University and holds a Master’s in Business Administration in Accounting from Columbia Business School.

Board of Health and Human Services
Dr. Lauren Walton - First term through June 2024

Dr. Lauren Walton is a Council District 3 resident. She works as an Addiction Psychiatrist and Chief of Services- Addiction Medicine for the Southern California Permanente Medical Group and is the latest recipient of their Physician’s Choice Award- Outpatient Physician. Dr. Walton holds a Bachelor of Science in Natural ...

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