Our Leadership
Our YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles Board of Directors provide vital support for the Y's work to create lasting personal and social change:
Officers
Mark Helm
Chairman of the Board
Cristina Rose
Immediate Past Chairman
W.J. Ellison
Past Chairman
Robert J. Lowe
Past Chairman
Bryan Palbaum
Treasurer & Vice Chairman
John W. Alden, Jr.
Secretary
Kelly Cheeseman
Vice Chairman
Andrew E. Crowell
Vice Chairman
Todd M. Katz
Vice Chairman
Dana Kravetz
Vice Chairman
Melvin Lindsey
Vice Chairman
John Llewellyn
Vice Chairman
Greg Meyer
Chair, Board of Governors
Patrick Monroe
Vice Chairman
Richard G. Newman
Vice Chairman
Patrick Niemann
Vice Chairman
John Power
Vice Chairman
Les Ybarra
Vice Chairman
Alan C. Hostrup
President & CEO
Director Emeritus
James A. Collins
Chairman Emeritus
Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc.
Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.
CEO
The Leisure Group, Inc.
Avedick B. Poladian
Directors
Robert J. Abernethy
Chairman
American Standard Development Company
John W. Alden, Jr.
Deputy General Counsel
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Linda Alvarez
Bill Applegate
President
The Applegate Company
Emily Ludmir Aviad
Attorney
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Bonnie Barnes
(Retired)
Deloitte Consulting
Kelly Cheeseman
Chief Operating Officer
L.A. Kings / AEG Sports
Whitley C. Collins
Global President
Advisory and Transaction Services / Occupier CBRE
Chelsea Crowder
Advisor
J.P. Morgan
Andrew E. Crowell
Vice Chairman, Individual Investor Group
D.A. Davidson & Co.
Dana Debel
Managing Director, Government Affairs
Delta Airlines, Inc.
Nehal A. Desai
Chief Financial Officer
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling LLC
R. Todd Doney
Vice Chairman
CBRE
W. J. Ellison
Chairman
Ellison Machinery
Earl E. Gales, Jr.
Chairman/CEO
Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, Inc.
Hanoz Gandhi
Chief Administration Officer and EVP Strategy
Creative Channel Services
Anton C. Garnier
Jose A. Gomez, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Cal State LA
Wendy Greuel
Commissioner
L.A. Homeless Services Authority
Dan Guerrero
Director of Athletics
UCLA
Mark B. Helm
Partner
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Craig Hirson
Senior Vice President
Market Executive
Bank of America
Alan C. Hostrup
President & CEO
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles
Todd M. Katz
Principal
Century Park Partners, LLC
Chris Klein
President
Los Angeles Galaxy
Dana A. Kravetz
Firm Managing Partner
Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Alan Kreditor
Senior Vice President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus
University of Southern California
Tony Lee
CEO
Dickerson Employee Benefits Insurance Services
Melvin D. Lindsey
Managing Partner & CEO
Nile Capital Group LLC
John F. Llewellyn
Chairman of the Board
Forest Lawn Memorial Park Association
Robert J. Lowe
Chairman
Lowe Enterprises, Inc.
Glenville A. March, M.D.
Jerry Marcil
President
Palos Verdes Investments, Inc.
Jim McDonnell
Stephen C. Meier
Chairman
Pfaffinger Foundation
Greg Meyer
Captain (Retired)
Los Angeles Police Department
Patrick Monroe
President & CEO
Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuaries
Michel Moore
Chief of Police
Los Angeles Police Department
Judith Anderson Munzig
Vice President
Topa Equities, Ltd.
Teryl Murabayashi
Managing Director and Deputy General Counsel
MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Richard G. Newman
Founder
GISI
Patrick J. Niemann
Office Managing Partner Greater Los Angeles
Ernst & Young LLP
Steve Nissen
Senior Vice President Legal & Government Affairs
NBC Universal
Fabian Núñez
Partner
Mercury Public Affairs Former California Assembly Speaker
Bryan Palbaum
President and Chief Operations Officer
Trader Joe’s Company
William M. Petmecky
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Southern California Edison
Chester (Chet) Pipkin
Founder
Belkin International, Inc.
Anthony Potts
Partner
First International Films
John B. Power
Partner (Retired)
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Morgan Rector
President, California Market
Comerica Bank
Cristina Rose
President & CEO
Rose Policy Solutions
John H. Sanders
Supervising Deputy Attorney General (Retired)
California State Department of Justice
John H. Semcken, III
Senior Vice President
Majestic Realty Co.
Hugo Sibrian
CEO, President
Benefits & Risk Solutions, Inc.
David Siegel
President & CEO
Los Angeles Sports Council and Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games (SCCOG)
Steve Silk
Senior Managing Director
Eastdil Secured
Keith Terasaki, M.D.
Brian Ulf
President & CEO
StrongHouse Realty Advisors
Joseph Valdes
Executive Vice President
Parking Company of America, LLC
Chris Wallace
Chief Communications Officer
LA Clippers
Cedric Williams
Vice President of Construction
SoCalGas and San Diego Gas and Electric
Les Ybarra
Executive Director
Southern California Regional Health Plan – Medicaid Anthem Blue Cross
