GAC Members
2024 - 2025 Long Beach Area Chamber Government Affairs Council Roster
Adrian Landa
Community Relations Manager
World Energy
Alicia Berhow
Director, Government Affairs
Charter Communications
Blake Perez
Government Affairs Manager
Building Owners and Managers Association
Brissa Sotelo-Vargas
Director, Community Relations and Government Affairs
Valero Wilmington Refinery
Celina Luna
Principal Government Affairs Representative
Southern California Edison
Charles Gale
Principal Government Affairs Representative
Metropolitan Water District
Carmen Shoemaker
External Affairs
AT&T
Diana Rodriguez
Vice President
Actum Public Affairs
Erica Lucia
Government Relations
CSULB
Fred Sutton
Senior Vice President, California Apartment Association
Jeremy Harris
President/CEO
Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Gabriela Medina
Public Affairs Manager
Southern California Gas Comapany
Greg Alexander
Engineering Group Leader
P2S. Inc.
Karen Codman
Owner
FSC Securities Corp.
Ken Houp
Principal
UHS Insurance
Kim Caceres
Manager, Western Region External Relations
Torrance Refining Company LLC (PBF Energy)
Kristen L. Pugh
Vice President of Advocacy and Government Relations
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center
Mary Rosas
Regional Head of Government & Public Affairs
Starbucks
Nick Buro
Vice President
Rodriguez Strategies
Patty Senecal
Senior Director, Southern California Region
WSPA
Rhiannon Acree
President
Cambrian Homecare
Ryan Ferguson
Senior Director of Regional Government and Community Relations
Kaiser Permanente
Tamika Lang
Vice President of Public Affairs
The Boeing Company
Tomi Riley
Government Relations Manager
Air Products
Trini Jimenez
Vice President of Public Affairs
Watson Land Company
Silvano Merlo
General Manager
Downtown Long Beach Courtyard Marriott
Victor Ibarra
Government Affairs Manager
Marathon Petroleum