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Newsletter
August - September 2017 Highlights
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The Valley Economic Alliance - 2017 Annual Report
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TVEA Installs new Chairman, Board of Directors and Governors at Annual Meeting
A new Chairman, Officers, Board of Directors and Governors were unanimously elected and sworn in at The Valley Economic Alliance's (TVEA) Annual Board of Governors and Stakeholders meeting on Friday, August 31 at Woodbury University's, Fletcher Jones Auditorium. Randy Witt, award-winning producer, director and owner of Randy Witt Productions was elected as new chairman of TVEA, effective immediately. He has been involved with TVEA since it was first founded and has previously served as Vice-Chairman and Secretary. He will succeed Richard Katz, who has held the position since 2015.
The newly appointed Board of Directors members includes (term expires June 2018):
Melene Alfonso, General Manager and Vice President of Advertising, Daily News; Sylvia Ballin, Mayor, City of San Fernando; Carmen Bowen, Campus President, Concorde Career College; George De La Nuez, President, AIA San Fernando Valley; Vartan Gharpetian, Mayor, City of Glendale; Tamara Gurney, President & CEO, Mission Valley Bank; Mark Levinson, Law Office of Mark L. Levinson; Stephen Ozen, Partner, Miller Kaplan Arase LLP; Paul Palkovic, Vice President, Bolton & Co.; Will Rogers, Mayor, City of Burbank; Nancy Starczyk, President, Southland Regional Association of Realtors; Winston Stromberg, Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP and Natasha Suton, Co-Chairperson, Valley International Trade Association.
The newly appointed Board of Governors members includes (term expires June 2020):
Roschell Ashley, Interim CEO, New Horizons; Brian Chu, Director, Crystal & Co.; Gabriela Flores, Associate Director, Cedars Sinai; Jesse Ibarra, Assistant Vice President, Neighborhood Housing Services; Kristy Lazur, VP Human Services, MAXIMUS; Rebecca Lienhard, CEO, Tierra del Sol; Frank Miller, Executive Director, Hollywood Burbank Airport; Thomas Ohlgren, Senior Manager, Squar Milner; Christine Purse, President, Ignite Strategic Communications; Darlene Sanchez, Assistant Director of Community Development, City of Glendale; Murtaza Sanwari, Chief Operating Officer, Kaiser Permanente; and David Tedesco, Principal, IMT Capital, LLC.
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Installation of Governors, Directors and Officers was officiated by Emily Gabel-Luddy, Vice Mayor- of City of Burbank.
Representatives from 5-city partners also presented State of the City reports at the annual meeting. Speakers included City of Glendale Mayor Vartan Gharpetian, City of San Fernando Mayor Sylvia Ballin, City of Calabasas Mayor pro-Tem Fred Gaines and City of Burbank Vice-Mayor Emily Gabel-Luddy.
Photo 1: TVEA Management committee being sworn in by Emily Gabel-Luddy.
Photo 2. TVEA's new Chairman, Randy Witt.
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In the News
The Valley Economic Alliance installs new Chairman, Directors
San Fernando Valley Business Journal
The Valley Economic Alliance, an economic development nonprofit based in Sherman Oaks, has appointed longtime member
Randy Witt as chairman. Witt succeeds Richard Katz, who has held the post since 2015.
"I've been involved with (the alliance) since its inception, and I've seen the difference that it's made in the San Fernando Valley over the last 20-plus years," said Witt, who previously served as vice-chairman and secretary of the organization.
The alliance advocated strongly for the passage of Measure M, a 2016 ballot initiative to implement a sales tax in L.A. County to fund transit solutions, and has supported California State University - Northridge's efforts to improve transportation in the Valley, he added.
Witt's first priority as chairman will be to "listen," he said. The alliance acts as an umbrella organization that facilitates communication between heads of business advocacy organizations, company executives and local public officials to solve problems in the region.
"I plan on listening to areas they want to improve ... to make the San Fernando Valley a better place to live, play, work and learn," Witt said. "Although I'm chairman, it really is a leadership organization."
During an installation ceremony on Aug. 31, the alliance also named its new boards of governors and directors. Emily Gabel-Luddy, vice mayor of the city of Burbank, officiated the program.
Source: San Fernando Valley Business Journal, September 6, 2017.
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Valley Hackathon III
Friday, October 13, 2017
Valley Hackathon III is fast approaching! High school and college students will come together on Friday,
October 13th from 9am-5pm at the Glendale Public Library's Auditorium, to develop concepts and usable solutions to a challenge that is revealed at the technology competition.
Teams will present their final solutions to a panel of industry experts for a chance to win first, second and third place sponsored prizes. The judges panel includes City of Glendale Mayor Pro-tem Zareh Sinanyan; former U.S. Secret Service Agent Erik Rasmussen; Executive Director of Hollywood Burbank Airport Frank Miller; Clayton Weise, Director of Cloud Services with Key Information Systems; Marc Netka, CEO of STS Education and Dajuana Jones of MCS, Inc.
Students will also have the opportunity to network with apprenticeship sponsors at the event, who are offering internship opportunities to applicable candidates. To date, apprenticeship sponsors include LA Promise Fund, Datastream, Open Tech Initiative and Simple Layers, Inc.
Other sponsors include Southern California Gas Company, Cal State University Northridge, DWP Information Architects, and Whole Foods.
Sponsorship packages are available. Visit www.thevalley.net/valleyhackathon to register as a sponsor or student participant.
Contact Angela at
[email protected]
for more information.
Photos from Valley Hackathon II in 2015.
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Happy Retirement Patricia!
Wishing The Valley Economic Alliance's Bookkeeper and Office Manager Patricia Fowler a Happy Retirement!
Patricia looks forward to enjoying retirement, traveling, scrap-booking, reading, gardening, spending more time with her two dogs (Maddie and Bridget) and enjoying life a day at a time.
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Business Accelerator Program
The Valley Economic Alliance and
C-Level Roundtable
in partnership provide an environment for businesses to propel their growth. The Business Accelerator Program is sponsored by
Comerica
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Working with other entrepreneurs in TVEA's shared office space creates momentum, opportunities and fun.
Business owners have support, build meaningful relationships and prospects for accelerated growth.
Our community of members collaborate to have every member identify objectives and take relevant actions to meet their goals.
For more information about TVEA's Business Accelerator Program, contact Jeff Cohen, Program Director at 661-373-5063 or [email protected]
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59th Annual Fernando Awards Dinner
Saturday, September 9, 2017
The 59th Annual Fernando Awards Dinner set for September 9th, 5:00pm-8:00pm, at California State University's Valley Performing Arts Center, is the highest award for volunteerism and philanthropy in the San Fernando Valley. Hosted by United Chambers of Commerce, the event is supported by the Valley Chambers of Commerce, civic and philanthropic organizations, entrepreneurs and corporations located in the San Fernando Valley.
The Fernando Award Foundation believes that through volunteering, you can be a positive influence on young lives, help older individuals remain independent in their own homes, clean up the environment, offer your professional skills to local nonprofit groups, and lend your talents to strengthening our communities in countless ways.
This year's finalists include TVEA Boardmembers;
Bill Allen, TVEA Vice-Chair and CEO of Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation and
Jane Skeeter, Owner of UltraGlas.
Other finalists include David Adelman, Paul Davis and Horace Heidt.
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Home Buyers Conference
Saturday, September 9, 2017
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Van Nuys Airport Tour and Program
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
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Women's Collaborative Colloquium
Saturday, October 7, 2017
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At
BizFed's 3rd Annual Freshman Policymaker Party
on August 10th at Avalon Hollywood.
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At the
Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board's roundtable with Congressman Tony Cardenas on August 16th at the Airtel Plaza Hotel.
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Meeting and tour of
Timely
Pre-Finished Steel Door Frames in Pacoima, open since 1973 with 190 employees.
Pictured in the center is Timely's President Tom Manzo.
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Your Success Is Our Business!
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The mission of The Valley Economic Alliance is to elevate the economic vitality of our five-city region by assisting
the San Fernando Valley in business, education, & government.
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