
In February 2019, Dave Klewan was elected Chairman of the LA Sports Council, succeeding Tony Sciarrino (2018-2019) and becoming only the sixth person to hold the title of Chair since the inception of the LA Sports Council in 1988. Klewan previously served as a Vice-Chair on the LA Sports Council’s 85-member Board. Klewan serves as General Manager of The Genesis Invitational, one of the premier events on the PGA TOUR and held at the iconic Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.
LEARN MOREVICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Daniel M. Hartman
CEO
Hartman Media

VICE CHAIR
Robert D. Thun
Senior Vice President, Content
DIRECTV

CORPORATE SECRETARY
Daniel Finnerty
Senior VP & General Manager
Spectrum Networks

Lindsay Amstutz
Chief Media Officer
OneTeam Partners

Joshua E. Anderson
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Dan Beckerman
President & CEO
AEG

John F. Boyle
President & CEO
Automobile Club of Southern California

Rich L. Brand
Managing Partner
Arent Fox LLP

Ed DeFraine
Vice President Food Service & On-Premise
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling

Kevin Demoff
COO & EVP of Football Operations
Los Angeles Rams

Michelle DeMott
EVP Brand & Community
Los Angeles Football Club
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*Ann Meyers Drysdale
Broadcaster
ESPN

KEVIN ELLIOT
Chief Executive Officer
CODE FOUR

*Janet Evans-Wilson
Chief Athlete Officer
LA 2028

*Lisa Fernandez
Assistant Softball Coach
UCLA

Adam Freier
General Manager
LA Giltinis

Robert French
Director-Regional Sales
United Airlines

CRAIG FURST
CEO & President
AAA Flag & Banner

Daniel G. Guerrero
President
U.S. International University Sports Foundation

Russell A. Hagey
Partner & Managing Director
Bain & Company, Inc.

Michael Hatch
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management

Brad Hildebrandt
Race Director
Legacy Triathlon USA

Paul Hourigan
CEO
Global Rugby Ventures

Stacy Johns
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
LAFC

Heather Brooks Karatz
EVP, Growth & Operations
United Talent Agency

Jan Karl
Vice President, Project Development,
Morley Builders

James Keston
Owner and President
Orange County Soccer Club

Kiesha nix
VP Charitable Affairs-Executive Director Lakers Youth Foundation
Los Angeles Lakers

Andrew W. Knox
Managing Director
Chelsea Partners

Dennis Kuhl
Chairman
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Craig Levra
COO
Goodwill Southern California
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Erik Logan
CEO
World Surf League

Bill Shumard
Interim President and CEO
Special Olympics Southern California

Seth Makowsky
CEO
Poison Pawn

Myra Marayag
Vice President of Partnerships & Public Affairs
Los Angeles Times

Jeffrey Marks
CEO
Innovative Partnerships Group

Merryll McElwain
Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor
Wilmington Trust
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Tre Menzel
Director of Sales
Southern California Google Cloud Enterprises

Marla Messing

Jim Michaelian
President & CEO
Grand Prix Association of Los Angeles

*John Moffet
President
Southern California Olympians & Paralympians Association

*John Naber
Naber & Associates

Todd Refnes
Audit Partner
KPMG LLP

Ajay Nwosu
President
Teqball USA

Rebecca O'Sullivan-Schulte
SVP & General Manager
Bally Sports West, SoCal

*Apolo Anton Ohno
Olympic Gold Medalist
Venture Capitalist
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Bryan Palbaum
President & COO
Trader Joe’s Company

Gerald S. Papazian
Managing Director
Fountainhead Associates, Inc.

Thomas A. Parham, Ph.D.
President
California State University, Dominguez Hills

Joan A. Payden
President & CEO
Payden & Rygel

Richard B. Perelman
President
Perelman, Pioneer & Co.

David Pump
Co-Founder & Partner
The Pump Group, The Harole & Carole Pump Foundation

BRUCE RAMER
Partner
Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.

MURPHY REINSCHREIBER
COO
The McCourt Foundation

RICK ROSAS
Tax Partner
Entertainment Media Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP

LON ROSEN
EVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Los Angeles Dodgers

Greg Rouyer
Global Partner Lead, Broadcast
Amazon AWS

MARIA S. SALINAS
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

J. EUGENE SALOMON JR.
Partner
Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.

ERIC W. SCHREINER
EVP
AECOM HUNT/AECOM TISHMAN

Justine Siegal, Ph.D.
Founder & Executive Director
Baseball For All

RENATA SIMRIL
President & CEO
LA84 Foundation

A.G SPANOS
President of Business Operations
Los Angeles Chargers

AMY K. STANTON
Founder & CEO
Stanton & Company, LLC

DANIEL R. STIMMLER
COO & VP, USC Auxillary Services
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
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william e. thomson, jr.
Director
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
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melinda travis
Chief Executive Officer
Mile 44

dave tucker
Senior Director
Outlyr

ronald f. turner
Principal, Director of Sports
Gensler

julie uhrman
Founder & President
Angel City
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DAVID C. ULICH
President
Foundation for Global Sports Development

Kevin Weeks
Senior Director, Business Operations
SoFi Stadium
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NATALIE WHITE
Interim President & COO
LA Sparks

* Indicates board members who are Olympians and Paralympians
PAST CHAIR
Tony Sciarrino
Pacific Segment Head
JP Morgan Chase

PAST CHAIR
Alan I. Rothenberg
Chairman
1st Century Bank

PAST CHAIR
Karen Brodkin
EVP, Content Strategy & Development
Endeavor

HONORARY MEMBER
Anita L. DeFrantz
Member
International Olympic Committee

EMERITUS MEMBER
Robert S. Rollo
Heidrick & Struggles (Ret.)
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EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
GENE D. BLOCK
Chancellor
UCLA

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
RICHARD J. FOSTER
Past President
U.S. Aquatic Sports

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
FRANKLIN R. JOHNSON
Board Member
International Tennis Federation
