Member Spotlight: Monica Banken, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger
This month’s member spotlight is Monica Banken. Ms. Banken is a policy deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the Fifth District.…
Member Spotlight: Patrick Gittisriboongul, Lynwood Unified School District
This month’s member spotlight is Dr. Patrick Gittisriboongul, Assistant Superintendent of Technology & Innovation for Lynwood Unified School District. Dr. Patrick Gittisriboongul has been involved…
88 Cities Summit Recap 2023
Last week, more than 200 elected officials, city managers, business, education, and nonprofit leaders gathered at LAEDC’s annual 88 Cities Summit. This convening provided a…
Member Spotlight: Gerard Orozco, Jacobs
Gerard Orozco is Vice President and Executive Client Account Manager for Jacobs based in Los Angeles. He specializes in advancing Jacobs’ interests throughout the country.…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Ron Frierson, Amazon
Ron Frierson serves as Director of Economic Development of the U.S. West Region at Amazon. In his role, Ron leads the team that supports and…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Brett Howroyd, ActOne Group
Brett Howroyd is President of the ActOne Group. As a leader of a multi-billion dollar (USA$), award-winning, international workforce management, and technology enterprise, Brett serves…
Summer Member Mixer 2022
On August 24th, LAEDC members gathered on the rooftop terrace of the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles for LAEDC’s annual Summer Member Mixer. Guests enjoyed cocktails, networked, and…
LAEDC Announces Most Business-Friendly City Finalists and Honorees for 27th Annual Eddy Awards®
LAEDC Announces Most Business-Friendly City Finalists and Honorees for 27th Annual Eddy Awards® Winners will be Announced LIVE on November 9th at SoFi Stadium LOS…
Member Spotlight: Justin Erbacci, Los Angeles World Airports
[image_with_animation image_url="66578" alignment="" animation="Fade In" box_shadow="none" max_width="100%"] The transformation of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is bringing forth a reimagined, state-of-the-art experience for the tens…
Member Spotlight: Steve Olson & Halé Behzadi
This month, we would like to welcome and spotlight our incoming Chair, Steve Olson, and Vice Chair, Halé Behzadi. The Chair and Vice Chair of…
LAEDC Member Spotlight: Mayra Vazquez, Meta
Mayra was born and raised in National City, CA, a low income, predominantly Latino community located 12 miles north of the US-Mexico border.