For general inquiries, please call 1-213-622-4300 or email us at [email protected]

Media (reporter) inquiries, please dial 213-236-4847

LAEDC is located at 444 South Flower Street, Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90071.  Driving & Parking directions HERE

Executive Office

William C. “Bill” Allen
Chief Executive Officer
Biography
213.236.4811
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Stephen Cheung
Executive Vice President, LAEDC
President, WTCLA
Biography
213-236-4883
email Stephen Cheung

David Flaks
President and Chief Operating Officer
Biography
213.622.4300
email David Flaks vcardicon

Administration

Susan D. Stel
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
Biography
213.622.4300
email Susan Stel vcardicon

Sonia Estrada
Director of Accounting
Biography
213.622.4300
email Sonia Estrada vcardicon

Esmeraldo Ballada
Accounting Supervisor
213.622.4300
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Rick Davila
Manager, Information Systems & Office Administration
213.622.4300
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Business Assistance

Carrie Rogers
Sr Vice President, Business Assistance & Development
Biography
213.236.4824
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Linden Johnson
Assistant Manager, Business Assistance & Development
Biography
213.236.4839
email Linden Johnson vcardicon

Barbara Levine
Senior District Manager, LA County District 4
Biography
310.466.5197
email Barbara Levine vcardicon

Leonard Barrales
Regional Manager, City of LA Layoff Aversion Program
Biography
213.725.4938
email Leonard Barrales vcardicon

Bob Machuca
Senior District Manager, LA County District 1
Biography
626.856.3400
email Bob Machuca vcardicon

David Gevorkyan
District Manager, District 1
Biography
213.320.9020

email Bob Machuca

Joe Torres
District Manager, LA County District 2
Biography
213.448.1804
email Bob Machuca vcardicon

Economics

Somjita Mitra, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Applied Economics at LAEDC
Biography
213.236.4881
email Somjita Mitra vcardicon

Shannon Sedgwick
Senior Economist
Biography
213.236.4831
email Shannon Sedgwick vcardicon

Eric Hayes
Associate Economist
Biography
213.236.4820

Tyler Laferriere
Associate Economist
Biography
213.236.4880

Industry Cluster Development

Carolyn Hull
Vice President, Industry Cluster Development
Biography
213.236.4828
email Nik Poghosyan vcardicon

Judy Kruger
Director, Aerospace & Defense, Advanced Transportation
Industry Cluster Development
Biography
213.236.4837
email Nik Poghosyan

Chris Rico
Director, Digital Media and Entertainment
Industry Cluster Development
Director of Innovation / InnovateLA
Biography
213.236.4836
email Shannon Sedgwick vcardicon

Jessica Ku Kim
Director of Workforce Development
Biography
213.236.4835
email Shannon Sedgwick vcardicon

Isabel Duran
Administrative Manager
Industry Cluster Development
Biography
213.236.4885
email Shannon Sedgwick vcardicon

Phylizia Carrillo
Program Manager
Industry Cluster Development
Biography
213.236.4863
email Shannon Sedgwick vcardicon

Marketing & Communications

Lawren Markle
Director of Public Relations
Biography
213.236.4847
email Lawren Markle

Steven Apter
Marketing Manager
Biography
213.236.4852
email Lawren Markle

Membership/Strategic Relations

Elsa Flores
Vice President, Strategic Relations
Biography
213.236.4815
email Elsa Flores vcardicon

Rick Moelis
Director, Event Programs
Biography
213.236.4812
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Mark Nicholson
Senior Manager, Strategic Relations
Biography
213.236.4813

Lizette Tejeda
Program Coordinator
213.236.4864
email Sunie Quintanilla

Propel L.A. - Countywide Strategic Plan for Economic Development

Marianne Haver Hill
Executive Director
Propel L.A.
Biography
213.236.4848
email Tamara Gishri

Collette Hanna
Communications Manager
Propel L.A.
Biography
213-236-4838
email Stephen Cheung

Pisacha Wichianchan
Data Analyst
Propel L.A.
Biography
213-236-4818
email Stephen Cheung

Sam Marquez
Program Coordinator
Propel L.A.
Biography
213-236-4862
email Stephen Cheung

World Trade Center Los Angeles

Stephen Cheung
President,
World Trade Center Los Angeles
and Executive Vice President, LAEDC
Biography
213-680-1888
www.wtcla.org
email Stephen Cheung

Michael A. Smith
Director, International Trade,
World Trade Center Los Angeles
Biography
213-236-4883
www.wtcla.org
email Stephen Cheung