CalChamber Board of Directors
The members of the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are elected by the CalChamber’s members and are ranking executives in their organizations, representing many of the state’s leading firms and industries, as well as the small business segment. These executives provide leadership as the CalChamber pursues its aggressive agenda to protect employers’ rights and interests in the legislative and regulatory arenas, and to foster a strong and growing economy in the state and nation.
Executive Committee
Chair
Grace Evans Cherashore
Executive Chairwoman
Evans Hotels
First Vice Chair
Mark Jansen
President and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Diamond Growers
Second Vice Chair
Donna L. Lucas
Chief Executive Officer and President
Lucas Public Affairs
Third Vice Chair
Kailesh Karavadra
West Growth Markets Leader
Ernst & Young LLP
Immediate Past Chair
Terry MacRae
Chief Executive Officer, President and Founder
Hornblower Cruises & Events
Past Chair
Susan Corrales-Diaz
President
Systems Integrated
Past Chair
Michael W. Murphy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sharp HealthCare
At-Large Member
Gregory S. Bielli
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tejon Ranch Company
At-Large Member
Janet A. Liang
President, Northern California Region
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Health Plan, Inc.
At-Large Member
John A. Stowell
Senior Vice President
The Walt Disney Company
President and Chief Executive Officer
Board Members
Charles D. Ahlem
Founding Co-Owner
Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.
James L. Arnone
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Roger J. Baccigaluppi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
RB International
Ted J. Balestreri
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cannery Row Company
Elaine Barden
Vice President Sales and Marketing
Comcast California
Nils Behnke
Partner and Director
Bain & Company
Mark S. Bertrand
Vice President, Space & Defense
Boeing Capital Corporation
Charles S. Birenbaum
Chair, Northern California
Greenberg Traurig
Daniel W. Boyd
Principal
Boyd Consulting Services
John F. Boyle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Automobile Club of Southern California
The Honorable Kathleen L. Brown
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
John R. Buchanan
U.S. Tax Managing Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Michael Cahill
President, Rolling Stock
Siemens Industry, Inc.
Patricia T. Clarey
Chief State Health Programs and Regulatory Relations Officer
Health Net. Inc.
Richard Cohen
Managing Director
Rio Tinto Borates
Sheila Condon
Vice President
Enterprise Services
IBM Corporation
Thomas Conley
Senior Vice President
State Farm Insurance Companies
Craig Cooper
Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President
The Wonderful Company
Michael R. Cunningham
Chancellor
National University
Jeff Dern
President
PRIDE Industries
Shawn Domeracki
General Manager
Toyota Motor North America
Dorene C. Dominguez
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Vanir Group of Companies Inc.
Timothy S. Dubois
President
Ciervo Advisors Corporation
Dominic Engels
Chief Executive Officer
Stone Brewing
Robert C. Falkenberg
Chief Executive Officer
California Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare
Michael Feldman
Executive Vice President
Union Bank
Brant Fish
Vice President, Americas Products, West
Chevron Corporation
Sandra O. Floyd
President and Chief Executive Officer
Outsource Consulting Services
Vintage Foster
President
AMF Media Group
Richard B. Fowler II
Chief Operating Officer
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
David Galasso
Executive Vice President
Wells Fargo
Laurie M. Giammona
Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Dan Gordon
Chief Operating Officer
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Lloyd Greif
President and Chief Executive Officer
Greif & Co.
Robert E. Hertzka, M.D.
Director
Anesthesia Service Medical Group
Raymond W. Holdsworth
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Handbook Holdings, Inc.
Mark R. Hutchins
Managing Partner
KPMG LLP
Rhonda Johnson
President
AT&T California
John H. Kautz
Chairman
Kautz Ironstone Vineyards
Kevin P. Kelly
President and Chief Executive Officer
West Valley Construction Company Inc.
Julie Kreger King
Greater Northern California Operations Leader
Antea Group
John W. Koeberer
Co-Owner, Chairman of the Board and President
California Parks Company (Basecamp Hospitality)
Janet W. Lamkin
California President
United Airlines
Jonathan K. Layne
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Michael Lizárraga
President and Chief Executive Officer
TELACU
John F. Llewellyn
Chairman
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries
William M. Lyles
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lyles Diversified, Inc.
Michael Marelli
Vice President, Business Customer Division
Southern California Edison
Jonathan O. Mayes
Senior Vice President
Albertsons Companies
Gregory H. McWilliams
Chief Policy Officer
Five Point Communities
Rudy B. Medina
President, Southern California Market
U.S. Bank
Leslie L. Melburg
Senior Partner-in-Charge-of-Design
Nichols, Melburg & Rossetto Architects
Steven A. Merksamer
Senior Partner
Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Gross & Leoni, LLP
Diane D. Miller
President
Wilcox, Miller & Nelson
Elizabeth Minick
Managing Director, Local Market Executive
Bank of America
Kevin L. Mitchell
Sector Vice President, Global Operations
Northrop Grumman
Glenn D. Morris
Chair-Elect
Western Association of Chamber Executives
Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce
Christine Moseley
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Full Harvest
Janet Napolitano
President
University of California
Peter C. Nelson
Chairman of the Board
California Water Service Company
Eloy Ortiz Oakley
Chancellor
California Community Colleges
Sima Patel
Chief Executive Officer
Ridgemont Hospitality
Dr. Richard L. Pattenaude
President Emeritus
Ashford University
Rudolph M. (Rudy) Reyes
West Region Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Verizon
Thomas J. Rizzo
General Manager, Martinez Refinery
Shell Oil Products US
Frederick R. Ruiz
Chairman Emeritus/Co-Founder
Ruiz Foods
Gary C. Rynearson
Manager, Forest Policy and Sustainability
Green Diamond Resource Company
Donna Sanker
Chief Operating Officer
ampm and ARCO
Susan Savage
Chief Executive Officer
Sacramento River Cats
William R. Sawyers
Senior Vice President
Del Monte Foods
Anthony P. Sciarrino
Segment Head
JPMorgan Chase
David L. Sheridan
Vice President, Remote Sensing
Lockheed Martin
Christina S. Sistrunk
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aera Energy LLC
Richard Svindland
President
California American Water
Phillip J. Telgenhoff
Field Senior Vice President
Allstate Insurance Company
Eric W. Thornburg
President and Chief Executive Officer
SJW Group and San Jose Water Company
Elliott Troshinsky
President and General Manager
KCRA-TV/KQCA-TV
Stan O. Van Vleck
President
Van Vleck Ranch
Michael R. Walker
Executive Vice President
City National Bank
Todd Walthall
Executive Vice President, Markets
Blue Shield of California
Frank Washington
Chief Executive Officer
Crossings TV
Kenneth H. Weixel
Managing Partner
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dr. Timothy P. White
Chancellor
The California State University
Arthur C. Whitney
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific West Pharmacy Inc.
Margaret Wong
President and Chief Executive Officer
McWong International, Inc.
Stuart P. Woolf
President and Chief Executive Officer
Woolf Farming & Processing
Martha B. Wyrsch
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Sempra Energy