Board of Directors

Javier Angulo

Javier C. Angulo

Director of Public Affairs and State and Local Government Relations
Walmart Stores, Inc.

Javier Angulo is responsible for Walmart’s regional and state business growth strategy, legislative and policy affairs, stakeholder outreach and organizational partnerships in California, New Mexico, Nevada and Hawaii.  He is a member of the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Council which is responsible for distribution of foundation resources to high-impact non-profit organizations.

Javier has over ten years of experience working in the nonprofit and political sectors.  He began his career in Washington, D.C. as a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Fellow and served as a constituent liaison for the Senate Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee.  He returned to California to join the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) where he served as Director of Development.  He then joined the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) to direct their national civic engagement programs.

Prior to joining Walmart, Javier served as a senior associate for Progressive Strategy Partners where he managed political and educational campaigns for local and statewide candidates, ballot initiatives, and public and non-governmental organizations.

Javier is currently Chairman of the LA Plaza de Cultura Y Artes in Los Angeles, board secretary of the Los Angeles Business Federation, and executive board member of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the US Conference of Mayors Business Council.  Other board memberships include:  American Red Cross of Los Angeles, Hawaii and New Mexico Retail Associations, Central City Association of Los Angeles, Homeboy Industries, Southern California Leadership Network, Valley Industrial and Commerce Association (VICA) and the Valley Economic Alliance.  Javier also co-founded HONOR PAC, a political action committee dedicated to electing Latino LGBT candidates.  He served as a mayoral appointee to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Review Commission and the Los Angeles East Area Planning Commission where he served as President.

Javier earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of California Santa Barbara and resides in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles with his partner Ryan and his two doggies Canela and Kobi.

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire

Bio information for Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire coming soon.

Darin Chidsey

Derek Cotton

David Eads

Diana Halper

Terri Hernandez Rosales

Karen Hill

Karen D. Hill
CEO, Professional Savvy Consulting
310.663.3123
Email Karen: karenhillhr@gmail.com

As the leader of Professional Savvy Consulting, Karen adds value to organizations by providing employee engagement, talent management, executive coaching and diversity & inclusion services.  She has worked with clients such as Fox Networks Group, USC, Magic Johnson Entertainment, Web Wise Kids and the National Human Resources Association

Karen has served in a number of leadership positions for organizations such as Transamerica, Sony Pictures Entertainment, British Petroleum, and American Express.  She has a passion around cultural transformation and business-aligned talent strategies. Karen holds an MBA from the Anderson Graduate School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles in Marketing, and a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management from California State University, Long Beach.  She also holds a Senior Professional Human Resources (SPHR) designation and has completed the Center for Creative Leadership executive program.  In addition, she has a certification in Strategic Human Resources Leadership from Cornell University.

Michael Huynh

Michael Huynh
Account Director, Local Public Affairs
Southern California Edison
Email Michael: Michael.C.Huynh@sce.com

Michael Huynh is an Account Director in Local Public Affairs at Southern California Edison (SCE), where he is responsible for developing and managing strategies that engage various stakeholders and audiences on the company’s key initiatives.

Huynh has over a dozen years of experience in successfully leading stakeholder engagement and communications strategies and campaigns in areas such as energy, land use, and transportation throughout California. Prior to SCE, he was at Consensus Inc., where he managed strategic communication, public outreach, and coalition development campaigns for corporate and government clients. Huynh earned an M.A. in European Politics from the College of Europe in Belgium and a B.A. in International Studies from the University of California, Irvine. He is a graduate of SCLN’s Leadership L.A. fellowship and the Riordan Leadership Institute.

Hyepin Im

Marilyn McCullough

Jim McDonnell

Shani Moore Weatherby

Shani A. Moore Weatherby
Senior Counsel of Legal Affairs, NBC & Universal Television
Email Shani: smoore@alumni.princeton.edu

Shani A. Moore Weatherby is an entertainment lawyer, nonprofit education executive, and published writer.

Shani is Senior Counsel of Legal Affairs for NBC and Universal Television. Her responsibilities include crafting contracts for the company’s television divisions, handling negotiations with talent agents, and providing legal advice on matters of business importance.  She is also Director of the Riordan Initiative, a nonprofit program aimed at helping minority, low-income, and first generation college students gain access to a high-quality education. Finally, she is a writer whose work has been published in diverse outlets ranging from Sports Illustrated for Kids to the International Judicial Monitor.

Previously, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ann Claire Williams of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and practiced law in the private sector in Intellectual Property and White Collar Criminal Defense.

Shani graduated cum laude from Princeton University and holds a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley.  She earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Stanford Law School, where she graduated with Pro Bono Distinction.

Kevin Ober

Scott Pansky

Timothy Reimers

Tim Reimers
Principal
310.203.5316
treimers@polsinelli.com

Tim Reimers is a principal and leader in national law firm Polsinelli’s real estate and public finance practices. He has extensive experience assisting health care systems, airports, ports, utility districts, cities, counties, schools, high-speed rail and other groups acquire, manage and develop their real estate assets, raise capital and finance projects.  In addition to this role, Reimers participates in the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Airports Council International – North America, and the American Bar Association’s State and Local Government Law Section Public Finance Committee.  He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California – Riverside and his J.D. from the University of Connecticut.  Reimers is also a graduate of SCLN’s 2005 Leadership L.A. fellowship.

Janet Schulman

Rob Six

Dan Sy

Gary Toebben

Susan Trigueros

Keri Watson

Margie Wheeler