Board of Directors

SCLN is led by a dynamic, engaged Board of Directors, which has fiscal responsibility and directs the strategy of the organization.

Officers

Paige Serden

Chair; Governance Committee Chair

City National Bank

Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Real Estate Division

Michael Huynh

Vice Chair

Southern California Edison

Account Director, Local Public Affairs

Benjamin Stilp

Treasurer

Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Vice President of Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Javier Angulo

Secretary

Walmart Stores, Inc.

Senior Director Community Relations

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.