In February 2019, Dave Klewan was elected Chairman of the LA Sports Council, succeeding Tony Sciarrino (2018-2019) and becoming only the sixth person to hold the title of Chair since the inception of the LA Sports Council in 1988. Klewan previously served as a Vice-Chair on the LA Sports Council’s 85-member Board. Klewan serves as General Manager of The Genesis Invitational, one of the premier events on the PGA TOUR and held at the iconic Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.
LEARN MOREVICE CHAIR & TREASURER
Daniel M. Hartman
CEO
Hartman Media
VICE CHAIR
Robert D. Thun
Senior Vice President, Content
DIRECTV
CORPORATE SECRETARY
Daniel Finnerty
Senior VP & General Manager
Spectrum Networks
Lindsay Amstutz
President, Media & Partnerships
Playfly Sports
Joshua E. Anderson
Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Dan Beckerman
President & CEO
AEG
Rich L. Brand
Managing Partner
Arent Fox LLP
Kevin Demoff
COO & EVP of Football Operations
Los Angeles Rams
Michelle DeMott
EVP Brand & Community
Los Angeles Football Club
*Ann Meyers Drysdale
Broadcaster
ESPN
KEVIN ELLIOTT
Chief Executive Officer
CODE FOUR
*Janet Evans-Wilson
Chief Athlete Officer
LA 2028
*Lisa Fernandez
Assistant Softball Coach
UCLA
Robert French
Director-Regional Sales
United Airlines
Carlos Gonzalez
Division President
Clark Construction
JEFF FLEEHER
President
Kelly Slater Wave Company
CRAIG FURST
CEO & President
AAA Flag & Banner
Daniel G. Guerrero
President
U.S. International University Sports Foundation
Michael Hatch
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Emily Hofer
Chief People & Purpose Officer
World Surf League
Paul Hourigan
Partner
Ryan Sports Ventures
Neal Hubman
Co-Founder & President
Los Angeles Golf Club
Stacy Johns
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
LAFC
Heather Brooks Karatz
Founder & CEO
Hextec
Jan Karl
Vice President, Project Development,
Morley Builders
James Keston
Owner and President
Orange County Soccer Club
Kiesha nix
VP Charitable Affairs-Executive Director Lakers Youth Foundation
Los Angeles Lakers
Dennis Kuhl
Chairman
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Gary LaDrido
Managing Partner
DCB Sports
Craig Levra
COO
Goodwill Southern California
Bill Shumard
Interim President and CEO
Special Olympics Southern California
Myra Marayag
Board Of Directors
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Merryll McElwain
Senior Vice President, Senior Wealth Advisor
Wilmington Trust
Tre Menzel
Director of Sales
Southern California Google Cloud Enterprises
Marla Messing
Jim Michaelian
President & CEO
Grand Prix Association of Los Angeles
*John Moffet
President
Southern California Olympians & Paralympians Association
*John Naber
Naber & Associates
Todd Refnes
Audit Partner
KPMG LLP
Ajay Nwosu
President
Teqball USA
*Apolo Anton Ohno
Olympic Gold Medalist
Venture Capitalist
Gerald S. Papazian
Managing Director
Fountainhead Associates, Inc.
Thomas A. Parham, Ph.D.
President
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Joan A. Payden
President & CEO
Payden & Rygel
Richard B. Perelman
President
Perelman, Pioneer & Co.
SAM PINES
Senior Vice President/Partner
Good Karma Brands
KELLY POND
President & CEO
Special Olympics Southern California
David Pump
Co-Founder & Partner
The Pump Group, The Harold & Carole Pump Foundation
MURPHY REINSCHREIBER
COO
The McCourt Foundation
Toni riola
Director Sales, Key Accounts Food Service & On-Premise
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling
RICK ROSAS
Tax Partner
Entertainment Media Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
LON ROSEN
EVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Los Angeles Dodgers
Mike Ross
Founder & CEO
ConNEXTions
Greg Rouyer
Global Partner Lead, Broadcast
Amazon AWS
MARIA S. SALINAS
President & CEO
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
J. EUGENE SALOMON JR.
Partner
Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc.
ERIC W. SCHREINER
EVP
AECOM HUNT/AECOM TISHMAN
Brad Shipley
Executive Vice President, Distribution
Paramount/CBS
Justine Siegal, Ph.D.
Founder & Executive Director
Baseball For All
A.G SPANOS
President of Business Operations
Los Angeles Chargers
AMY K. STANTON
Founder & CEO
Stanton & Company, LLC
DANIEL R. STIMMLER
COO & VP, USC Auxiliary Services
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
william e. thomson, jr.
Director
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center
melinda travis
Chief Executive Officer
Mile 44
dave tucker
Vice President
Outlyr
ronald f. turner
Principal, Director of Sports
Gensler
julie uhrman
Founder & President
Angel City
DAVID C. ULICH
President
Foundation for Global Sports Development
Kevin Weeks
VP - Sports, Business Operations, Data Science
SoFi
NATALIE WHITE
Senior Vice President
LA Sparks
Amrei Wolfschuetz
Vice President, Content Distribution
NBCUniversal
Will Wright
Director, Business Development, Productions
Van Wagner
Sam Yardley
Executive Vice President, North America
Two Circles
* Indicates board members who are Olympians and Paralympians
PAST CHAIR
Tony Sciarrino
Pacific Segment Head
JP Morgan Chase
PAST CHAIR
Alan I. Rothenberg
Chairman
1st Century Bank
PAST CHAIR
Karen Brodkin
EVP, Content Strategy & Development
Endeavor
HONORARY MEMBER
Anita L. DeFrantz
Member
International Olympic Committee