The American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles leadership is provided by a volunteer Board of Directors elected from the communities served by the chapter. Listed are the members of the Board of Directors for July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009  and the chapter’s Senior Management Team. (Read about the June 2008 annual meeting and election of officers.)

Chapter CEO Paul Schulz (second from right) with members of the Los Angeles chapter Board of directors Edmond Lelo (left), Paul Wolf, Melani Hallock and Kirk Hyde at a celebration rededicating the Los Angeles headquarters.

Board of Directors

Susan E. Akens
Executive Vice President
Business Affairs
CBS Paramount International Television

Frank Bell
Principal
IT Strategists

Chris Brandt
Principal
Deloitte

Gary Campanella
Senior Manager
The Capital Group Companies

Willard Z. Carr, Jr.
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Lawrence P. Friedman
Leadership Volunteer

David A. Fuhrman (Vice Chair)
CEO
Willis Insurance Services of California, Inc., Los Angeles Operations

Bethany W. George
ConsultantHeidrick & Struggles

Rod Hagenbuch
Principal
Quantum Leap Institute

Meloni Hallock
Chief Executive Officer
Acacia Wealth Advisors

Kirk Hyde
President
Hyde Family Foundation

Ronald L. Iden
Senior Vice President, Security
The Walt Disney Company

Lois Ingham
Managing Director & Private Client Advisor
Wealth Advisory Services and Wilmington Trust

Joseph Kanimian, Esq.
Law Offices of Joseph Kanimian

Craig Lee
Vice President & General Counsel
Lilly Enterprises, Inc.

Edmond Lelo (Chair)
Executive Vice President, Area Manager
Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Group

Irv Margol
Consultant
Eddy Associates, Inc.

Wendy Marlett
Senior Vice President
KB Home

Allen W. Mathies, Jr. M.D.
President Emeritus
Huntington Memorial Hospital

Bowen H. McCoy
President
Buzz McCoy Associates, Inc.

Rene Mortensen
Leadership Volunteer

Christine Neal (Vice Chair)
Vice President and Treasurer
Unified Western Grocers, Inc.

William A. Niese
Leadership Volunteer

Peter O’Keefe (Vice Chair)
Senior Vice President
Lowe Enterprises, Inc

Robert C. Petersen
Senior Vice President
Union Bank of California’s Commercial Banking Group

Jay Rodriguez
Leadership Volunteer

Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi
Leadership Volunteer

Morgan St. John
Managing Director
The Cappello Group

Ellis M. Stanley, Sr.
Director
Western Emergency Management Services, Dewberry LLC

Csaba Takach
Senior Vice President
Mattel, Inc.

Jill Carter Valenti
Leadership Volunteer

Paul J. Wolf
Managing Partner
Century Park Capital Partners

Senior Management Team

Paul Schulz
Chief Executive Officer

Timothy Archuleta
Health & Safety Officer

Mickie Faris
Chief Development Officer

Michael Kleiner
Emergency & Disaster Response Officer

Mauria McPoland
Volunteer Resources Officer

Mary Narducci
Human Resources Officer

James Quinn
Chief Financial Officer