Vanessa Rosales Principal Lead – Community Engagement Chick-fil-A Inc. Vanessa Rosales oversees community engagement for the West Region of Chick-fil-A Inc. In her role, Vanessa implements local community engagement initiatives in support of Chick-fil-A Inc. and its Owner/Operators for the 12states in the region.  Prior to Chick-fil-A, Vanessa contributed to organizations such as Ralphs/Food 4 Less, Kaiser Permanente, NASCAR, American Honda Motor Company, the American Heart Association, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.   Return to main event page The post 2024 Nonprofit & Corporate ..read more

Karla V. Salazar Executive Director ScholarMatch Karla V. Salazar is an experienced bilingual leader in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Raised and educated in the Greater Los Angeles area, her mission is to contribute to a more humane world by collaborating with visionary leaders, developing and implementing transformative ideas, strengthening organizations, and serving our communities. The guiding principle that drives and motivates Karla as a professional and citizen of the world is her ability to empower, impact, and influence individuals and organizations toward a common good ..read more

Julee Brooks CEO Woodcraft Rangers Julee Brooks, Woodcraft Rangers CEO, is an ambitious creative visionary, social entrepreneur, and strategic nonprofit change-maker with nearly two decades experience delivering high-caliber programming for families and guiding family-focused agencies through dynamic organizational growth. Julee possesses a unique combination of sophisticated thought leadership, keen business acumen and skilled relationship building that ensures excellence for institutions, programmatically and administratively.    Return to main event page The post 2024 Nonprofit ..read more

Michael Flood President and CEO Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Michael Flood has served as the Chief Executive of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank since 2000. During his tenure, the Food Bank has started new programs to increase food distribution and launched new nutrition and public policy initiatives.  Michael has been in food banking since 1990, working previously for the Redwood Empire Food Bank and the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano. Michael serves as Board Chair of Emergency Network Los Angeles and as a Board member of the California Association of Food Banks and LA Food P ..read more

Relocating? Your new state’s property rules may surprise you With mortgage rates easing and the spring home-buying season about to begin, you may be contemplating an out-of-state move. Before you buy a home, we strongly advise you to understand your new state’s property rules, as they can be dramatically different in other parts of the country with respect to holding, selling, encumbering and disposing of an asset. Separate vs Community vs Opt-in Community property states In the majority of states, the rules are fairly simple: Titling dictates ownership. If one spouse owns an asset in their o ..read more

Lindsey Primestor Development, a leading minority-owned and led real estate development and investment firm, has named Rhiana Lindsey to the position of Director of Leasing, announced Arturo Sneider, Co-Founder and CEO of Primestor. Lindsey will play a crucial role in ensuring the continued success of Primestor’s mixed-use retail centers leveraging her expertise and industry relationships with local and national retail partners. Rhiana came to Primestor in 2019 as a Real Estate Manager and was later promoted to Senior Real Estate Manager in 2022. Prior to Primestor, Lindsey served as Leasing ..read more

Giannopoulos Jim Giannopoulos has been appointed Global CEO of GHD. He was most recently CEO-Americas, having led the Canadian and then all operations for GHD’s Americas region. Also, Chris Hunter has been named CEO-Americas, where he oversees operations for GHD’s Americas region. He was most recently GHD’s regional general manager for Canada. GHD is a leading professional services company operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Committed to a vision to make water, energy, and communities sustainable for generatio ..read more

Mehlman Ashley Mehlman has joined Simpro, a total business management software company for commercial trade service businesses, as the Chief Financial Officer. With over 17 years of accounting, finance and operations experience, Ashley has held numerous leadership positions at several companies including Cast & Crew Entertainment Services, KPMG LLP, Zurich North America and Toyota Financial Services. In her new role, Ashley will be responsible for developing financial strategies that support not only Simpro’s business goals but help drive the company’s continued growth. The post SOFTWARE ..read more

Cruz Joanne Robinette Cruz has been promoted to Assistant Vice President of Human Resources at Oltmans Construction Co. With the company’s workforce surpassing 500, Joanne has consistently met the increasing demands for HR expertise. With a deep understanding of Oltmans’ culture since 1997, Joanne drives critical engagement, diversity, and development initiatives. The post CONSTRUCTION: Robinette Cruz appeared first on Los Angeles Business Journal ..read more

Beverly Hills-based real estate advisory firm Max Benjamin Partners Inc. has acquired brokerage platform StackSource. MBP said that the purchase will allow its company to access StackSource’s extensive capital markets database and bolster its own relationships with national capital providers, including regional banks and debt funds. MBP operates as a boutique firm that specializes in deal structuring for real estate developers and investors. The company matches borrowers and lenders, vets investment opportunities and reviews investment strategy and risk-management framework. MBP said it has be ..read more