Davon Barbour

VP of Economic Development, Hollywood Partnership

Davon Barbour is a passionate urban advocate and possesses more than years of progressive leadership in catalytic economic and community development. His areas of expertise include public/private partnerships, business attraction, retail revitalization, public policy and research. Davon has worked for private sector, public sector, and non¬-profit organizations revitalizing urban communities across the nation.

Prior to joining The Hollywood Partnership, Davon served as the Director of the Community & Economic Development Division for the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) where he oversaw the county’s redevelopment initiatives, revolving loan portfolio, construction administration, and the nation’s largest urban county district Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. He played a lead role in developing and administering more than $100M in COVID-19 economic recovery programs including the now operational LA Regional COVID Fund. Davon was also Senior Vice President of Economic Development for the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore where he led the organization to win an Award of Excellence in economic development from the International Downtown Association (IDA) for its TechConnect business attraction program. From 2017-2019, Davon was Vice Chairman of the Baltimore City Planning Commission. In this role, he helped shepherd the city’s first Opportunity Zone-funded urban mixed-use development project, Yard 56. Years prior with the City of Baltimore, he oversaw the development of a master plan and urban renewal legislation for an ambitious $2 billion mixed-use redevelopment project that includes up to two million square feet of life sciences and technology space, new mixed-income housing and park space to revitalize neighborhoods that encompass the world-renowned Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Davon has served in numerous leadership roles throughout his career. He led the City of Hollywood, FL to win three (3) consecutive awards from the National Community Development Association. Additionally, he led economic development for the City of Hollywood, FL; City of Orlando Downtown Development Board/Community Redevelopment Agency and the Miami Downtown Development Authority. He has both created and administered retail attraction and retention programs for multiple cities. His strategic recommendations led to the creation of The Commissary in Downtown Rochester, New York. The social entrepreneurship facility is the first kitchen incubator and only shared kitchen permitted in the region with the mission of creating and cultivating local homegrown new food business concepts.

Davon is extensively engaged in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) where he is the incoming Western Division P3 Public Sector Chair, past Eastern Division P3 Public Sector Chair, and current Infrastructure Task Force member. He is also a past Vice Chair of IDA. Advancing public/private partnerships, Davon is a former faculty member of the ICSC University School of Shopping Centers. He has served on advisory panels and/or authored works for ICSC, Urban Land Institute, Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, and IDA.

Adam Burke

President & CEO, Los Angeles Tourism Board

Adam Burke serves as President & CEO of Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (Los Angeles Tourism), overseeing global brand marketing and sales strategies for one of the world’s most diverse, unique and innovative destinations. He first joined the organization as Chief Operating Officer in 2016.

Burke is responsible for achieving the organization’s mission to “improve the quality of life for all Angelenos through the economic benefits of tourism.” Los Angeles Tourism is a Member-based, non-profit organization, proudly representing over 1,000 local businesses in the leisure and hospitality sector.

With more than 25 years of travel & tourism industry experience, Burke previously served as Senior Vice President, Customer Loyalty for Hilton Worldwide with global management responsibility for the award-winning Honors customer loyalty program. During his 17 years with Hilton, he held management positions in a variety of functional areas including strategic planning, international marketing, leisure & multi-brand marketing, sales integration, business development, CRM and enterprise technology.

Burke’s current industry affiliations include the U.S. Travel & Tourism Advisory Board, the Global Leadership Committee of Destinations International, the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission Advisory Board and the Simpleview Advisory Board.

Jeanne Holm

Chief Operating Officer, Office of Mayor Garcetti

As a leader in open data, education, and civic innovation, Jeanne Holm empowers people to discover new knowledge and collaborate to improve life on Earth and beyond. Jeanne is the Chief Data Officer and Senior Technology Advisor to the Mayor at the City of Los Angeles, helping 4,000,000 people and 500,000 businesses get access to and use data for innovation, equity, health and safety. She connects public-private partners for innovations ranging from digital equity to 5G. She has led the delivery of online services, 311, public television and digital media, and ShakeAlertLA. She founded the Data Science Federation partnering universities and cities to create innovative solutions such as using artificial intelligence for traffic safety and machine learning to improve air quality. She was formerly the Evangelist for open data for the White House under President Obama, the leader for Africa open data for the World Bank, and the Chief Knowledge Architect at NASA. She is a Distinguished Instructor at UCLA, a Trustee of Claremont Graduate University, a Fellow of the United Nations International Academy of Astronautics, on the Global Leadership Board for Time's Up, and an advisor to the UN’s Sustainable Development Solutions Network. She leads a startup that promotes equity, education, and social justice through technology and education programs for innovators throughout the world.

Bill Kramer

Director, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Bill Kramer is currently the Director and CEO of the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures—the world’s premier institution devoted to the celebration and exploration of the past, present, and future of the motion pictures. In this role, Kramer oversees all aspects of the project’s management, staffing, design, curation, fundraising, and creative direction. This position is a return to the Museum for Kramer, as he previously served as the project’s Managing Director of Development and External Affairs for five years, successfully raising $250MM to move the project into construction and managing the project’s public approvals and planning process. Kramer also has served as the Vice President for Development and Strategic Planning for the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), has lead capital and comprehensive campaigns for the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), and has served in senior fundraising and external relations positions at the Sundance Institute, Columbia University School of the Arts, and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Bill holds a Master of Urban Planning and Public Administration degree from New York University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Kris Larson

President & CEO, Hollywood Partnership

Kris is the President & CEO of the Hollywood Partnership the organization charged with the management of the Hollywood Entertainment District BID. He has held positions on both the public and private sides of community leadership and served as the President & CEO for the downtown organizations in Raleigh, NC, and Grand Rapids, MI, where he led both tax increment finance and self-assessment districts. He earned a master’s degree in Public Administration from NC State University, was a Daniel Rose Fellow through the Rose Center for Public Leadership, and a former International Downtown Association (IDA) Board Member and Vice Chair of its Executive Committee. The IDA has awarded four Pinnacle Awards, their highest honor, to his projects in the fields and Leadership, Planning, Advocacy, and Marketing. Larson also lives in Hollywood, and serves a member of the Hollywood Historic Trust and as an Honorary member of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors.

Patti MacJennet

Senior VP, External & Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board

Patti MacJennet serves as the Senior Vice President, External and Cultural Affairs of the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board. She is responsible for developing and implementing the organization's community engagement strategy with local, state and federal organizations and serves as liaison with key policymakers, civic and business organizations. Previously she was SVP of the Global Marketing Division and head of the International Marketing Department, and was responsible for opening LA's first international marketing offices including China. She has vast experience in hotel sales, trade association education, and tourism.

Brian Mariotti

CEO, Funko

Brian Mariotti has served as Funko, lnc.'s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of Funko, lnc.'s board of directors since its formation in April 2017, as the Chief Executive Officer of FAH, LLC and as a member of FAH, LLC's board of directors since October 2015, and as Chief Executive Officer of FHL and as a member of FHL's board of directors since May 2013. Mr. Mariotti has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Funko, LLC since he acquired the business with a small group of investors in 2005.

Dennis Quinn

Senior VP of Sales, Universal Studios Hollywood

Dennis Quinn is Senior Vice President of Sales for Universal Studios Hollywood. He is responsible for driving 3rd Party tickets sales and private events for the iconic local and tourist destination. Dennis has spent over 20 years with Universal Parks and Resorts, and his career in sales, marketing and revenue management spans across a broad spectrum of the travel industry, including airlines, resort hotels, and theme park destinations.

Seleta Reynolds

General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Seleta Reynolds is General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), the second largest municipal transportation agency in the country. Reynolds is responsible for 1,300 employees and 52 different business lines – from parking meters to traffic signals to
buses. Reynolds was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2014 to implement the Mayor’s vision of safe and sustainable transportation choices for all. Under Reynolds’ leadership, LADOT has installed hundreds of data-driven safety improvements in high needs
locations, launched the largest scooter program in the world, launched the largest electric vehicle car-share program in the country, and created a first-of-its-kind digital platform to manage for-profit mobility companies.

Dan Chandler

Founder & CEO, Chandler Partners

Dan Chandler is the Founder and CEO of Chandler Partners. Early on, Dan saw the opportunity to create a  company that delivers the greatest value and the most reliable quality through a vertically integrated model. Today, Chandler Partners is comprised of a team of seasoned and strategic leaders who execute on Dan’s vision and share bis standards for uncompromised quality and integrity. Always on the forefront of industry trends, Dan and his team leverage insights into the fast-paced Southern California area to develop prestigious real estate assets that endure, while nurturing a network of long-standing relationships with an extended project team. Dan has spearheaded the development of over $1 billion in assets, including more than 700,000 square feet of multifamily residential and commercial office space. Cumulatively, Dan has developed more luxury apartments in East San Fernando Valley than any other developer in the area.

JT Theeuwes

Walk of Fame Design Team, Gensler

J.T. Theeuwes is a senior architect in Gensler’s Urban Strategies Studio in Los Angeles. He has over 25 years of experience in architecture and urban planning on both local and international projects. J.T. has provided design leadership for many notable projects that have earned local, national and international awards. He works with groups to find ways to connect buildings and spaces to their site and culture in order to link people to their communal environments. JT holds Masters Degrees from the University of Washington and the Savannah College of Art and Design and is a licensed architect in Washington and California. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and a leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited
professional.

Justine Johnson

Mobility Strategist, Ford Mobility

Justine Johnson is a proud native of Los Angeles, California. For the past eight years, she resided in New York City working on transportation initiatives under the Bloomberg and deBlasio Administrations. While at the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), she worked on the “Boro Taxi” initiative, also known as the Green Taxi program, which created a new for-hire vehicle and driver classification. Following her work at the TLC, she moved to the New York City Economic Development Corporation managing government and community relations for Mayor de Blasio’s new commuter ferry system called NYC Ferry. In 2018, she joined Ford Smart Mobility’s City Solutions team and is working with municipalities and communities on mobility solutions that help move people and goods more efficiently and effectively throughout the region. Justine holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Hampton University and two Master’s Degrees from the University of Southern California.

Lupita Sanchez-Cornejo

Regional Director, External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T

Lupita Sanchez Cornejo is the Regional Director of External Affairs for AT&T overseeing legislative and community affairs for the Greater Los Angeles region. She is also the Company’s leader for Believe Los Angeles, part of AT&T Believes, AT&T’s initiative pairing the company’s resources with local organizations to address both youth unemployment and the need to diversify the entertainment industry’s storyteller, leveraging AT&T’s assets in the Los Angeles market to support workforce development, career readiness programs, with a special emphasis on digital media and entertainment employment opportunities for underserved students, especially diverse millennials. Lupita is responsible for executing local strategies that help achieve corporate legislative objectives, presenting company positions to external stakeholders in key issue areas and managing community partnerships with non-profit organizations, philanthropic and corporate social responsibility, and local communities. She works alongside a team with policymakers across the Los Angeles region on AT&T’s new technology deployment and infrastructure investment. For over 20 years, she has been a valuable part of the AT&T family where she advances AT&T’s public policy and philanthropic initiatives through a variety of leadership positions with community and business organizations.

Prior to joining AT&T, she served as a senior legislative strategist in the Riordan mayoral administration serving as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, where she was a member of the mayor's executive team. In her role as Assistant Deputy Mayor, she was responsible for oversight of the Mayor's local legislative agenda, city council relations, community affairs as well as key liaison to the Latino community. Lupita’s public service career began while she was in high school beginning with an internship for then-Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley.

Mark Guillen

Public Affairs Manager, Crown Castle

Currently, Mark directs west regional Public Affair for Crown Castle, an S&P 500 company listed on the NYSE with an enterprise value of ~$70B. Mark participates in philanthropic giving for a number of organizations: The Rumba Foundation, The Long Beach Community Foundation, Crown Castle, and other private philanthropy foundations.

As former Director of Civic Engagement and Government Contract for Molina Healthcare, Mark was responsible for building vital relationships between civic leaders, nonprofit organizations, local legislators and other Community Based Organizations. Prior to his role at Molina Healthcare, Mark spent 28 years with the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, as a Senior Project Manager in Research and Monitoring and the Energy Recovery Department, overseeing some of the largest programs of its kind in the United States. Mark serves as a board member the Center for Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership, the Economic and Policy Impact Center (EPIC), YMCA Greater Long Beach Metro Board, Long Beach Symphony, and the Institute of Innovation at California State University Long Beach.

Mark is an alumnus of UCLA and the Leadership Long Beach Executive Leadership program.

Dwayne Gathers

Gathers Strategies

Marty Shelton

Vice President, NAI Capital

Marty Shelton is a commercial real estate broker specializing in development, investment sales and retail / office leasing in the Los Angeles area for more than twenty years with both CB Richard Ellis and currently NAI Capital, Inc. Throughout his real estate tenure, he has been involved in a wide variety of commercial transactions from bank asset sales to shopping center sales. His clients include both institutional and private, he has worked with such retailers as Costco, Starbucks, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, LA Fitness, Hertz Rent Car, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Best Buy, T-Mobile, Supercuts, Comerica Bank, Jamba Juice, DaVita, Inc. and Smart & Final. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles. He is also a past chair of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and currently sen/es as the Co-chair of the Chamber's Economic Development Committee. A proud native of New York, he attended the State University College at Buffalo.

David Rattray

President & CEO, UNITE-LA

David Rattray is the President & CEO of UNITE-LA. Since 1998, he has led UNITE-LA in ensuring the continuous improvement of effective and aligned cradle-to-career public education and workforce development systems in Los Angeles, resulting in all children and youth having access to a high-quality education. Previously Rattray spent more than 20 years in the foodservice distribution industry. Rattray serves on the L.A. City Workforce Development Board and Youth Council and was vice chair of the State Workforce Investment Board's Lifelong Learning Committee. He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors for the Linked Learning Alliance. Rattray earned his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

Donald Bradburn

Director, Workforce Planning and Development, Kaiser Development

Donald (Don) A. Bradburn currently serves as the Director, Workforce Planning and Development at Kaiser Permanente – Southern Region in Pasadena, California. He began his career in public service as a Russian Linguist in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Corps in 1989. Having served in Europe and the U.S., Don’s last assignment was the training manager for linguists at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School where he was responsible for curriculum development; workforce projections; training; and accreditation of linguist training programs.
After being honorably discharged, he joined the County of San Diego in 2002 where he held various positions including the Director of Human Resources for the Health and Human Services Agency. In 2012, Don served as the Director of Human Resources for SunLine Transit Agency for two years, before returning to county government as the Executive Director of Administration with the County of Riverside’s Health System. After an extensive career in public service focused on fiscal responsibility, innovation and employee engagement, he found a natural fit in private industry with Kaiser Permanente in 2018.
At Kaiser Permanente, Don combines his passion to plan, focus and develop a diverse workforce for the future with his belief that every community should have accessible, high-quality and affordable healthcare. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. Don currently serves as a member of the City of Los Angeles Workforce Development Board. He is also a trustee of the Services Employee International Union – United Health Workers West Joint Employer Education Fund and the Shirley Ware Education Center.

Jaymes Dunsmore

Urban Designer, Gensler

Jaymes Dunsmore is an AICP-certified planner and urban designer with Gensler, a global architecture, design, and planning firm. An active transit user, Jaymes is a champion of station and streetscape design that prioritizes the pedestrian and passenger experience, and an advocate for sustainable, transit-oriented, urban development. As the lead planner on innovative mobility projects throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties, Jaymes is focused on transforming the future of mobility in Southern California. Jaymes is currently Design Manager for the Hollywood Blvd Walk of Fame Streetscape Plan. His recent work includes urban design work for the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Northern Extension and the creation of an award-winning vision plan for the revitalization of the historic Santa Ana South Main Street Corridor.

Jerry Neuman

Partner, DLA Piper

Rana Ghadban

President & CEO, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

Timothy Grubbs

President, Communitas Design

David Twerdun

LeFrak, Hollywood & Wilcox Project

Clay Andrews

General Manager, The Godfrey Hotel Hollywood

Armando M. Rivera-Figueroa, Ph.D.

Dean of Economic and Workforce Education, LACC