2025-2026 Officers & Leadership Cabinet

Heather Summers

Heather Summers

Chair of the Board

Chief Marketing Officer
LBS Financial Credit Union

Sumer Temple

Sumer Temple

Immediate Past Chair

Owner 
Don Temple Storage

Chris Reese

Chris Reese

Chair- Elect

Associate Vice President of University Relations
CSULB

Alicia Berhow

Alicia Berhow

Vice Chair of Public Policy

Director, State Government Affairs
Charter

Greg Guthrie

Greg Guthrie

Vice Chair of Economic Development

General Manager
Hotel Maya

Jon Mesko

Jon Mesko

Vice Chair, Membership

Executive Director
Long Beach BLAST

Robert Beasley

Robert Beasley

Member at Large

Business Unit Leader - Southern California
Moffat & Nichol

Rhiannon Acree

Rhiannon Acree

Member at Large

President
Cambrian Homecare 

Scott Bristol

Scott Bristol

Member at Large

Chief Financial Officer
Brascia Builders

Trini Jimenez

Trini Jimenez

Member at Large

Vice President Public Affairs
Watson Land Company

Carolyn Caldwell

Carolyn Caldwell

Member at Large

President & Chief Executive Officer
Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center

Fred Sutton

Fred Sutton

Member at Large

Senior Vice President of Public Affairs
California Apartment Association 

Bryce Cullinane

Bryce Cullinane

Legal Council, Ex-Officio Member

Shareholder
Theodora Oringher

Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris

President & CEO

Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce

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2025-2026 Board of Directors

Rhiannon Acree

Cambrian Homecare

Mark Dodson

Bank of America

Otto Jun

DENSO Products & Services Americas, Inc.

Diego Rodriguez

City of Hope

Greg Alexander

P2S

Jorge Enciso

Boos & Associates

David Koch

Halbert Hargrove

Mitra Rogers

Amazon Web Services

Lisa Arias

Hyatt Regency

Monica Garcia

AES

Peter Kosa

Wells Fargo Bank

Patty Senecal

Western States Petroleum Association

David Babore

American Business Bank

Stephanie Garcia

MemorialCare

Dan Lipton

Beach Cities Media LLC.

Brissa Sotelo-Vargas

Valero Wilmington Refinery

Robert Beasley

Moffat & Nichol

Kris Gragson

Local Lenz Ai

Jon Mesko

Long Beach BLAST

Hans Stone

BluPrint Home Loans

Alicia Berhow

Charter

Mark Guillen

Crown Castle

Guy Nicio

Windes

Heather Summers

LBS Financial Credit Union

Scott Bristol

Brascia Builders

Greg Guthrie

Hotel Maya

Seffrah Orlando

Scan Health Plan

Fred Sutton

California Apartment Association

Cliff Buford

Southwest Airlines

Stephen Herring

Republic Services

Noel Pallais

AT&T Services, Inc.

Isaac Svensson

7Sun Media

Carolyn Caldwell

Dignity Health-St. Mary Medical Center

Ken Houp

UHS Insurance Agency

Nital Patel

California Resources Corporation

Brandon Tanner

Special Olympics Southern California

Megan Christensen

Bryson

John Howard

Chick-fil-A at the Long Beach Towne Center

Dr. Lourdes Ramos

MOLAA

Joshua Torres

Southern California Edison

Bryce Cullinane

Theodora Oringher

Trini Jimenez

Watson Land Company

Christopher Reese

California State University Long Beach

Sumer Temple

Don Temple Storage

Brian Devot

Farmers & Merchants Bank

Cheryl Vargas

Vargas Consulting

Kevin Wetzel

City National Bank

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2025-2026 Business Council Chairs

Kris Gragson

Small Business Council

GK Media

Alicia Berhow

Government Affairs Council

Charter Communications

Mark Dodson

International Business Association

Bank of America

Cheryl Vargas

Women’s Business Council

Vargas Consulting

Isaac Svensson

Long Beach Young Professionals

7Sun Media