Board of Directors

The WLASNC Board of Directors is made up of 15 elected members from our community. These include four residents, one from each district of Sawtelle (northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest), one large business representative, two small business representatives, two organizational representatives (such as schools, houses of worship, community services, or civic groups), and six at-large representatives.

All Board Members are recognized city officials, elected by local stakeholders, and serve as volunteers who generously donate their time to our community.

Our Board meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

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Walton Chiu, Chair

North West District Representative
Elected Term until 2027
walton@westlasawtelle.org

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Monica Mejia-Lambert

At-Large Representative
Elected Term until 2027
monica@westlasawtelle.org

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Jay Handal, Treasurer

Large Business Representative
Elected Term until 2027
jayh@westlasawtelle.org

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James Altuner, Secretary

Organizational Representative
Elected Term until 2027
james@westlasawtelle.org

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Kent Kaisaki

North East District Representative
Elected Term until 2027
kent@westlasawtelle.org

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David Swartz

South East District Representative
Elected Term until 2027
davids@westlasawtelle.org

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Alexandra Polin

South West District Representative
Elected Term until 2027
alexandra@westlasawtelle.org

Tascha Folsoi

Organizational Representative
Elected Term until 2027
tascha@westlasawtelle.org

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Adriane Ransom, Vice Chair

Small Business Representative
Elected Term until 2027
adriane@westlasawtelle.org

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Danilo Torro

Small Business Representative
Elected Term until 2027
danilo@wetlasawtelle.org

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Vince Peagler III

At-Large Representative
Elected Term until 2027
vince@westlasawtelle.org

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Vic Pacheco

At-Large Representative
Elected Term until 2027
vic@westlasawtelle.org

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Malcolm Ray

At-Large Representative
Elected Term until 2027
malcolm@westlasawtelle.org

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Ron Ben-Yehuda

At-Large Representative
Elected Term until 2027
ronb@westlasawtelle.org

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Pierre Tecon

At-Large Representative
Elected Term until 2027
pierre@westlasawtelle.org