The Westwood Village Press
On February 22, 2010 the Westwood Community Council had it's first election. The results follow:
Westwood Community Council
2010 Officers and Board of Directors
Elected February 22, 2010
Chair: Steven D. Sann
Chair, Westwood Village Business Association; Partner, NINETHIRTY at the W, The Backyard at the W & Tengu; Board Member and Program Chair, Friends of Westwood Library; Member, Westwood Village Farmers’ Market Advisory Board; past President, UCLA UniCamp Board of Directors; member, Westwood-Holmby Historical Society; Co-Chair, Westwood Host Committee for Los Angeles Film Festival
Vice Chair: John K. Heidt
Past President and Building Committee Chair , Westwood United Methodist Church; member, Westwood Village Rotary Club; resident, Westwood Homeowners; President, Heidt Torres Co.
Corporate Secretary: Carol Spencer
Vice President and Traffic Committee Chair, Comstock Hills Homeowners Association; member, West Los Angeles Community Police Advisory Board; Member, Santa Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway Task Force; member, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Treasurer: Paul R. Gienger
President, Topa Management Company; Founding Member, Westwood Business Improvement District Formation Committee
Executive Committee Members
David Hekmat
Has owned and operated Mary and Robb’s Westwood Café at 1473 Westwood Blvd. for 31 years, owns and operates Westwood Corporate Foods, managing commissary operated for corporate clients, was a resident of Westwood for many years.
Carole Magnuson
Immediate Past President and Vice President, Westwood Hills Property Owners Association; member, St. Albans Episcopal Church; founding Member Westwood Community Design Review Board; member, Westwood Host Committee for Los Angeles Film Festival; former director, UCLA Local and Neighborhood Relations
Board of Directors
A. Geographic Zone Stakeholder Organizations:
Zone 1 – Westwood Hills Property Owners Association (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Carole Magnuson
ALTERNATE: Debbie Nussbaum
Zone 2 – North Westwood Village Residents Association (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Wolfgang Veith
ALTERNATE:
Zone 3 – Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Jackie Freedman
ALTERNATIVE: Sandy Brown
Zone 4 – Wilshire Corridor Condominium Presidents Association (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Jerry Brown
ALTERNATE: Mark Rogo
Zone 5 – Westwood Homeowners Association (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Linda Blank
ALTERNATE: Stephen Resnick
Zone 6 – Comstock Hills Homeowners Association (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Carol Spencer
ALTERNATE: Jan Reichmann
B. Westwood Community Multi-Family Residential Stakeholders (nominated by Representation Committee)
REPRESENTATIVE: Jason Somers
ALTERNATE:
C. Westwood Senior Living/Retirement/Assisted Living Residential Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Niki Gewirtz (Belmont Village Westwood)
ALTERNATE:
D. Westwood Village Business Association (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Clinton Schudy (Oakley’s Barber Shop)
ALTERNATE: Shannon Montoya (Napa Valley Grille)
E. Westwood Business Improvement District/Formation Committee (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Paul Gienger (Topa Management Company)
ALTERNATE: Jessica Dabney (North American Realty)
F. Wilshire Corridor Commercial Stakeholders (nominated by Representation Committee)
REPRESENTATIVE: Cyrus Hekmat (Indivest/Center West)
ALTERNATE:
G. Westwood South of Wilshire/Sepulveda Boulevard Business Stakeholders (nominated by Representation Committee)
REPRESENTATIVE: David Hekmat (Mary & Robb’s Westwood Café)
ALTERNATE:
H. Westwood South of Wilshire/Sepulveda Boulevard Commercial Property Owner Stakeholders (nominated by Representation Committee)
REPRESENTATIVE: Robert Bucksbaum (Majestic Crest Theater)
ALTERNATE:
I. Educational Institutions – Public and Private School Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization; order of appointment determined by Representation Committee)
REPRESENTATIVE: Laura Winikow (Fairburn Youth Association)
ALTERNATE:
J. Environmental/Land Use Organization Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Mike Metcalfe (Save Westwood Village)
ALTERNATE: Alvin Milder (UCLA Watch)
K. Service and Civic Groups/Recreation Organization Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Gail Friedman (Friends of Westwood Library)
ALTERNATE: Phil Gabriel (AYSO, Region 70)
L. Arts/Cultural Institutions Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Joseph Yoshitomi (Geffen Playhouse)
ALTERNATE:
M. Religious Institutions Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: John Heidt (Westwood United Methodist Church)
ALTERNATE: Michele Heilpern (Westwood Village Synagogue)
N. UCLA Student Organization Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: Nicholas Vartanian (GSA representative)
ALTERNATE
O. Faculty/Staff Organizational Stakeholders (appointed by Stakeholder Organization)
REPRESENTATIVE: (to be appointed by UCLA Academic Senate)
ALTERNATE: (to be appointed by UCLA Staff Assembly)
P. Members-at-Large (3) (nominated by Representation Committee)
REPRESENTATIVE: Joyce Foster
ALTERNATE:
REPRESENTATIVE: Laura Lake
ALTERNATE: Terry Tegnazian
REPRESENTATIVE: Steve Sann
ALTERNATE: Rick Chancellor
Legal Advisor (non-voting)
Robert E. “Reg” Gipson
Legal Counsel (non-voting)
Charles Magnuson
Westwood Community Council Founding Organizers and Participants
Thomas K. Barad, Building Committee Chair and member, Westwood Village Synagogue; Producer, Barad Entertainment
Linda M. Blank, Board Member, Friends of Westwood Library; Vice President, Westwood Homeowners Association; Attorney at Law
Dr. Jerry Brown, President, The Diplomat Homeowners Association; Board Member, Wilshire Corridor Condominium Presidents Association
Sandy Brown, President, Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association; Co-Founder, Westwood-Holmby Historical Society; Co-Chair, Westwood Host Committee for Los Angeles Film Festival
Gloria Campbell, Managing Director, Los Angeles Film Festival
Rick Chancellor, Vice President – Western Region, The McDevitt Company
Jessica Dabney, Founder, Westwood Business Improvement District Formation Committee; Director of Brokerage, North American Realty; Attorney at Law; Chair, Westwood Village Farmers Market Board of Directors
Barbara Dobkin, Past President, Design for Sharing; Board Member, Westwood Hills Property Owners Association
Dr. Bruce Dobkin, UCLA Faculty member; resident, Westwood Hills
Joyce L. Foster, Vice President and Past President, West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission; past Vice President, Los Ageles Building & Safety Commission; past Member, Westwood Community Design Review Board; Past President, Westwood Homeowners Association; member, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church; member, Westwood Host Committee for Los Angeles Film Festival; Board Member, Film LA
Jackie Freedman, Co-President, Coalition for Veterans’ Land; Past Co-President, Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association
David Friedman, President/Co-Owner, Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers; member, Westwood Village Business Association; member, Westwood Village Rotary Club
Gail Friedman, Board Member, Friends of Westwood Library; Co-Owner, Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers; member, Westwood Village Business Association
Leonard Friedman, Co-Founder/Co-Owner, Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers; member, Westwood Village Business Association; member, Westwood Village Business Association
Sunny Friedman, Co-Founder/Co-Owner, Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers; member, Westwood Village Business Association
Philip Gabriel, member, Warner Avenue School (WAVE) Foundation; Coach, AYSO Soccer, District 70; Coach, West L.A. Little League; Owner, Scrubs Unlimited & Baskin-Robbins; member, Westwood Village Business Association; resident, Holmby-Westwood; past Board Member, Westwood Village Business Improvement District; member, Westwood Host Committee for Los Angeles Film Festival
Niki Gewirtz, Executive Director, Belmont Village Westwood
Paul R. Gienger, President, Topa Management Company; Founding Member, Westwood Business Improvement District Formation Committee
Joseph Gillard, Executive Chef, Napa Valley Grille; member, Westwood Village Business Association
Robert E. “Reg” Gipson, member, Westwood United Methodist Church; resident, Westwood Homeowners; Partner, Gipson, Hoffman & Pancione
Nat Gorman, President, Blair House Homeowners Association; Board Member, Wilshire Corridor Condominium Presidents Association
John K. Heidt, Past President and Building Committee Chair , Westwood United Methodist Church; member, Westwood Village Rotary Club; resident, Westwood Homeowners; President, Heidt Torres Co.
Michelle Heilpern, Co-President, Westwood Village Synagogue; resident, Holmby-Westwood
Cyrus Hekmat, Partner, Indivest, Center West, Murdock Plaza, Plaza La Reina; Attorney at Law
Mark M. Herd, Board Member, Westwood Homeowners Association; past President, Park Ashton Homeowners Association
Steven Kaufman, Past President, Westwood Homeowners Association
Dr. Laura Lake, Co-President, Coalition for Veterans’ Land; Co-President, Save Westwood Village
Jamal A. Madni, President, UCLA Graduate Students Association
Carole Magnuson, Immediate Past President and Vice President, Westwood Hills Property Owners Association; member, St. Albans Episcopal Church; founding Member Westwood Community Design Review Board; member, Westwood Host Committee for Los Angeles Film Festival
Charles H. Magnuson, Wilshire Corridor Business Owner; resident, Westwood Hills; member, St. Albans Episcopal Church; Attorney at Law
Kira Meers, Leasing Specialist, The McDevitt Company
Michael Metcalfe, Co-President, Save Westwood Village; Past President, Westwood Homeowners Association
Alvin Milder, Founder, UCLA Watch; Vice President, Westwood Hills Property Owners Association
Sharon Milder, Founder, Westwood Hills Garden Club; resident, Westwood Hills
Shannon Montoya, Senior Event Sales Manager, Napa Valley Grille; member, Westwood Village Business Association
Michael Moroko, Secretary, Westwood Village Synagogue; Partner, Allred, Moroko & Goldberg
Frank Ponder, Chair, Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA Board of Directors: Past Chairman, Westwood Village Community Alliance Business Improvement District; past General Manager Bel Air Camera; Member, Westwood Hills Property Owners Association Board of Directors
Jan Reichmann, President, Comstock Hills Homeowners Association; member, Santa Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway Task Force
Stephen Resnick, President, Westwood Homeowners Association
Susan J. Reuben, Vice President and History & Architecture Committee Chair, Holmby-Westwood Property Owners Association
Mark Rogo, President, Friends of Westwood Library; member, Westwood Village Rotary Club; Board Member, Blair House Homeowners Association; Treasurer, Holmby Westwood Property Owners Association
Steven D. Sann, Chair, Westwood Village Business Association; Partner, NINETHIRTY at the W, The Backyard at the W & Tengu; Board Member and Program Chair, Friends of Westwood Library; Member, Westwood Village Farmers’ Market Advisory Board; past President, UCLA UniCamp Board of Directors; member, Westwood-Holmby Historical Society; Co-Chair, Westwood Host Committee for Los Angeles Film Festival
Clinton Schudy, Owner, Oakley’s Barber Shop; member, Westwood Village Business Association;
member, Westwood Host Committee for the Los Angeles Film Festival
Jason H. Somers, resident, Montana Regency; Project Development Manager, Pacific Crest Consultants
Carol Spencer, Vice President and Traffic Committee Chair, Comstock Hills Homeowners Association; member, West Los Angeles Community Police Advisory Board; member, Santa Monica Boulevard Transit Parkway Task Force; member, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
Evelin Tamayo, Assistant Market Manager, Westwood Village Farmers’ Market
Terry A. Tegnazian, Wilshire Corridor Business Owner; President, Westwood Hills Property Owners Association; Co-Founder, Friends of Westwood Library; Co-founder, Friends of the Westwood Library
Nicholas Vartanian, UCLA Graduate Student; resident, UCLA Weyburn Terrace
Wolfgang Veith, President/Founder, North Westwood Village Residents’ Association
Michael Webb, Resident, North Westwood Village
Stephen Whipple, Market Manager, Westwood Village Farmers’ Market; member, Westwood Host Committee for the Los Angeles Film Festival
Laura Winikow, Member, Fairburn Youth Association; Vice President, Friends of Westwood Library; resident, Comstock Hills
Joseph Yoshitomi, Director of Marketing, Geffen Playhouse
With Special Thanks to our Community Council Consultants:
Jack Allen, Area Representative, Pacific Palisades Community Council
Richard Cohen, Chair, Pacific Palisades Community Council
Raymond Klein, Chair, Brentwood Community Council
Wendy-Sue Rosen, Chair Emeritus, Brentwood Community Council
George Wolfberg, Past Chair, Pacific Palisades Community Council
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