MARCH 15—16 2018
SAN FRANCISCO
HONORARY COMMITTEE
WBA LGBT ECONOMIC SUMMIT
HONORARY COMMITTEE
(confirmed roster as of March 15, 2018)
As the saying goes “it takes a village” and nothing could be truer as it relates to the 2018 WBA LGBT Economic Summit & Conference. The WBA, and GGBA, are eternally grateful to the following elected officials, civic and business leaders for their gracious offers to assist us with the development, and execution of, this historic event.
California Secretary of State
Alex Padilla
California Insurance Commissioner
Dave Jones
San Jose Mayor
Sam Liccardo
Sacramento Mayor
Darrell Steinberg
San Francisco Interim Mayor
Mark Farrell
California Assemblymember
Evan Low
California Senator
Mike McGuire
California Senator
Scott Wiener
SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
London Breed, President
Aaron Peskin
Ahsha Safai
Hillary Ronen
Jane Kim
Jeff Sheehy
Katy Tang
Malia Cohen
Norman Yee
Sandra Lee Fewer
SANTA CLARA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Cindy Chavez, President
Dave Cortese
Joe Simitian
Ken Yeager
Mike Wasserman
SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL
Steve Hansen, Councilmember
SAN FRANCISCO ELECTED OFFICIALS
Carmen Chu, Assessor-Recorder
George Gascón, District Attorney
Jose Cisneros, Treasurer
Rafael Mandelman, CCSF Trustee
Alex Randolph, Vice President
CCSF Board of Trustees
Thea Selby, CCSF Board of Trustees
SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS
Edward D. Reiskin, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
Harlan Kelly, Jr., San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Ivar C. Satero, San Francisco International Airport
Luis Herrera, San Francisco Public Library
Mohammed Nuru, San Francisco Public Works
Naomi Kelly, City Administrator
Regina Dick-Endrizzi, Office of Small Business
Robert Beck, Treasure Island Development Authority
Theresa Sparks, Mayor’s Office of Transgender Initiatives
Tilly Chang, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT (BART)
Rebecca Saltzman, President
Bevan Dufty, Director
COMMISSIONERS
Leslie Katz, Port of San Francisco
Linda Fadeake Richardson, Treasure Island Development Authority
Mark Dwight, Small Business Commission
Michael Colbruno, President, Port of Oakland
Stephen Adams, Small Business Commission
BUSINESS DIGNITARIES
Betty Jo Tocolli, President, California Small Business Association
Carlos Soano-Cuadralórz, Chief Executive Officer,
Hispanic Chambers of Commerce of San Francisco
Daniel Bergerac, President, Castro Merchants
Emily Wirowek, National Association of Women Business Owners
Greg Sarris, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
Gwen Kaplan, Board Member, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Gwyneth Borden, Executive Director, Golden Gate Restaurant Association
Henry Karnilowicz, President, San Francisco Council of District Merchants
Jim Lazarus, SeniorVice President of Public Policy, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Justin Nelson, President & Co-Founder National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
R. Bruce McDonald, Co-Founder and Chair - Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
John Bozeman, Governmental Affairs, BOMA San Francisco
Juliana Choy Sommer, Asian Contractors Association
Kevin Carroll, Executive Director, Hotel Council of San Francisco
Miguel Galarza, Local Business Enterprise Advisory Committee
Scott Hauge, President, Small Business California
Stephen Cornell, Chair — Public Policy, San Francisco Small Business Network
Talia Hart, President & CEO, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Vas Kiniris, Executive Administrator,
San Francisco Council of District Merchants Associations