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Board of Directors:

The members of the California Chamber’s Board of Directors are elected by the CalChamber’s members and are ranking executives in their organizations, representing many of the state’s leading firms and industries, as well as the small business segment. These executives provide leadership as the CalChamber pursues its aggressive agenda to protect employers' rights and interests in the legislative and regulatory arenas, and to foster a strong and growing economy in the state and nation.

Executive Committee

Chair
Edwin A. Guiles
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Sempra Energy
 
First Vice Chair
Frederick R. Ruiz
Chairman
Ruiz Foods

Second Vice Chair
Larree M. Renda
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategist and Administrative Officer
Safeway, Inc.

Timothy S. DuboisTimothy S. Dubois
President
The Edward Thomas Companies


Donna F. Tuttle
Co-Owner and Chairman
Elmore Tuttle Sports Group


Shariq YosufzaiThird Vice Chair
S. Shariq Yosufzai
President - Global Marketing
Chevron


Immediate Past Chair
Russell Gould
Senior Managing Director
Wachovia Portfolio Services

President and Chief Executive Officer
Allan Zaremberg





Philip R. SchimmelPhilip R. Schimmel
Managing Partner
KPMG LLP


Eugene J. Voiland



 

Board Members

Gregory A. Adams
Northern California Regional President 
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals

Vernon E. Altman
Director
Bain & Company, Inc. 

E. Jane Arnault, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
JurEcon, Inc.

Roger J. Baccigaluppi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
RB International

Ted J. Balestreri
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Cannery Row Company

Gaurdie E. Banister Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aera Energy LLC

Robert H. Barge III
Field Vice President
Allstate Insurance Company

Adam J. Bass
Senior Executive Vice President
  and Vice Chairman
ACC Capital Holdings Corporation

Andrew K. Benton
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pepperdine University

James W. Boswell
Chairman
J.G. Boswell Company


Daniel W. Boyd
Senior Vice President, Western Region
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.

Carol R. Chandler
Partner
Chandler Farms, LP

Wirt M. Cook
Vice President-Americas Sales West
IBM Corporation

Susan Corrales-Diaz
President
Systems Integrated


Mark A. Edmunds
Vice Chairman and Regional Managing Partner, Northern Pacific Region
Deloitte & Touche USA LLP

Anne L. Evans
Chairman
Evans Hotels

Stephen J. Feely
Senior Vice President, State Operations
Farmers Group Inc.

Alan J. Fohrer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Southern California Edison

Rodney A. Fong
President
The Wax Museum at Fisherman's Wharf

Richard B. Fowler
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Community College Foundation

Patrick J. Gallagher
President
Giants Enterprises, LLC

Gary J. Goldberg
President and Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Borax/Rio Tinto Minerals

Dan Gordon
Co-Founder/Director of Brewing Operations
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company

Wayne Griffin
Chairman, Western Association of Chamber Executives
Catalina Island Chamber/Visitors Bureau

Mayra Guffin
Senior Vice President - West
AIG

David M. Hansen, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer Pacific Region
Pacificare of California

Randall H. Harbert
Senior Vice President
State Farm Insurance Companies

Oliver Hauck
President and Chief Executive Officer
Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc.

Robert E. Hertzka, M.D.
Director
Anesthesia Service Medical Group

Frederick E. Hitchcock
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Hitchcock Automotive Resources

Raymond W. Holdsworth
Vice Chairman
AECOM Technology Corporation

Sylvia Sue Johnson
Vice President
Johnson Machinery Co.

Bill Jones
Owner
J & J Farms

John H. Kautz
Chairman
Kautz Ironstone Vineyards

Kenneth L. Khachigian
Senior Partner
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

George David Kieffer
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

John W. Koeberer
Owner/Chief Executive Officer
California Parks Companies

Janet W. Lamkin
California State President
Bank of America

Jonathan K. Layne
Partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Timothy J. Lindgren
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sunkist Growers, Inc.

Dr. Alexis Livanos
President Space Technology
Northrop Grumman Corporation

John F. Llewellyn
President and Chief Executive Officer
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries

Nils Lommerin
Chief Operating Officer
Del Monte Foods

William M. Lyles
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lyles Diversified, Inc.

Thomas A. Markin
Vice President-Government and Public Affairs-West
BP America Inc.

Gerald R. Mattes
President, Pacific Region
UPS

Timothy J. McCallion

President, West Region
Verizon

Robert McCullough
Vice President, Human Resources and Legal
New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.

Thomas V. McKernan
Chief Executive Officer
Automobile Club of Southern California

Ken McNeely
President-AT&T California
AT&T

Gregory H. McWilliams
President
Newhall Land

Steven A. Merksamer
Senior Partner
Nielsen, Merksamer, Parrinello, Mueller & Naylor, LLP

Diane D. Miller
President
Wilcox, Miller & Nelson

Alfred G. Montna
Owner
Montna Farms

Frank C. Moran
Chief Executive Officer and President
Team-One Staffing Specialists, LLC

William T. Morrow
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Ayan Mukerji
Senior Vice President
Wipro Technologies, North America

John P. Neal
Managing Principal
Paulin Neal Associates

Peter C. Nelson
President and Chief Executive Officer
California Water Service Company

Patrick O'Dea
Chief Executive Officer
Peet's Coffee & Tea

Nanci S. Palmintere
Vice President
Intel Corporation

Joan A. Payden
President and Chief Executive Officer
Payden & Rygel

Walter F. Payne
Director
Pacific Coast Building Products

Jennifer W. Pileggi
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Con-way Inc.

Lawrence B. Prior III
Chief Operating Officer
SAIC

Kevin Ratner
President
Forest City Residential West

Ronald Redfern
Publisher and Chief Executive Officer
The Press-Enterprise

Gary D. Roberts
Executive Vice President
Fox Group Legal

James M. Rosser, Ph.D.
President
California State University, Los Angeles

Joe Russ IV
Owner
Russ Ranch & Timber Company

Anthony Sabatino
President, Southern California/Hawaii
Securitas Security Services

Brian A. Sassi
President and General Manager
Blue Cross of California

Laura A. Schulte
President
Wells Fargo Bank

Larry R. Sharp
President and Chief Executive Officer
Arrowhead Credit Union

John R. Shiner
Managing Partner
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP

Lucinda Starrett
Partner
Latham & Watkins, LLP

Lorin Stewart
Director
Historic Tours of America

Tom C. Stickel
Founder/Chairman
Coronado First Bank

Robert A. Stine
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tejon Ranch Company

William G. Tompkins, Jr.
Vice President and General Manager
Motion Picture Film Group
Eastman Kodak Company

Gary S. Toyama
Vice President, Southern California Region
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems

Frank Washington
Chief Executive Officer
Moon Shot Communications, LLC

Regynald G. Washington
Vice President, Food & Beverage
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

David H. Watts
Chairman
Granite Construction Inc.

Floyd E. Wicks
President and Chief Executive Officer
Golden State Water Company

Honorable Pete Wilson
Director
The Irvine Company

Douglas D. Youngdahl
President and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Diamond Growers

Michael Ziegler
President and Chief Executive Officer
PRIDE Industries

Gillian Zucker
President
Auto Club Speedway