Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy Governing Board

Chair: Katrina Manning
Vice Chair: Richard Fink

4859 West Slauson Ave #364
Los Angeles, CA 90056
Phone: (310) 202-3010 

INFO@BHC.CA.GOV

Executive Staff

David F. McNeill, Executive Officer  |  David.McNeill@bhc.ca.gov

Leena M. Sheet, State of California Deputy Attorney General | Leena.Sheet@doj.ca.gov

Serena Rasmussen, Supervisor I | Serena.Rasmussen@bhc.ca.gov

Gail Krippner, Analyst II  |  Gail.Krippner@bhc.ca.gov

Daniel G. Hernandez, Ph.D. Analyst II  |  Daniel.Hernandez@bhc.ca.gov

Anthony Pham, Associate Park and Recreation Specialist  |  Anthony.Pham@bhc.ca.gov

Davette Butler, Staff Services Analyst  |  Davette.Butler@bhc.ca.gov

Board Members

15 Voting Board Members

Board Seat Name
Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency Sarah Keck (Designee)
Director of Parks and Recreation Richard Fink (Designee)
Director of Finance Stephen Benson (Designee)
Director of LA County Department of Parks and Recreation Alina Bokde (Designee)
Mayor of City of Los Angeles Lizzeth Rosales (Designee)
Mayor of Culver City Ryan Drnek (Designee)
Appointee from the South Bay Cities Council of Governments Councilwoman Katrina Manning (Appointee)
Member of the LA County Board of Supervisors representing District 2 Francisco Lopez (Designee)
Appointee of the Governor & LA resident Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker
Appointee of the Governor & LA resident Dr. Yolanda Gorman
Appointee of the Governor & LA resident Robert L. Jones
Appointee of the Governor & LA resident Keshia Sexton
Appointee of the Governor & LA resident Sandra Sims
Appointee of the Speaker of the Assembly & LA resident Qiana Conley Akinro
Appointee of the Senate Committee on Rules & LA resident Dr. Nicole Lawson

12 Non-voting Board Members

Board Seat Name
Secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency  Vacant* (Designee)
Executive Officer of State Coastal Conservancy Megan Cooper (Designee)
Executive Officer of the State Lands Commission Yessica Ramirez
Appointee of the Governor (Experience in Contaminated Sites “Brownfields”) Patricia O’Toole
Executive Director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Brian Baldauf
Director of Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department Adam Ferguson
Director of the LA County Department of Public Works Vacant* (Designee)
Director of the LA City Department of Recreation and Parks Darryl Ford (Designee)
Director of the City of Inglewood Parks, Rec and Community Services Department Baz Devlia
President of the Board of Airport Commissioners of Los Angeles World Airports Vacant*
Director of the LA Department of Public Works Erica Blyther (Designee)
Natural and Working Lands Policy Advisor Department of Conservation Elizabeth Betancourt (Designee)