Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy Governing Board
Chair: Erica Blyther
Vice Chair: Qiana Conley Akinro
4859 West Slauson Ave #364
Los Angeles, CA 90056
(310) 202-3010 Phone
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
Gail Krippner, Grant Program Manager | Gail.Krippner@bhc.ca.gov
Daniel G. Hernandez, Project Manager | Daniel.Hernandez@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 | Julie Alvis (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 | Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley (Designee) |
| Mayor of Culver City | Francisca Castillo (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 | Laura Muraida (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 Simms |
| 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 | Peter Garcia (Designee) |
| Executive Officer of State Coastal Conservancy | Megan Cooper (Designee) |
| Executive Officer of the State Lands Commission | Colin Connor (Designee) |
| Appointee of the Governor (Experience in Contaminated Sites “Brownfields”) | Patricia O’Toole |
| Executive Director of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy | *Newly vacant |
| Director of Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department | Ted Stevens |
| Director of the LA County Department of Public Works | Marcela Benavides-Aguilar (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 | Thomas Uwal |
| President of the Board of Airport Commissioners of Los Angeles World Airports | Beatrice Hsu |
| Director of the LA Department of Public Works | Erica Blyther (Designee) |
| Director of California Department of Conservation | Brian Newman-Lindsay (Designee) |