Board of Directors

The Weingart Center Association has a dedicated Board of Directors, each of whom has a keen interest in the issue of homelessness, the well-being of the Greater Los Angeles community and a genuine concern for the people WCA serves. Responsible for the fiscal stability, growth, and integrity of the Weingart Center Association, our Board of Directors oversees all of the organization’s operating, program and development plans.

LEFT:  Brian Ulf, Vice Chair for the Weingart Center Association Board of Directors, congratulates a participant on graduating from his program.

The following business executives and community leaders are proud members of the Board of Directors of the Weingart Center Association:

Officers

Board Chair
Christine P. Ball
Senior Vice President & Senior Relationship Manager
Western Banking Group
Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo Company
Serving on the Board since 2005

President & CEO
Gregory C. Scott
Weingart Center Association
Serving on the Board since 2006

Vice Chair Brian D. Ulf
Senior Director
Cushman & Wakefield
Serving on the Board since 2004

Secretary/Treasurer
Richard Simitian
SoCal Office Managing Partner
Grant Thornton LLP
Serving on the Board since 2007

Board of Directors

Natsuo Kawada
President
Kawada Company of America, Ltd.
Serving on the Board since 1992

Michael Tusing
Director, Investment Services Group
Deutsche Bank Alex Brown
Serving on the Board since 2004

Board of Trustees

Elizabeth Alexander
President
Nick Alexander Imports
Serving on the Board since 2009

Barbara Allen-Watkins
Senior Vice President
City National Bank
Serving on the Board since 2008

Gregory L. Craig
CEO
Inupiat Energy Marketing, LLC
Serving on the Board since 2004

Eddie De Ochoa
Senior Business Consultant
Adminstaff
Serving on the Board since 2008

Kathleen M. Duncan
Serving on the Board since 1995

Marilyn Flynn
Dean & Professor
USC School of Social Work
Serving on the Board since 2009

David A. Fuhrman
Managing Partner
Willis Insurance Services
Serving on the Board since 1998

Jonathan Kaye
Executive Vice President
KAYO Clothing Company
Serving on the Board since 1998

Gregory B. Koltun
Partner
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Serving on the Board since 2008

Warren Loui
Partner
Mayer Brown
Serving on the Board since 2008

Kevin Pelletier
Co-Founder and COO
Coastline Capital Partners
Serving on the Board since 2008

Gregory A. Pieschala
Executive Vice President
ValleyCrest Companies
Serving on the Board since 1993

Alfred A. Plamann
President & CEO
Unified Grocers
Serving on the Board since 2000

H. Cody Press, III
Managing Director, Head of Western Region
Loop Capital Markets
Serving on the Board since 1992

Stephen Scharf
Partner
O’Melveny & Myers
Serving on the Board since 2010

Dannine Sheridan
President & Owner
The Sheridan Group
Serving on the Board since 1999

Sam H. Sheth
Senior Managing Director
Verity Point
Serving on the Board since 2002

Jeffrey M. Small
President & COO
DreamWorks Studios
Serving on the Board since 2010

John Wagner
Managing Partner
Camden Asset Management
Serving on the Board since 2003