Joe Takai
In Manhattan Beach Joe and oversees all activities and personnel in the DV Center As a Partner and Managing Director Joe directs the Firm’s work in the Energy Sector and is responsible for building and launching ventures in the energy…
Year: 2019-2020
Wendy Coate
Wendy Coate is a California native and has been a Manhattan Beach resident since 1992. Along with her husband Chuck they raised two children who started K-12 at Pacific Elementary and graduated from Mira Costa High School. The eldest is…
Portia Cohen
Portia Cohen, Esq. is a former Mayor and Councilmember for the City of Manhattan Beach. She currently works for UCLA Health as a Strategic Liaison for Affiliations & Partnerships under the Chief of Strategy. She previously was Corporate Counsel for…
Joyce Fahey
Joyce Fahey has been a Manhattan Beach resident for more than 30 years. Joyce served as a City Council member and Mayor for 8 years as well as a School Board Trustee. Joyce was a federal prosecutor at the U.S.…
Bill Hory
Bill Hory has been a Manhattan Beach resident for 23 years, where he lives with his three middle school-aged children. Bill works in the B2B space with primary responsibility for business development in Africa, China, Europe, and South America. Bill…
Phil Wah
Phil Wah is president of Give Back Make a Difference (GBMD), an organization focused on leadership and career development. Having a passion to help others succeed, he founded GBMD after a successful engineering career at The Boeing Company. While there,…
Ellen Chao
Ellen Chao has been a resident of Manhattan Beach since 2001 and has been part of Manhattan Beach Youth Council since 2015. Prior to starting her family, she worked as a high technology lender assisting venture-backed startup companies. Ellen has…
David Lesser
David Lesser is a former City of Manhattan Beach Mayor, Councilmember, and Commissioner and parent of a Manhattan Beach Youth Council (MYC) graduate. During his two terms on Council, David developed opportunities for MYC students to participate in local government.…
J.J. Turkmany
J.J. has been an insurance agent for over 28 years and is the owner of a local MB insurance agency, Aldrich & Turkmany Insurance, specializing in personal insurance such as: auto, homeowners/condo/renters, earthquake, motorcycle, and watercraft. As an independent agent,…
Jen Fenton
Jen Fenton has lived in Manhattan Beach for 6 years and is a mother of twins who attend MBMS. She received her BA in Communications from the University of Pennsylvania and her JD from Loyola Law School. As an active…