Manhattan Beach Youth CouncilA city-sponsored professional development program for high school students who live or attend high school in the city of Manhattan Beach
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Laurel Wright has lived in Manhattan Beach since 1992 with her husband, George, where they raised their three children, all of whom graduated from Mira Costa. After 10 years in corporate and private banking at JPMorgan, Laurel changed her focus…
Laurie James has been a resident in Manhattan Beach for 27 years. After graduating college with a B.S. in Business, she worked in sales before transitioning to corporate recruiting. She stayed home to raise her four daughters for twenty years and…
As a private client advisor, Stephanie is responsible for maintaining and growing financial relationships with high-net-worth families through the comprehensive investment, credit, banking and wealth transfer platform of the Private Bank. Her experience in securities markets and investments, together with her…
Penny Bordokas manages the finance and accounting activities at JMG Capital, LLC and Pacific Assets Management, LLC. Previously, she was a Performance Analyst for various money managers, Operations Manager at Dean Witter Reynolds, and worked as an Intermarket Trading Coordinator…
Marci Beech has lived in Manhattan Beach for close to 30 years with her husband, Howard, where they raised their three daughters. While working full time in the Corporate event industry Marci was an active community volunteer who held roles…
Andy is one of two Gensler Co-CEOs whose collaborative leadership is fundamental to setting the company apart as a leading design firm. For his innovative leadership, Andy, along with Co-CEO Diane Hoskins, ranks on Business Insider’s elite “Creators” list, a who’s who of the…
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, 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 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 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…