Mayor Libby Schaaf
Vice Mayor Larry Reid
Posted: May 19th, 2020 12:23 PM
Last Updated: January 20th, 2021 7:50 PM
Convening Team
Co-Chairs
In Partnership With
Michael McAfee, PolicyLink
Jose Corona, Eat. Learn. Play.
Barbara Leslie, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Research Support
Prof. Darcelle Lahr, Mills College, Center for Transformative Action
Jeff Bellisario, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
City Staff
City Administrator – Betsy Lake
Director, EWDD – Alexa Jeffress
Mayor’s office – Kelley Kahn, EWD, Mayoral Liaison
Deputy Director, EWDD – Micah Hinkle
Workforce Development Board, Interim Executive Director – Lazandra Dial
EWDD Project Lead – Marisa Raya
EWDD Project Support – Brandon Wolinsky
Director, Race and Equity – Darlene Flynn
Director, Planning and Building – Bill Gilchrist
Director, Department of Transportation – Ryan Russo
Chief Resilience Officer – Alex McBride
Assistant to the City Administrator – Greg Minor
Affiliates
Susan Muranishi, Alameda County
Julina Bonilla, Port of Oakland
Egon Terplan, California Governor’s Office
Savlan Hauser, Oakland BID Alliance
Liz Ortega, Alameda County Labor Council
David Jackson, Evolve (formerly Oakland Impact Hub)
Chris Iglesias, Unity Council
Carolyn (CJ) Johnson, Black Cultural Zone
Derreck Johnson, Home of Chicken and Waffles
Yvette Radford, Kaiser
Jay Banfield, All Home
Shonda Scott, African American Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Jennifer Tran, Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce
Jessica Chen, Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
Joe Partida, Latino Chamber
Ari Takata-Vasquez, Oakland Indie Alliance
Chris Pastena, Chop Bar, Tribune Tavern, Calavera
Mark Everton, Visit Oakland
Andreas Cluver, Alameda County Building Trades
John Brauer, California Labor Federation
Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage
Debra Gore-Mann, Greenlining
Prof. Kellie McElhaney, UC Berkeley, Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership
Kate O’Hara, EBASE
Josh Simon, EBALDC
Amber Curley, Native American Health Center/ Indigenous Red Market
Claudia Arroyo, Prospera
Kat Taylor, Beneficial Bank
Robert Ogilvie, SPUR
Robin Raveneau, Oakland Private Industry Council (OPIC)
Lea Redmond, Oeste
Angela Tsay, Oaklandish
Oakland Business Representatives
Real Estate Development – Regina Davis, SUDA
Nail Salons/ Beauty – Ke Norman, Nailphoria Day Spa
Manufacturing –Lynn Vera, Rainin
Makers – Atticus Wolf, Moxy
Co-working/ Workspace - Trevor Parham, Oakstop
Large Employer- Patrick Hayes, Clorox
Security - Greg Feldman, Allied Universal
Small Business - Linda Grant, Restaurant Pop-up and Cannabis Entrepreneur
Transportation and Logistics –Jason Dreisbach, Dreisbach Enterprises
Visual Arts - Jean Marie Durant, Oakland Art Murmur
Performing Arts/ Entertainment - Archie Nagraj, Destiny Arts Center
Sports – Lydia Tan, Oakland A’s
Tech/ Fintech –Ahmed Ali Bob, Square
Regional Economy - Stephen Baiter, East Bay Economic Development Alliance
Healthcare – Jim Macksood, Sutter Health
Bar/ Restaurants –Maria Alderete, Luka’s Tap Room
Local Groceries – Ali Obad, ShopRite
Cultural Arts - Dr. Mieko Hatano, Oakland Symphony
Barbers & Hairstylists - Yusef Wright, Benny Adem Grooming Parlor