2021 Fairplex Annual Report

2021 Annual Report

Welcome From President & CEO Walter M. Marquez
& Heidi Hanson, Chair of the Board

After a year of providing community service at unprecedented levels, Fairplex exceeded
even its own highest expectations in 2021.

The year saw us serve our nation as well as restore Fairplex’s viability as a center for
community gathering and celebration.

When Los Angeles County First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis called in early April saying
she had a big project and Fairplex was the first place she thought of, I didn’t realize the
project would put Fairplex on its biggest humanitarian effort.

Housing nearly 10,000 unaccompanied children from the southern border over seven
months put Fairplex on a new level – our staff exceeded itself on its ability to pivot from
one project to another, and we showed once again that we are able to work with a plethora
of partners. In this case, we sat at the table with the federal government, prestigious
business organizations like Cherokee Federal and AECom and several local, county and
regional partners. To see the Emergency Intake Site come together in a matter of days
was not just a miracle, it was a testament to the Los Angeles County Fair Association’s
commitment to community benefit service.

In regular business, we announced that the LA County Fair would move its dates to May
beginning in 2022, in time to celebrate its 100th anniversary. While the Fall season worked
well for a harvest fair for almost 99 years, as the founding Fair fathers intended, the
weather the past quarter century was not as cooperative as in the 1920s and ‘30s. With
sunny weather almost year-round in Southern California, produce is now planted and grown
throughout the year. May is perfect for a spring harvest, and for cooler weather.
To bid goodbye to Fall, we held the Bite-Sized Fair in September. The event was enjoyed by
thousands.

Closing a chapter in 2021, Fairplex’s audit by Los Angeles County was resolved. As part
of the audit resolution, the County will now appoint two representatives to serve on the
Fairplex Board of Directors.

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I was privileged to serve as Interim President & CEO for 2021. When the Board of
Directors offered me the position permanently in December, it did not take me long to
make a decision. Seeing the dedication of the staff over the past year, utilizing Fairplex’s
commitment to community service to an unprecedented degree – I was inspired. I wanted
to take on the challenge of overseeing this organization as it begins its next century. We
have done much, but there is still much to do.

Signed,

Walter M. Marquez, Ed.D.
President & CEO

We turned on a dime. Fairplex shifted into community benefit mode in 2020 and remained
on that course in 2021. I am proud of our continued COVID relief efforts, offering a medical
quarantine hotel, serving as one of the early large vaccination site and continuing as a
COVID testing site throughout 2021.

As we pivoted from an event space to serving our community through the continued
shutdown, innovation became our buzz word. From leadership to staff, we continued
to find new ways to be useful. This was most evident when we turned the fairgrounds
into an Emergency Intake Site for unaccompanied minors. We provided a safe, nurturing
environment for thousands of children. Stepping up – that is what Fairplex has done for
nearly 100 years.

We did get a chance to enjoy some normalcy by mid-year, getting back to business with
the NHRA races, and later Elf on the Shelf’s Magical Journey. Then there was the Bite-Sized
Fair – what a fantastic way to re-embark on our signature event, albeit in a smaller capacity.

On the administrative side, we added two new directors appointed by Los Angeles County.
And, I am pleased to say that the Board extended a contract to our interim President and
CEO, Walter Marquez, in December. Walter steered the organization effectively during an
unusual transition. He oversaw the COVID relief efforts and the partnership with the federal
government for the EIS. Under his direction, Fairplex ended the year in a positive financial
position.

I want to thank the Fairplex staff, my fellow directors and the Association for their
commitment and service. We couldn’t do any of this without you.

Signed, Heidi Hanson
Chair
Heidi Hanson Board of Directors

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About Us

Vision
We aspire to be a model community partner, economic engine and presenter of unique
experiences.

Mission Statement
Fairplex is a nonprofit enterprise that serves as a place, a convener and a creator of
memories to strengthen the community and economy through arts and entertainment,
agriculture, education and commerce.

Guiding Principles
• Public Benefit – committed to doing good in everything we do
• Guest Experience – placing our guests at the center of what we do
• Partnership – we are at our best when we partner with others
• Sustainability – committed to being financially healthy and environmentally friendly
• Uniquely Southern California – celebrating the best of our community

Who We Are
Fairplex is a nonprofit, 501(c)(5) organization that leads a 487-acre campus proudly
located in the City of Pomona. Fairplex exists in a public-private partnership with the
County of Los Angeles and is home of the LA County Fair.

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2021 At a Glance

Community Partner

In its nearly 100 years, Fairplex has never been as dynamic a community
benefit organization as it was in 2021 – locally, regionally and globally.

As the COVID-19 pandemic grew into its first full year, the usual Fairplex business of event
planning and production continued on hold as the County of Los Angeles and the State of
California remained in shut-down mode.
But by no means was Fairplex stagnant.
Fairplex dedicated itself to its role as a community benefit organization – a role that
shifted into overdrive when the pandemic surged in 2020.
In that first year, we pivoted from a revenue-generating entertainment place to a
community-benefit campus that offered everything from a medical shelter to ballot
storage in a volatile election year to a COVID-19 test site.
Still, even those efforts paled in comparison to how Fairplex stretched its capabilities in
2021 – to the point where we took our place on the global stage.

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Partnership with County Continued, Fairplex Recognized

In 2020, once COVID-19 testing became available, Los Angeles County Department of
Public Health partnered with Fairplex to provide drive-thru testing on the grounds. That
continued throughout 2021. On the opposite end of the campus, Fairplex became a Mega
Point of Distribution for the COVID-19 vaccine, in partnership with the County Department
of Health Services. The Sheraton Fairplex Hotel continued as a medical shelter quarantine
isolation site for the first quarter of the year.
Los Angeles County First District Supervisor Hilda Solis said that Fairplex was critical to
the LA County coronavirus response efforts. Pomona Mayor Tim Sandoval recognized
Fairplex as a COVID-19 Community Recovery Champion in April 2021.
Finally, all of Fairplex’s community benefit record was recognized by Senator
Connie Leyva and the State of California as Fairplex was named Nonprofit of the
Year in June 2021.

By the Numbers

We Served :(cumulative total from March 2020 to June 2021)

Sheraton Hotel’s use as a medical quarantine isolation site

LA County Residents pounds of food vaccine doses
tested on-site in distributed in provided in
partnership with partnership with partnership with
Department of Health Sowing Seeds the Department of
Services (that’s more than Public Health
200,000 individuals
nourished)
135,000+
2,000,000+

195,000+

We Raised Over:

$500,000 $225,000 $188,000

for child care for for the Pomona for the Fairplex/
essential workers COVID-19 Action TLC COVID-19
Relief Committee’s Emergency
Compassion Fund Response Fund

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Pomona Vision 2030

Pomona Vision 2030 was launched in Mid-2020 through a generous grant from the
Ballmer Group to the Pomona Community Foundation and three lead organizations:
Tri-City Mental Health Authority, Bright Prospect and Fairplex. In 2021, Fairplex and our
fellow lead organizations worked together to continually adjust to the realities of the
pandemic, helping to support the broad community relief effort with partners throughout
Pomona. We also engaged with community partners and residents to put in place critical
infrastructure and data for long-term planning and program design focused on improving
quality of life for all Pomona residents, across all life-stages.

Washington, D.C. Calling

As if the coronavirus pandemic was not enough of a global challenge, 2021 saw its share
of political and humanitarian challenges. In 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services’ (HHS) shelter system received 122,000 migrant children who were taken
into U.S. care without their parents in fiscal year 2021, a figure that shattered previous
records. The 2021 historic child migration wave, which initially peaked in March before
reaching a new all-time high in July, posed major logistical, humanitarian and political
challenges.
In response, the Biden Administration converted more than a dozen convention centers,
military installations, work camps and other facilities into “emergency intake sites” – or
EIS – to quickly process and house the record number of children crossing the southern
border without their parents. An EIS is a transition center where unaccompanied children
are placed while they are being connected with family members or foster homes.
In April, the phone lines between Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles were burning. The
White House and HHS were looking for more locations to serve as emergency intake sites.
A call to Supervisor Solis resulted in an unprecedented role for Fairplex.

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Within the month, Fairplex was tapped as the location of the newest emergency intake site
for unaccompanied minors. We began working with HHS, Homeland Security, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and various other departments of the federal
government and Los Angeles County. Cherokee Federal managed the site under a contract
with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Refugee
Resettlement (ORR).

At the time, Solis said the Fairplex site would do much more than serve as a temporary
shelter.

“It will be a safe haven with holistic care and services to meet the minors’ immediate needs
while they are waiting to be united with a family member or with a caring sponsor.”

In May, the first children arrived. The campus was as welcoming as a summer camp –
comfortable cots were placed in the exposition halls serving as dormitories, hot meals
were served by our partner Spectra and the infield was dotted with soccer balls, hula
hoops and classrooms.

The effort was dubbed Team Hope. Community organizations, businesses and individuals
stepped up to assist. The Pomona Community Foundation developed the Esperanza Fund,
in which the community contributed thousands of dollars to help the unaccompanied
children. The Pomona Economic Opportunity Center coordinated donations of books and
toiletries. And Pomona Unified School District assisted with the educational needs of the
children.

In July, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra toured the EIS, calling it a “model” for large-scale
sites.

After six months of Fairplex federal service, the last of the children were reunited with
family in October 2021.

Team Hope served just under 10,000 youth and children.

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The Learning Centers at Fairplex
From Michael D. Beckman, Chair of TLC Board &

Cielo V. Castro, Interim Executive Director

The Learning Centers at Fairplex (TLC) was proud to focus its work on supporting the
community efforts on the Fairplex campus in 2021 while continuing to host educational
programming through the Child Development Center (CDC) and Career and Technical
Education Center (CTEC).

Over the last year, TLC’s educational programming navigated the challenges of the
pandemic first through virtual learning then to re-opening and finally returning to in-
person programming in the fall. It also focused its resources on planning for the future.
CTEC hosted a convening of educational leaders in late April to discuss future pathways in
the CTEC program, while TLC created a five-year staffing plan, starting with the hiring of a
new Executive Director.

The CDC remained open and active throughout the year, and continued with its expanded
school-age children program through July. The CDC was also proud to host its first in-
person event, the Kindergarten Graduation, holding four separate events to accommodate
appropriate social distancing for the 65 graduates.

Through the continued challenges brought on by the pandemic TLC remained committed
to the community and providing quality education to the region. TLC’s Board of Directors
exemplified this through our re-affirmation of our strategic plan, and its dedication to
the educational mission of transforming lives through life-long learning experiences in
partnership with Fairplex and the community.

Regards,

Michael D. Beckman Cielo V. Castro

Chair, TLC Board Interim Executive Director

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The Learning Centers at Fairplex
History at a Glance

Education has been a commitment of Fairplex since its inception in 1922. Our programs
have grown and evolved into an educational legacy for the surrounding communities.
The communities we serve represent one of the most populous, ethnically and socio-
economically diverse areas in the United States. TLC’s unique programs offer our students
hands-on transformational education opportunities, from early childhood education to
adult learning.
TLC, as a nonprofit organization, is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Funds
to support programs of TLC are received from individual donations, special events and
grants from private foundations, corporations and government entities. Fairplex provides
financial support for administrative staff costs so that every dollar donated goes directly
to support the programs and makes an immediate impact on our students.
Programs of TLC include: the Career and Technical Education Center, Child Development
Center, FairKids Field Trip program, the Millard Sheets Art Center, the Ambassador
program and The Farm at Fairplex.

The Learning Centers at Fairplex Mission Statement
“Transforming lives through life-long learning

experiences in partnership with Fairplex and the
community.”

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Career & Technical Education Center

The Career & Technical Education Center’s (CTEC) mission is to help fulfill unmet
educational needs by educating and preparing students for real-world careers and
professional success to help them make a positive contribution to the community. Through
hands-on classroom learning by credentialed instructors who are industry professionals,
engagement with industry experts from the surrounding communities, and interaction
with real work sites and professional environments, CTEC provides innovative learning
experiences that give students the necessary skills to enter the workforce or continue on
the pathway of higher education.

During the pandemic lockdown, dedicated instructors conducted classes online. Students
were committed, too, and adjusted to the new way of learning for what is normally a
hands-on subject.

In the fall, students were able to return to in-person instruction, with health and safety
protocols in place such as social distancing and masking. With a return to in-person
instruction CTEC was also able to welcome back the Urban Agriculture pathway, focusing
on plant and soil science in The Farm at Fairplex.

In 2021, CTEC was also fortunate to receive a grant from the Margie and Robert E.
Petersen Foundation to expand the programming of the Alex Xydias and Pete Chapouris
Center for Automotive Arts (AXC) with a new pathway. With the additional funding of
$1.8 million CTEC will create the AXC Auto Body and Paint pathway in the coming years.

65 Enrolled 17 Cities represented 321 Total credits earned
students within the greater by students for high
Pomona Valley and school graduation
Inland Empire regions

5,128 Hours of hands-on 10 Courses
classroom instruction Offered
received by students

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Ambassador Volunteer Program

A perennially robust program, the Ambassador volunteers are an asset to Fairplex.
Assisting at most of Fairplex’s self-produced events, Ambassadors also helped out year-
round at The Farm. Due to the campus closure for the majority of 2021, volunteers had to
sit out half of the year, but nearly 30 returned to service in The Farm, at Bite-Sized Fair
and to use their talents to create décor for the 2022 LA County Fair.

The Farm at Fairplex

The Farm at Fairplex, an innovative, model agricultural business and educational resource
that serves our diverse communities, usually bustles with activity throughout the year with
field trips. In 2021, field trips remained on hiatus, but that didn’t stop the bounty of fruits
and vegetables harvested at The Farm. Throughout 2021, The Farm donated produce to
local food pantries – up to 150 pounds a week. The Farm eventually began to supply fruits
and vegetables to the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel once operations restarted.
Fairplex Ambassadors returned in the second half of the year to volunteer their time as
The Farm prepped for 2022.

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Fairplex Child Development Center

The Fairplex Child Development Center, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, in partnership
with the University of La Verne, is a valuable community resource serving families with
children from 12 weeks to 6 years old. Its staff of highly trained experts has designed
an environment of learning that encourages its young students to solve problems while
developing empathy, and providing parents with education on parenting – to engage the
family as a whole.

When the pandemic hit, the CDC developed a system of care based on state and county
COVID guidelines and became one of the few childcare centers that offered assistance
to essential workers – for free. The CDC immediately put in place the proper protocols
to continue to offer childcare under safe conditions: masks, pods (where the same small
group of children and teacher remained in the same group each day), and clear barriers
where needed, along with the regular hand washing that has always been a part of the
CDC’s National Association for the Education of Young Children protocols.

The CDC’s doors remained open in 2021, continuing to help frontline workers – essential
employees in law enforcement, health care and industries like grocery stores – as well as
the enrolled families in which the parents returned to work. The CDC increased the age
limit to include school-aged children of these essential workers, who were then going to
school virtually, or during summer, needed child care while their parents worked. Hours
were increased to accommodate essential workers’ schedules. The CDC returned to its
regular services in August 2021.

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Economic Engine

Fairplex had positioned itself as an $70 million nonprofit organization that contributes
to the local, county and state economy. The LA County Fair, the flagship and most
profitable event of Fairplex, had experienced years of fluctuating revenue – mainly due
to extreme heat hurting attendance. Due to COVID-19, the 99th anniversary LA County
Fair was canceled – the second year in a row – as were year-round events from January to
November.

With the use of the campus by the federal government as an Emergency Intake Site,
Fairplex was able to recover financially in 2021. However, staffing remained low and
revenue-generating events could not be booked for most of the year due to the pandemic.

We did host a few public events. Jurassic Quest offered a drive-through dinosaur
adventure in early 2021 and Elf on the Shelf’s Magical Journey returned to close out the
year with a walking and tram experience for the holidays. NHRA Winternationals were
able to move to the summer, with the popular night racing returning for one weekend. The
NHRA Finals returned in November.

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LA County Fair

For the second year, the LA County Fair was cancelled, however that didn’t mean the Fair
wasn’t in the news. In June, Fair management announced that the Fair would be moving
its dates to May, beginning with its Centennial Anniversary in 2022. A late spring/early
summer schedule offers Fairgoers perfect weather to visit one of the largest fairs in the
country and indulge in food, fun and down-home entertainment. But, we had to have one
more September celebration.

Bite-Sized Fair

Bite-Sized Fair: An LA County Fair Food, Ride and Shopping Experience was held in
September and brought fairgoers their favorite foods, carnival rides and shopping to the
LA County fairgrounds on Sept. 10-26. To keep with Los Angeles County health guidelines,
Bite-Sized Fair had a capacity cap each day and guests were asked to wear masks. The
event featured iconic superstar carnival culinarians Chicken Charlie, Dominic the Midway
Gourmet and Lori the Tasti Chips fry queen, as well as nostalgic favorites like Hot Dog
on a Stick and Pink’s. It was a miniature version of the LA County Fair. We couldn’t let
September go by without a tip of the hat, or a spin of the Ferris wheel, to the season in
which we’ve celebrated fun, food and tradition for the past 99 years.

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Business Units

Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center
The Sheraton Fairplex continued as a medical shelter for individuals who needed to
quarantine from family or their home for the first quarter of the year. The hotel opened
up to the public in May 2021, immediately getting back into the swing of hospitality and
service.

Finish Line Sports Bar & Grill
Finish Line closed in March 2020, when the Fairplex campus closed. It remained closed
until mid-2021 when management changed hands. Fairplex entered into a contract with
the well-established Derby Room sports bar chain. After renovations, the Derby Room
opened in September 2021, offering food and beverages, sporting events and inter-track
wagering.

Fairplex RV Park
The park was one of the business units that was able to operate in 2021. We maintained
100% occupancy year-round, even seeing a waiting list of more than 150 guests eager to
stay. The park continues to thrive, bringing in a consistent stream of revenue. Under new
management, Fairplex RV Park transitioned away from the KOA franchise in January 2020
generating over $900K in additional revenue year one and an additional $1.1 million in
2021. Our 2022 forecast is an additional $1.5 million.

We also partnered with the Sheraton this year to accommodate guests that need a place
to stay while they wait for an RV site.

RV and Boat Storage
Occupancy remained at 100% as the demand for storing RVs and boats that went unused
during the pandemic increased. With a new management team, RV and Boat Storage
annual revenues increased by $140K in 2021. We expanded our storage by 100 spaces
generating an additional $210K. RV storage hopes to continue to expand and meet
community needs.

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Fairplex Financials

Business Unit Operating Operating Net Operating
Revenues Expenses Income

LA County Fair $47,830,541 $16,607,694 $31,222,847
& Events $10,312,102 $9,900,917
Sheraton $1,064,316 $411,185
Fairplex $54,045
Related $1,010,271
Enterprises
$32,644,303
Total $59,206,959 $26,562,656
($6,608,687)
*The non-operating activity takes into *Non-Operating Activity $26,035,616
consideration non-operting revenues and Increase In Net Assets
expenses such as depreciation, investment
income, and interest expenses

The Learning Centers at Fairplex Financials

TLC Audited Revenues: $1,299,135 CDC Audited Revenues: $3,654,316
Expenses: $737,693 Expenses: $3,415,042

Net Income: $561,442 Net Income: $239,274

*These numbers are for the period July 2020-June 2021, as TLC switched from a calendar year to a fiscal year.

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The Learning Centers at Fairplex
Donor Honor Roll

Platinum Ribbon - $100,000+ Joan and Jon Blickenstaff2,4
Sarah and Arthur Ludwick2,3 Christine5 and Scott Dennis
The California Endowment Mary and Roger Hanawalt2
Betty and J. Michael Ortiz1,2
Gold Ribbon - $50,000+ Jeanine and John Solomon1,2
Los Angeles County Regional COVID Fund Benjamin Wong5
Holly5,6,7 and Jerry Reynolds
Silver Ribbon - $50,000+ Becky and Don DeLano7
California Community Foundation Kathy Banuelos5
Bank of America - Los Angeles Jessica Clague DeHart5
Noemi Figueroa
Red Ribbon - $10,000+ Heidi1,2,5 and Bob Gallegos
Specialty Equipment Market Association Carol and Bill Grant
(SEMA) Sherrill and Gilbert Ivey2
Heidi1,2 and Dan Hanson Michelle and Neil O’Dwyer
Jeanne and Mike Beckman2,5,6 Alice and James Piatt2,3
Weingart Foundation Sanders Towing, Inc. - Scott Dilley2
E. Burdette & Helen H. Boileau Jack and Jill Stark2,3
Endowment Fund Ralph Taylor
The Capital Group Companies Charitable Lieueen and Gary Thomas2,4
Foundation - Todd Wagner5
The Smidt Foundation Orange Ribbon - $500+
Saralee M. Baldwin Karen Furlow7
Cielo Castro7 and Jesse Saucedo
White Ribbon - $5,000+ Monica Blied
Sylvia Mendoza and Mike Driebe1,2,5 Laura2 and Bo Bollinger
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Carol6 and Tim Hersch
Center - Reyna Del Haro2,5 Adam Johns
Clara V. Lopez Anne McIntosh
Sue and Tom2 Nuss
Yellow Ribbon - $1,000+ Jan Paulson2,3
Barbara and Bernie Bernstein2,3,5,6 David Prenovost5
President Soraya Coley2 Marilyn and Emmett Terrell2
Vicky and Chuck Cable2,4,6 Tessier Family
Gaynel and Don Kendrick2 Patricia Thomas
A-Z Bus Sales - Allison and E. John Sharon and Tom Warner
Landherr1,2 Christy Williams
Alejandra and Ed Tessier1,2 Wonderful Giving
Rachel Barbosa2

1 LACFA Board Member 2 LACFA Member 3 LACFA Board Member Emeritus
4 LACFA Life Member 5 TLC Board Member
6 CDC Board Member 7 Employee

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The Learning Centers Child Development Center
at Fairplex at Fairplex

2021 Board of Directors 2021 Board of Directors

Mike Beckman, Chair Bernie Bernstein, Chair
David Prenovost, Treasurer Chuck Cable, Vice Chair
Chris Dennis, Secretary Avo Kechichian, ULV, Treasurer
Kathy Banuelos LeeAnn Paddock, Secretary
Bernie Bernstein, CDC Board Rep Mike Beckman, TLC Board Rep
Jessica Clague DeHart Sandy Christensen
Reyna Del Haro Cindy Giaimo-Ballard, ULV
Mike Driebe, Fairplex Board Rep Carol Hersch
Heidi Gallegos Richard Martinez, LACFA Board Rep
Peter Hidalgo Trudy Mendez
Margarita Luna Tami Miller
Todd Wagner Denise (Dee) Schilling, Ph.D.
Ben Wong Chara Swodeck
Kimberly White-Smith, Ed.D.

Los Angeles County Fair Association

2021 OFFICERS 2021 DIRECTORS
Heidi Hanson Chair of the Board
Chair of the Board Heidi Hanson
Ed Tessier* Finance & Administrative Manager
Vice Chair of the Board Rain Bird International
John Landherr
Vice Chair of the Board Vice Chair of the Board
Linda Bosserman, M.D. Ed Tessier *
Secretary of the Board Vice President
Walter M. Marquez, Ed.D. Arteco Partners
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Cielo Castro Vice Chair of the Board
Chief of Staff, Fairplex John Landherr
Interim Executive Director, TLC President
Evelyn Garcia A-Z Bus Sales Inc.
Assistant Secretary to the Board
Secretary of the Board
Linda Bosserman, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Medical
Oncologist
Medical Director of Value Based Care and
Center for International Medicine
City of Hope Medical Group Inc.

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Los Angeles County Fair Association

2021 DIRECTORS (cont.) Margarita Luna
Michael Driebe Senior Program Manager
President The California Endowment
Methodist Hospital Foundation *Served partial term
Heidi Gallegos
President & CEO 2021 DIRECTORS EMERITI
Brea Chamber of Commerce Bernie Bernstein
Peter Hidalgo Certified Public Accountant
Director, Government Affairs Yoss, Allen, Bernstein, LLP
Charter Communications Richard Crean
Thomas Hsieh* Partner
Co-Founder California Financial Planners
FLOAT Shuttle Inc. Robert Dukes
Gilbert Ivey Retired Superior Court Judge
Retired Assistant General Manager & Chief Juan Gamboa
Administrative Officer Realtor
Metropolitan Water District of Southern Coldwell Banker
California Susan Hyland
Devorah Lieberman, Ph.D. Owner/CEO
President The Claremont Club
University of La Verne Linda Keagle
Richard Martinez Owner & Vice President
Superintendent C & C Organization
Pomona Unified School District Arthur Ludwick
Tami Omoto-Frias Retired Chief Financial Officer and Senior
Budget Deputy Vice President
Los Angeles County First District Rain Bird Corporation
Supervisor Hilda L. Solis Stephen Morgan, Ed.D.
Ciriaco “Cid” Pinedo, Ed.D. Retired President
President & CEO University of La Verne & University of the
Children’s Fund West
John Solomon Thomas Nuss
Clase Azul Spirits Retired Superior Court Judge
Kiana Webb J. Michael Ortiz, Ph.D.
Chief Operations Officer President Emeritus
Webb Family Enterprises California State Polytechnic University,
Director-Elect Pomona
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Los Angeles County Fair Association

Janet Paulson Peter Clifford
Retired Vice President of Nursing Services President
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center National Hot Rod Association
James Piatt Soraya Coley, Ph.D.
Retired Superior Court Judge President
Larry Rinehart California State Polytechnic University,
Retired President & CEO Pomona
PFF Bank & Trust Lupita Sanchez Cornejo
Jil Stark Regional Director, External Affairs
Retired College Educator AT & T
Ronald Vera Reyna Del Haro
Attorney at Law Director of Public Affairs and Brand
Vera & Barbosa Communications
Reginald Webb Kaiser Permanente
President Scott Dilley
Indian Hill Management Co. President
Sanders Towing & Lock & Key, Inc.
2021 ASSOCIATION MEMBERS Matt Donovan
Ray Adamyk Sr. Procurement Manager
President Anjinomoto Foods North America
Spectra Company Jimmy Espinoza
Rachel Barbosa Managing Member
City Manager Inland Investment Partners, LLC
City of South El Monte Jeffrey Fairley
Mike Beckman Owner, Doctor of Physical Therapy
CAS Properties, LLC The Body Center
Jon Blickenstaff* Gerald Freeny
Retired Educator Past President
Ron Bolding Tournament of Roses
President William Fujioka
Pilgrim Place WT Fujioka Consulting
Laura Bollinger (resigned in July)
Community Volunteer Don Galleano
Charles Cable* President
Retired President and CEO Galleano Winery
Hillcrest (passed away June)

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Los Angeles County Fair Association

Jimmy Gutierrez Iris Patronite
Retired Chino City Attorney Assessment/Academic Affairs
Glenn Gritzner Keck Graduate Institute
Partner Rodri Rodriguez
Mercury, LLC President and CEO
Roger Hanawalt, D.D.S. Rodri Entertainment Group
Dentist Alfreda Smith
Len Jessup Human Resources Director
President Homeboy Industries
Claremont Graduate School Royce Stutzman*
Gorden Kao Chairman
Director Vicenti, Lloyd & Stutzman
CCYP Media Group Joshua Swodeck
Don Kendrick Owner
Owner Brand Storyteller
Don Kendrick Real Estate Emmett Terrell
Chris Kersting Retired Deputy Superintendent of
President Personnel Services
SEMA Pomona Unified School District
Patrick Leier Gary Thomas*
Retired Superintendent Retired Facility Director
Pomona and Lynwood Unified School HCC Industries
Districts Sharon Tomkins
Felice Loverso, Ph.D. Vice President, Strategy & Engagement
President and CEO Sempra Utilities
Casa Colina, Inc. Ron Vander Molen
Kevin Lyman Owner
Owner Vander Molen Fine Art
4-Fini Mark Warren
Dan Manning Owner
Retired, Group Vice President BMR Rentals
Coca-Cola USA *Association life member
Robert Mendez
Attorney & Adjunct Professor Whittier
College

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