The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Nov. 21 conducted its
first meeting since new LA Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed four new members to
the five-person body. The new members are:
Patricia Castellanos, who is deputy director of the LA
Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), a Teamsters-affiliated policy and advocacy
nonprofit organization focused on advancing economic development strategies
that lead to better jobs and an improved environment. Before joining LAANE, Castellanos
was the harbor area director for former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
Vilma Martinez, who most recently was U.S. Ambassador to
Argentina from 2009-2013. Since 1982, Martinez has served as a partner in the
law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson, where she has specialized in federal
and state court commercial litigation and equal employment opportunity and
diversity policies for businesses.
Anthony Pirozzi, Jr., who is the director of systems
integration, test and launch organization at the Boeing Satellite Development
Center in El Segundo. He has worked for Boeing for 23 years, building and
launching communication satellites. A San Pedro native, he became a member of
the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce in 2006, and was chairman of its Board of Directors
from 2010 to 2012. He has been a columnist for the local San Pedro Today
newspaper since 2009.
Edward Renwick, who’s a partner at Los Angeles-based private
investment firm The Yucaipa Companies, LLC. He also co-founded and is chief
executive officer of Raineth Holdings, a $40 million real estate investment
fund.
The sole holdover on the harbor board from the previous
mayoral regime is former longshore union leader Dave Arian, who, like
Castellanos and Pirozzi, lives in the Harbor area.
The Harbor Commission’s expected to elect its president and
vice-president at its next Board meeting, scheduled for Dec. 12.
