CCEJ Board of Directors

  • Megan Kerr, Chair

    Councilmember/Long Beach City Council District 5

  • Dr. Shauntina Sorrells, Vice Chair

    Chief Program Officer/Samueli Foundation

  • Desarie Gonzales, Treasurer

    Community Volunteer

  • Dr. Tiffany Brown, Secretary

    Deputy Superintendent/LBUSD

  • Dr. Matthew Rafalow, Membership Chair

    Research Manager/New Experiences on YouTube

  • Rabbi Scott Fox

    Temple Israel

  • Carol Hass

    President & CEO/Community Works Consulting

  • Elizabeth Lindh

    Attorney/Keesal, Young and Logan

  • Puja Makarechi

    Attorney/Los Angeles County Alternate Public Defender

  • Gillian Medina

    HR Manager/TABC

  • Dr. Mike Muñoz

    Superintendent-President/Long Beach City College

  • Dr. Shireen Pavri

    Assistant Vice Chancellor/California State University Chancellor’s Office

  • Jeff Schaffer

    President/JMC Philanthropic Advisors

  • Drew Schneider

    Director of Administrative Services, City of Cerritos

CCEJ Advisory Committee

  • Rich Archbold

    Columnist/Long Beach Press-Telegram

  • Dr. Virginia Baxter

    Long Beach City College Board of Trustees

  • Rosecarrie Brooks

    Property Manager (retired)

  • Dana Buchanan

    Owner/Primal Alchemy Catering

  • Craig T. Cross

    Managing Director, Halbert Hargrove

  • Dr. Rashida Crutchfield

    CSU Long Beach School of Social Work

  • Dr. Minnie Douglas

    Healthcare Consultant

  • Hank Feldman

    Owner/Performance Plus Tires

  • Rabbi Howard Laibson

    Congregation Shir Chadash (retired)

  • Rich Lipeles

    Chief Operating Officer/Heritage Provider Network

  • Nancy Manriquez-Dowell

    Education Consultant

  • Braden Phillips

    Long Beach Police Dept. (ret.)

  • Naomi Rainey-Pierson

    President/Long Beach NAACP

  • Jill Rosenberg

    Realtor/Coldwell Banker Coastal Alliance

  • Robert Stemler

    Attorney/Keesal, Young & Logan

  • Dr. Mike Walter

    Professor/CSULB

  • Jim Zehmer

    General Manager/TABC Toyota USA (retired)