SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
WIb
SBWIB www.sbwib.org
MEMBERS June 25, 2025
GLENN MITCHELL Ms. Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager MANHATTAN BEACH. CA CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 2025 JUL - 2 PM 4:41 RECEIVED CHAIRPERSON City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
AMBER MESHACK
AMEET BUTALA Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
ANDREW FOWLER
ARMANDO PENA
DR. BRENDA THAMES
BRIGETTE CALDERON Dear Ms. Mirzakhanian:
CAROLYN WOODARD
CATHERINE HOLDBROOK-SMITH
Currently, there is one Manhattan Beach business private sector seat on the South
CHRISTINA SMITH
CRYSTAL SPENCER Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB), that needs to be filled. The new term
DAWN HARRIS
DONALD FORD of office for this seat will take effect Juiy 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029.
EDUARDO LEIVA
FAISAL HASHMI
FRAN FULTON Pursuant to the legislative mandates outlined in the Workforce Innovation and
GLENN GRINDSTAFF
Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, Public Law 113-128, for the creation and ). KIM MCNUTT
JACKIE CHOI composition of the Workforce Investment Boards Private Sector Members of the
JANICE JIMENEZ
JEFF WILSON South Bay Workforce Investment Board must be nominated by local business JEFFREY R. JENNISON
TEREMY DIAZ organizations or business trade associations. Nominees are appointed by the JOE AHN Participating Cities' Mayor and City Council and ratified by the South Bay
JOHN MATHESON
JOSH LAFARGA Workforce Investment Area Chief Locally Elected Official.
KEN GOMEZ
DR. KENDRICK ROBERSON
KIMBERLEY MILLER On June 24, 2025, the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce nominated Mr.
LOUXE DIAZ Jared Yoshiki, Manager of State and Local Government Relations and Legislative
MARK PANGER
MARC WEISS Affairs for the Northrop Grumman Corporation, to serve a four-year term on the
MARIA CAMACHO
MIKE COSTIGAN SBWIB as a Manhattan Beach business private sector representative. We are
MIKE HARRIEL
requesting that the Mayor and City Council please initiate the process to appoint
MITCH PONCE
MOHAMMAD NASER Mr. Yoshiki or another business private sector representative to the SB WIB at the
NAYEEM KHAN
ODEST RILEY City of Manhattan Beach's next regularly scheduled City Council meeting or at PATRICIA BENNETT your earliest convenience.
PATRICIA DONALDSON
PAUL GUZMAN
PETER BLANCO Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or
RUTHI DAVIS
SANJAY MURTY require assistance, please contact me, or my assistant, Sha'Ron Berry, at (310) 970-
SARAH GONZAGA
R. STEPHANIE LEWI 7700.
AMALA LEWI
TED CORDOVA Sincerely,
TOD SWORD
TOM BAKALY
WALTER AHHAITTY
Jan Vogel
Executive Director
JAN VOGEL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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