CITY OF SANTA MONICA OAKS INITIATIVE DISCLOSURE FORM
In order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of the Oaks Initiative, the City compiles and maintains certain information. That information includes the name of any person or persons who is seeking a “public benefit.” If the “public benefit” is sought by an entity, rather than an individual person, the information includes the name of every person who is: (a) trustee, (b) director, (c) partner, (d) officer, or has (e) more than a ten percent interest in the entity.
Public benefits include:
1. Personal services contracts in excess of $25,000 over any 12-month period;
2. Sale of material, equipment or supplies to the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12- month period;
3. Purchase, sale or lease of real property to or from the City in excess of $25,000 over a 12- month period;
4. Non-competitive franchise awards with gross revenue of $50,000 or more in any 12-month period;
5. Land use variance, special use permit, or other exception to an established land use plan, where the decision has a value in excess of $25,000;
6. Tax “abatement, exception, or benefit” of a value in excess of $5,000 in any 12- month period; or
7. Payment of “cash or specie” of a net value to the recipient of $10,000 in any 12- month period.
Name(s) of persons or entities receiving public benefit:
Name(s) of trustees, directors, partners, and officers:
Name(s) of persons with more than a 10% equity, participation, or revenue interest:
Prepared by: Title:
Signature: Date:
Email: Phone:
FOR CITY USE ONLY:
Bid/PO/Contract # Permit #
The SWA Group
The SWA Group is an ESOP company. As such, no single owner holds more than 10% equity.
Elizabeth Benbrooks Marketing Manager
May 17, 2024
[email protected]
Please see following pages.
Current SWA Officers, ESOP Committee Members and ESOP Trustees As of April 10, 2024
Original Date of Incorporation 3/23/1960
CORPORATE OFFICERS
Gerdo Aquino – Co-CEO, 2012
David Thompson – Co-CEO, 2020
Raymond Siu – COO/CFO, 2020
Margaret Leonard – Controller 2008/Secretary 2017
ESOP COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Shuyi Chang – inside member, 2021
Ying-Yu Hung-inside member, 2020
Joe Runco- inside member, 2003
Michael Robinson, inside member, 2023
Stephen Rydzon, inside member, 2023
Corey Rosen-outside member, 2005
Non-Member Attendee:
Sheryl C. Bayani-Alzona, Employee Benefits Law Group,
2020 Jon Chambers, SageView Investments
ESOP TRUSTEES
Margaret Leonard (2012)
Chuck McDaniel (1998 member, 2019 Trustee)
Hui-Li Lee (2019)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gerdo Aquino 2012 Ying-yu Hung July 2024
David Baiocchi, Outside Member 2019 Scott McCready July 2024 Scott Cooper, Chairman , 2020 2018
Ye Luo 2019
Kenneth Munkacy, Outside Member 2015
David Thompson 2020
John Wong 1999
Samuel Muir – Acting Secretary, 2020 (not an officer)
Litchfield Law
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Managing Principals
Sausalito
Joe Runco
John Wong
San Francisco
Rene Bihan
Laguna Beach
Sean O’Malley
Los Angeles
Ying-Yu Hung
Houston
Kinder Baumgardner
Dallas
Chuck McDaniel
New York
Thomas Balsley
Shanghai
David Thompson
Gerdo Aquino Co-CEO
David Thompson Co-CEO
Raymond Siu CFO
Margaret Leonard Controller