Meet our 2026 Officers & Board of Directors

President
Tom O'Brien

California State University Long Beach

First Vice President

Victor Ibarra

Secretary Treasurer
Gabriela Medina
SoCalGAs

Past President
Josh LaFarga

LIUNA - SoCal Chapter

Meet our 2026 Board of Directors

Greg Alexander
Board Member
P2S Inc.

Steve Chesser
Board Member
Marine Exchange of Southern CA

Anthony Lizzi
Board Member
Ninyo & Moore

Frances Keeler
Board Member
Peacock Piper Tong + Voss LLP

David Thornburg
Board Member
DW Thornburg

Donald Norton
Board Member
CSRLA

Nick Santos
Board Member
LiUNA! Local 1309

Mark Kempton
Board Member
Kempton Strategies

Nital Patel
Board Member
California Resource Corporation

Amber Avilas
Board Member
Port of Los Angeles

Patrick Wilson
Board Member
FastLane Transportation, Inc.

Kat Janowicz
Board Member
3COTECH, Inc.

Maryalice Prescott
Board Member
AirProducts

Sara Bauman
Board Member
Port of Long Beach

Kimberly Caceres
Board Member
PBF Energy

Ion Cantru
Board Member
PSOMAS

Patty Senecal
Board Member
Western States Petroleum Association

Angie Gilbride
Board Member
APM Terminals

Diana Turubanova
Board Member
Pacific Harbor Lines

Jim Madden
Board Member
Ensafe

Samara Ashley
Board Member
Strategic Advocacy

Executive Director