PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE

John Stern (President)

This year LAHq enters its 39th year. Our recent Awards Luncheon was a tremendous success with over 700 people attending. Our Luncheon Programs/General Meetings promise to be very interesting and filled with relevant information. I plan to continue to work to diversify our membership with the help of our membership committee. We will expand our membership to include more technology companies and venture capital companies.
   Our Board has become very active and we will continue to work towards improving the business conditions in Los Angeles for companies who  are officed here or want to be officed here. We will again work closely with the Mayor’s office to ensure that the business community is aware of business incentive programs as well as city planning and zoning issues that affect them. We will also study traffic issues and appropriate solutions and we are always open to creative suggestions from our membership in any area that affects the business community.
   We remain committed to supporting our public schools. We have formed a new Project Committee for our Education Improvement Program.    
   LAHq will continue to make major contributions in the upcoming year and for years to come. We continue to count on our general membership, our board, our committees and the business community at large to help us to make Los Angeles the greatest city in the world, to live, work and play in.

Focus On Board Member
James R. Brooks

Jim Brooks, Senior Director at Tishman Speyer Properties has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors. He is responsible for all acquisition and development activities in the greater Southern California market.

Jim Brooks

   TishmanSpeyer Properties, head- quartered in New York, is an owner/developer/ manager of real estate throughout the World. In total, TishmanSpeyer has developed and/or acquired properties in excess of $14 million and manages and leases approximately 35 million square feet of space worldwide.
   Jim was formerly Division President of Kearny Real Estate Company, a wholly owned affiliate of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, where he managed and sourced new investment opportunities for his company. He has completed over $500 million in value added property dispositions, acquired over 700,000 sf office and industrial buildings and oversaw construction on two significant land developments in Southern California.
   Previously he was Vice President of the Los Angeles Division of Koll Real Estate Group, charged with strategic planning, site selection, acquisition, land assemblage, finance, joint venture negotiation, construction, leasing and disposition of property. He holds a degree in civil engineering from UCLA and a masters degree in real estate development from Columbia University. He is a member of ULI and a Board Director of NAIOP.

Los Angeles Headquarters Association
COMMITTEES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/ ENVIRONMENTAL
Co-Chairs
Ed Casey (213) 623-2322 Marian Harvey (213) 485-1234 
Allen Walz (213) 892-1500 

Promotes business activities and provides a forum for the discussion of public policy. Through breakfast forums and research studies, the committee examines issues that affect the business climate in Southern California, focusing on the high tech arena in greater Los Angeles. Provides an increased awareness of the environmental issues and challenges facing businesses and citizens in Southern California. The committee highlights recycling, hazardous waste, air quality, water conservation and solid waste and their environmental impact by hosting speakers at various forums.

EDUCATION 
Co-Chairs
Parker Jones (213) 689-0813 
Robert Mosier (818) 549-1850 

Supports and assists inner city grade schools through various programs and personal participation. We believe the future of our city can only be as bright as the quality of our workforce. The workforce, in turn, can only be as strong as its education. Therefore, we are committed to assisting inner city children during their developing years in achieving their academic endeavors.

FOCUS NEWSLETTER Chair
Marilyn Pepper (818) 790-1990

Responsible for the communication of LAHq’s activities to the membership through the newsletter, The Focus. It serves to promote upcoming events, recaps past events and guest presentations and brings committee issues and activities to the membership’s attention.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Co-Chairs
Sandy Paris (818) 905-0703 
Norman Murdoch (323) 936-3992 
Ed Casey (213) 623-2322 

Develops resolutions on matters/issues that involve the various LAHq committees. Position papers drafted by these committees should be passed by a majority of the committee and brought to the Board of Directors for review and passage. The position must pass with at least 5OWo or more of the Board. The dissemination of the position paper is through cover letters, press releases and press conferences. LAHq will take positions on city ballot measures representing the majority view of the membership.

MEMBERSHIP 
Co-Chairs
Robert Taylor (310) 900-0000 
Teresa Powell (213) 614-6016

The primary purpose of the committee is to cultivate active membership representation from a cross section of firms in the Los Angeles basin.

PROGRAM
Co-Chairs 
Thomas Freiberg, Jr. (213) 892-9228 
John Stern (310)  207-1700 
Tom Neary (310) 399-1600

Responsible for planning, securing and presenting speakers covering a wide range of areas of interest for the monthly luncheon meeting.

SPECIAL EVENTS 
Chair
Barbara Trister (213) 626-3187

Responsible for planning the Annual Awards Luncheon and any other special event as determined by the Board of Directors.

GET INVOLVED

If you are interested in participating in one or more of these please call the chairs or Sue Reeves 323/663-5242