Housing the Next 10 Million

Jorge Aguilar, UC Merced


Stephany, E. Aguilar, City of Scotts Valley

Stephany Aguilar is a 36 year resident of Santa Cruz County and serving her third term as Mayor for the City of Scotts Valley.

Prior to her election, Stephany served for eight years on the Scotts Valley Parks and Recreation Commission, where she was instrumental in the development and writing of the parks master plan. She is the founder of the “Scotts Valley Advocates,” a non-profit corporation that assists financially in implementing the Scotts Valley parks master plan. To date, she has helped raise thousands of dollars for recreation.

Stephany served as President of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, where she worked with the State’s Housing and Community Development Department on Santa Cruz and Monterey County’s housing element allocation, and currently serves as a board member for AMBAG.

Stephany is the Vice President of the Monterey Bay Division of the League of California Cities and also serves on the League’s Public Safety Policy Committee. She was recently elected President of the Mayor’s and Council Members Department, where she coordinates educational workshops and seminars for elected officials.

Stephany received her Bachelors degree in Speech Communication from San Jose State University and received honor awards from Golden Key International Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and the Psi Beta Honor Society in Psychology. She is currently in a masters program at San Jose State University.

Stephany and her husband Ed, a firefighter, have been married 29 years and have two grown sons, Jesse and Nathan.

 

Loren Aiton, Teter a+e, LLP

Loren K. Aiton ARA
Managing Architect, Teter A+E, LLP, Fresno, CA

Licensed Architect C18957, State of California
LEED™ Accredited Professional

Affiliations:
Member Society of American Registered Architects, SARA
Member USGBC-Central California Chapter Formational Committee

Education:
California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Bachelor of Architecture, 1984
El Camino Community College, Associate of Arts, 1978

Loren Aiton has been involved in the construction industry for over 22 years, 18 years as a Licensed Architect. Loren has performed in the capacity of Designer, Project Manager, Project Architect, Construction Administrator, Construction Program Manager, and LEED™ Accredited Professional, through all phases of design and construction of new and remodeled facilities on Both Public Sector and Private Sector Projects. Loren became involved in Green Building about 4 years ago and is currently the LEED™ Accredited Professional on the first LEED™ registered project in Bakersfield, California. Loren Aiton is a founding member of the US Green Building Council Central California Chapter Formational Committee and is active in the Green Building Industry in the San Joaquin Valley Region.

Norman Allinder, RRM Design Group

Norman Allinder, AICP, is a Senior Planner In the Community Planning and Design Studio at RRM Design Group. He is responsible for large scale master planning projects that range in size from 100 acres to 2,600 acres. Norm has experience that includes both private sector and public agency positions. His private sector experience includes, site planning, master planning, urban design, preparation of specific and community plans, and entitlement of projects. His public agency experience includes CEQA review of development proposals, staff liaison to neighborhood groups, processing of entitlements, as well as preparation of staff reports and presentation before the Planning Commission and City Council. Norm currently is managing projects located throughout the entire central San Joaquin Valley, all of which require coordination of many design disciplines implementing one vision. Norman has a Masters Degree in City Planning as well as a Bachelors Degree in Architecture, he is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).

 

Veronica Montoya, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

As the Policy Director for the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, Verónica Montoya is responsible for educational and advocacy efforts in promoting, monitoring and advancing state legislation and regulations that affect the health and well-being of the Latino community by engaging and involving community members, organizations and policymakers. Prior to joining LCHC, Ms. Montoya served as District Director to California State Assemblymember Simón Salinas for the 28 th Assembly district including the counties of Monterey , San Benito , Santa Cruz and Santa Clara . Preceding her work with Assemblymember Simón Salinas, Ms. Montoya served as Legislative Aide to the California Senate Select Committee on Citizen Participation chaired by then President Pro Tem John Burton. Ms. Montoya was also previously a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs where she worked with organizations such as the Heinz Endowments, the Pittsburgh Child Guidance Foundation, Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Twanda Carlisle and Judge Christine Ward. She has recently completed her Master of Science in Public Policy and Management degree at Carnegie Mellon University 's Heinz School of Public Policy.

Larry Bawden, Jadoo Power Systems

Larry Bawden has over 21 years of experience in technology and business development, as well as investment management. He has held a number of senior management positions with other energy/aerospace companies. Mr. Bawden has a strong understanding of the entrepreneurial and start-up process. Jadoo is his vision of a market-driven, profitable fuel cell company.

 

Gregg Baxter, Altamont Commuter Express

 

 

Frank M. Benson, Energy Merchant Corporation

Frank Benson, Vice President Marketing – Western Region of Energy Merchant Corp. has 15 years experience in the energy sector as a marketer and trader of gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil and natural gas. He holds a BA degree in Business Communications and is Series 3 licensed as a Commodity Broker with the National Futures Association. He has worked on behalf of several national independent energy companies as well as working as the U.S. West Coast Diesel Marketing Trading Coordinator for British Petroleum (BP/Arco), a major oil company. Throughout his career he