Executive Committee


The Executive Committee is a group of volunteers that create, manage, and run the California State Societies events and activities. Several of the board members have dedicated their time to the CSS for over a decade!

2012 Executive Committee Members

  • Photo of Lake TahoeKathy Amano, Media Plus Design
  • Alison Amor, Communications, New Media, and Marketing Committee Chair & Webmaster, Department of Health and Human Services
  • Don Auerbach, Board Member, Investment Company Institute
  • Gwen Brown, Cherry Blossom Festival Subcommittee Chair, Lockheed Martin Corporation
  • Congressman Jim Costa, 2012 CSS Honorary Vice Chair, California’s 20th District
  • Marlene Colucci, Holiday Party Subcommittee Chair, American Hotel & Lodging Association
  • Paul Cunningham, CSS Co-Chair, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard’s Office
  • Kimberly Davis, Corporate Relations Committee Co-Chair, Johnson & Johnson
  • Alisa Do, Board Member
  • Annette Dumont, CSS Consultant, Hooks Solutions, LLC
  • Gary Falle, Board Member, University of California
  • Denise Ferguson, Board Member, Ameriprise Financial
  • Chris Fetgatter, Board Member, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
  • Spencer Freebairn, Special Events Committee Chair & Ahhhscar Night Subcommittee Chair, Congressman Jerry Lewis’s Office
  • Norine Fuller, Inaugural Fashion Show Subcommittee Chair, The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
  • Nelson Garcia, Board Member, Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association
  • Jim Gelb, Back to College Night Subcommittee Chair, California State University
  • Lucie Gikovich, Board Member, The Crane Group
  • Todd Gillenwater, Board Member, California Healthcare Institute
  • Jack Gorman, Board Member
  • Sherry Greenberg, Board Member, California State Assembly
  • Jennifer Grodsky, Board Member, University of Southern California
  • Michelle Holiday, Board Member, Edison International
  • Jessice Hogle, New Member Relations Co-Chair, Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Julie Hooks Dwyer, CSS Consultant, Hooks Solutions, LLC
  • Mark Kadesh, Corporate Relations Committee Co-Chair & Audit Committee Chair, Kadesh & Associates, LLC
  • Stacey Leavandosky, Board Member, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren’s Office
  • Jason Mahler, Board Member, Oracle Government Affairs
  • Julia Massimino, Board Member, Congressman Howard Berman’s Office
  • Photo of some Executive Board members enjoying a CSS eventKatie Wheeler Mathews, Community Outreach Chair, Governor Jerry Brown
  • Howard Moon, Board Member, Amgen
  • Sally Murphy, Board Member, Wine Institute
  • Eve O’Toole, Board Member, Holland & Knight
  • Amy Porter, CSS Co-Chair & Charity Golf Tournament Subcommittee Chair, Congressman Ed Royce’s Office
  • Jennifer Poulakidas, Picnic Subcommittee Co-Chair, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
  • Dave Ramey, New Member Relations Committee Co-Chair, Congressman Ken Calvert
  • Tim Ransdell, Treasurer, Sempra Energy
  • Megan Roehl, Board Member, Congressman Jim Costa
  • Congressman Ed Royce, 2012 CSS Honorary Chair, California’s 40th District
  • Jim Seeley, Golden State Roundtable Committee Co-Chair
  • Marissa Strickfaden, Board Member, Emily’s List
  • Sandi Stuart, Board Member, Stuart Murphy Group
  • Paul Sweet, Golden State Roundtable Committee Co-Chair, Summer Picnic Co-Chair & NCSS Delegate Alternate, NPS
  • Linda Ulrich, Immediate Past President, Committee on House Administration
  • Jamie Whitelock, CSS Consultant, Hooks Solutions, LLC
  • Jim Wise, Board Member, Pace LLP

Contact Information

For more information about the California State Society, please email info@californiastatesociety.com. To RSVP for a CSS event, please email rsvp@californiastatesociety.com.