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Nareg Gourdikian

Commissioner Gourdikian works in affordable and workforce housing development throughout Southern California. He has master's degrees in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development from Columbia University and undergraduate degrees in Environmental Science and Geography from UC Santa Barbara. Prior to a career in housing development, Gourdikian worked in life sciences and technology real estate investment and development. Nareg enjoys playing soccer, mountain biking and hiking. He and his wife live in Studio City.

Jaime Del Rio

Jaime Del Rio is a Los Angeles native born and raised in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from California State University, Northridge, and has worked as a Community Organizer since 2014. Currently, Jaime is the Director of Organizing for Abundant Housing LA. Before joining AHLA, he worked at TreePeople from 2019 to 2021, leading outreach efforts on a Needs Assessment WaterTalks survey and organizing Water Equity issues in marginalized communities.

Jaime Geaga

Commissioner Geaga is semi-retired and is active in the Filipino American community. His community activities include Board Member and Treasurer of the Friends of Echo Park Library, chair of the Carlos Bulosan Book Club, and Deputy Controller, Pilipino American Los Angeles Democrats. He is also a member of the HiFi (Historic FilipinoTown) Coalition and involved in community programming for LGBTQ+ projects and activities.

Maria Cabildo

Commissioner Cabildo is a lifelong Angeleno who was born and raised in East Los Angeles. She has a long career in public service. She has held positions in the philanthropic, nonprofit, private, and government sectors, including serving as the CEO of the East LA Community Corporation, a nonprofit community-based affordable housing developer, from 1999-2015. Maria has served as an appointee on state and local boards, including Los Angeles' City Planning Commission (2013-2015), LAUSD's Construction Bond Citizens' Oversight Committee, and the California Housing Partnership Corporation.

Stacey Pruitt

Commissioner Pruitt is an attorney for a Special District in Southern California that addresses environmental issues. She is a career prosecutor, and is certified in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Ms. Pruitt attended the University of Southern California and the University of West Los Angeles for undergrad and obtained her doctorate in Law from Loyola Law School.

Amber Sheikh

Commissioner Sheikh is a nonprofit/social sector consultant with Thurlow/Associates where she tenaciously works to raise the capacity of organizations trying to solve the toughest issues facing Los Angeles. She is an active community advocate and serves on the boards of Social Venture Partners LA, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, and Maternal Mental Health NOW. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of California, Davis.  

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