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John Bagakis

Commissioner Bagakis has been a small business owner in San Pedro for the past 15 years. His restaurant has received numerous awards and recognition for being a generous community partner. He also serves on the Little Italy of Los Angeles (LILAA) Board of Directors and as Vice Chairman of the Board for the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce. He attended Cal State Long Beach.  

Jaqueline Orozco

Commissioner Orozco is an attorney who represents government agencies in matters related to public works projects. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Watts Village Theater Company and a former law clerk for the City of Los Angeles' Office of the City Attorney. Ms. Orozco holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a doctorate in Law from University of Iowa.

Esther Margulies

Commissioner Margulies is a landscape architect and professor of Architecture at USC, where she is Interim Director of the Landscape Architecture + Urbanism graduate program and a former board member of the Architecture Guild. She co-founded the Los Angeles River Public Art Project. Ms. Margulies holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and a master's from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Lisa Waltz Morocco

Commissioner Waltz Morocco is a stage and screen actress. She is President of the Overland Avenue Community, Vice-Chair of the Westside Neighborhood Council, the secretary of the Lange Foundation, and a founding board member of the Steel River Playhouse in Pennsylvania. Ms. Waltz Morocco holds a bachelor's degree in Drama from Carnegie Mellon University.

Victor Sampson

Commissioner Sampson is a graduate of Florida State Christian College and an avid supporter of real estate education and awareness across the country. He has worked as Vice Presidents of Sales for Coldwell Banker Real Estate for more than 20 years. He currently serves on the City of Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the North Valley.

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