Area Planning Commissions

David Phelps

Commissioner David Phelps is a State and Local Public Affairs Professional and Principal of Phelps Public Affairs. He has 25 years of hands-on experience with non-profit management, business consulting, and organizational advocacy. The Commissioner regularly works with top employers in the North Valley’s manufacturing sector to address future workforce and economic development needs in our region.

Joe Gatlin

Commissioner Gatlin is a proud San Pedro resident and California native who has been a community leader, advocate, activist, and humanitarian for over sixty years. He is the founder, and current vice-president of the NAACP Branch #1069 and founded the Juneteenth 400 non-profit which has been hosting a Juneteenth celebration for over thirty years.

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.

Christopher Torres

Commissioner Torres is the Founding Principal of Agency Artifact Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. He brings over a decade of experience in all aspects of architecture, design, planning, public art, and community engagement, and has led large-scale multidisciplinary architectural practices working locally and internationally. Mr. Torres holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from UC Berkeley, training in Urban Design from Columbia University and a BA in Urban Studies from Loyola Marymount University.

Subscribe to Area Planning Commissions