2009 Board

(proper picture forthcoming)

Matt // president

Hometown
Lakewood, CA

Undergraduate School and Major
UC Riverside. Applied Mathematics.

Favorite City
To live and die in LA, it’s the place to be

Coffee or Tea
Coffee with a cigarette. Jasmine green tea to start off the day.

Currently Playing on iPod
Amazing how I listened to the Velvet Underground’s self titled LP for the first time this week. Splendid it is.

Last Item Purchased
Blockbuster video: American Graffiti, Zack and Miri

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
NIMBYism

Best Thing About Southern California
Lakers, Venice Canals, Hollywood Hills, Orange County beaches, the food, the people, going 80 on the 405 at 1 in the morning and a shitload of sunshine


Lucy // vp of external affairs

Hometown
Santa Ana, CA

Undergraduate School and Major
UCSB, Political Science

Favorite City
Guadalajara, Mexico

Coffee or Tea
COFFEE!!

Currently Playing on iPod
Manu Chao

Last Item Purchased
food...sangria..and stuff to make sangria

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
IDK LeCorbusier??

Best Thing About Southern California
King Taco!


Daniel // vp of internal affairs

Hometown
El Monte, CA

Undergrad school and major
UCI, Environmental Analysis and Design

Favorite city
Los Angeles

Coffee or tea
Tea

Currently playing on iPod
Michael Jackson- Human Nature

Last item purchased
Lunch

Least favorite planning terminology
Gentrification

Best thing about Southern California
Lakers!


Cheri // secretary

Hometown
Los Angeles, CA. Beverlywood to be specific :D

Undergrad school and major
UCLA. Art major. Want to buy a painting? I need the money :D

Favorite city
New York City. Awesome food and excellent public transportation outweighsangry and blunt people.

Coffee or tea
Coffee. Industrial strength.

Currently playing on iPod
The Killer's album Sam's Town. I can't get enough of it.

Last item purchased
An avocado bacon cheeseburger with fries and an iced tea. It was worthevery penny.

Least favorite planning terminology
Covenant. All I think about is witches and goblins. Don't know why.

Best thing about Southern California
The weather. Just wonderful


Sean // treasurer

Hometown
Alhambra, CA

Undergraduate School and Major
Cal Poly Pomona, English Lit

Favorite City
Paris to visit, Los Angeles to live

Coffee or Tea
Coffee, black.

Currently Playing on iPod
Don't have one..

Last Item Purchased
Flight of the Conchords Season 2 dvd

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
"Planning to Action"

Best Thing About Southern California
The food

Maha // communications co-chair

Hometown
BFE, Ohio

Undergraduate School and Major
The Ohio State University International Studies

Favorite City
Paris

Coffee or Tea
cafe au lait

Currently Playing on iPod
Okkervill River

Last Item Purchased
Waterloo Bridge dvd

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
high density, mixed-use, sustainability

Best Thing About Southern California
360 Days of Sunshine and Yogurtland


Ata // communications co-chair

Favorite City
Anything white.

Coffee or Tea
Anything black.

Currently Playing on iPod
Yellow House.

Last Item Purchased
I'm in the red.

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
Green.

Best Thing About Southern California
Pink's.

Ata ul Malik Khan studied Agent Orange and brownfields at Claremont McKenna College. He's pretty blue most of the time.


Sara // philanthropy co-chair

Hometown
Pa'auilo, Hawaii

Undergraduate School and Major
University of Oregon, Comparative Literature.

Favorite City
Kealakekua, Hawaii

Coffee or Tea
Tea.

Currently Playing on iPod
I have no iPod. But if I did, it would be playing Jason Aldean or Miranda Lambert

Last Item Purchased
Airline tickets to Canada

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
New new urbanism

Best Thing About Southern California
Theme parks. And things to do after 9pm.

Rosalinda // social chair

Hometown
Los Angeles, actual L.A. L.A.

Undergraduate School and Major
UC DAVIS: Native American Studies and Spanish

Favorite City
Have not toured the globe enough to determine this

Coffee or Tea
Water, but after running around Mexico City and dodging rain, coffee would be nice

Last Item Purchased
A ticket to ride Mexico City's metro

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
Cap and trade

Best Thing About Southern California
Los Angeles, The Pretty and the Gritty

Jessica // events chair

Hometown
Irvine, CA

Undergraduate School and Major
UCI, U.S. History and French

Favorite City
Paris - tons of parks and museums, and the nicest subway sustem I've ever seen

Coffee or Tea
Both...and hot chocolate too!

Last Item Purchased
I am a classical music nerd. :-P

Least Favorite Planning Terminology
Friedman

Best Thing About Southern California
Laguna Beach, Disneyland, PCH, the Getty, the food, and the weather

Shannon // philanthropy co-chair
Bonny // philanthropy co-chair

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