John Padden is a native Los Angelino and has lived and worked on the Westside of Los Angeles his entire adult life.  He is a partner, along with local residents Sean McMillan and Jae Wu, of Heyler Realty.  Heyler is a Residential Real Estate and Mortgage Brokerage firm helping the residents of The Westside Triangle (Cheviot Hills, Rancho Park and Westwood neighborhoods) with their real estate and mortgage needs.  Heyler was founded on Pico Boulevard in 1927 and opened their new office on the Northeast corner of Pico and Pelham in January of 2012.  John, Jae and Sean pride themselves on “Taking less and Giving more”, always thinking about contributing to the greater good of the local community in which they reside and work. Heyler has been active in the organization and implementation of the two most recent WNC initiatives of “Plant Pico” and “Pick Pico”, offering their ideas, time and office space toward these events.  While working at the Bank of New York/Mellon, John was an active board member of and served on various committees for C5LA Youth Organization and the Century City Chamber of Commerce.  John is a standing member of the California Advisory Board for the Trust for Public Land and was recently the Vice President and Board member at The Beach Club. Spending much of his time meeting with and listening to the concerns of both the local businesses and residents, John has a true interest in making the Pico/Westwood corridor a better place to live, shop and work.   

Abbey Berookhim is owner of Steingarten on Pico in the heart of the historic Rancho Park neighborhood . His work in hospitality business brought him to the United States. After working in the hotel industry he started 20/20 video chain stores. Then he pursued his passion in food business and he started the famous catering company under Olive Tree Food Services for Schools. In 2004 Abbey started a new business by buying big parcels of land and sub-dividing them for single family housing. He continued in real estate for many years until he decided to re-enter the food and beverage business with a completely new concept. With his partners, they decided that a California flair of fresh ingredients would enhance the typical offerings of the beer gardens of Europe. They decided to name it Steingarten LA. Los Angeles.
Abbey is married for 36 years to Parto. They have two children who are both married and have recently made them Grandparents

Michael McIntyre is president of mOcean, an entertainment marketing agency with over 120 employees. He resides in Cheviot Hills with his wife and two children. Michael is new to public service, but is passionate about making the Westside a great place to work and live.

Brandon Behrstock is a native of Los Angeles. He is also professional in the IT industry and a CPA by background. Brandon has deep Westside roots and believes it is important for our neighbors and fellow citizens to invest in and stay diligent about shaping the future of our experience in the neighborhood and city at large

Gregg Berwin is a resident of the Comstock Hills HOA and has lived in the Los Angeles area his entire life and the Westside of Los Angeles for over 13 years. Gregg has worked for Westfield for 10 years, holding finance and development roles. Gregg is currently working on the expansion and renovation of Westfield Century City to take place in the coming years. Gregg is also on the board of the Century City Business Improvement District (CBID).

Susan Bursk was born and raised on the Westside. For the past 6 years she has held the position of President & CEO of the Century City Chamber of Commerce. Prior to the Chamber she served as Commissioner to the WLA Planning Commission; District Director and Chief Field Deputy for Councilmember Jack Weiss; Co-founder of the South Robertson Neighborhoods Council (SoRo, Inc); President of the Volunteer Surveillance Team (VST) for West LAPD; and an advocate for the community for many years. As a former business owner, she has over 20 years of experience in commercial design and marketing

Sarah Shaw is Vice President of Development and Operations for Constellation Place , LLC, an affiliate of JMB Realty Corporation. JMB has a long history of successful office projects in Century City and has been an active member of the community for decades. Sarah oversees the management and leasing of Constellation Place in Century City and plays a key role in the proposed office development, Century City Center . Sarah is a member of the Los Angeles Business Council and volunteers in Overland Elementary School ’s Wonder of Reading program

Juan Camacho is the Associate Director of State and Local Government Affairs for Fox Entertainment Group. Fox Entertainment has been part of the Los Angeles community since the 1920’s, and has been part of the Westside community since 1924, long before the founding of Century City. Juan helps to manage Fox’s public policy activity and community relations.

Barbara Broide is a long-time resident of the area active in civic affairs. Barbara is currently President of the Westwood South of Santa Monica Blvd. Homeowners Association (www.westwoodsouth.org) and a member of the LAPD’s West Division Traffic Committee. She is an active board member of the Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight. Barbara’s interests include development impacts on community traffic and circulation.

Bennett Cohon is a long-time resident of the area and a retired attorney.  Bennett has assisted in getting signatures on petitions for speed humps in the area north of Olympic between Sepulveda and Beverly Glen.  

Terri Tippit is a co-founder of the WNC and serves as its Chair. Terri has been an advocate for this community for over 35 years. She co-founded and is president of the West of Westwood HOA (wowhoa@verizon.net), Chair of the Westwood Design Review Board. She served as Chair of the city task force that created the Pico/Westwood Neighborhood Overlay District, the first NOD in the city. She is president of Neighbors For Smart Rail (smartrail.org) a group of 4 Homeowner Associations that encourages Smart Transportation for the city of Los Angeles .

17 year West Los Angeles resident. Owner / designer of Cactus Jr. Jewelry. Current Vice President of WOWHOA. Current Vice President of the Riddick Youth Center. Current PTSA Vice President at Palisades High School. Girl Scout leader for 8 years. Founding Committee Chair, and former volunteer coordinator of "Wonder of Reading" program at Overland Elementary School.

Drew DeAscentis is the President of Westwood Gardens Civic Association (www.westwoodgardens.net). He is a member of Neighbors For Smart Rail, WLAPD's Community Police Advisory Board, the Motion Picture Editors Guild, West Los Angeles' HRA Music and Art Academy Board, and Overland School's Wonder of Reading Program. He works as a Music Editor for film and television as well as giving lectures and classes on music and sound editorial. He and his wife have lived in Westwood Gardens for over 15 years and have 2 children in local public schools.

Richard S Harmetz served four terms as president of the Tract No. 7260 Association and is currently its secretary. Dick has been very active in protecting his neighbors from the impacts of Century City development. He has written many freelance articles, and taught at Los Angeles Trade Technical College for over three decades. Dick holds both a BA and an MA from UCLA. Dick and his wife Aljean have lived in the same house a block west of Century City for over forty years. They have three adult children and two Shetland Sheep Dogs.

Mike Eveloff is the current president of the Tract 7260 Homeowners Association (www.tract7260.org). He is a software developer, business owner and vice president and CIO of a retail chain with hundreds of locations nationally. Mike has lived in West L.A. his entire life, and has been active in protecting the community from the impacts of development.

Mary Kusnic has been a resident of Century City since 1992 and has lived in West Los Angeles since 1990.   Mary was a founding member of the Century City Homeowners Alliance, a volunteer non-profit organization which represents nearly 1800 Century City homeowners and works to enhance the quality of life for the residents and all of Century City.   She is an active member of the Century City Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Board of Directors.  Mary routinely volunteers her time in service to the community and for non-profit organizations.

Francois Nion represents the residents of Century City . He became involved in the newly formed neighborhood council through his professional work, having moved to LA early in 2002 from New York . He has found his participation in the neighborhood council a valuable opportunity to learn more about his new neighborhood and to make new friends, people he ordinarily would not have met. He finds tremendous satisfaction in taking some responsibility for the neighborhood, and making his voice heard, finding the WNC offers a great civic opportunity.

Colleen Mason Heller has been active in the community for over 20 years beginning with her 15 year involvement at Overland School where she co-chaired their first Annual Event, served as president of Friends for Overland , vice president of the PTA and taught cooking to students in the STAR after school program. She is currently a member of the Cheviot Hills HOA Board of Directors where she has served as Light Rail Chair for four years. Colleen is also Vice President of Neighbors For Smart Rail. She has been the Seat 12 Alternate for over 2 years.

Arturo Martinez has been involved with the local community for over 10 years. He spearheaded a grassroots association to tackle safety issues and efforts to make the neighborhood safe, both from impacts of traffic and development for many years. Arturo finds his model from his father, who has been an advocate in the community for over 30 years.

Bob Guerin represents residents in the California County Club area of the Westside. He is the former Treasurer of WNC, as well as Chairman of the Budget Committee, Vice-Chair, Recording Secretary, and currently a member of the Land Use Committee and the Nomination Committee. Bob is President of the California Country Clubs Homes Association. Bob and his wife of 36 years have lived in the area for 35 years. Bob feels that the WNC offers the Westside stakeholders not only the opportunity to be involved in our local community but to also make a difference by being involved.

Francesca Beale-Rosano has been living in Cheviot Hills with her husband and children since moving from London and Rome in1985. She is one of the founder members of BAFTA LA which her husband founded in
1987. She runs a successful decorative painting and special finishes business and is chair of the Architectural Committee of CCCHA.

Jake Lebovic is a long-time resident on the Westside and a valuable member of the residential and religious community.  He is always willing to help his neighbors and actively take part in his community.

Over 65 years ago, my grandparents set roots in West Los Angeles, buying their first home, raising their family, and building a successful manufacturing business on Sepulveda Blvd. and La Grange. Today, my roots are firmly planted in Cheviot Hills, choosing to raise my kids less than a mile from where my grandparents settled and within 4 miles of where I was raised. My wife, Tracy, and I are commitment to our community, one that has history and meaning to our family – a community that embraced my grandparents (Holocaust survivors) and allowed them to build the “American Dream.” A community with good schools, safe streets, and committed neighbors. Over a span of 4 generations, the Westside has been good to our family – and now, through WNC, it is my privilege to give back to a neighborhood and community that has been good to my family.