City of Los Angeles
Karen Bass, Mayor
Jacqueline Hamilton, Deputy Mayor for Neighborhood Services
Randall Winston, Deputy Mayor of Infrastructure
Karren Lane, Deputy Mayor of Community Safety
Robert Clark, Deputy Mayor of Public Safety
Nancy Sutley, Deputy Mayor for Energy and Sustainability
Dr. Etsemaye Agonafer, Deputy Mayor of Homelessness and Community Health
City Council
Eunisses Hernandez, Councilmember District 1
Adrin Nazarian, Councilmember District 2
Bob Blumenfield, Councilmember District 3
Nithya Raman, Councilmember District 4
Katy Yaroslavsky, Councilmember District 5
Imelda Padilla, Councilmember District 6
Monica Rodriguez, Councilmember District 7
Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Councilmember District 8
Curren D. Price, Jr., Councilmember District 9
Heather Hutt, Councilmember District 10
Traci Park, Councilmember District 11
John Lee, Councilmember District 12
Hugo Soto-Martínez, Councilmember District 13
Ysabel J. Jurado, Councilmember District 14
Tim McOsker, Councilmember District 15
Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners
Renata Simril, President
Luis Sanchez, Vice President
Marie Lloyd, Commissioner
Benny Tran, Commissioner
Tafarai Bayne, Commissioner
Department of Recreation and Parks
Jimmy Kim, General Manager
Matthew Rudnick, Executive Officer
Cathie Santo Domingo, Assistant General Manager
Brenda Aguirre, Assistant General Manager
Chinyere Stoneham, Assistant General Manager
Noel Williams, Chief Financial Officer
Darryl Ford, Superintendent of Planning, Project Manager
Meghan Luera, Senior Management Analyst II
Jeremy Silva, City Planning Associate
Technical Advisory Committee
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Helen Olivares
Adriana Rubalcava
Tino Reynoso
Rebecca Lobos
City of Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN)
Barbara Romero
Susie Santilena
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering (BOE)
Steven Fierce
Ohaji Abdallah
University of Southern California (USC)
Cindy Olnick
Esther Marguiles
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Trevor Snyder
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
Heather Repenning
Isabelle Garvanne
Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation
Sean Woods
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA)
Brian Baldauf
Fernando Gomez
Streets LA
Ana Tabuena-Ruddy
City of Los Angeles Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department
Monet Bagneris-Tolbert
California State Parks
Sedrick Mitchell
City of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Krisztina Tokes
Isela Lopez
Jennifer Natividad
City of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
Billy Brockway
City of Los Angeles Department on Disability (DOD)
Alison Everett
Matan Koch
City of Los Angeles City Planning
Delia Arriaga
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
Jesus Serrano
City of Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
Thomas Soong
Office of Forest Management
Clarissa Boyajian
Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst
Xochitl Ramirez
Office of the City Administrative Officer
Anne Johnson
Maria Gutierrez
Mindy Pothongsunun
Steering Committee
Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners Representative
Marie Lloyd
California Conservation Corps
Duane Wilson
Nikki Morales
Community Partners
Yvette-Lopez Ledesma
Deputy Mayor
Jacqueline Hamilton
Randall Winston
Karren Lane
Friends of the Los Angeles River
Candice Dickens-Russell
Individual Expert
Deborah Cohen
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE)
Lauren Ahkiam
Stephany Calvillo
Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation
Sean Woods
Sheela Mathai
Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative
Veronica Hahni
Aleigh Lewis
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
Tori Kjer
Los Angeles Parks Foundation
Amber Martinez
Lindsey Kozberg
Los Angeles Waterkeeper
Bruce Reznik
Mayor’s Office
Geoff Thompson
Estefany Garcia
Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA)
Brian Baldauf
Native American Indian Commission Representative
Rich Toyon
Prevention Institute
Francisco Romero
Rob Baird
Resources Legacy Fund
Alfredo Gonzalez
The Nature Conservancy
Kelsey Jessup
Trust for Public Land
Guillermo Rodriguez
Sarah Friedman
University of Southern California (USC)
Vanessa Carter Fahnestock
We are deeply grateful to the Steering Committee members who generously took time out of their busy schedules to share their insights with us through meetings, interviews, and collaborations.
Consultant Team
OLIN
Planning, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Engagement
Jessica M. Henson, Project Director
Andrew Dobshinsky, Associate-in-Charge and Parks Planner
Sarah Swanseen, Project Coordinator; Senior Landscape Architect and Planner
Max Dickson, Senior Planner
Joanna Karaman, Ecological Systems Specialist
Selina Cheah
Kate Lawler
Darian Ehya
Derek Lazo
Evangeline Sheridan
Zitong Huang
Jiewen Hu
Priyanjali Sinha
Rachita Saxena
Farzana Rahman
Miranda Ayres
Kristen Juen
Hanrui Fu
Agency Artifact
Landscape Architecture and Engagement
Christopher Torres, Founding Principal
Viraj Chauhan
Emilio Uranga
Melanie Buffa
The Robert Group
Community Engagement
Christine Robert
Isaiah Ford
Christina Monzer
Mary Alice Williams
DaYoung Lee
Brock Morgan
Kounkuey Design Initiative
Landscape Architecture and Engagement
Chelina Odbert, Founding Principal
Lauren Elachi
Eric Riley
Leslie Dinkin
Nora Healy
Estolano Advisors
Strategy, Equity, and Facilitation
Cecilia Estolano
Thomson Dryjanski
Sasha Ragland
Dharam Consulting
Cost Estimation
Steve Kelly
Allan Duncan
Andrew Jonsson
Rey Sasuman
Better World Group
Strategy and Coalition Building
Shona Ganguly
Kimberly Guo
HR&A Advisors
Economic Analysis and Strategy
Connie Chung
Jill Schmidt Bengochea
Lauren Kim
GreenInfo Network
Park Data and Prioritization
Dan Rademacher
Jon Christensen
Jayita Bhojwani
Amanda Kochanek
Data Visualization and User Needs
Maria del Carmen Lamadrid
Tom Allnutt
Andrew Nham
West of West Architecture + Design
Architecture
Jai Kumaran
Jonathan Rieke
Jess Smith
Angela Lufkin
Landau Design+Technology
Digital Engagement and Animation
Chris Landau
Gina Rattanakone
Yaoze Yu
Sabrina Rattanakone
Timothy Day
Geosyntec Consultants
Water Resources and Civil Engineering
Mark Hanna
Daniel Lee
Stephanie Zinn
Haley Bauer
Calvada Surveying, Inc.
Professional Land Surveying, LiDAR & Photogrammetry, and UAS – Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drone) Imagery
Armando DuPont
Saul Melgarejo Jr.
Daniel Oswaldo Gonzalez
ETC Institute
Statistically Valid Surveying
Chris Tatham
Jason Morado
Ryan Murray
Community Partners
Friends of the LA River
Heart of Los Angeles
Homeless Health Care Los Angeles
Koreatown Youth + Community Center (KYCC)
LA Compost
Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition (BikeLA)
Los Angeles Walks
Nature for All
Northeast Neighborhood Outreach (NENO)
Pacoima Beautiful
Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural and Bookstore
TreePeople