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Lindsey Horvath represents Los Angeles County’s Third District. She appointed herself to the og体育app Commission in 2022 upon taking office.

Supervisor Horvath made history as the youngest woman to ever be elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. She is the first millennial, and currently the only renter to serve on the Board. Before being elected to the Board of Supervisors, she was a City Councilmember and the longest consecutively serving Mayor for the City of West Hollywood.

Supervisor Horvath has a long history of civic and social justice advocacy. She has spearheaded policies to make West Hollywood an "Age-Friendly Community" to better serve residents of all ages. She also led the City to become the first in the nation to impose financial sanctions on Arizona for its discriminatory, anti-immigration SB-1070 law.

Supervisor Horvath’s career has been defined by tackling the hardest problems, building diverse coalitions, and delivering results for her community. Supervisor Horvath’s commitment to serving others was shaped by her family and faith, which instilled in her a strong work ethic and made her a tireless advocate in addressing the complex problems facing Angelenos throughout LA County.

Wendy Gruel was appointed by Mayor Eric Garcetti to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 2015.

A working mom and lifelong Angeleno, Wendy Greuel attended LA public schools and graduated from UCLA. Wendy started her career in public service working for former Mayor Tom Bradley on a wide range of public policy issues including child care, senior care homelessness, housing, public health and education. She helped lead the fight to combat HIV and AIDS, establishing the first city/county AIDS task force and ensuring that the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center remained open at a time when closure was threatened.

She served in President Clinton’s administration as the Deputy Director of the Interagency Council on Homelessness and later as the Southern California Regional Director at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

She worked for five years in the film industry as an executive at DreamWorks SKG leading efforts to fight piracy, protect intellectual property rights and pass strong incentives to stem runaway production, keeping these quality jobs in Los Angeles.

Wendy was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2002 and quickly developed an impressive record of accomplishment by creating jobs, preserving open space and reducing traffic congestion.

In 2009, Wendy was elected City Controller, becoming only the second woman in LA’s history elected to citywide office. As Controller, she brought a laser focus to examining government finances ensuring our taxpayer dollars were spent efficiently and greater transparency to government.

In 2013, Wendy was engaged by the Orange County Discovery Science Center to help open a new facility in the San Fernando Valley. Discovery Cube LA will be the first major museum in the area and will focus on four core initiatives: STEM proficiency, early learning, healthy living and environmental sustainability.

Throughout her career, Wendy has gained a reputation as a consensus builder, a passionate advocate and a tough fiscal watchdog.

Wendy and her husband Dean are the proud parents of Thomas, who attends public school.

Sasha Renée Pérez is a lifelong Angeleno, educator and community leader who is committed to advocating for policies that create social, racial, and economic justice.

Pérez is a Councilmember and former Mayor in the City of Alhambra. She is the youngest woman to serve in the city’s history and the youngest Latina mayor to lead a medium-sized city in California. Pérez has championed policies that focus on improving quality of life for Alhambra residents such as providing grocery workers, pharmacy store workers and city staff with ‘Hazard Pay’ for serving their community on the frontline of the pandemic and hiring social workers and mental health workers to join the city’s public safety team. She has received several awards for her policy making work: In 2021, Active SGV honored her as Elected Official of the Year for implementing the city’s first dedicated bike lanes and passing the SGV’s first ‘Skip-the-Stuff’ ordinance, and in 2022 Congresswoman Judy Chu honored her as Congressional Woman of the Year for their partnership to establish Alhambra’s first-ever ‘Sustainability Plan’.

Pérez is the Public Affairs Director for The Campaign for College Opportunity, a non-profit organization that fights for equitable policies that improve college access, success, and affordability. In this role she has mobilized statewide coalitions of union leaders, civil rights and student advocates to stop regressive admission requirements, end the use of the SAT/ACT at the UC and CSU system and expanded financial aid access to California students. Previously, Pérez served as Youth Leadership Senior Program Coordinator for the Pat Brown Institute where she managed their televised debates, civic education and college prep programs.

Pérez is the first in her family to graduate from college, earning degrees in Political Science and Economics from Cal State LA. She is currently a member of the Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) Leadership Institute Class of 2022 and serves on several boards and commissions, including the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, California 100 Commission, GENup and Asian Youth Center.

Mitch Kamin was appointed by Mayor Garcetti to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 2016.

Mitch Kamin is a Partner in the Los Angeles office of Covington & Burling LLP, an international law firm based in Washington D.C. Mr. Kamin represents media, entertainment and other companies in complex commercial litigation, and also serves as Vice Chair of the firm’s Public Service Committee.

From 2003-2010, Kamin served as President/CEO of Bet Tzedek Legal Services, one of the leading non-profit legal organizations in the United States. At Bet Tzedek, he led a 70-person full-time staff and national network of volunteers and was responsible for running major policy initiatives, overseeing significant litigation and creatively expanding programs serving low-income families, seniors, low-wage workers and disabled residents of Los Angeles County. He also spearheaded the largest pro bono initiative in U.S. history, garnering multiple national awards including the ABA Pro Bono Publico award.

Mr. Kamin previously served as Chair of the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, which administers federal housing programs for thousands of low-income Angelenos. He is currently Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of One Justice, which brings life-changing legal help to those in need by transforming the legal aid system.

A second-generation native Angeleno, Kamin graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School, U.C. Berkeley and Harvard Law School. Following law school, he worked as a Skadden Fellow and Staff Attorney at both the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. He and his wife Susan returned to Los Angeles in 1999, where they are raising their three children.

Jacqueline Waggoner was appointed by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 2017.

Jacqueline Waggoner is vice president and Southern California market leader for Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. She oversees Enterprise’s affordable housing, community development, investment and strategic programs from the state’s Central Coast to San Diego. Jacqueline started with Enterprise in 2005. During her tenure, she has employed capital, intellectual resources and capacity building tools to achieve Enterprise’s strategic and production goals, leading to more than $300 million in Enterprise investments locally. She has worked with the city of Los Angeles, banks and nonprofit developer partners to create local funds for affordable housing, advocate for low-income families and support Enterprise’s vision of providing communities of opportunity

Jacqueline serves on the board of directors of the Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing (SCANPH), a membership organization that supports the production, preservation and management of affordable homes. She is on the board of governors of the California Housing Consortium and a board member for the Los Angeles Business Council and Restore Neighborhoods LA, Inc. Jacqueline serves on the steering committees for LA Thrives, a collaborative advancing equitable transit-oriented development, and LA Funders' Collaborative, a network promoting healthy, equitable and sustainable communities. She volunteers as a trustee for Kids Progress Inc., an organization created by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles to provide social, health, educational and work opportunities to children and youth living in public housing communities.

A Los Angeles native, Jacqueline has a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a master’s degree in urban planning from UCLA. Her experience in commercial real estate lending spans more than 20 years. Before joining Enterprise, she was vice president for Community Lending with Wells Fargo Bank in Los Angeles.

Booker Pearson was appointed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Commission in 2012.

Mr. Pearson, a longtime advocate for homeless individuals and families, is a founding and current board member of Upward Bound House, a nonprofit agency with facilities in Santa Monica and Culver City providing emergency and transitional housing with supportive services to homeless families with young children. Along with his role at Upward Bound House, Pearson is a board member of the Neighborhood Council of Westchester Play and chairs the organization’s Homeless and Vehicular Living Committee. He also serves on the Los Angeles County Commission for Public Social Services and the Westchester Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. In June 2012, Mr. Pearson was named Citizen of the Year by the Westchester Rotary Club in recognition of his outstanding work in the community.

Prior to his retirement from business in 2008, Pearson held several corporate leadership positions, including Vice President of Sales at Beacon Capital Strategies, Vice President of Sales at Thomson-Reuters, and Vice President of Sales at Quotron Systems.

Irene Muro was appointed by Supervisor Janice Hahn to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 2017.

Since October 2015, Irene Muro has served as Executive Director for the Whittier Area First Day Coalition (First Day), a non-profit organization dedicated to helping homeless and at-risk individuals and families transition toward self-sufficiency. Driven by a life-long passion to empower, to create sustainability and to positively effect systems change in low-income communities, Irene has built a professional career working with agencies dedicated to improving the quality of life of others. At First Day, Irene is responsible for general operations of the organization, 提供政策指导和领导 implementation, program management and financial oversight.

Prior to First Day, Irene served as a Community Benefit Manager for Kaiser Permanente where she helped manage the Community Benefit portfolio for the hospital including grant management. This work was preceded by nine years of employment at the Oldtimers Housing Development Corporation/Steelworkers Oldtimers Foundation in Southeast Los Angeles as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Operations.

Irene’s background also includes extensive legislative and community relations experience from her work as District Representative for State Senator Martha Escutia (ret.), Field Representative for Assembly Member Marco Antonio Firebaugh and as an Outreach Coordinator at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles.

A child of immigrant parents, Irene was taught that education was fundamental to personal and professional success, driving her decision to pursue an undergraduate education in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master in Public Administration degree with a Certificate in Non-Profit Management from California State University, Northridge. She is a current member of the UCLA Alumni Association, Cal State Northridge Alumni Association and the American Society for Public Administration.

Most recently, Irene was appointed to the Community Benefit Oversight Committee at PIH Health which serves as an advisory body to the PIH Health Chief Officers Group and helps to guide the hospital’s Community Health Improvement Plan. She also serves as Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Hispanic Outreach Taskforce and was elected as an alternate representative for SPA 7 to the Los Angeles County Continuum of Care Board.

Irene currently resides in Whittier with her husband and three boys.

Reverend Kelvin Sauls was appointed by Mayor Villaraigosa to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 2013.

Reverend Sauls is Senior Pastor at Holman United Methodist Church in South Los Angeles. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, Rev. Sauls has a Masters of Divinity from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, OH and has completed course work for the Doctor of Ministry at San Francisco Theological Seminary in San Anselmo, CA.

Rev. Sauls is also an ordained Elder in the California-Nevada Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. He serves as a mentor, coach and advocate in the areas of transformational leadership, multi-cultural/ethnic/racial/lingual congregational development, community and economic development, and justice ministries for equality and dignity.

During his tenure as Associate Pastor at Jones United Methodist Church, Rev. Sauls was elected to the Board of the San Francisco Interfaith Council, and helped develop a ground-breaking City program that mobilized congregations to open their sanctuaries to the homeless during the winter months.

Rev. Sauls has been involved in various community justice initiatives throughout the United States. He is cofounder of Black Alliance for Just Immigration and the Priority Africa. Rev. Sauls serves on the Board of the Directors at The Koshland Fund, The Faith and Money Network. At Holman United Methodist Church, he currently serves on the Board of Directors at Black Methodists for Church Renewal, National Justice for Our Neighbors (The United Methodist Committee on Relief/UMCOR), and the Convocation of Pastors of Black Churches (United Methodist Publishing House). Within the Western Jurisdiction, Rev. Sauls serves as Secretary for Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR).

Prior to his appointment at Holman United Methodist Church, Rev. Sauls served as Executive Director for Congregational Development for the California-Pacific Conference of the United Methodist Church, Assistant General Secretary for Congregational Development and Racial Ethnic Ministries at the General Board of Global Ministries in New York, NY and Director for Congregational Transformation at the General Board Discipleship in Nashville. He has led congregations in Oakland, San Francisco and Abington, VA.

Andy Bales was appointed by Supervisor Kathryn Barger to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission in 2021.

Andy was born to Carl and Joanie Bales In 1958. Both parents grew up and met in Des Moines’ southeast bottoms, still known as the poor side of town and the "wrong side of the tracks". Though Carl had experienced homelessness throughout his childhood, from ages 4-17, Carl (deceased) and Joanie, present today, dedicated their own lives to God and while Andy was in his mom’s womb, dedicated Andy’s life to God. Since the week in the Winter of 1985, when Andy preached a message about the importance of feeding hungry people and never turning your back on a hurting person among us to students in his classroom 6 times on a Friday, only to not practice what he preached when a hungry man asked him for his sandwich while Andy worked a second job on the weekend. Since then, Andy has been haunted by the thought of leaving one precious human being on the streets. He used to look through people digging out of dumpsters or living in the streets but immediately, that "haunting" turned into action, as Andy has led four non-profits addressing homelessness in Des Moines, Iowa, Pasadena and now at Union Rescue Mission of Los Angeles, and has helped raise an estimated $400 million over the years.

Under Andy’s leadership Union Rescue Mission secured a largest ever in URM history pledge of $30 million and a recent largest ever local foundation grant for $7.5 million. During Andy’s time, URM has completed a Capital Campaign to open the magnificent Hope Gardens Family Center for moms, children, and Senior Leaders, and is nearing completion of a $50 million Capital Campaign to open a URM satellite for 86 families devastated by homelessness in South LA County. Andy and wife Bonnie gave 6 children, 8 grandchildren, helped parent 25 foster children through the years and have thousands of other parents and other "children" who along with their children and grandchildren give thanks to Andy and Bonnie for working so passionately to better their lives and the lives of others.

Dr. Melissa Chinchilla is a Health Services Specialist and an Associate Investigator with the VA Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Center on Enhancing Community Integration for Homeless Veterans (THRIVe) at VA Greater Los Angeles. Prior to joining the VA, Dr. Chinchilla was a Research Scientist with AltaMed Health Service’s Institute for Health Equity, one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the nation, serving over 300,000 low-income patients in Southern California.

Dr. Chinchilla’s research focuses on the social determinants of health, with an emphasis on housing and homelessness. Among other work, she has conducted research on the community integration outcomes of formerly homeless Veterans housed through VA’s largest homeless program, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-VA Supportive Housing (VASH). Her work also focuses on increasing our understanding of Latinx homelessness including barriers to homeless services connection and culturally relevant engagement strategies. Her work has been published in various journals including Cityscape, the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, and the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. She also serves on various local and national committee’s including the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Research Council and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Race and Ethnicity Homeless Data Work Group.

Dr. Chinchilla earned her doctorate in Urban Studies and Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds a Master of Science in Health Policy and Management from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley.

She is a Los Angeles native and the daughter of immigrants.