Jess Talamantes

Valley Industry & Commerce Association (VICA) is a business advocacy group based in Sherman Oaks, CA. The mission of VICA is to enhance the economic vitality of the greater San Fernando Valley region by advocating for a better business climate and quality of life. VICA is Southern California's most influential business advocacy group devoted to advancing the economic interests and opportunities of its members through effective legislative correspondence, civic leadership representation, and conscious community engagement. The organization offers membership benefits, advocacy resources, policy committees, and hosts events such as the annual meeting, business forecast conference, and extraordinary women in leadership hall of fame.

Valley Presbyterian Hospital provides acute health care services. The firm operates as a certified stroke center providing immediate access to specialized neurologist via RP-Lite telemedicine technology. It offers specialized pediatric teams, including pediatric surgeons, and anesthesiologists. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Van Nuys, CA.

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce is the oldest and largest business association in the region. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company's mission is to design and advance opportunities and solutions for a thriving regional economy that is inclusive and competitive. The company represents the interests of businesses in the region. Maria S. Salinas has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Mission Valley Bank provides local banking services. The firm offers business, personal and online banking services. The company is headquartered in Sun Valley, CA.

Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. is a non-profit organization that collaborates to advance opportunity and prosperity in the greater region. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company achieves this through economic development leadership, objective economic research and analysis, strategic assistance to business, education and government, and targeted public policy. The CEO of the company is Stephen Cheung.

Project GRAD Los Angeles, Inc. provides educational services. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Cerrell Associates, Inc. provides public relations services. The company provides public affairs and political consulting, government relations, crisis communications, and event management services. It offers services to corporations, non-profit-organizations, and government agencies. Cerrell Associates was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

The Association of American Colleges & Universities is a non-profit organization that advocates for liberal education. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company's mission is to promote the importance and democratic values of undergraduate liberal education.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association administers intercollegiate sports activities. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Second Nature, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization that mobilizes higher education institutions to create climate commitments, initiatives, and solutions. It offers Carbon Credit and Purchasing Program, University Climate Change Coalition, and Carbon Pricing Toolkit. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Parker Brown, Inc. provides construction services. It offers commercial and medical office, surgery center, hospital, manufacturing, institutional, educational and industrial construction services. Its client services include design, build, pre-construction, budget estimating, value engineering and construction management services. The company was founded by John M. Parker and Scott A. Brown on June 1, 1994 and is headquartered in Canoga Park, CA.

California Newspaper Publishers Association operates an industry trade association serving the common interests of its members and promoting the general welfare of the California newspaper and news media industry. It offers legislative lobbying and legal support, advertising networks, news and publications, better newspapers contest, employment services, annual press summit and convention and training and student support. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Sacramento, CA.

The Ford Theatre Foundation engages in the provision of theatrical performance. It presents programs that engage and enrich surrounding communities through its Community Initiatives programs. Its programs include dance, film, music, multidisciplinary, jam sessions, lease events. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Hollywood, CA.

Reason Foundation advances a free society by developing, applying, and promoting libertarian principles, including individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law. It produces public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically acclaimed Reason magazine. The company was founded by Robert W. Poole, Jr. in 1978 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Town Hall Los Angeles operates as a non-profit, nonpartisan speaker’s forum, providing a platform for discussing and debating today’s most pressing issues. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The California Community Foundation provides financial support to charitable causes. It specializes in competitive grant making in arts, education, health care, transition-aged youth and housing and economic development in Los Angeles County; donor advised funds; scholarship funds; field of interest funds and endowment funds. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Vermont Slauson Economic Development Corp. is a community-based nonprofit and community development financial institution (CDFI) located in South LA. The American company provides services to drive community self-sufficiency, facilitate business growth, access to affordable housing, goods and services, and job creation. The non-profit company achieves this through youth education and entrepreneurial projects, CDFI programs, and fundraising efforts. Quentin D. Strode has been the CEO of the company since 2023.