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About the California Film Commission

Members of the Board
The California Film Commission works to enhance the economic climate in California by keeping film industry jobs and projects in the state. The Commission has an advisory board of 21 members appointed by the Governor, Senate Pro Tem and Speaker of the Assembly. There are several ex-officio commissioners.

 

Keith Weaver, (Chair),  Executive Vice President, Worldwide Government Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Steve Dayan (Vice Chair), Business Agent, Studio Transportation Drivers

Hilary Rice Armstrong (Secretary), Executive Producer, California State of Mind - The Legacy of Pat Brown

Fred Baron, Executive Vice President, Fox Film Corporation

Bob Blumenfield, Assemblymember, CA State Assembly

Ron Calderon, Senator, CA State Senate

Lindy DeKoven, President, DeKoven Entertainment

Chris Essel, CEO, Community Redevelopment Agency L.A. 

Mike Gatto, Assemblymember, CA State Assembly

Morrie Goldman, Owner and Chief Strategist, Urban Solutions LLC

Wendy Greuel, Controller, City of Los Angeles

Milton Jacobs, Attorney, Jacobs, Spotswood and Casper

Janet Knutsen, Producer / Unit Production Manager, Directors Guild of America

Megan McGuinness, Television Producer

Mike Miller, International Rep., West Coast IATSE

Anthony Portantino

Gary Tobey, Chairman / CEO, Haworth Marketing & Media


EX OFFICIO MEMBERS OF THE BOARDDESIGNEES
Amy Lemisch, Director, California Film CommissionVacant, Deputy Director, California Film Commission
Tonya Hoover, State Fire Marshal, California State Fire Marshal's OfficeBen Ho, Division Chief, California State Fire Marshal's Office
Joseph Farrow, Commissioner, California Highway PatrolSteve Beeuwsaert, Chief, California Highway Patrol - Southern Division
Major General Anthony L. Jackson, Director, Department of Parks and RecreationRoger Dhesi, Deputy Director, Department of Parks and Recreation
Malcolm Dougherty, Director, Department of TransportationAli F. Zaghari, Deputy District Director, Traffic Operations - D.O.T., Dist. 7