Congratulations are in order!

Published On: September 12, 2024

Welcome to our new additions for our 2025 Leadership!

Congratulations to the following members who will be joining the 2025 GLAR Board of Directors and Leadership Team after winning their Regional Vice Chair Elections:

Regional Vice Chair, Region 1 – Beaches

Jae Wu

Regional Vice Chair, Region 2 – Culver City

Valerie Matron

Regional Vice Chair, Region 3 – Beverly Hills

Shohreh Shekarchian

Regional Vice Chair, Region 4 – West Hollywood/Eagle Rock

Craig White

Regional Vice Chair, Region 5 – Downtown/East L.A.

Joshua Rushing

These members have stepped up to represent their respective regions on our our board, so if you see them out in person make sure to thank them for their service.

We would also like to congratulate two members who were elected to GLAR’s Executive Committee to help lead our association in 2025 and beyond.

2025 President-Elect

Chris Duff

2025 Treasurer-Elect

Christian Grusq

They will join 2025 President, Anne Russell, 2025 Treasurer, Tica O’Neill, 2025 Past President, Tom Swanson and our 2025 Regional Chairs – Hiroko Nishikawa Naumann, Stacy Harris-Green, Kristina Irwin, Hector Chaidez and John Winther to help guide GLAR’s strategic initiatives and to make sure that our member benefits, education, programming, and advocacy efforts match up with YOUR priorities.

Thank you to our new Regional Vice Chairs and Executive Committee members!