Our Board Members and Advisors
The San Pedro Waterfront Arts District is proud to include the following Board Members, Advisory Council and Design Advisory Panel members to our list of supporters:
Executive Director: Linda L. Grimes
Eighteenth Street Marketing
Board Chair: Inez S.Bush
Director of Partner Programs, CCPE CSU, Dominguez Hills
Vice-Chair: Andrew Silber
Retired Restaurateur
Secretary: Louisa McHugh
Art Teacher, Watercolorist
Treasurer: Charmian Tsuchiyama
Senior Manager, Eide Bailly LLP
Board Members
Kathy Creighton – Artist/Community Activist
David McKenna – Retired Lawyer
Dr. Cora Ramirez-Vasquez – Therapist, Artist, and Co-owner Gallery Azul
Kristie Wallis – Marketing Consultant
Jake Thompson – Educator
Andrea Lastimosa – Malaga Bank
Advisory Council
Jack Baric – Filmmaker
Steven Allen Fox – Musician/Conductor
Candice Gawne – Neon Artist
Terrelle Jerricks – Random Lengths News Managing Editor
Founding Chair Emeritus
Patricia Carroll (deceased)
Founding Partners
Arts United – San Pedro
We are pleased to announce the appointment of three new San Pedro Waterfront Arts District Board Members —Charmian Tsuchiyama, Jake Thompson, and Kristie Wallis.
We are grateful they agreed to join us, along with the 7 existing Board Members: Inez S. Bush – Board Chair (Director of Partner Programs – CSU Dominguez Hills), Andrew Silber – Vice Chair (retired Restaurateur), Louisa McHugh – Secretary (Art Teacher, Watercolorist), Kathy Creighton (Artist, Community Activist), Dr. Cora-Ramirez-Vasquez (Therapist, Artist, Co-owner, Gallery Azul), Andrea Lastimosa (Malaga Bank), and David McKenna (retired City Attorney). Charmian will be serving as our Treasurer.
The mission of the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District is to support, advocate, and promote San Pedro artists in all genres. We celebrate diversity and inspire appreciation of cultural and artistic expression. Our vision is to leave a lasting legacy in the form of public art projects, and further engage the community in the arts.