MEMBERSHIP

Joining CCA
Member Testimonials
Current Members
  
Jeff Lee
President, The Lee Group, Inc.
"CCA's expertise on housing & land use matters & their advocacy on these issues has been very beneficial to our bottom line.  They are a strong voice for rational land use policies & they are very connected & able to get results from the political establishment. As both a developer & property owner we see great value in being involved with them."
 
Eli Broad, Chairman & CEO
SunAmerica, Inc.
“The Central City Association is Downtown Los Angeles.”
    
David Nichols
Senior Vice President - Los Angeles, SBC
Honorary Chair, Executive Committee
"After more than 70 years, SBC's membership in CCA remains an important business tool for our growth and development in the City of Los Angeles.  We depend on CCA's expert knowledge of City Hall and their ability to create relationships to successfully advocate the needs of our business and the needs of downtown.  When CCA calls, they mean business."
    
Timothy J. Leiweke
President, STAPLES Center
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
“CCA is the clear leader for Downtown Los Angeles.  The organization tenaciously lobbied on behalf of Staples Phase I, and continues to work with our business and the Downtown community on Staples Phase II.  There is no substitute for dedication.”
 
Robert (Rob) Maguire
Managing Partner, Maguire Partners
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
“As a property owner, developer and business we have been greatly benefited by our membership in CCA.  Carol Schatz and her staff are politically astute, politically well-connected and have their finger on the pulse of what impacts business in Los Angeles.  We get great bang for our buck.”
         
Christopher (Chris) Martin
Managing Partner, AC Martin Partners
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
“CCA is clearly the leader for the new Downtown.  Being L.A.’s premier business advocacy organization for over 80 years requires a 24/7 commitment not only to business, but also to people.  I have been involved with similar organizations and can say that working with CCA has been one of the most all around rewarding experiences.  Both personally and professionally it allowed me to participate in the metamorphous that is taking place all around us –creating a world-class center for business, art, and entertainment.”
    
Adalai Wertman
President & CEO, Chrysalis
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
“CCA brings together businesses and non-profits to become one of the most effective business organizations I have been involved with during my career.  They match businesses with people and really effect the bottom line.”
  
Melissa Patack
Vice President & General Manager 
Motion Picture Association of America
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
“Some hear CCA and think Downtown, I hear CCA and think the future of Los Angeles County.  From the sound stages of the entertainment industry to the Office of the Mayor, the voice of CCA can be heard across the city.”
    
Greg Vilikin
President, Forest City Development
“CCA’s leadership on real estate, housing and land use issues has clearly made it the business leader in Los Angeles.  Their effective advocacy has benefited the entire development community.”
 
Steve Weston
Partner, Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish, LLP
Chairman of CCA
“Through its diverse committees and insider contact with legislative leaders, CCA provides an invaluable resource to the Los Angeles business community.  Time and time again, CCA has lobbied on issues of importance to Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish, LLP and the business community as a whole.”
  
       
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