Board of Airport Commissioners Re-Elects Agoglia.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1999-- Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Board of Airport Commissioners has re-elected John J. Agoglia as president. Patricia Mary Schnegg was re-elected vice president. Other commission members include Miguel Contreras Miguel Contreras (September 17, 1952–May 6, 2005) was an American labor leader. He "was known as a king-maker for both local and state politicians."[1] , Dr. Warren Valdry and Leland Wong. Agoglia, a television executive for NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. until 1997, worked in the entertainment industry since 1965 in production, distribution, licensing and related business activities. Prior to joining NBC, he worked for CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. Entertainment for 14 years in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , serving as vice president of business affairs. Agoglia's other endeavors include entertainment industry participation in the Partnership for a Drug Free America and the executive board of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He owns G II Media, a consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . His term expires June 30, 2003. Schnegg is in her second five-year term on the commission, serving as vice president since her appointment to the board in 1993. She is a partner in the law firm of Knapp, Marsh, Jones and Doran of Los Angeles. She is past president and current director of the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and the Women Lawyers Public Action Grant Foundation. Contreras is executive secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO AFL-CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. AFL-CIO in full American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations U.S. since May of 1996. He won election to that post after a long career in the labor movement, organizing workers in the farm, hotel and restaurant industries in California. He serves on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau and the United Way. Contreras' appointment is until June 30, 2000. Valdry, a member of the board since 1993, is president of Valdry and Associates, specializing in senior citizen housing and land development. He serves as president emeritus of 100 Black Men of Los Angeles Inc.; a member of the board of directors of the Galef Institute; a member of the U.S. Congressional Caucus A Congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. At the broadest level, Democratic members of the House of Representatives and Senate organize themselves into the House Democratic Caucus and Senate for Science and Technology, a Trustee of the West LA Law Center; a member of the California State University-Dominguez Hills President's Council; a member of the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Statewide Outreach Taskforce; and a member of the President's Academic Roundtable. Wong returned to the board in 1998 after serving as president of the Los Angeles Harbor Commission. He was a member of the Board of Airport Commissioners from 1991 to 1993, serving terms as both vice president and president. His current term runs through June 30, 2001. Since 1987 Wong has held the post of regional director of government and community relations for the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Southern California Regional Office. Prior to joining the Kaiser Foundation, he worked for several government and community agencies in the areas of policy development and youth services. Note to Editors: Photos are available by calling Diana Sanchez at 310/646-5260. |
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