Carla Gazzolo, Paul Miller, Michael Yamaki Elected to Board of LA Sports & Entertainment Commission.

LOS ANGELES -- Carla Gazzolo, Paul Miller and Michael Yamaki, three Southern California business executives, have been elected to the board of directors of the LA Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC), it was announced today by Kathy Schloessman, LASEC president.

Gazzolo is executive vice president and principal of GVA Daum; Miller is managing director of the Los Angeles office of Deutsche Bank; and Yamaki is the managing corporate officer of The Riviera Country Club. All three will serve for two-year terms.

A commercial real estate veteran, Gazzolo joined GVA Daum earlier this year. Founded in 1904, with headquarters in Los Angeles, GVA Daum is California's oldest and most experienced commercial real estate brokerage company. Before joining GVA Daum, Gazzolo was with CB Richard Ellis for 23 years; she then founded her own consulting firm which she ran until assuming her present position.

Miller recently joined Deutsche Bank after spending 10 years with U.S. Trust Co. where he was senior vice president and senior relationship officer. Previously he was with Security Pacific National Bank for 12 years and also with Bank of America.

Yamaki earned a B.A. degree in psychology from UCLA and a J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. In addition to his position at The Riviera, he is director of golf for the state of Hawaii, and he recently was appointments secretary to California Governor Gray Davis. He has been involved in many civic and community affairs.

LASEC is the official organization for the city of Los Angeles to seek, host, promote and retain major sporting and entertainment events that positively impact the local economy by attracting visitors to the city, giving them a reason to stay longer and return more frequently. LASEC is a nonprofit organization and an affiliate of LA INC. The Convention and Visitors Bureau.