
Board of Directors
Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. is governed by a 13-member Board of Directors. Six members are appointed by the Santa Monica City Council, six are directly elected by property owners within the district, and one is the Santa Monica City Manager or his/her designee.

Chair
Rob Rader
Ovation, LLC

Secretary/Treasurer
Barry Snell
Accounting Firm of Barry A. Snell

Vice Chair
Julia Ladd
Santa Monica Place

Vice Chair
Juan Matute
UCLA Lewis Center and the Institute of Transportation Studies

Vice Chair
Scott Schonfeld
Linwood Ventures

Vice Chair
Joshua Gilman
Walter N. Marks, Inc.

Board Member
Anuj Gupta
Deputy City Manager, City of Santa Monica

Board Member
Johannes Van Tilburg
Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, AIA

Board Member
Eric Sedman
Independent Real Estate Professional

Board Member
Tara Barauskas
Community Corp. of Santa Monica

Board Member
Michele Aronson
Douglas Emmett

Board Member
Peter Trinh
Business Owner

Board Member
Ericka Lesley
Resident