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
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
Secretary/Treasurer
Barry Snell
Accounting Firm of Barry A. Snell
Board Member
Rick Cole
City Manager, City of Santa Monica
Board Member
Johannes Van Tilburg
Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh, AIA
Board Member
Joshua Gilman
Walter N. Marks, Inc.
Board Member
Eric Sedman
Independent Real Estate Professional
Board Member
Tara Barauskas
Community Corp. of Santa Monica
Board Member
Michele Aronson
Douglas Emmett