Board of Directors

Lee leads one of the top real estate teams on the Palos Verdes Peninsula with a focus of helping his clients meet and exceed their financial goals creating a better life for them and their family.

He honed his business leadership and client service skills as a financial services consultant at several technology leaders, including IBM, Wells Fargo and Seibel Systems. Lee has a background in small business and mortgage lending as well as formerly being a licensed investment representative for Chase Bank early in his career.

Lee earned his degree in business from the University of Washington.

Lee’s passion for helping others in need, particularly at-risk teens and individuals diagnosed with cancer, has taken him on a journey from the streets of San Francisco to the ruins of Machu Picchu culminating in raising $300,000 in research funds for cancer treatment, his mission to “make a difference” is far from over.

Mandy Barton is a business partner at The Chori Man. Her responsibilities include managing the logistics for the business. In the past, Ms. Barton worked for Panasonic Avionics. She enjoys making raw milk cheeses as a hobby.

Ryan Segarra Blaney, Esq. has been practicing law since 2005 where he gained an LLM in International Intellectual Property Law at prestigious ESADE School of Law in Barcelona, Spain. After practicing for two years at a large IP firm in Barcelona, Blaney returned to the United States. Most recently he worked for four years in the Advanced Technology Division of Southern California Edison where he assisted engineers with contract formation, risk mitigation, data privacy and intellectual property assessment of new technologies.

In 2018, Blaney decided to use his wide breadth of experience to assist start-ups and entrepreneurs realize their dreams. He founded the legal consulting firm Bolimini International to help start-ups grow their businesses via business entity formation, transactional work, intellectual property protection and information governance.

Blaney has owned a home in San Pedro since 2016 and been a part of the community for many years.  A swimmer all his life, Blaney trains with the San Pedro YMCA Masters Team as well as the Cabrillo Beach Polar Bears. He attained a B.A. in Political Science from Claremont McKenna College and a JD from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Pamela Hill Botis is the club manager at Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club, San Pedro.  Prior to working at CBYC she was a property manager at Shoreline Village in Long Beach and has worked primarily in the property management field since moving to Southern California as a young adult.

Pam enjoys the community aspects of lending support to an employer that has honored our military by hosting Navy Days and Fleet Week events since ­­­­­­­­­­­2001, proudly offers local children scholarships to our  summer sailing camp, has developed one of the largest junior sailing programs in Southern California, maintains a Certified Clean Marina, holds food drives for Seniors, collects toys for underserved children,  hosts international sailing regattas and regattas that raise money for local charities, and provides meeting space to various non-profits.     

Pam is the proud mom of Nina, a recent college graduate.   

Olga G. Chavez was born and raised in Cuba. For the last 7 years she has been the Government & Public Affairs Representative for Marathon Petroleum in Southern California. Olga’s primary focus is community investment - working with stakeholders on issues related to refinery and logistics operations and volunteer opportunities in the local community. 

Olga is an active Board Member of the following local organizations: 

• Rotary Club of Wilmington    
• Wilmington YMCA.                  
• Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 
• American Red Cross Greater Long Beach
• Rio Hondo & South Bay Regional Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 
• Member of the STEM Leadership Council at Harbor College

Ken Dami is the Manager of Government and Community Affairs at Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery. He previously worked for Marathon Petroleum. 

Michael Galvin is the Director of Waterfront and Commercial Real Estate at the Port of Los Angeles. In this role, Mr. Galvin is responsible for development and management of the Port's LA Waterfront including retail, dining and entertainment development opportunities, cruise operations, restaurants, recreational marinas, sport fishing landings and hotels that collectively create public access to the Port's waterfront amenities. Mr. Galvin also oversees the Port's $200 million redevelopment program for marine oil terminals under the State of California Marine Oil Terminal Engineering and Maintenance Standards (MOTEMS). The MOTEMS redevelopment program will provide support to regional refinery operations, LAX aviation fuel logistics and the San Pedro Bay bunker fuel market. Mr. Galvin joined the Port in 2004 and began his City of Los Angeles career in 2000.
Mr. Galvin holds a bachelor of arts in U.S. History from the University of California, San Diego and a Juris Doctorate degree from Western State College of Law.

Denise Eastburn is the director of medical services and community ministry board liaison at Little Company of Mary Medical Centers San Pedro. She is a lifetime resident of the South Bay. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration from Cal State University Dominguez Hills.

Most recently, she celebrated her 20th anniversary with Providence Health and Services. Personally, Denise is married to her high school sweetheart Chris and they have two children, Taylor and Ryan. Denise and her husband own Five Points Windows and Doors which is located in Torrance. Denise enjoys traveling and is an avid sports enthusiast (you can find her cheering for the Dodgers as well as her son who is playing baseball at Utah Valley University).

Bruce Heyman is the Executive Director of LAMI, the Los Angeles Maritime Institute The Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI) serves to empower youth to discover their greater potential through extraordinary at-sea experiences aboard educational sailing vessels built to train and equip young people with 21st century leadership skills, and inspire maritime and STEM career paths.  Bruce spent twenty-seven years with Motorola before joining the non-profit world. As a Vice President at Motorola he worked in Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing, Strategic Planning, and Business Development and was based in both the US and Europe. With Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and an MBA he is well versed in both the technical and business challenges of running an organization. After retiring from Motorola in 2006 he joined the Ocean Institute in Dana Point, California where he learned many of the ropes of the tall ship world, first as volunteer coordinator and then as First Mate of Pilgrim and shipwright for both Spirit of Dana Point and Pilgrim. Before joining LAMI in 2013, he spent two years at the San Diego Maritime Museum as Project Manager in charge of building the tall ship San Salvador, a replica of a 1542 Spanish Galleon.

He is a licensed 200-ton captain, he and his wife own a Catalina 320 sailboat, and is a Coxswain in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Melveen Stevenson is the chief executive officer and founder of M.S.Elemental, LLC, a human resources advisory and training firm based in San Pedro. As a certified HR professional with a background in accounting and finance, she helps companies to navigate the human resources “jungle” of compliance, training, and leadership challenges.

Ms. Stevenson's background includes 18 years of HR experience, having held regional and international roles at Baxter International, General Mills, Philips Oral Healthcare, and Land O'Lakes. Her early career focused on accounting and finance as an auditor at an international accounting firm, then as an analyst at the largest bank in Hawaii where she specialized in the French-speaking South Pacific markets.

Ms. Stevenson earned her MBA at the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University and her BBA in accounting from the University of Hawaii. She is certified through the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP) and the Human Resources Certification Institute (SPHR). In addition, she is certified in Extended DISC® for individuals, pairs, and groups. She also serves on the Management Advisory Board at the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University.

Mona Sutton is the founder and chief operator for The Omelette & Waffle Shop. She also heads the Community-Police Advisory Board.

Erica Thorne is the Director of Sales and Marketing for The DoubleTree by Hilton San Pedro.

Nick Warnock is an insurance agent based in San Pedro, CA.  

After 14 years of running a successful technology company that built digital libraries all over the world, Nick launched a Farmers Insurance Agency.  The idea for entering this profession and starting his own agency was sparked when Nick had a claim on his home and was dissatisfied with how the insurance company handled it. Most people have no idea what is covered and what is not covered in their policy and Nick learned the hard way.

Nick moved to San Pedro from Hollywood to raise a family with his wife Kathy in 2014.  They enjoy hiking, going to the beach and watching San Pedro blossom into a destination for people visiting Los Angeles from all over the world to visit.