
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
Barry Snell
Accounting Firm of Barry A. Snell

Secretary/Treasurer
Juan Matute
Deputy Director, UCLA Lewis Center and the Institute of Transportation Studies

Vice Chair
Julia Ladd
Vice President of Property Management, Macerich

Vice Chair
Rob Rader
General Counsel, Ovation, LLC

Vice Chair
Eric Sedman
Independent Real Estate Professional

Vice Chair
Peter Trinh
Entertainment Industry Executive (Agent) and Hospitality Industry Investor | Proprietor

Board Member
Michele Aronson
Senior Vice President, Douglas Emmett

Board Member
Joshua Gilman
Walter N. Marks, Inc.

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

Board Member
Ericka Lesley
Entrepreneur

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