Vice President of Economic Development

Vice President of Education

Vanessa Torres is a Senior, graduating in May 2019 at California State University, Long Beach. She is pursuing a bachelors of science degree in Human Resources and Communications. She guides and mentors the vice chairs, coordinates events, and serves as an ambassador with the student community at CSULB. She engages the Business Community and the Student…

Director of International Trade

Vanessa Faggiolly CFO Amerisal Foods LLC Vanessa Faggiolly is the CFO of Amerisal Foods LLC. Vanessa decided to join her mother and work in making Amerisal a successful company. She has been responsible for the company’s innovation process, including identifying strategies, new technologies, and business opportunities, as well as developing new capabilities with partners, new…

Director of Education

Chris Wilson, Signal Hill Planning Commissioner member, Wilson is also president of the Signal Hill North Neighborhood Association, vice chair of the City’s Planning Commission and member of the Signal Hill Police Foundation. He is a prior staff member to Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal and current district director to Assemblymember Mike Gipson. “For the last 10…

Director of Advocacy

Mr. Somilleda is an Associate with Prime Strategies of California. He is a community and government affairs professional with over 9 years of experience. Mr. Somilleda worked in the health sector as a case worker and outreach coordinator. He has also worked for the California State Assembly where he worked on issues such as: Human…

Director of Energy

Argelia León joined the WSPA team in October 2017 as Manager, Strategic Partnerships, where she is responsible for developing and maintaining WSPA’s affiliations in the five western states including California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and Nevada. Prior to joining WSPA, León served as a Vice President at Mercury Public Affairs where she worked with the government…

Yeri Flor

Vice President of Finance