Loyola Marymount University is excited to formally announce the formation of the LMU Caucus. The caucus will be a group of politically active LMU alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends that will advance our strategic goals at various levels of government.

Some of the goals for the LMU Caucus are to obtain congressionally directed funds for LMU and Loyola Law School, lobby our local, state and federal governments to maintain or increase levels of student aid, share governmental employment opportunities and internships with LMU students, secure prominent elected officials to speak at LMU and offer LMU as a venue for political debates and hearings.

The structure of the LMU Caucus is divided into three groups: the Caucus Executive Advisors (CEAs), the Caucus Steering Committee (CSC) and Caucus Members. The CEAs will be elected and retired public officials, staff and more senior politically connected individuals. This group will be asked to attend periodic meetings and assist our efforts when necessary, but will not be involved in the day-to-day operations. The CSC members, are younger alumni that are politically active and provide nationwide geographic representation. These people will assist in short and long-term strategic planning and in activities directed by university staff. The Caucus Members will be the grassroots supporters to call on for letter writing and calling campaigns when needed.

Caucus Executive Advisors (CEA's)

• Marsha Brown, President Fu-Gen, Inc. Research and Investigations
• David Herbst, Senior Vice President and General Manager MWW Group
• Diana Fuentes-Michel, Executive Director for the California Student Aid Commission (Sacramento)
• Mike Steed, Managing Director Paladin Capital Management (Washington DC)
• Rudy Deleon, Retired Vice President for Government Relations, Boeing (Washington DC)
• Fred Taugher, Lobbyist (Sacramento)
• Steve Napolitano, Deputy for Supervisor Don Knabe and former Mayor of Manhattan Beach
• Renata Simril, Vice President for Forest City Development
• Fernando Guerra, Director for the Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at LMU
• Michael Genovese, Loyola Chair of Leadership Studies at LMU
• Tony Coelho, Former United States Congressman
• Maureen Kindel, Co-Founder Rose and Kindel
• Kathy Moret, Consultant for Moret and Associates
• Rick Terrazas, District Chief of Staff, Congressman Duncan Hunter

Caucus Steering Committee (CSC)

• Ruben Gonzalez, Senior Vice President Englander and Associates 
• Matt Parlow, Professor of Law, Chapman University
• Kate Hennigan, Field Deputy for Councilman Jack Weiss
• Gloria Michelle, Vice President, Guerra and Associates
• Juan Carlos Torres, Chief of Staff, Assembly Rules Chair for Hector De La Torre 
• Corey Calaycay, Councilmember for the City of Claremont and Deputy for State Senator Bob Margett
• Sharon Yang, Public Relations Associate for Senator Hillary Clinton's Presidential Campaign
• Aram Nadjarian, Producer, KidsTalk Voices of Tomorrow Television Show
• Sean Tierney, President, Associated Students of LMU
• Josh Bachrach, Student at Georgetown Law
• Maria Mancini, Attorney at Law